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Market share …. what market share !!

Dingo – end of month figures – Come up with something new Yawn, we’ve heard it all before.

the mondeo economy is a fairly good indicator, as that is the closest in size to a falcon or commy that a diesel would be asked to lug around

i cant stand petrol small cars or petrol jap trucks because you have to rev their ring off to go any where.

in other words, i can see how a diesel option will improve the drivability of a small car and jap trucks, but not a falcon or commy.

ive had a few falcon utes, and they have all been manuals.

when even i get into a jap ute, quite bluntly i hate it.
in my falcon, dropping back to 2nd will spike the revs to 2500rpm (depends how hard you are going in though),
but in a jap ute, going into a corner and grabbing 2nd will see you nearing compression lock up.

its an age old saying, if it aint broke, dont fix it.

i honestly cant see a falcon becoming any more drivable than it already is.

small cars becoming more drivable adds up because you usually have to ring their neck to get them going.
diesel solves that problem.

in the case of falcon/commy, their aint that problem that needs fixing.

poor public perception is the way i summ up ford and holdens eventual path to diesel mod falcons and commys.
i do believe that a diesel territory would be worth it though.
public have been crying for diesel terry for ages, and ford has lost market share because of their slowness to act

Gym’s off, too. I wouldn’t have time for a proper work-out and I hate clock-watching.

Andrew M. Hmmm. Yes…I see everything you’re saying but will add the following for food-for-thought.

I drove a friend’s auto Mazda 323 today, bought just before the replacement 3 hit the shores. I’m delighted to say that the Golf was like a Rolls Royce in comparison to everything about it, virtually, and it wouldn’t have pulled a sailor off your sister.

So yes, diesel Commodores and Falcons are going to be interesting in that, firstly, they will be joining a range of cars that perform very well in the first instance and secondly, we’ve never had them before.

It’s all very untested, but you can sense the demand for them is in the air and where should Holden and Ford be if they don’t satisfy demand or predict a change of taste?

My confidence is that, if they’re available, people will buy, and many will willingly be early adopters. After all, maunufacturers like BMW and Mercedes-Benz give you the option of choosing diesel or large capacity petrol engines in the same body shell to no apparent disadvantage. Just choose your engine and everyone’s a winner.

falcons and commys are very much drivable especially the falcon with its torque bank that is greater than popular turbo diesels.

falcons and commys dont need their neck rung as much as small petrol and jap petrol trucks.

if i was looking at a jap ute, no way would i go petrol.
yep, the diesel versions of jap utes are well worth the investment for enormous fuel bill savings, coupled with much much better drivability as they dont rev like a mother F*cker.

4cyl petrol jap trucks dont even match the economy of say a falcon

What concerns me about this new age revelation that big cars on slide is that people will not tow same things, have less appeal to carry people and will change there lifestyle hey!