old rev head Member 17 Member For: 14y 9m 12d Posted 11/02/10 01:17 AM Share Posted 11/02/10 01:17 AM few little niggles robbo but the car is too awesome to worry about them to all those that constantly whinge about every problem their car has - did you buy it to drive or to whinge about - sure mine leaks water in the footwell, the exhaust rattles, the diff is noisy, thye fuel gauge is sh*te and the climate control stuffs up every now and then - but then that is what warranty is for isnt it - they are not gonna shun anyone with a LEGITIMATE warranty claim so I say enjoy the car and let ford worry about fixing the problems - and if they dont fix it just go straight to the dealer principal - they dont usually like hearing about their service department being incompetent lolFor those that winge about there new falcons need to go to a Expensive Daewoo dealership, test drive a new Late model camira then get back into your Fg and all your worries will just be forgotten!!Old Rev Head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 3m 2d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 11/02/10 01:35 AM Share Posted 11/02/10 01:35 AM Just spent the best part of 7 hours on the thing today. Polish Buff offPolish Buff off again.Wax Buff offBit of tyre shine here and thereDamn, looks sweetI reckon I had sweat on sweat todayIts silky smooth all overWTFfarkingbut yeah thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 2m 16d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 11/02/10 02:11 AM Share Posted 11/02/10 02:11 AM Only way to do it properely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natsxr6 Member 117 Member For: 16y 6m 3d Location: penrith Posted 11/02/10 01:22 PM Share Posted 11/02/10 01:22 PM Had my fg for almost 12 months now an just under 30 thou k's.Only problem I have is the outside temp is atleast 10 off apart from that no issues at all, awsome car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XR09 Guests Posted 12/02/10 02:13 AM Share Posted 12/02/10 02:13 AM Mine did that. I took it back and they replaced the left hand mirror, which fixed it. Ha that's where the sensor is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londas Member 29 Member For: 20y 11m 20d Posted 12/02/10 11:20 AM Share Posted 12/02/10 11:20 AM (edited) Mine did that. I took it back and they replaced the left hand mirror, which fixed it. Ha that's where the sensor is.I have a July 2008 FG XR6t with lux pack and tech packI must say that the car is impressive in many regards, ride comfort, acceleration, comfortI have had rear diff bushes changed twice, and there are noises coming from the front and rear ends that Ford have been unable to rectify. Furthermore, the dealers have tried to take advantage of the situation by charging me extra to 'retension'the suspension to try to solve the problem. All in all, I think its very difficult trying to get the level of performance and refinement demanded by us from a $50,000 vehicle. In saying that, a large proportion of blame when it comes to customer perception of Ford reliabilty and quality comes down to the dealers. It seems that many dealers leave a sour taste in peoples mouths with their arrogance and blatant unashamed profiteering.BTW, I owned an MY05 sti (for 5 years), and 2 other wrxs. I drove em like I stole them and never had one issue. Unlike the XR6t, the STI is engineered to get flogged and ask for more. Edited 12/02/10 11:21 AM by londas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom XR6 Member 1,460 Member For: 21y 6m 26d Location: Geelong Victoria Posted 13/02/10 12:27 AM Share Posted 13/02/10 12:27 AM The quality of the current FG is the best in its class, even better than Camry and Aurion. The quality ratings don't lie. The TGW rankings are world class and better than the opposition.The dealer response to warranty problems is a whole different matter though, and that's where the problem lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Inactive Members 1 Member For: 14y 9m 4d Posted 19/02/10 06:08 AM Share Posted 19/02/10 06:08 AM II gHi guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunna Donating Members 813 Member For: 18y 2m 27d Posted 21/02/10 10:35 AM Share Posted 21/02/10 10:35 AM (edited) The quality of the current FG is the best in its class, even better than Camry and Aurion. The quality ratings don't lie. The TGW rankings are world class and better than the opposition.The dealer response to warranty problems is a whole different matter though, and that's where the problem lies.I wouldn't go so far as to say world class - we're well below the mean for our class in the ford world. However its hard to compare between countries - apparently the yanks "perception of quality" revolves around the number of flash gizmos in the car, fit and finish has little influence.That said the sedan has been comfortably better than the aurion in the customer polls for a few quarters running.The Orion is the best quality vehicle ever built in this country - simple as that. Edited 21/02/10 10:35 AM by bunna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman Donating Members 38 Member For: 16y 7d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 22/02/10 05:54 PM Share Posted 22/02/10 05:54 PM Sometimes I wonder if the folk who don't have any issues bother to speak up? Well, in my case, my Dec 08 build XR6T with 16k on the clock has been absolutely flawless. Let alone no major flaws, no minor flaws, not one squeak, rumble or pop. Nothing. Nada. I've had a number of lease cars over the years and the FG is by far the best I've had. Mixed cycle is now 10.1 L/100, the bark from 2nd to 3rd has become more aggressive under load (hehe)...I keep scraping the front overhang when parking at various shops ....and sometimes my ipod classic goes into a fenzy on 'random play', but I can't really complain to Ford about that can I?Interestingly, a month after delivery, I got a call from one of the engineers at Ford and we discussed my customer survey feedback. He was very happy that I couldn't find fault. Soooooo ......I'm one happy little black duck folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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