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There will always be a tiny group of people who have an eccentric or unusual need in the specification of a vehicle.. unfortunately Ford will never be able to cater to them.
Ford will have a magic number of projected sales per month any given model permutation must sell to at an absolute minimum, untill they can be certain they'll hit that number and some it wont happen... I think there needs to be a reality check with some of these vehicle ideas... |
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Make sure you include the VIN of the Holden wagon you were forced to buy. (It will be on the receipt). Or you can just complain and have your email filed with the GTHO/Coupe/2011 Clevo/V8 Terry/IRS ute/V10 emails. |
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Fte T3 TL50, Manual V8 wagon, V8 Territory. I'm seeing a pattern here, desired by the few, afforded by less, bought by even fewer.
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show of hands all the people that have bought a new ford wagon in the last 10yrs. 'if they build it, i will buy one' doesn't count.
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I had a ED Fairmont 5.0 and I converted it to a manual. Best mod I ever did to it. Pretty easy for Ford to do straight from the factory but I guess a manual was all that separated a XR8 to everything else in the Ford stable at the time.
You will have to either build your own Ford or buy a Holden Pottery. I'll take up your challenge Flappy. Just bought a brand spanker SS last week which means my planned SY Territory and V8 conversion will have to wait a while. 6 speed auto and RWD. Not for drag racing but for cruising and towing.
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If the FG wagon chops on the first page were anything close to the final design, then i wouldnt have bothered....
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If I was tooling an FG wagon, knowing the BFIII was going and the Fairlane too, so no long wheelbase platform, I would: Tool on sedan wheelbase Make it much more spacious than Sportwagon, so as to differentiate Market a full range: XR, G series, XT ECOLPi - cheap running costs Put the ute's column shift 3 seat bench in it, for 6 seater practicality ...and... Tool a higher roof/2 door version for a panel van or a mix of doors/seating like Skoda Yeti: urban practicality is where it's at... One of those would be sweet. |
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IF ford did an FG wagon, somehow i think they yould have tried to tack on the BA/AU rear end...
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Others have asked why not Mondeo, our family had one last time and I vastly prefer the Falcon parts philosophy and pricing. Similar to a now defunct Renault Laguna/Citroen C5/Peugeot 405/VW Passat wagon with European parts IMO but if anyone can advise if it's measurably cheaper to keep that would be good. Mazda 6 wagons are nice as well, agree. There is a large part of the segment that doesn't mind if it's FWD, or floats along and is comfortable, as long as it is practical, or inexpensive, and many don't want an SUV. |
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One interesting point here is the belief by some that because another marque makes a model then if Ford made one too they would take all the sales. Toyota have a huge market share with Aurion/Camry. Maybe Ford should make Falcon be a FWD V6 then all the Toyota buyers would but Falcon instead. It would also take all the Commodore buyers who really want a FWD but Holden just will not make one. That would give them a greater market share than everyone else....... You know it makes sense....it is on the internet..... ![]() |
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I love my BFII LPG wagon. I drive it about 1200klm a week. It drives comfortably and effortlessly and is cheap as chips to own. It is a shame I wont be able to replace it with another falcon wagon when the time comes. I would look at an EcoLPI Mondeo or LPI Sportwagon
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When I bought my first F6 after my GT-P I wanted a "F6-P" so I made one. I traded on a F6 with full brembos, satnav and all the goodies, bought a complete GT-P interior off flea-bay for about $2500 and installed it, purchased the "factory approved" John Bowe suspension & cambre kit and made my own F6-P because that was what I wanted. No one seems to want an XR wagon enough to make their own. |
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On my futura wagon I have replaced the interior and ICC with typhoon stuff, fitted 19" rims, next to update the brakes and eventually fit the turbo engine. Just to get the car to a modest expectable standard. And then I'll be stuck with the car for years for what to upgrade to: another XT and start again? a big boxy high ride height territory? a FWD? The fleets want a plain efficient highway hauler, then to add a G6ET spec to compete in the sportswagon market thats all we want... ah well. too late now... maybe the taurus will have a decent wagon shape.
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