Ford to release the F150 in Australia

FishOnOne wrote:

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RobertRyan wrote:

Grit Dog wrote:
Well I’m like 22 years old so I still subscribe to the “if it’s too loud, you’re too old” mantra.
Should be growing out of that phase of life here any day!
The blue truck is not that loud though. Flowmaster 40s. It’s not fast enough to be obnoxiously loud , lol.
The black one has a turbo
Between the motor and the tailpipe…..hahaha. It’s loud even if you’re tone deaf where you can’t h

Problem here you cannot modify the vehicles unless you have an engineering certificate. So the bulk of them eun around as stock

Sounds horrible…

Tell me about it. They seem to be very strict on personal freedom in regards to vehicle modifications over there in the name of safety even though lifted trucks don't cause more accidents than stock vehicles. While I am not a huge fan of trucks that are lifted for show and are way past their usability, I understand that there are many people who like them and should have the freedom to make it their own.

There seems to be a "huge aftermarket modification scene Down Under" according to the article below and a few others that I have read, but the government cracks down really hard on modifications that you do yourself unless you pay an exorbitant amount of money to a shop that has the license to do so. No wonder it is not as big over there since the aftermarket truck scene seems to be dictated more by regulations rather than what the people want.

Australia Cracks Down On Illegally Lifted Pickup Trucks

Had a couple of Australians come to my plant back in August to get some ideas how they will setup their plant back home. One of their request when they came over to the plant was they wanted to shoot some guns at the local gun range that evening so I set up for them. I was shocked these people can't own guns and they can't modify their trucks. Sounds like this Texan wouldn't fit in with that crowd down under.

Ironically a Texan started a Caravan company in Australia. Gun ownership is very similar to what goes in Canada. So do not go to Canada. Lifted Pickups is a US thing like Baseball and American football. Aftermarket companies like ARB and Redarc are major sponsors of your Overland Expos. Many Australian aftermarket suppliers can be found selling their including susoensuon specialists