AU Falcon Questions - For Newbie

[AuForteFan]

First things first,new to the forums,names George, been obsessed with the AU since 98, now that I'm 21 I'm looking at buying the car I most admire. And I'm not that picky when it comes to the AU, ANY AU Sedan will do for me,series I,II,III etc,love'em all.

I'm looking at buying either a Forte or Futura ( Fairmont if I'm lucky,then a T series in the future ); And I want it as Stock as possible.

While browsing around used car sites, I noticed plenty of Au's with high KMs, ex taxis?, anyway, the prices are generally low for a 200,000k AU, whats the risk with buying a car with over 200k on the clock, I know this could be for all used cars in general, but anything specific for the AU?, I read the engines are really strong, how about the AU gearboxes?

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Will AU Falcon prices continue to fall in 2010?, or should I just buy one before the year ends?, my budget is around 2-7 thousand.

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Does Anyone have an estimate of how many AUs were sold during its life time? ( fun facts for me )

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Plenty of AUs on the used car market I noticed have damaged paint,scratches etc; Lets say I do buy one, that needs a serious repaint, how much would a repaint go for, and would it be possible to respray it in original AU colour? ( official AU colour is what I want,not custom )

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My goal is to have a very clean,in the end a great condition AU Falcon ( if im buying one that's not in great shape ), generally Stock; And I will not sell it,planing to keep it forever even if I buy a new car in the future. AUs for keeps. My Dream garage is to have a Standard AU Sedan,a AU XR and a T series.


That's all for now; Cheers.