Falcon wins Australia's Best Cars - Large Car crown.

Richmalbill · 03-12-2008, 12:31 PM

More good news for the Falcon....

http://www.australiasbestcars.com.au/2008/large.htm

RATT · 03-12-2008, 12:33 PM

Great news and well deserved.

deesun · 03-12-2008, 12:53 PM

Hope it turns to sales,but its going to be hard in this financial climate. Local dealer just sent me a letter about a sale this weekend saying finance company leaving and all floor stock has to go. Up to 25% of some new cars supposedly. RATT you must be doing it tough too. Good luck mate.

Just checked flyer and it says 25% off ALL new car RRP. Not sure if thats good value or not.

irlewy86 · 03-12-2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by deesun

Just checked flyer and it says 25% off ALL new car RRP. Not sure if thats good value or not.

FG XR6 $39,990
FG XR6 with 25% off $29,992.50

Looks like great value to me.

Great news on the award, there was never doubt in my mind this was going to happen though.

XR6_661 · 03-12-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by irlewy86

FG XR6 $39,990
FG XR6 with 25% off $29,992.50

Looks like great value to me.

Great news on the award, there was never doubt in my mind this was going to happen though.

Is this for real?

If so I'm going into the Ford Dealer after work and seeing what kind of deal I can barter. If I can get 10g for my XR, that's a 20g FG XR6!!!

vztrt · 03-12-2008, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by XR6_661

Is this for real?

If so I'm going into the Ford Dealer after work and seeing what kind of deal I can barter. If I can get 10g for my XR, that's a 20g FG XR6!!!

lol, so you think cause they're dicounting a large car they cant sell that your gonna get anything decent on your car?

Rodp · 03-12-2008, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by vztrt

lol, so you think cause they're dicounting a large car they cant sell that your gonna get anything decent on your car?

That's the thing.. with the discounting of new cars comes an even more depreciation on your current Ford. :(

XR6_661 · 04-12-2008, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by vztrt

lol, so you think cause they're dicounting a large car they cant sell that your gonna get anything decent on your car?

Yeah, because I'm just gonna walk in and take whatever they give me for my car

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That's why I said see what deal I could barter. If I couldn't get a deal I was happy with, I'd walk out.

colossus · 04-12-2008, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by XR6_661

Is this for real?

If so I'm going into the Ford Dealer after work and seeing what kind of deal I can barter. If I can get 10g for my XR, that's a 20g FG XR6!!!

Yes because new car dealers never falsley advertise or mislead on prices to reel you into the sale yard...

Note the "up to" 25% on "some" new cars in that other guys post. In other words you might score a beige 2007 plated XT for 25% off......

Even if they did discount it 25% (which they won't) what do you think would happen to the resale of this vehicle? Its not all about RRP. Sorry to rain on any parade.

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PS - Congrats on easily the best car in the segment winning.

outback_ute · 04-12-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by deesun

Hope it turns to sales,but its going to be hard in this financial climate. Local dealer just sent me a letter about a sale this weekend saying finance company leaving and all floor stock has to go. Up to 25% of some new cars supposedly. RATT you must be doing it tough too. Good luck mate.

Just checked flyer and it says 25% off ALL new car RRP. Not sure if thats good value or not.

This is not your regular discounting, that dealer must be one of the few Ford dealers financed by GE or GMAC. There have been a couple of dealers shut up shop and send all their stock to Pickles... I wouldn't be betting on much for a trade in if they will take one at all.

Good to see the win for the FG, not so good to see Gover is still sniping that the FG is not a "proper" new model like the VE...

Bossxr8 · 05-12-2008, 08:04 PM

Fords sales and marketing team pass the bong round in celebration, and send the team idiot, who has an IQ 1 point lower than the rest of them, down to the bottle-o to pick up a slab.

4Vman · 03-12-2008, 01:13 PM

Here you go boys.. blog with Glover after 3pm!!!

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...36-661,00.html

uranium_death · 03-12-2008, 01:37 PM

If an FG XR6 is indeed 30k, that's bloody good value for a model that hasn't been around all that long.

If you want a new car, then seriously consider it.

bloggs24 · 03-12-2008, 02:09 PM

Wow, that is really a price worth considering. if i werent paying off my current car, i would definetely get one.

Quicksand · 03-12-2008, 03:18 PM

This is how News.com.au previewed the article on the main page:

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In a blow to hoons, the Ford Falcon XT has been named family car of the year

What the?? What does this award have to do with Hoons?? It seems the Falcon wins award after award and they still can't shake the stereotype?

Richmalbill · 03-12-2008, 03:34 PM

What will they make of the G6E Turbo coming second in the prestige segment ahead of a variety of Lexus, BMWs and Mercs?

Richmalbill · 03-12-2008, 03:58 PM

True to form Ford marketing are yet to have woken up to the fact they have won a pretty major gong. There is absolutely nothing on their website. Plenty of crap about diversity and corporate citizenship though so I suppose that makes up for it.

Seriously this is a uncontested free kick 1 metre out that they have somehow managed to kick out of bounds on the full!

irlewy86 · 03-12-2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Richmalbill

True to form Ford marketing are yet to have woken up to the fact they have won a pretty major gong. There is absolutely nothing on their website. Plenty of crap about diversity and corporate citizenship though so I suppose that makes up for it.

Seriously this is a uncontested free kick 1 metre out that they have somehow managed to kick out of bounds on the full!

So now we know. Fraser Gehrig is the markting chief at Ford

needaXYGT · 03-12-2008, 05:15 PM

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Lexus

only a toyota!

csv8 · 03-12-2008, 05:30 PM

FORD Australia is like a stunned skippy ,in the middle of the road, waiting for a B-Double to finish it off. ie Great News to win the award, but marketting needs to get their act together ASAP !!!!!

4Vman · 03-12-2008, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by csv8

FORD Australia is like a stunned skippy ,in the middle of the road, waiting for a B-Double to finish it off. ie Great News to win the award, but marketting needs to get their act together ASAP !!!!!

To keep it in context I guess that makes holden a bit of road kill on the side of the road then....
Atleast "Skippy" still has time to hop off....

csv8 · 03-12-2008, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 4Vman

To keep it in context I guess that makes holden a bit of road kill on the side of the road then....
Atleast "Skippy" still has time to hop off....

No, The Wedgetails are finishing Holden off now !!!!!

Ricks_Xr6t · 03-12-2008, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by csv8

FORD Australia is like a stunned skippy ,in the middle of the road, waiting for a B-Double to finish it off. ie Great News to win the award, but marketting needs to get their act together ASAP !!!!!

if your in the biggest and best state "WA" then wait for the next triple road train (120ft of trailers) to come coz even cattle dont last long towing 3x40ft trailers,we get plagues every morning,and Ford marketing staff must have Ben Cousins as manager coz it seems lik there all on drugs

DoreSlamR · 03-12-2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricks_Xr6t

if your in the biggest and best state "WA" then wait for the next triple road train (120ft of trailers) to come coz even cattle dont last long towing 3x40ft trailers,we get plagues every morning,and Ford marketing staff must have Ben Cousins as manager coz it seems lik there all on drugs

Meaning they're clean now but have unreasonable stipulations placed on them?

**Falcon Coupe** · 03-12-2008, 09:40 PM

Another well deserved accolade for the FG.

cheek · 03-12-2008, 11:04 PM

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Hope it turns to sales,but its going to be hard in this financial climate. Local dealer just sent me a letter about a sale this weekend saying finance company leaving and all floor stock has to go. Up to 25% of some new cars supposedly. RATT you must be doing it tough too. Good luck mate.

Just checked flyer and it says 25% off ALL new car RRP. Not sure if thats good value or not.

Hey mate which dealer is this and where?

charles_wif_xf · 03-12-2008, 11:26 PM

I smell a Wheels COTY coming up for the FG.

SM1DY · 04-12-2008, 02:58 PM

Hye guys, no need for arguement. This is a Happy thread, Ford Falcon won Australia's best large car....WOOoooHOOoo

red_hotxr6 · 04-12-2008, 03:47 PM

Hmm, let me see.......TOLD YA SO.......wooohoooo..

TERRY TORRY · 04-12-2008, 06:46 PM

: Hi. Isn't it great. Ford, Holden, and everyone else are flogging their cars off cheap. That makes buying them easy and cheap. That makes them worth f*&^ all when you trade them in and can buy them for the price of a lolly pop. Like every thing else, everything is worth nothing and has no value NEW, USED or . Look at caravans on Trading Post or eBay. God help the economy and any person trying to get ahead. Ford has flogged most of Mazda off and looking for a sucker to buy the safest BRICK in the Ausy world, - VOLVO. Holden have there doubts about the Monaro in Yanky land as they, U.S.A. are talking about dropping the Yanky Ausy Import as they have to flog x thousand in Yanky land. So who cares what or who got what car of the year. None are worth nothing. Happy hunting.Glen.

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