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From: Noddy on 25 Mar 2010 21:58 <bob(a)magnecor.com.au.invalid> wrote in message news:9kpnq51cnoet1sjqpbgf2rj8dk02babh4t(a)4ax.com... > Suprise suprise. > If Ford had of upgraded the wagon over the years then perhaps they > might sell more. Holden have proved there is still a market out there > for wagon buyers.The VE wagon is a good looking car and you can order > V6 Or V8, manual or auto.(although no V6 manual is available). Hell I > buy wagons all the time for work. Would I buy a Falcon Wagon? Not > bloody likely. Leaf springs on the rear, no rear sway bar. No V8. No > manual gearbox. The list goes on. The same thing happened with the > Fairlane. They chose not to keep the car looking new. > Again Holden did keep the styling up to date with the Statesman. The > sales figures say it all. > Ford's biggest problem is their attitude. Instead of building cars to > customers needs, all they do is say "this is the car take it or leave > it". > And don't get me started on their warranty issues. > The parts they now build cars with are rubbish. > Look at the past problems that Falcons have had in the last 10 years. > The BA or "Badly Assembled" as I call it. > Brake rotors.Brake hoses, Radiators that rot and fill autos with > water. Rear windows that break for no reason.Paint issues. Steering > racks that won't last 100,000 klms. Interior plastics that are > rubbish. Rear suspension bushes on sedans that won't last 80,000klms. > Electrical issues. Even spark plugs snapping of in the head because > Ford didn't put never seize on the threads. > The Falcon of today is a long way from the older models. > Reliable? No. > Value for money? No. > Economical? No. Well said Bob. I couldn't agree more. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Dan--- on 25 Mar 2010 22:53 "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message news:4bac136b$0$11287$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... > > The only one they had on the showroom floor on Wednesday was "Bronze", but > it's actually more of a gunmetal grey in the flesh. Of all of them I think > the white one looks best myself. Yeah the white ones do look good but the mrs though with having kids and anything that is white and they get a black marker in their hands it becomes some sort of art project from walls, fridge, and maybe the car. :-). --- Regards Dan.
From: Dan--- on 25 Mar 2010 22:59 "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4babfa6e$0$27875$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > On 26/03/2010 10:41 AM, Clocky wrote: > Its a sad day for Aussie car buyers when our locally made cars have sunk > to be less well made than any Korean car. Well I haven't had any issues with my current HSV and I love it but sadly the locals are slipping behind when there are better value for money cars out there. Although in the future the only next Holden product I would buy would have to be the Efijy which is highly unlikey to be ever massed produced. Although I love the new Comaro just I hate the interior. Funny thing is that I have had mates ask me if they can loan the HSV for a wedding car actually I could make some money out of this.. :-) --- Regards Dan.
From: Dan--- on 26 Mar 2010 00:22 "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote in message news:4bab6e60$0$8780$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Premier wrote: >> The Falcon is looking like its on a similar path to the 380, which is >> a real shame considering how good a car it is by any objective >> measure. > > The current Falcon is apalling and deserves to be put to rest. Only a few more years clocky. :-) --- Regards Dan.
From: OzOne on 26 Mar 2010 01:44
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:50:09 +1100, "Dre" <andreas.bailly(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >I drive a 2002 VU SS ute and I absolutely love it. Do you mind (if you >remember that is) listing some of the problems your son has had with his? >I'm purely curious thats all as mine has been totally flawless. > >Cheers Dre > They had to build one good one..... OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace. |