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Originally Posted by smoo
Ford nailed the BA interior.
The early '00s was a low point in interior design across the board.
Too many buttons, awkward and busy lines. From Range Rover and S Class/7 Series to Mazda 6 and Camry.
The BA Fairmont Ghia/Fairlane or XR luxo pack has aged better than all of them.
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I still love how easy it is to adjust
HVAC or cruise.
That's the benefit of being so far behind the rest of the world. They got to make a 90s car in the 2000s! All the benefits of conservative styling (after the AU redesign), old tech engine reliability and cabin simplicity, sold 10 years later :-)
They were good new, but sikaflex, tek screws and mackay rubber don't last forever.