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01-11-2011, 12:14 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Hey guys,
FG2 is finally up on the Ford website as of tonight. New colours are showing too... A new blue - Kenetic (avail from now) and a Green called Swift, similiar to the current emerald Holden green. www.ford.com.au cheers.
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01-11-2011, 12:37 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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After seeing the pics I'm glad I have the series 1.
The new series are all the same except the XR's having different headlights. |
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01-11-2011, 12:57 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Melb north
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early 2012 for the ecoboost 4 potter, looking forward to see how it goes.
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01-11-2011, 01:37 AM
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Call me dirt... Joe Dirt
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Back in Perth for good
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Still no XR8
Looks pretty much the same old. Any word on new diesel engine for Falcon? What about FPV FG2... Anyone know?
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01-11-2011, 02:12 AM
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Why no 18" option on the LPi? Anyone know the reason?
Possible to fit 18" after market? |
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01-11-2011, 02:26 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2010
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XT with new nose now looks a much better vehicle, one worth owning,
XR front is just ...wow and G6E is refreshed with linkage to previous model 
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01-11-2011, 07:21 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Liquid injection and ecoboost are great new fuel efficient options and the new colours look good but i'm still not convinced the front end styling on anything other than XT is an improvment.
8 inch screen is nice but it would have been really nice to have some genuinely useful technology, like blind spot assist or adaptive cruise control. |
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01-11-2011, 07:52 AM
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Long live the inline 6
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Melbourne
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Are they asking 71K for a G6E Turbo
"Falcon G6E Turbo Drive away price° from $71,313 270kW/533Nm turbocharged I6 engine with ZF 6-speed automatic transmission 19" alloy wheels^ 8-Way driver power seat with memory Luxury performance suspension" I can't imagine to many of those being sold anywhere near that price.
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01-11-2011, 07:54 AM
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Lukeyson
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Maitland, NSW
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Gee, the Ecoboost videos would have us believe that it will be mounted transverse in the Falcon..... ;-)
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01-11-2011, 08:02 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: ...in the shed
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It's not April 1st is it?
XT - $48,100 G6 - $51,371 G6E - $58,762 G6ET - $69,913 XR6 - $50,949 XR6T - $57,282 |
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01-11-2011, 08:14 AM
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Lukeyson
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Harrumph. I want a G6ET with LSD. Mongrels.....
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01-11-2011, 08:16 AM
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If thats the best they can do its no wonder they cant sell cars. Pretty poor effort imo. G6 models look like a smaller version of the new new Territory. Dont mind the look of the Territory but it doesnt suit the G6 range. Glad I have the G6et series 1 as well. Big yawn here......
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01-11-2011, 09:28 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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With fans like these Ford don't need enemies.........
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01-11-2011, 09:56 AM
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01-11-2011, 10:25 AM
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Shudder to think what they'll cost when they get to N.Z. what with the $1.30 exchange rate and extra 5% GST here. WTF are Ford thinking ???? If this is a portender for MK2 FPV pricing, people looking for a bargain MK1 FPV version better get moving before its common knowledge. |
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01-11-2011, 10:31 AM
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On the same website they have the XR6 Limited Edition for $34990, i cant see them trying to sell the mk2 for $15k more. It has to be the work experience kid playing with the website when the manager wasnt looking.
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01-11-2011, 10:33 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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the accountants are running ford i tells ya.
Accountants solution for making money: Put prices up by at least 10k per car (well sell 100,000 cars so that means we will make an extra $1,000,000,000) and we'll be rich. Then make bugger all improvements to the new model and we'll save ourselves $3,000 a car meaning Ford will make an extra $300,000,000. Then no one buys the cars but that is the sales departments fault. Apologies to accountants that actually have real world exposure |
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01-11-2011, 10:37 AM
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Apology accepted. If those website prices are right I predict Ford have just done the commercial equilivent of pulling out a double barrelled shotgun and shot themselves in both feet.
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01-11-2011, 10:37 AM
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I like it, much more refined looking, but $48k for an XT, they are kidding themselves.
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01-11-2011, 10:42 AM
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Looks great with some nice improvements but if those prices are accurate they won't be moving many of them.
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01-11-2011, 10:45 AM
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It is a serious turn off for potential buyers who may see the adverts and think yeah, I'll go to the web and check them out. It also skews the resale value for Red Book etc. Those prices should be XT - $34,990 G6 - $36,990 G6E - $43,990 G6ET - $49,990 XR6 - $36,990 XR6T - $43,990 Add $2500 if you want EcoLPi
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01-11-2011, 10:49 AM
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Fossil fuel consumer
Join Date: Jul 2005
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no link to the new falcon on the main page = trying to kill the falcon
ridiculous RRP's = trying to kill the falcon no xr8 still = trying to make punters buy the SS why buy a runout brand new XR6 for 29 grand when i could get a slightly different one for only 51 grand? poor form.
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01-11-2011, 11:06 AM
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Location: Melbourne
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The car has been out for all of no time at all, and already theres haters everywhere. Gee wiz, Holden dont need to sabotage anything, it is being done for them.
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01-11-2011, 11:07 AM
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01-11-2011, 11:07 AM
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Gents - Are we witnessing the beginning of the end of the Falcon ? |
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01-11-2011, 11:19 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Surely the pricing is a mistake that will get corrected soon enough.. RELAX people. Ford have been selling Falcon for decades, they are not dumb and arn't going to lift the price by 10K over night between series... Come on people!!!
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01-11-2011, 11:20 AM
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Peter Car
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: geelong
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Those prices on the website are full retail plus all on road costs.
You need to compare them to the previous model before you all jump to conclusions. I don't think they would have raised the price any more than say 500 to 1000 dollars. Its funny everytime a new model release the owners of the previous one try to justify it by bagging out the new one, cause they can't afford to upgrade.  The front end on the XR's is a seriously good improvement, and the G series are IMO no better or worse than previous. XT is hugely improved too. |
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01-11-2011, 11:23 AM
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Location: Melbourne
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I know I can do a search but was hoping for a quick response.
In terms of the Ecoboost Falcon, was any government funding allocated to help engineer this model? I faguely remember a figure of $40 million for tghe Focus program and when that was scrapped some the funds were diverted to the Ecoboost Falcon? Is my memory close? |
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01-11-2011, 11:23 AM
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I wouldn't read too much into it though. They just don't want to sabotage the sale of the remaining FG stock |
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01-11-2011, 11:24 AM
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The website is having techical issues to the point that I dont think it's complete yet. I wouldnt be surprised if the pricing content was incorrect.
Lets not throw the baby out with the bath water just yet...
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