straughsberry Donating Members 1,846 Member For: 17y 6m 12d Gender: Male Location: Broady, Melbourne Posted 21/11/08 03:17 PM Share Posted 21/11/08 03:17 PM While this is good news all around, it is awesome news for the local Geelong community. Well done to whoever made it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake F6 Donating Members 327 Member For: 21y 7m 16d Location: Melbourne Posted 22/11/08 01:50 AM Share Posted 22/11/08 01:50 AM It was that American w@nker Bill Osborne that decided to drop the superb I6 engine. No wonder he got sacked 6 months into the job. Tom Gorman also seemed to sit on his laurels...Excellent decision by the new Aussie president Marin Burela. I hope he will follow thelegacy of Geoff Polites (RIP), and re-envigorate Ford Oz (Particlarly Falcon, Territory & Focus). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 10m 4d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 22/11/08 02:00 AM Share Posted 22/11/08 02:00 AM It's my understanding that the current engine fails Euro 4 tests because the cast iron block takes to long to heat up.Apparently it has no issues meeting the requirements once at operating temp. It just takes to long to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom XR6 Member 1,460 Member For: 21y 10m 3d Location: Geelong Victoria Posted 22/11/08 03:37 AM Share Posted 22/11/08 03:37 AM It was that American w@nker Bill Osborne that decided to drop the superb I6 engine. No wonder he got sacked 6 months into the job. Tom Gorman also seemed to sit on his laurels...Excellent decision by the new Aussie president Marin Burela. I hope he will follow thelegacy of Geoff Polites (RIP), and re-envigorate Ford Oz (Particlarly Falcon, Territory & Focus).Where do I start with this. Everything you said is wrong.Tom Gorman made the decision to drop the I6 a year before Bill Osbourne arrived, and it was Bill Osbourne who resigned to take up a CEO job for a security firm in the US after 6 months in the job. He wasn't fired. Credit must go to Marin Burela, he worked hard to make this happen, this is what happens with you have an aussie in charge, not some jerk off Yank who couldn't give 2 f*cks about the place and see it as nothing but a step up the corporate ladder. Well done Marin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 10m 4d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 22/11/08 03:39 AM Share Posted 22/11/08 03:39 AM I'd say the dollar injection from the federal government would have a lot to do with it also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molloy Member 216 Member For: 17y 10d Gender: Male Location: Taree Posted 22/11/08 06:00 AM Share Posted 22/11/08 06:00 AM Great Great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaHa Member 948 Member For: 16y 9m 7d Gender: Male Posted 22/11/08 06:52 AM Share Posted 22/11/08 06:52 AM definatly good news to hear the I6 kills the V6's in many ways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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