mikeBF2TLS Member 32 Member For: 21y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 06/01/09 10:46 AM Share Posted 06/01/09 10:46 AM Have heard first hand from a Ford mechanic and have had confrmed by a dealer principal that the ZF gear box will cease in the next model and be replaced by local 5 speed. Reasons being costs as the ZF is now too expensive to continue with.Can't absolutely guarantee this info, just passing on what I've been told by Ford employees.If this is the case buy up on FG at run out time! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53141-zf-gearbox-to-be-discontinued-in-next-model/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 06/01/09 10:49 AM Share Posted 06/01/09 10:49 AM I doubt very much that ford would go backwards by using the 5 speed Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53141-zf-gearbox-to-be-discontinued-in-next-model/#findComment-797414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSV_LS1 Member 303 Member For: 21y 2m 13d Gender: Male Posted 06/01/09 10:50 AM Share Posted 06/01/09 10:50 AM ZF will continue in some models. ZF is safe. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53141-zf-gearbox-to-be-discontinued-in-next-model/#findComment-797415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
THRU5T Green Machine Donating Members 331 Member For: 18y 7m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 06/01/09 11:02 AM Share Posted 06/01/09 11:02 AM ZF is awesome, would be a shame to change great transmission! (although I do have a manual) Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53141-zf-gearbox-to-be-discontinued-in-next-model/#findComment-797432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr0500 Donating Members 321 Member For: 19y 4m 13d Gender: Male Location: Hobart, TAS Posted 06/01/09 11:16 AM Share Posted 06/01/09 11:16 AM Surely they wouldnt go backwards???The ZF's are one of the major parts that make these cars so god damn good!!My guess is that someone has been telling you lies............ Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53141-zf-gearbox-to-be-discontinued-in-next-model/#findComment-797444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 20d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 06/01/09 11:37 AM Share Posted 06/01/09 11:37 AM Anything is possible in the current climate - but the flaw in the theory is that typically the dealers and mechanics are the last to know what’s going on! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53141-zf-gearbox-to-be-discontinued-in-next-model/#findComment-797463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixy Angel Expert Donating Members 9,132 Member For: 20y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: North Jamberoo, NSW Posted 06/01/09 11:40 AM Share Posted 06/01/09 11:40 AM (edited) revheadrobbo said: I doubt very much that ford would go backwards by using the 5 speed --------------- Edited 06/01/09 11:41 AM by ANGEL#3 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53141-zf-gearbox-to-be-discontinued-in-next-model/#findComment-797470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsmith Donating Members 712 Member For: 17y 6m 20d Gender: Male Location: Blacktown Posted 06/01/09 11:55 AM Share Posted 06/01/09 11:55 AM My missus works for ZF australia. just asked her and she has heard nothing about ford discontinuing the 6spd. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53141-zf-gearbox-to-be-discontinued-in-next-model/#findComment-797492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil F6 Donating Members 830 Member For: 19y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 06/01/09 12:02 PM Share Posted 06/01/09 12:02 PM Let's see - Ford are broke, Aussie dollar is again the Aussie peso and the ZF costs the bomb - it'll be dropped, but that doesn't matter as by then Falcon sales will be so low as to not even be viable. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53141-zf-gearbox-to-be-discontinued-in-next-model/#findComment-797497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRDOSE BIGRED Donating Members 1,410 Member For: 18y 1m 22d Gender: Male Location: Sth East Melb Posted 06/01/09 01:00 PM Share Posted 06/01/09 01:00 PM 1 of 5 said: My missus works for ZF australia. just asked her and she has heard nothing about ford discontinuing the 6spd.tell her 2 hook me up with a ZF Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53141-zf-gearbox-to-be-discontinued-in-next-model/#findComment-797527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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