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Yeah I love them! The Falcons have been around here since the 60s, but I’m not sure if they will be around for too much longer. Ford want to make a ‘world car’ and there isn’t a market for the Falcon large sedans overseas.
We’ve been getting Mondeos exported here for the last couple of years. Not to mention the newer Falcons closely resembling the Mondeos.
Each state has it’s own legislation for P plate (probationary) drivers. Because we obviously have less experience, there are a few restrictions. One of them is no V8s, no turbo/supercharged cars etc, along with some other stuff. Although it is annoying, I can understand why they do it. A high powered car does not mix with a driver with little experience.
I’m not sure if America has the same sort of thing, but in the state I live in (Victoria), our licencing goes like this:
16 yo – can get your Learners permit, must only drive with a fully licenced supervising driver (eg a parent)
18 yo – can get your Red P plates, which are for one year, but only if you have completed 120 hours of driving on your Learners permit in your log book.After 1 year on your Red Ps, you get your Green Ps. There are a few less restrictions, and you have them for 3 years. After that, you are fully licenced.
A good system in theory, and although us youngin’s do like to complain about it, it’s probably for the best. A good way to ‘ease’ people into driving.