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15-11-2010, 01:23 PM | #1 | ||
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15-11-2010, 01:36 PM | #2 | |||
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Updated head unit!! now what does that mean the HMI between the RPM & Speedo or the Sony unit.....to me that is a Head unit but to frigin Ford Australia that could be a visit to the local brothel
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15-11-2010, 05:00 PM | #3 | ||
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I reckon it's the replacement of the Sony head unit.
Although there was a picture of the inside of the one at the Sydney Motor Show on another thread which showed the current head unit. Won't know until all the info is out. Jeez, it's vague: "Mondeo LX and Zetec variants will be first to arrive, with Titanium hatch and wagon models to follow in December and January 2011 respectively."
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15-11-2010, 05:03 PM | #4 | ||
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They are bring back the sedan!???
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15-11-2010, 05:31 PM | #5 | ||
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So every-one will wait for the Ecoboost, initial sales with the old petrol engine will be poor enabling Ford Australia to claim that there is no market for the Mondeo, thus protecting the Falcon sales.
They need to get people engaged.
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15-11-2010, 06:25 PM | #6 | |||
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http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...2577DC000F6B6D
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15-11-2010, 06:55 PM | #7 | |||
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15-11-2010, 07:16 PM | #8 | |||
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15-11-2010, 07:49 PM | #9 | |||
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15-11-2010, 08:17 PM | #10 | ||
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Apstar, that's the replacement centre console I reckon will be in the Titaniums. Maybe the Zetec and LX will get the current 'c' console (?).
Looks the goods from the UK site They must be getting some demos in now to start taking customers for test drives like I went on back in 07. I'll wait an invite as I've registered to get more info - nothing in my inbox today.
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15-11-2010, 08:35 PM | #11 | ||
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Ford is dropping out 2 cars for a week or so at work sometime this week for a demo so I'll try and grab the hatch for the weekend and see how it goes. I don't know which model but I doubt it will be the Titanium unfortunately.
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15-11-2010, 09:16 PM | #12 | |||
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Agree it should be in the Falcon or it will lose ground on the SIDI Holdens, but why hold back on the Mondeo, which is more attractive to the europeans amongst us, and the more they sold the more aware the buying public would be of the quality of the vehicle, and therefore attract more sales. Ford could sell volume in both if they really thought it through. "Oil burners" are not so popular here as in Europe so will not sell as well as the petrol Sportwagon. A Titanium wagon with ecoboost is the way to go.
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15-11-2010, 10:43 PM | #13 | |||
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B) I think Ford sell more Diesel Mondeos than Petrol? |
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15-11-2010, 10:44 PM | #14 | |||
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16-11-2010, 12:00 AM | #15 | |||
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Just up on UK site:
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16-11-2010, 01:04 PM | #16 | |||
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16-11-2010, 04:16 PM | #17 | |||
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That's a pretty s3xual interior!
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16-11-2010, 04:18 PM | #18 | |||
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16-11-2010, 05:23 PM | #19 | ||
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They sell more diesels because the petrol (apart from the XR5T) is underpowered, put in the right petrol engine and the local buyers would get into it. Diesels cars are not that common in Australian formats, mainly euro imports, or asian 4x4's.
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16-11-2010, 06:01 PM | #20 | |||
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. . . . . And who is saying diesel arn't popular in this country should look at the growing change in buyers taste towards diesel I think!! . . . . . Also saw a black Diesel Titanium today.. Very, very nice car... Ford sould put this car in TV adds & a few more people might look at Mondeo my thinks |
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16-11-2010, 08:47 PM | #21 | ||
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My point was that the traditional high volume Australian models (Falcon, Commodore) are not given diesel engines so the general trend in the large sedan market is still away from diesel and towards petrol.
Smaller Holdens/Fords have diesel, but are aimed at a different market than the Commodore/Falcon/Mondeo. Local Ford buyers used to petrol would probably buy a petrol Falcon over a diesel Mondeo, so put a decent petrol engine in the Mondeo and it would sell as it is a better car than the Falcon. Diesel sales in Australia are mainly smaller euro/asian derivative models and 4x4's.
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17-11-2010, 08:50 AM | #22 | |||
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Perhaps there are plenty of people who want to buy a diesel Falcon but can't get one so they go to Mondeo?
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17-11-2010, 03:16 PM | #23 | ||
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If they offered a diesel Falcon in G6 spec I'd give it some serious thought.
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17-11-2010, 03:58 PM | #25 | ||
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A diesel would get my wife over the line with a falcon aswell, with a ZF it would be a nice car.
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17-11-2010, 04:29 PM | #26 | |||
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It's funny how some recent Ford ads show alot of the features from the Mondeo (like the heated seats, adaptive headlights, etc) but then go on to only show a Terrritory or Falcon ute for $xxxxx drive away. |
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17-11-2010, 04:43 PM | #27 | |||
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That is a 37% increase in value of the AU Dollar to the Euro in just over a year. So why are they increasing prices of the Mondeo? THEY SHOULD BE REDUCING THEM!
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17-11-2010, 06:04 PM | #28 | ||
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Ford OZ have never really been ones to spend advert $.
Just look at Holden and Toyota advertising....yes, you do see it (good start!!) And the products are <beep> everywhere. (yuk,.... saying that left a nasty taste in my mouth....) |
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