A Current Affair Last Night

[veczar]

At least Naomi and her lame comments at the end of each segment are gone! Thanks for that!

[silverchris]

I don't take too much notice of hose TV spectaulars either. So two people have major problems with their cars. How many have been built and sold. I'd say the number with major faults would be pretty low and EVERY manufacturer has faults in new models like someone else said.

As far as Expensive Daewoo making a mistake by having a bigger car that uses the same, if not more, fuel, remember that Expensive Daewoo had their Billion Dollar Baby on the drawing board and well into manufacture before the fuel prices went through the roof in the middle of last year. It was too late for them to do anything.

But for Ford, now that's a different matter. They should have time to change their plans and make allowances for the high fuel costs. It's to be hoped the new model due next year (Orion) is lighter, smaller and far more fuel efficient. This will turn around their very sad sales figures (Falcon 7th on new car sales list in January). I'd personally like to see a turbo diesel because there's some very quick european diesel models that aren't available here. I think Ford even has one in their own stable.

My two bobs worth.

[bjc]

More to that story than meets the eye people.

Blokes car was modified but I wont get into it

[Felix]

I used to sell new holdens up here in brisbane, I sold an HSV clubsport R8 to a dead set Expensive Daewoo fan, the motor blew in the first month, got replaced, he traded it in on a grange, the transmisson failed in the first three months... got replaced. He was then in a really bad car crash and lost the use of his legs, he bought the insurance replacement through us and got it fitted with the disabled assist gear so he could still drive a HSV.

Some people love em no matter what they do to them. You can buy any car and it can be a 'lemon' its just some models are lemons by design.

[chooch]

Speaking of TV, did you see the new Shannons Insurance add?

Apparently owners of XR6T's are now car enthusiasts.

[mbjunior99]

  chooch said:

Speaking of TV, did you see the new Shannons Insurance add?

Apparently owners of XR6T's are now car enthusiasts.

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Really?? Well how about that

[aiboart]

Mate, it's television... it's showbiz.... it's BS.

Regards,

aa

[01txr]

Come on guys the gmh product can't be all that bad its only had 21 recalls in 9 years from vt-vz and 2 on the new one.

I don't agree with people on here who say FORD is just as bad.

How many recalls has ford had in the last 10 years.

2000 - 2003 I used to work for QLD's largest gmh parts warehouse and I can tell you that nearly every week we would get batches of rings, pistons & conrods and not to mention powersteer racks.

I asked the hsv manger why to which he said that the imported gen 3 has poor machining tolences that's why we receive batches of these parts nearly every week.

I have seen how gmh looks after its customers and can tell you customer support is not very good.

You guys that have had problems with your Fords tell me this is it genuine or is it because you have up the output of your car and are having driveline failures and expecting Ford to fix it.

Ford have sold you a great Quality product that will in my opinion out last a equivilent gmh product.

I have always been a Ford person and Iam happy with every Ford I have owned which is more than the amount of fingers I have.

Also I used to work at few petrol stations and from time to time I would ask customers how they are liking their car.

Never had a bad comment from a Ford owner.

I did get quite a few from ghm owners, one that stands out is this guy with a monaro, when I asked he said he has had nothing but problems with it.

I asked him what sort of problems.

He replied where do you want me to start ,gearbox, engine, diff etc.

I replied oh ok that bad huh.

He said yep.

I left it at that as didn't want to get his blood boiling.

Others weren't this bad like clutch, crewman hard cover not shutting properly, oil consumstion, rear tyres scrubbing out (this I know gmh made a adjustment kit for)

Get this did you know that you can't bore a gen 3 Late model camira alloy block more that 10 thou.

I feel sorry for these people on that show as how do they know what they are buying after you hear crap like the crummy getting car of the year even though it has already been recalled for fuel pump fires and rear seat belts pulling out.

If you arn't happy with your Ford sell it and move on.

Don't bag it.

Just my 2 cents

[2fardown]

It's Australian made, what do you expect?

[Mr X]

Funny isn't it.The poms(Top Gear)love the Monaro.The yanks love the Pontiac GTO and are clamouring to sign up for the new G8(SS Commie).The yanks on US Mustang forums lust after Falcon XR6 turbos and GT's etc,yet all the Aussie media and some of the punters want to bag the local product.

Wait until the Orion comes out..................

We have some of the fastest and most comfortable cars in the world here at an affordable price...Think of something built anywhere else in the world as big,comfortable and fast as say.........a Typhoon or SS Late model camira and ask yourself what it would cost and what badge it would have on it...

Count your blessings folks.