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Old 10-07-2006, 07:34 AM   #1
OzJavelin
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Default XF Falcon - worlds best braking/handling car?

Driving to work this morning in the dark (about 6:30am) through notorious stretch of roo country I was sitting on 100km/h in my SV8. Now doing 100km/h in roo country just before sun-up makes me a bit of an f'wit, but being on my own I can run with high beams and "hopefully" spot anything ahead.

Anyway, a far greater f'wit roars up behind me and literally is sitting up my *** .. so close that I cannot see his headlights ( which is nice 'cos they were aligned properly anyway and they were annoying as he approached! ). Now if doing 100km/h in roo country is bad enough, doing 100km/h in roo country sitting a couple of metres behind another car seems pretty stupid ... unless I am mis-informed and XF Falcons are the greatest breaking and handling cars around??!!

So when I see a roo and jump on the anchors in my SV8 (ABS and all), the XF sitting a few meters behind me will either:
1. Stop without hitting me because of it's superior braking
2. Simply drive around me and the roo because of it's superior handling and inbuilt "stability control".

So .. do I need to trade in to buy what must be obviously (based upon driver characteristics) the best car ever built?

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