Always a useless topic because it's like bickering brothers, but anyway, I've got some spare time :P
I'm far from a brand loyalist, I just like nice cars. I'll just say AU's put me off Ford, BA's brought me back. "I'd never buy an AU (except for a T-series)" and "I'd never buy anything but a BA" were my two experiences with both models (and I drove everything from a Forte to a TS50, XT to GT-P so it wasn't just a short experience in either).
There's going to be people who think along the same lines, and those that don't. I guess the only thing that will ever seperate the two arguments are the sales results which ultimately indicate that more people wanted BA's. That doesn't proove they are better (no one will ever proove to everyone that one is better than the other) it just shows which one was wanted more.
So yeah, I try to stay neutral as I have no dramas with people who love AU's and complain about BA's - that's their opinion and I respect that. I do laugh though when they say the BA dash looks cheap compared to the AU, I must have been looking at some other car for all those years I guess...
They've both got pro's and con's, and everyone has different tastes.
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