I owned an XF Falcon ex-cab once, I bought it just as the 7 year old rule came in in NSW, it was cheap and cheap to run. Far better car (as a good not flogged out ex-cab) than the Holden equivalent. But still rusty junk end the end.

There is one and only one regular production Ford I like and that is an XA GT, preferably RPO83 coupe but I like the sedans too. Ford wrecked them totally in the facelift going from nice to butt ugly and got worse in XC.

Can't stand Mustangs. Camaros/Firebirds and Dodge Chargers are far nicer to look at.

There is one other I like and that is the XW Bill Bourke Special.

And I can appreciate the GT-HO's for what they were, but to look at they don't do anything for me.

As for modern Fords, I thought the G6E were a far better car to drive than their Holden equivalent, ran rings around the Calais equivalent. If I was to buy a ute today i'd buy an XR6 or XR6 turbo over an SV6 or SS solely as the Falcon has leaf springs in the XR6T vs SS comparison, but i'd have an XR6 over an SV6 regardless.