Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 21y 1m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 02/06/12 11:39 PM Share Posted 02/06/12 11:39 PM (edited) that's a hard one. cash + time it is for me. personally I'm over mucking around with mods, bar suspension and tyres lol. If its a new F6 with springs and bilsteins vs a modded 13 year E46, I'll take the F6 (low klm demo) on a 3 year novated lease. one day when I am in a position to pull $ from the business rather than constantly reinvest to fund growth (working capital) I may take a different view.... Edited 02/06/12 11:40 PM by Erko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 1m 7d Gender: Male Posted 02/06/12 11:58 PM Share Posted 02/06/12 11:58 PM Cheers Bunna, hope they do something as they need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 18y 2m 1d Gender: Male Posted 03/06/12 12:08 AM Share Posted 03/06/12 12:08 AM Im getting a gs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel13 Member 33 Member For: 12y 9m 15d Posted 03/06/12 07:48 AM Share Posted 03/06/12 07:48 AM I hope this won't delay my fg f6 which is on order for late June/ July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda_ Donating Members 25 Member For: 21y 3m 27d Gender: Male Posted 03/06/12 09:30 AM Share Posted 03/06/12 09:30 AM Ford Australia is moving to a global platform and our next Falcon in 2015 or 2016 will be closely based on a USA Fusion large car - Australian designed and manufactured vehicles are on a sunset timeframe.......long live our FPV's , truely unique and outstanding value for the money in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSP Member 89 Member For: 17y 6m 30d Posted 04/06/12 10:35 AM Share Posted 04/06/12 10:35 AM I'm not so sure about that Panda. Remember the fusion/Mondeo is not a late car, sure it's fairly close and may even be acceptable for most though, but, you think ford would risk giving up local revenue stream of falcon and territory? Even at current sales volume, the higher transaction price and profit of the E8 platform would be hard to replace with an import. They're struggling as it is with imports, ie meeting demand, so local production is still important and a significant chunk of their revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda_ Donating Members 25 Member For: 21y 3m 27d Gender: Male Posted 04/06/12 10:52 AM Share Posted 04/06/12 10:52 AM Here we go my - two cents worth .....the future relates to costs not revenue. Ford Australia is a high per unit cost local maufacturer in comparison to the global Ford benchmarks , and we are a tiny market that could bleed millions in costs. I predict that the Falcon will have one more iteration then we move to a global car - what it is based on is my second guess....sporty mid sized SUV type vehicles are the growth categories. Personally I hope an Australian Falcon lives on ,which is what an FPV will be based on.Ford Australia has already done deals with unions to move to a four day week and the bean counters have been pouring over Ford Australia for some time. I just dont think we have the clout to get what we want anymore. A compromise may be reached if Julia tips in millions for a few more years. I am saddened to think about our boring 'Mondeo Fusion' future.....every day I drive my 2010 FPV F6 I smile........My closing remark - everyone berates Ford for selling less cars - its about quantum profit not revenue . - profit per unit dollar invested and per unit overall.Buy your pumkins for a dollar and sell them for a dollar -- make more profit by reducing cost if you cant grow the revenue line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPVPSI Member 503 Member For: 21y 9m 13d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 04/06/12 07:41 PM Share Posted 04/06/12 07:41 PM Are they really doing 1.9% finance that is a great deal for anyone wanting a GS GT or a GTP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 05/06/12 01:04 AM Share Posted 05/06/12 01:04 AM (edited) By 2016 with current trends I dare say the Falcon will either look like a Fusion or Mondeo anyway.I like this better.then this Edited 05/06/12 01:09 AM by Dillz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookeyMaster Donating Members 1,531 Member For: 13y 11m 10d Gender: Male Location: Parramatta, NSW Posted 05/06/12 02:48 AM Share Posted 05/06/12 02:48 AM Yeah, 1 looks better than 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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