bunna Donating Members 813 Member For: 18y 5m 14d Posted 21/01/09 07:26 AM Share Posted 21/01/09 07:26 AM The only reason all of the import brands are raising prices is because of the fall in the dollar, which ford as a local manufacturer (for falcon) is not affected by very much.Honestly - what a ridiculous assumption. The dollar is exactly the reason prices are going up. A large number of falcon/territory components are sourced internationally, which means costs go up. Ford are under no illusions about the current market and financial situation, and reduced margins wouldn't exactly help in that respect. 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 21d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 21/01/09 07:34 AM Share Posted 21/01/09 07:34 AM Price rises are a great way to scare a few ppl into rushing out and buying things. Deplorable tactics by Ford me thinks.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 21/01/09 07:40 AM Share Posted 21/01/09 07:40 AM Can't understand the fuss....just negotiate 2% harder 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 21d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 21/01/09 07:49 AM Share Posted 21/01/09 07:49 AM Or give up the floor mats.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n0marko Member 5 Member For: 16y 19d Posted 21/01/09 11:52 AM Author Share Posted 21/01/09 11:52 AM Took it for a spin today... quite an upgrade to my 92 camry sh*tbox.Very nice.The sales manager pretty much told me to f**k off when I asked him to beat the $50k quote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KryZak Member 91 Member For: 17y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 21/01/09 12:24 PM Share Posted 21/01/09 12:24 PM Honestly - what a ridiculous assumption. The dollar is exactly the reason prices are going up. A large number of falcon/territory components are sourced internationally, which means costs go up. Ford are under no illusions about the current market and financial situation, and reduced margins wouldn't exactly help in that respect.Geez, ease up there bud. I said they werent affected by very much, I didnt say not affected at all. Still 2% is alot to raise it by stating the fall in the dollar as the reason. I mean Toyota and Mitsubishi are raising prices by 2.4% and 2.5% respectively, while Nissan is raising prices by between 2% and 3% and they all import the whole car! The Camry and Aurion that are built in australia, are getting no increase at all. At the end of the day, with what some would argue a poor quality product, with extremely bad after sales support, raising the prices of their cars by 2% is not going to help them win any sales races. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronburgundy I love gooold member Donating Members 1,222 Member For: 16y 1m 6d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne (west) Posted 21/01/09 09:01 PM Share Posted 21/01/09 09:01 PM The Aussie dollar since June (about 7 months ago) has devalued against the US dollar by 35%.2% rise is probably not the end of the world!If it backfires and it scares even more people away from buying a car... then you might do a lot better than $50k!I wouldn't hold my breath though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil F6 Donating Members 830 Member For: 19y 1m Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 22/01/09 01:57 AM Share Posted 22/01/09 01:57 AM $50K for an XR6T - tell them their dreaming. SS-V's have been going out the door for $44K and R8's for $50K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 1d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 22/01/09 02:09 AM Share Posted 22/01/09 02:09 AM Do you ever have anything good to say about the Brand of car you drive?Expensive Daewoo do what they want with their prices, and so do ford. Good luck to the bloke that wants to trade his R8 in two years - it's gonna be worth 20K if he's lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 22/01/09 02:16 AM Share Posted 22/01/09 02:16 AM g'day gents, new to the forum and wondering what everyone else has been paying for their fg xr6ts.My best quote so far is $50,000 drive away from a Ford dealer in Perth.this includes:- luxury pack.- prestige paint.- stamp duty.- 6 months rego.- scuff plates.- mats.They say vehicle prices are going up by 2% in march.Test drive tomorrow!!Don't bother with a FGT... FG F6's at Lane Ford Mandurah have for $59k drive away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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