Major Ford announcement - Page 19

sprint347dave · 23-05-2013, 05:40 PM

thankyou Ford,,i have owned 9 cars,,all of them falcons,,my 1st was in 1983 and still have 2 today,,,heres hoping i can afford another falcon before there gone forever

1975 XB FALCON
1976 XB GS FAIRMONT
1987 XF S PACK
1992 EB XR6
1993 ED XR8 SPRINT,,,still have and will never sell
1996 EL FAIRMOUNT
2004 BA GHIA,,bec still drives
1993 ED XR6
2007 BF2 WAGON,,my daily driver

Road Games · 23-05-2013, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GT-spec15

No...legitimate question.

Really?

Are you going for the record most posts ever made on a single forum in one day ??

Kable72 · 23-05-2013, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Gobes32

How many people can put their hand up and say their employer has insisted on staying open another three and a half years before they shut down? I will do my best to upskill myself with the support of my employer. I am not unfortunate, I am actually very lucky.

You are very fortunate indeed. You get to work for a fantastic company that shows it's looking after it's employees. How many people can say that their employer gave them 3 and a half years to find a job when your work runs out?

Trump · 23-05-2013, 05:42 PM

Somehow, I don't see another three years happening. With Falcon sales diminishing month by month, Ford HQ will only let the local operation bleed red ink for so long. Unless the next model is somehow a roaring success, I see management closing the doors 2 years earlier than announced today.

monte.b · 23-05-2013, 05:44 PM

Sad day for me really ,ive bought 4 new falcon utes and they were great utes ,Xh ,baxr6 ,ba xt and a bf ute i still have ,ill see if we can afford to buy a new one before they stop making them ,what else can you buy that you can put a good load in and have the comfort of a sedan .all those imported things have square seats and ride like drays ,seems to me ford didnt try real hard as they want to unload the crap from the good old usa ,i think our product here is far superior to the usa stuff ,very disgusted with ford over this

DanielXR8 · 23-05-2013, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Loud_Noises

The biggest difference between the teeth gnashing of the late 70s and today is back then, it was the retirement of a nameplate, the Commodores and the XD's were still built here (with a massive amount of local componentry) whereas now its the end of the line. The consequences of today's announcement are far greater than going from one nameplate to another...

Agreed. The death of the Australian Valiant and Chrysler pulling out of local production is probably a more apt comparison.

white lightning · 23-05-2013, 05:48 PM

this may actually be a stroke of free advertising genius !!!! everyone wants to go out and a buy a new one before there are none left .............wish I could :-(

black mamba · 23-05-2013, 05:48 PM

time to buy a mondeo!

pottery beige · 23-05-2013, 05:49 PM

I'm out in me shed having a beer with my Falcons.. sad beers..

Kable72 · 23-05-2013, 05:52 PM

I wanna drive to broadmeadows the day it shuts. A cavalcade of Falcons to see off their birth place. That would be a sight to see.

NX74205 · 23-05-2013, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 2011G6E

The Ecoboost Falcon is the biggest loss of all in my opinion...it could have been so much more. People aren't afraid of large four cylinder cars anymore...Subaru, Mazda, Toyota, and Honda don't lose sales because they're "only" four cylinders. With a good advertising campaign, it could have been marketed at people considering "foreign" cars.
They should have pushed...hard...the fuel economy and cheaper running costs.

I think this is where Ford went wrong.

There's no disputing the fact that large cars aren't selling, perhaps because of the view that they're heavy, thirsty and costs more to run, but he Ecoboost wasn't that heavy, it was nimble, and thrifty on fuel, and a great drive to boot. It's a Falcon, but not as the general public knew it.

The fact that they didn't spend more money to advertise the Falcon Ecoboost means that they had lost their opportunity to boost Falcon sales.

white lightning · 23-05-2013, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kable72

I wanna drive to broadmeadows the day it shuts. A cavalcade of Falcons to see off their birth place. That would be a sight to see.

now thats an idea..............3 years to plan and save

sprint347dave · 23-05-2013, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pottery beige

I'm out in me shed having a beer with my Falcons.. sad beers..

im doing the same with the Sprint

DanielXR8 · 23-05-2013, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by PridenJoy

No, you steady on. You have no idea how long I have been around here, don't let the join date fool you.

I like this bit:

Journalists crowded around a Holden VF Commodore, with Devereux in the front seat, listening via the car’s Bluetooth connection to the announcement that Ford will close its manufacturing operations in Australia from October 2016.

I don't really see that as funny at all. They gathered around an incredibly important car for the Australian car industry to hear about the death of another that has been so important to it. A poignant moment if you ask me.

GT-spec15 · 23-05-2013, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JET270

Really?

Are you going for the record most posts ever made on a single forum in one day ??

Nah just worked out that way.

Mr G8 · 23-05-2013, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by white lightning

now thats an idea..............3 years to plan and save

Definitely want to do this

pottery beige · 23-05-2013, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GT-spec15

Nah just worked out that way.

how much crack pipe have you smoked today.. the results are outstanding..

Kable72 · 23-05-2013, 06:01 PM

Planning time!!!!!

white lightning · 23-05-2013, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kable72

Planning time!!!!!

thats it !!

go to it,...........................

from little things, big things grow

XR_6falcon · 23-05-2013, 06:04 PM

As Jeremy clarkson once said "I just have a horrible dreadful feeling that what I'm driving here, is an ending" rang though my ears while driving my FG.

Truly a sad day.

**Charliewool** · 23-05-2013, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by pottery beige

I'm out in me shed having a beer with my Falcons.. sad beers..

Wish I could join ya PB.. I'm doing the same, except I have a traitor Nissan in the same shed as the XRT and "she" doesn''t understand the meaning of it all (she's "only" a car)

BroadyFord · 23-05-2013, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Kable72

You are very fortunate indeed. You get to work for a fantastic company that shows it's looking after it's employees. How many people can say that their employer gave them 3 and a half years to find a job when your work runs out?

If they weren't being forced to honor their commitments re funding for 2014 Falcon, I think you'd find them closing a lot sooner!

GT-spec15 · 23-05-2013, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by pottery beige

how much crack pipe have you smoked today.. the results are outstanding..

Oh the irony...given some of the rubbish I have read here today.

The best was definitely the suggestion we should drive Aussie made because we won the war.

XD ESP! XELR8 · 23-05-2013, 06:15 PM

What can I say boys!!!

Very sad day for us!!!

Mr G8 · 23-05-2013, 06:21 PM

I actually feel slightly sick about the whole thing... It's just horrid!

Ryan · 23-05-2013, 06:21 PM

As a Holden man it actually (On a genuine level) saddens me with this news, but like a family member with cancer you know the day will come.

The Falcon has been intwined within our fabric for over 50 years. I don't like them all, but it's a long and illustrious heritage any Australian should be proud of.

I'd imagine Holden will eventually follow suit. Tough times for us (the Australian product consumer I mean), but not much we can do.

**FairmontGS** · 23-05-2013, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by GT-spec15

Oh the irony...given some of the rubbish I have read here today.

The best was definitely the suggestion we should drive Aussie made because we won the war.

You're on the wrong forum.. I'll wager that you upset people every day at your place of work and get home and wonder why everyone else is so odd..

pottery beige · 23-05-2013, 06:25 PM

bang on the money as always Ryan.. for a Holden dude you rock..

Ibanezteve · 23-05-2013, 06:28 PM

^^ that's it, like warring brothers, without falcon there is no commodore, and without commodore there is no falcon. Truely the end of an era.

Eaturbo · 23-05-2013, 06:29 PM

I wonder how many people are making plans to buy a new Falcon before the 2016 closure now that they have announced the closure. There would be a lot of people who would have wanted to buy a new Falcon but just keep putting it off and buying used ones or waiting for the right time. I would also like to know if they plan on going out with a bang with regards to the FPV GT and maybe a GT HO. Even a limited edition XR6 Turbo with 310kw would be a fine way to farewell the XR6. This shut down needs to be about the car,the people who build the car and the loyal customer base that has stood by them year after year. It needs to be done with dignity and they have got off on the right foot by given such a long notice period.