Comments on: Latest Ford Falcon Orion Spy Shots

By: diego

diego — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:18:33 +0000

Hi I am from argentina I love the falcon I have a model 1969 is going very well and quite a few things in this excellent condition nothing to do with models like the TSU or more reforms but has some new 5-speed box rather than the third as permission to manufacture seats for Citroen C3 wheels ford ranger, is cute and very few are of this model are not achieved and that is what I already caring for 40 years has traveled the poor, so sack the map and what it I’m non-stop traveling around the country

By: Mark Perry

Mark Perry — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:24:39 +0000

FPV= Fat Pr#cks Vehicle

HSV= Horse Sh#t Vehicle

Done up family cars thats all they are.You cant polish a T*rd.

By: Mark Perry

Mark Perry — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:55:10 +0000

that is the point (Duck you bogan). A brand new aus yobbo family car is not even in the same league as a 16 year old Japenese sports car.By the way im only 23. Comon other bogans lets keep this thread alive.

By: Duck

Duck — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:17:29 +0000

^^^^^^Come on old fart where in the future!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: mark perry

mark perry — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:04:57 +0000

Who cares all you BOGANS .Ford ,holden whatever. There all just family cars. The upmarket Holden HSV (Horse Shit Vehicle) and the Ford FPV (Fat Pricks Vehicle) are just done up family cars. Want a real sports car Mazda RX7 1992 50/50 weight distribution, Lightweight, twin sequential 13b turbo, ease to drive unlike say ferrari. 0-100 in 5 seconds(in 1992), 400 metres in 13.7 seconds. True sports car specifically designed for one engine only. Not 6 cylinder family car with big V8 DONK bolted in. By the way donk i was being sarcastic!

By: Oz.

Oz. — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:26:40 +0000

Peter, they haven’t dumped the Aussie 6 yet. in 2010 it will be replaced with a V6, I was sad to the hear the news at first, but that engine should hopefully be better.

By: Duck

Duck — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:09:25 +0000

^^^^^^^I think you like Holden more than Ford.

By: PETER

PETER — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:54:09 +0000

WELL I’M A HUGE FORD FAN BUT KNOW EVEN THEY CAN GET IT WRONG
AND THEY HAVE AT TIMES ,I’M NOT HAPPY THEY DUMPED THE AUSSIE SIX BUT THEY PROBABLY GOT THERE REASONS WELL ABOUT THE PHOTO’S AT THIS POINT NOT LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE BA’S AND BF’S BUT WHEN I SEE THE CAR IN FULL FLIGHT I’LL MOST LIKELY
CHANGE MY MIND AS FORD IS THE MOST UNIVERSAL CAR MANUFACTURER
OUT THERE, PS AS FOR HOLDEN DON’T LIKE THEM BUT NEED THEM TO KEEP FORD ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND BUILDING F-ING BEAUTIFULL & MEAN LOOKING BEASTS. F THE REST STAY WITH THE BEST

By: F@ GTHO

F@ GTHO — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:21:43 +0000

The car is to covered for any1 to comment on, we will see on sunday wat peopl realy think. And to all those lesbian comments i think u guys r idiots that is completely off the topic + its not a very nice way to talk about your mums!

By: Watto_Cobra

Watto_Cobra — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:26:54 +0000

Brock05, yep I’ve always thought “good on ‘em” for finally making an all-Australian platform for Commodore and been envious of their export program.

FordUS need to wake up and use Falcon to replace their ancient platforms.

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:16:02 +0000

Recalls aren’t really the manufacturers fault.. they’re actually our fault because we the consumer wnat the latest technology as soon as it s available but we are only prepared to pay X amount of dollars for it.

We want BMW Quality and Features at an Omega Price

Therefore the manufacturers are forced to look for third party suppliers who have the capacity to produce various components in large numbers for the lowest possible cost.

By: BROCK 05

BROCK 05 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:35:08 +0000

Thanks andrew really apprecate that. these arguments could gone on forever, but we need to enjoy our ford or holden. I hope the new orion goes well it looks very impresive btw:)

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:37:30 +0000

fair comment Brock05,

well i suppose you could say “us ford fans” are sick of those that think the AU was recalled 6 times or are percieved that it was a total piece of junk.
or that we are sick of those saying the orion is doomed before it even lands its wheels on the ground.
or that we are sick of those saying the falcon is a piece of junk because it doesnt sell as well as the commy.

you see i suppose you can understand why the hair stands up on our back when people say this for the same reason yours does when people call the VE a waste of money.

Ill respect your views if you respect ours……

DEAL???????
even though i am a true ford fan, i do have respect for holden. its just the earlier comments you let off with, that got me/us in a “well cop this, holden aint so great” mode and probably same for you

By: NEW FORD FALCON UTE

NEW FORD FALCON UTE — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:24:56 +0000

I believe they should of recalled the BA Series 1 because the brakes are faulty and dangerous, all this car has done has wasted my time and money. I’d rather buy a Ve Ute which has had huge warps in reviews, atleast they recall the car when there is a problem ford dont give a dam, i just want the problem fixed thats the point of recalls, every major car manufactory has recalls in time to time, to rectify the problem do ford do this? as a ford fan i feel betrayed by ford australia!

By: NEW FORD FALCON UTE

NEW FORD FALCON UTE — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:24:47 +0000

I’ve been a ford fan all my life until i came across this BA falcon ute which i bought brand new. It’s had problems every since, the worst problem is with the brakes which shudders everytime you brake which is very dangerous and ford has done nothing about the car and it’s under warrenty, the service is a disgrace. The other problem is with the oil it keeps drinking to much oil, ford have been monitoring it every month but still don’t know the problem. Now because the car is out of warrenty ford don’t want to know about it, all this has done to me has cost me money and mmy time. I will never buy a ford again despite how good this new ford might be. I’ve been looking at car reviews and found that i’m not the only one with the problems:

http://www.drive.com.au/Editor.....&vf=15

apparently 90% of the ba have these brake shudder problems. Now im wondering how am i going to sell this car it’s worth nothing now, who is going to buy a dangerous ford which keeps drinking oil! FORD AUSTRALIA IS A DISGRACE.

By: BROCK 05

BROCK 05 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:43:29 +0000

guys if you think about it the au-bf was worth 1.3 billion as 700 million was spent on the au and the ba was 500 million all the same platform, and it was a good investment as everything worked out, with awards sales etc. I’m sick of people saying shit about the ve, it cost alot to change from an old platform to a new one and i believe it was a 1 billion dollars well spent by holden, as the car was succesful in awards, sales and on a world scale. I hope this Ford works out for ford:)
Good luck.

By: Watto_Cobra

Watto_Cobra — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:44:45 +0000

True Andrew.M. Nothing mechanically wrong with my car.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:09:58 +0000

ha ha ha its amusing how the awkward styling and poor sales of a vehicle (AU) puts forward a message of a mechanical catastrophe ha ha ha ha

gee perceptions are a very powerfull tool

By: 460kw Falcon GT

460kw Falcon GT — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:00:28 +0000

Brock05,
Can I please ask you nicely to stop stating facts from 10 years ago. You probably won’t find a bigger Ford fan other than me but even I thought the AU Falcon was a piece of crap. What you and the others need to realise is that the BA – BF range was an excellent car IN ITS PRIME which was 3 years ago. Your comparing the new VE which is around 18 months old to the 6 year old Falcon. Once we see the new range at M.I.M.S Melbourne Intl. Motor Show and the drive tests are completed you can try to find a problem them. On a different story I had to drive a VY Calais for work and not a word of a lie it looked as if the whole drivetrain was going to fall out. I asked the mechanic who serviced the car and he told me most of the VN – VE Commodore manuals experienced clutch problems in the first 3 months of driving. On the subject of recalls you can expect the VE to have mainly the same recalls as GM America is. The VE uses many GM America parts. But the recalls on the blue side of the fence are normally less because our parts are made here as well as imported from overseas. It is the car companies problem because of their sources.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:01:42 +0000

yes i remember the steering one.

it was a result of poor seriving where they concluded that the overtightening of a particular bolt could somehow result in loosening.
this recall came in around ‘03 if memory serves me right, and not something i would attribute to being a “teething problem” as the AU’s finished 1 year before the recall.

i believe they found the fault in a few Taxis (presumably high K’s)

you better jog my memory better than that too by the way. what else was there?

also dont forget the equivalent commys at the time were being recalled for seat belt and fuel problems as they still are today.

so you still have 5 recalls to remind me of…….

yes its not always the car companies fault. very true.
quite often it is the manufacturer of a particular component that has failed.
for eg, VE had a recall on their LPG converted vehicles due to a faulty LPG filler valve (or something) and that very same recall affected ford. why????
because they both source their parts from the same manufacturer and they are the ones that warrent their suppliers quality. i think even toyota was affected by the same recall