Comments on: 2008 Ford BF Falcon Wagon MkIII

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:48:18 +0000

Hey Andrew, a manual E-Gas Falcon!?, I had no idea Ford made them in a manual, what model/vehicle type is yours?, sedan, wagon, ute?. You must be one of the very lucky few.!. How do you find the manual e-gas falcons?

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:13:06 +0000

i agree totally with you Rob,
but from what i gather there are legal barriers preventing ford from fitting the patented sequential systems in the ford factory.
luckily i got myself a manual E-gas falcon before they decided to stop making them with gears

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:23:27 +0000

I have a question for the people at Ford. Why oh why oh Why do you still insist on using an outdated 20th century, 1980s carby style LPG system that is a backfire waiting to happen, when you have the technology to go Multipoint Liquid Injection and eliminate backfires and give as good, if not better performance than petrol. why why why???. This is the 21st century, the age of technology. And make it avaliable with the Manual transmissions, some of us still like to change gears!

By: Joh

Joh — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:57:47 +0000

Nice try Ford, but the wagon is well and truly out of date when parked alongside the sedan it is supposed to share showroom space with – as for the rear leaf suspension, Holden had coils in 1971 with the HQ wagon range!

By: Jack Yan

Jack Yan — Sun, 18 May 2008 12:39:13 +0000

I’m with Andrew M. on this one. The development costs don’t justify a wagon, the E265 Territory more than meets that market (if you look at SUV growth v. full-size wagon growth, you’d be more than convinced), and the Japanese have been selling old-style wagons alongside new sedans for years for fleets and utility buyers (e.g. E80 Corolla, TM Magna). We might just have to adjust our thinking and say we are near the end of the traditional Aussie full-size wagon being a big seller: the wagon is dead, long live the Territory.

By: thor

thor — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:33:12 +0000

I’m a rep and I’m awaiting delivery on a new wagon e-gas. It is a little disappointing that they have not done any major change on the falcon wagon’s looks since the EA wagon. It is due for it. But they should have opted for direct injection LPG set up as the power output is very sad at the moment, and economy suffers under the current setup.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:34:17 +0000

the reality is i couldnt care less about the wagon.

hands up here who is genuinely disappointed that the upgrade wont come at the same time as the sedan???

honestly if your hopes for a new wagon released the same time as a sedan have been honestly crushed then speak up…………

im far more dissapointed that an LPG system upgrade hasnt come with this update

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:35:34 +0000

GOLF,
Iam in agreeance with your comment and can see Andrew M’s side….but reality is Golf’s comment!

By: Golfschwein

Golfschwein — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:36:25 +0000

You and I should agree to disagree on this one, AndrewM. I’m not prepared to cut Ford nearly as much slack as you are.

The sedans look like a great achievement, but this isn’t.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:34:32 +0000

as i said golf,
holden took 12 months to sort out a new wagon, perhaps all this critisism wont be justified in 12 months.

i still believe the bigger fleet buyers dont care as much as you feel they do.
honestly do you think a new grill is going to tickle the fleet manager considering he will never see the darn things anyway?
if they can get them 5 grand cheaper than any other fleet deal option, then he will be tickled