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Originally Posted by Bucknaked
Isn't the sales pitch "German Engineered"
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The latest words are "The Econetic, like petrol Fiestas, will be sourced from Ford's plant in Cologne, Germany." In today's Sunday Telegraph.
Maybe some are, but some definitely wont be.
Greenfoam: Not Spanish. The Fiesta's plates state "Manuf. in Czech Republic."
Some may be from other countries as you mention. And I mean the Fiesta. Sorry about that.
Rapid Typhoon: Focus is brought into Aus from various places according to you guys.
small_ford: See above. It is plated from Czech Republic.
Bucknaked: I wonder what German engineered means. I feel that the designer/engineer does the engineering and the s/kicker does the building. During the week I read a piece on the Mazda 2. Apparently the new Fiesta and the Mazda 2 share some mechanicals. I wonder which bits that might be.
I would like one of the new diesel Fiestas. 3.7 Govt figure is better than the Prius.
Anybody want a '99 Fairmount Ghia? Excellent car, except for the paintwork, which looks good from a distance of about fiteen metres.
Yeah! Quality is what you remember, no matter where it is made. If I had the money, I'd buy a Fiesta right now, even though I don't know it's quality.