HUSTLER Member 663 Member For: 21y 5m 4d Location: Broken Hill Posted 05/05/08 02:37 AM Author Share Posted 05/05/08 02:37 AM Customer ordered car or just one of the demo cars?? I'm pretty sure I wont see mine until June. I ordered in March.Opened my big mouth again, dealer just rang, 3rd June now!!! At this rate I should have it by mid august!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaldek Member 71 Member For: 17y 6m Posted 05/05/08 03:32 AM Share Posted 05/05/08 03:32 AM I remember when I ordered my BFII and I was gagging for it to arrive. I had no idea what the status of it was, when I happened to go and do a day's work for Futuris in their IT department. They make all the seats for both Ford & Expensive Daewoo and have access to their assembly line reports. I happened to know my VIN so the guy there looked it up and I could see all the stages it had been through in assembly. It had just gone past the bit where they assign the "done" code to it, so I was stoked.Still took a while for delivery and dealer-handling though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 05/05/08 05:23 AM Share Posted 05/05/08 05:23 AM lol, it's not me mate! do you remember his name?sometimes a chick, other times a bloke.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 05/05/08 05:30 AM Share Posted 05/05/08 05:30 AM ahh, its probably the E-Business dept, just tell them you know me and they should leave you alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ F6 Member 641 Member For: 19y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle NSW Posted 05/05/08 05:59 AM Share Posted 05/05/08 05:59 AM Hey guys,Just went to my local ford dealer and seen the new FG XR6 non turbo. I must be honest that I dont really like them, they are looking more and more like a toyota camry. Was planning on waiting for the FG F6 but think I will go for the BF11 R Spec. I am hoping that they will drop again in price over the next month or so cause there are 17 for sale (under 2000km) on car sales at the moment. NOt sure what to do..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooley Member 11 Member For: 16y 8m 22d Posted 05/05/08 02:05 PM Share Posted 05/05/08 02:05 PM got a call from my dealer today tellin me that they cant get a new t ute with my specs (leather trim black paint) until the next batch is produced, so will be waiting till late july early august to get mine. shattered, its gonna be a long wait for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 05/05/08 11:13 PM Share Posted 05/05/08 11:13 PM wow what a shame pooley! I knew there was Trim Restrictions, buty we have been pretty lucky so far, all of our stock has been ordered with cloth, so we can try and get customers cars done with leather if they want itHope it turns up sooner rather than later mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboDewd FG Falcon fan! Member 1,452 Member For: 21y 6m 18d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 05/05/08 11:48 PM Share Posted 05/05/08 11:48 PM Hey guys,...I must be honest that I dont really like them, they are looking more and more like a toyota camry. NOt sure what to do..... sry to hear your view. u crazy. must be too much coal smoke in the air affecting your vision dude! The FG isnt a radical departure from the BA/BF so I dont know how u can compare it to a Camry. that is a big insult in my books coz I reckon camry drivers are the worst! The FG is a great Aussie-designed and built car with an aussie engine.go sit in the corner with your dunce cap on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veczar Gold Platinum Member Member 1,081 Member For: 20y 6m 29d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 06/05/08 12:41 AM Share Posted 06/05/08 12:41 AM I'm not sure I like the look of it better than the BA-BF yet. I think the current model looks tougher...Also, on lateness my BAII was 5 weeks later than the dealer told me, and the computer told them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 07/05/08 03:01 AM Share Posted 07/05/08 03:01 AM Some News on the delay from GoAuto E-News:CUSTOMER versions of the Blue Oval’s blistering new XR6 Turbo and G6E Turbo, the heroes of Ford Australia’s vital new FG Falcon range, are yet to roll off the Broadmeadows assembly line as pre-production validation testing continues a month after their mainstream stablemates entered production.Ford denies the absence of its highly anticipated and critically acclaimed turbocharged fl agships from dealer showrooms is due to cooling problems, rumours of which have circulated on well-subscribed threads within a Ford enthusiast website.Other FG Falcon variants, including the naturally-aspirated XRs, are now widely available within Ford’s national dealer network, which was to have released the new Falcon range in May. Ford dealer sources this week told GoAutothat turbo models will not be available for delivery until early June, at the earliest. One Ford retailer said he has learned the FG XR6T has experienced transmission related issues.Ford has confirmed to GoAuto that fullscale FG Falcon production began about a month ago, early in the week of the model’s national media launch (April 8-10), but stresses that the complex new-model launch was always going to involve staggered production commencement dates, which it will not reveal,for the seven FG Falcon sedan variants.It is not clear whether XR6T versions of the FG Falcon ute, which will be handed over to the media at its national press launch later this week, are affected. Ford’s national television advertising campaign for the new Falcon begins this Sunday, ahead of FPV’s FG launch next week.“We have a staggered launch to the full FG range that we’re currently working through,” Ford public affairs manager Sinead McAlary told GoAuto this week. “In order to deliver a quality launch for our customers, we bring differentvehicles on line at different stages so that we can minimise complexity and the possibility of any issues for both us and our suppliers.“This is the most concentrated launch we’ve ever done and our sole focus is to deliver the launch with quality – we’re not being driven only by dates. Job One for the FG Falcon did take place during April but different models are coming on stream at different times, with the line speed also ramping up slowly in orderto ensure a quality outcome for our customers.“I’m not prepared to give you the exact dates for all of them individually because that’s competitive information.“As for the turbo engine specifically, it continues to go through a rigorous final testing and validation regime and will go into production when that is completed. As with every other variant in our range, launching with quality is our priority. We haven’t built any turbo customer cars yet but we’re not officially on sale yet either.“We’ve started with the entry-level models (and engines) and are working our way up to the performance derivatives which will happen shortly. It is usual procedure for us to bring models on line at different stages in advance ofthe range going on sale.“As you’d know, there is quite often a number of months (up to 18 months in the case of our nearest Ute competitor) between those launches but doing them together brings their own challenges in terms of logistics, support from suppliers, and final sign-offs in the plants, etc.“We have an intricate process in place to manage all that and, as a result, we’ll be ramping up production of various models and specs in the coming weeks,” she said, adding that it was not unusual for a new model to remain the subject of validation testing after its press launch.Nothing to worry about lads, they are just putting in the extra time to make sure everything is right the first time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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