2008 Ford Falcon Ute and XR6 Turbo Sprung!
8 Jun, 2007
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Unlike Holden, Ford seems to be preparing their Falcon Utility to coincide with the release of their new model - codename Orion.
Our spy photographer has sprung the Falcon Ute during testing in an undisclosed location in Victoria’s bushy countryside. Although the photos aren’t quite crystal clear, there is an obvious indication that body size will remain similar to Ford’s currently successful utility range.
The model photographed seems to be a base model with tray attached. It’s also nice to see the Ute decked out with a big set of alloy wheels which - I would think - probably won’t be seen on the ready model.
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Whilst waiting for the Ford Falcon Ute to come past, our sleuth photographer snapped off a few shots of a car we have seen before.
This time around, the car was much closer, revealing some more information about the vehicle’s shape and contours. The front end reveals new sculpting for the fog lights and also some humps on the bonnet…we’ll leave that to your imagination.
Many European vehicles are now fitted with Xenon headlights, it’s unclear whether the Falcon will also feature such a headlight treatment. One thing that is clear though is that the vehicle pictured below has several objects protruding from the headlight assembly, suggesting ad-hoc headlight washers (which are required as ADR for Xenon/HID headlights). And is that a carbon-fibre spoiler fitted to the vehicle pictured? You betch’ya. Will it make it to production? Probably not.
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Insiders have informed us that the mold featured in the following photo is not representative of the tail-lights. Cladding has been employed to emboss the tail-light surrounding in a bid to throw off onlookers.
The front end close up shot suggests a new fog light arrangement and bonnet contours. The vehicle photographed is probably an XR6 Turbo variant. Our spy photographer has suggested that it was towing a trailer filled with cement and other heavy objects and had a noise reminiscent of the current turbocharged Falcon lineup.
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And finally, the following picture clearly shows the outline of the window. It’s unclear why Ford went to such extremes to pad the C-pillar windows. This photo shots that nothing all too interesting is going on behind there. It is encouraging to see that the old AU rear door frame is gone. There were many complaints about the lack of ease getting in and out of Falcons from the AU - BF, this new door frame will hopefully rectify the issue.
One thing’s for certain, Ford is working hard to ready the Falcon for sale next year. As further news or photos come to hand, you will see them first at CarAdvice.
Remember, if you have any spy photos of Ford’s new Falcon - or any other vehicle for that matter - contact CarAdvice, if the photos are decent, we’re willing to pay cash (more than the major magazines).
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June 8th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Well done on the shots!
Finally the car is looking promising, previous to these shots I wasn’t too impressed as it just looked like a bigger Mondeo.
The front of the turbo-variant definitely looks good, it looks like they are using the current headlight style which I don’t mind so much.
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June 8th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Absolutely magnificent shots, well done.
This car looks the tits! its tough, looks edgy - european, and more importantely way better looking than the VE. You guys should read the article about the falcon in current motor issue. They say the new xr6 turbo will have 260 KW and xr8 recieves FPV GT;s 290 kw engine. Can you imagine that!?!?
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June 8th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
will be awesome, cant wait!
i really do hope its better than VE. i tihnk they can drown out holden with theyre turbo approach instead of trying to compete with the chev V8s, very smart
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June 8th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
the ute has a massive glasshouse..the angle of the windows is also quite sharp.i think the falcon is looking quite stunning
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June 8th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
It could possibly be f6 i noticed lower mesh or maybe the xrs get lower mesh this time,instead of buying aftermarket lower gril mesh piece. $$$ And those wheels look like the ba gt rims or slightly different ones. peace out 6.2 boss v8.
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June 8th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
that isnt a leaf spring rear end in that cab chassis..
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June 8th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Is it just me, or does the ute retain the old doors (with new handles/outer skins ?).
The outline of the sedan front doors seems much different but the ute seems like it still has the old head hitting sloping A pillar ?
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June 9th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
this ford will munch the holden thats for shore fords basic modle is 190 kw amagine what it will be when the orion comes out holdens new ve is 180 kw only i tink holdens intruble.
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June 9th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
I heard 260kw for the xr6t,290kw for xr8,and 310kw for gt, i was hoping for 320kw gtp or gtho this time.Whats the f6 going to be? or even if there will be an f6? Go the boss in 2008 if you dont know now you know…..
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June 9th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
everyone has an opinion and we are all entitled to one but please understand this
1. its designed around the new mondeo
2. its a reskinned ba which was a reskinned au which was a reskinned ea etc etc
3. for it to be a sales success it will need to redefine the current automotive trend which it definitely will struggle to do.
4. your 5.4 v8 is based on believe it or not a f150 block hence why it has a narrow band of torque and very very very nose heavy
5. its still the same wheel base as the ba so no mid engine layout as the ve which gives it its 50:50 weight ratio
6. ford does not have the funds to design a car from scratch which they completely blew on the au/ba
7. the long overhangs on either end are a dead give away that they are going to struggle to keep up to the perfectly proportioned ve.
if this does not succeed ford will most definitely shut down production and u silly fools will be driving leaf spring mustangs or front wheel drive imported 500s
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June 9th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
In response to “youridiots” (great spelling of you’re by the way ;))
1. Bzzt. Wrong. If it was designed around the new Mondeo, it would be a state-of-the-art European machine, it may use design elements from its European counterpart, but it’s certainly not “designed around” the Mondeo.
2. Bzzt…again. AU is not a re-skinned EA and BA is barely a re-skinned AU. According to you, the AU had the I6 BA engine…yeah…right!
3. It doesn’t have to redefine anything. It just needs to outsell Commodore. As it stands, the BF isn’t that far behind the VE, after a model change, I think it’ll take the cake.
4. And it’s the same engine used in the Ford GT (the US one with the dirty big supercharger)…so there goes your argument of it being a boat anchor right out the window. You’re not doing well tonight are you? Or should that be ‘your’ not doing well tonight ;)
5. BZZZT…yet again. It’s have a different wheelbase to the BF Falcon. Commodore…mid-engined! HAHAHA, that’s the best thing I’ve heard all night! You made me fall off the chair laughing.
6. Why would they make anything from scratch? The BF is an excellent model and remarkable value for money, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”!
7. It’s called camouflage darling. It’s to stop bogans like yourself picking the final design elements.
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June 9th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Bravo ,Bravo ,Benjie . What a Twatt !!! Oh and by the way “youridiots GM in the US still use Leaf springs {latest Vet has them moron}and GMH didn’t spend 1BILLION DOLLARS DESIGNING ANYTHING! They spent a BILLION coping everyone elses designs and if you knew anything about EURO or JAP cars not just ” FUlly SICK BOGAN COMMONDORES” you would understand this !! Mate FORDS have always been the more superior car built in Australia even since the seventies.Holdens have always been the poor cousin and THATS why people will ALWAYS pay the big dollars for Ford GT’s the best Muscle cars ever in Australia over the Holdens .
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June 9th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
This is a new platform you know because you need to know,as for the 5.4 its a u.s cobra motor 4.6 but the boys turned it into a 5.4 4v.quad cam which u.s. said might not work. dummys,the au is not ea or ba underneath.I studied the ba since 2003 day one,and i know all about the ba.I now own a ba boss 50k xr8 vixen, leather, premium sound,sunroof,full stainless herrod system 3k, k&n high flow air filter,cold air intake and power snorcle.The ve ss is a astra crossed between a ba xr8 with xt head lights.When people look at my ba xr8 in vixen red, i hear them say looks like a HSV or the new commy.But 06 VE looks like 03 BA.
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June 10th, 2007 at 12:28 am
now thats a word that really defines yourself benjie, and whomever else that has jumped on the silly sods bandwagon. for your information the motor in the fpv gt is not the same one from the ford gt nor is it the same one from the mustang. they both have the same capacity but are not one in the same. and ford my friends are not even close to the commodore sales with the bf. holden for the month of may sold 5000 commodores and the falcon only sold just a tad over 2500. in fact the mazda 3 came close to selling more. very close, im sure. i never said the falcon was a dud in the handling department but it doesnt have the same characteristics as the ve and its called front mid engine layout TWAT similar to the ferrari scageletti, maranello, mclaren slr…. cars your silly street car magazines cannot even comprehend. its where the motor sits behind the front axle, similar to a 430f1 but the opposite. as for the other guys fpv gt, now thats a goddamn dreadful car. nose heavy, small torque and rev range and gets cleaned up by the much cheaper xr6 turbo. now that gt is a classic?????
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June 10th, 2007 at 12:32 am
one more thing anyone and even ford can tell you that front of a eb can fit on to an au. known fact. and the vette runs full independant suspension twat
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June 10th, 2007 at 12:38 am
Mate all 12 year olds should be in bed,go to bed!!!!
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June 10th, 2007 at 12:59 am
Wow!! i better whip out the angle grinder and wack a BA front end on my EB.
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June 10th, 2007 at 1:17 am
Whats funny, The new BMW X5 and the VE commodore copied the ford territory’s steering set up. As for people whinging about parts from the EA being used up until an AU, yes most ford people will admit that even the head gasket from a 3.9L EA will fit a AU 4L and the Watts link rear suspension was used from the XE in 84 until the AU in 02. You cant get around the fact that a Falcon inline six has more power, more torque and better fuel economy and sounds much better than the V6 in the commodore. The people that dish out the falcon for having a watts link rear are highly unintelligent, as the cheap IRS introduced in the 1990 Statesman used until the VZ, its the most lame IRS ever developed with its excessive camber when weight is added and excesive rear tyre wear and when reverse is engaged, the torque pulls down the rear… weak as. Australian cars have been using parts from the 90’s for a long long time. For god sakes, even ford and holden share parts, eg their 6spd manual box. Get over yourselves people, holden people, your VE isnt all new it still uses VZ mirrors, it has Territory style steering, a midget v6, and rough 4spd thats rougher than my EB’s BorgWarner 95LE tranny. As for the v8’s i’m not a v8 man, but i like the exhaust note in the falcons better. If only holden copied that. Holden just uses whats available in the GM parts bin, its only recently they have been given the opportunity to be the creator of their own parts. Look at every past commodore its been based on a Opel/Vauxhaul Omega. Oh look that names familiar. Give ford some credit for so long being able to create a model that is totally independant of any other vehicle in the entire Ford Company, and still be able to compete with holden on pricing which for so long got designs from europe and america.
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June 10th, 2007 at 2:47 am
Ok we all know ba front end will fit on au and the doors too,but that dont mean shit to me,the BLOCK is from u.s with MUSTANG COBRA 4V HEADS enhanced by the boys and turned unto a 5.4 and can even be turned into 6.0 just look at street machine gold ba xr8 custom twin manifold.This is about fords and i dont give a shit about xr6 turbo we all know they are quick i test drove xr6t before i paid 50k for xr8 too. But i chose xr8 for a few reasons,as i love v8s and i dont give a shit about being more heavy you little maggots.Who cares about sales,its always been like that holden may sell more cars but i dont give a shit.v8 grunt or woosh and hiss xr6t with extractors?
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June 10th, 2007 at 3:24 am
HSV 307kw vs FPV 310kw in 2008 little maggots kicking brand new flavour in ya ear,and holden is playing catch up only to be left behind again in 2008.
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June 10th, 2007 at 7:42 am
what is the tourqe in the GT
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June 10th, 2007 at 10:00 am
UM “YOUR IDIOITS” Wanker ,as mentioned before C6 VETT has LEAF SPRINGS. YOU TOOL !!!!!!!! Should I highlite the bits where they say LEAF SPRINGS !!!!!!And you have just been told by a girl.
GM has equipped the Corvette with two one-piece fiberglass composite leaf springs in place of coils. They run transversely across the width of the car, mounted in two places equidistant from the centerline. Each end is bolted to the bottom of an A-arm such that when the A-arm rises, the leaf pulls it down, again in proportion to a known spring rate. In this way, four coils are replaced with two leaf springs.
Because both coils and leafs in these configurations act only as simple springs and are not required to stabilize the wheels, their function is almost identical.
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June 10th, 2007 at 11:07 am
“youridiots”
The American Ford GT _IS_ based on the same engine as the FPV GT!!!! You twit.
And the Corvette DOES USE LEAF SPRINGS!
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June 10th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
i thought the corvette used a single tranverse composite spring..
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June 10th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
According to good ol’ Wikipedia its still a leaf spring arrangement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.....f_springs, but i think we are getting a bit off topic…
As far as i can see the new Falcon is coming along nicely, though it does appear to have a bit of overhang. Does anyone know the full extent of the model update? is it a new chassis or a reskin?
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June 10th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Ba xr8 has a shit load of torque 500nm you fool and GT has 550nm of talk. ther is a new cobra shelby mustang comin out 5.4 4valve quaud cam, that should have more torque too. 5.4 BLOCK with MUSTANG COBRA HEADS ENHANCED AND SUPER CHARGED.
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June 10th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Just because the ve is based on the ASTRA dont mean the new ford will take the same route and copy the mondeo they are crappy cars as if mondeo hehe..
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June 10th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Look throuth the window on the bottom pic you can see the window shape.
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June 10th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
MONDEOS SUCK BIG TIME.
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June 10th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
I hope the Orion ute keeps the leaf springs. I own an AU XR6 ute and it is a great car. The leaf springs carry loads better than coils and the difference in handling between leaves and coils is no different for 99.9% of people buying utes. I will buy a Orion XR6 TURBO Ute with no hesistation.
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June 10th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Forgot to say ………….I took my mate to the local Ford dealer to drive a BF XR6 Turbo……..he was “blown” away !!!!! Great engine and that 6 speed auto………..SWEET !! He wants one………oh yeah his current car is a VE Commodore !!!!!!!
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June 10th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Most people would want the independent rear end i reckon and tradesmen too,and what about the guys in the brute utes who race around the track against holden ss utes?
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June 11th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
some time ago i read an article / road test au xls(leafs) vs holden vu s pac ute(coils) and they said the falcon xls was superior in handling, so whats wrong with leafs any way. also someone said they can see coils under the ute in the photos? i reckon i can see leafs where they connect to the chassis to the front of the wheel
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June 11th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
gotta show holden how its done and ford is behind in that department for sure and pissed off alot of pursuit owners.
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June 11th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
leafs suck and ford is is behind in that area too.
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June 11th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Great Pics.
Should be good. Especially like the appearance of extra room in the cab of the Falcon ute.
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June 11th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
Photos are fantastic and the new shape looks great! I like how it seems to be a sensible evolution of an already great design.
Unlike Holden, Ford do not have to continually try to reinvent themselves, with much fanfare, every decade. Keep evolving the same Great Australian Road Car, as you have done since the late 1960’s.
Holden - you never should have dropped the Australian designed Kingswood.
Perhaps the Ford ute will be offered in leaf (for the trades) and coil, like the GQ Patrol? My money’s on leaf; it’s far too practical and can be engineered to outhandle a Commodore. Please keep the column shift 3 seat bench seat…the flexibility is too immense to lose!
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June 11th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
The question was asked why they padded up the ‘C’ Pillar so extensively.
Well, if one looks at the pic through the window closely, it would appear that Ford has integrated the ‘Hoffmeister kick’ into the rear of the door frame/aperture ALA any BMW (current or otherwise) and the VE Commodore…
Seems the style is catchy.
Also, the rear door shutline (as it progresses over the rear wheel arch seems to follow a similar (almost straight path from bottom sill to behind door handle) as the VE Commodore.
For the record, I am neither a Holden or Ford man, just a keen observer and lover of cars.
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June 12th, 2007 at 7:35 am
What joke ford is trying to out smart the buying public with this eb upgrade. ford go sit in the corner and put your dunce hat on
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June 12th, 2007 at 8:42 am
Mr Holden you are such an idiot. This is not a EB upgrade you moron.So why dont you keep your stupid comments to yourself.
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June 12th, 2007 at 10:35 am
The rear kick line in the rear door opening, has been a falcon styling trait since the EA falcon of 1989, Holden actually adopted this trait with the VT, when for the first time since the VK commodore Holden dropped the 3rd window design from the C-pillar.
Mr Holden…some facts for you…
The control blade rear suspension and rear bulk head structure will be carried over from the BA sedan, as it was a brand new design back in 2002. The front suspension will be the new design from the Territory, which was brand new in 2004.
NO carry over suspensions or major hardwhare from the AU, so u can now invent something else to bash about falcon. The VE needed new hardware, as the IRS dates back to the late 70s and the front suspension was a simple, less robust strut front suspension.
what amazes me the most though…the brand new world HF V6 can’t beat the BAs bigger, heavier, inline 6cyl for refinement, power and fuel consumption!! that goes for auto geaboxes too…
So orion doesn’t have to play catch up too much and predict Orion will beat VE, like BA did against VY…
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June 12th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
AAAHHH Mr holden (AKA a true tosser)
you are exactlly the kind of person that is responsible for creating the stereotypes that are associated with holden supporters.
you are a person of few words and incorrect ones at that. this alone demonstrates your poor knowledge for motorvehicles.
and no i am not a great fan of holden but i reckon that is because i would know a heck of a lot more about holdens than you. thats right i know more about holdens than the embassador himself YOU!! (MR HOLDEN)
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June 12th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
hasnt anybody else noticed that shit stuk on along the bottom of the doors…whats goin onwith that…it better not hang around till production…looks like a decoy…
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June 12th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
IM sick of ya lil holden maggots dissin it or comparing it to ea,eb,au dumb asses,bitch please sit in the corner and bow down you lil maggots.hsv is playing catch up only to be left behind in 2008. fools.
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June 12th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
HSV is playing catch up only to be left behind again in 2008 and to VE dont try to bite my style again like ya did with the ba because it looks better alot better than your effort.307kw vs 310 in 2008.
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June 12th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
HSV 307KW GTS VS FPV 310KW GT AND LIGHTER TOO THIS TIME AND I DO MEAN IT THIS TIME. AKA BIG BOSS. YOU LITTLE MAGGOTS NOW BOW DOWN AND GO STAND IN A DARK CORNER AND THINK ABOUT HOW YOU BIT MY STYLE WITH THE VE.
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June 12th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
WHO CARES ?? CANT YOU EXTRACT MORE THAN A FEW kws EACH TIME ???? MY DICK IS BIGGER THAN YOURS THING!!!!!!!!
How about uping it by 70 or more that’s exciting!!!
Credit though to Ford for at least not putting on a badge,god thats pathetic of Holden!Or is that because Holden owners need to be reminded as their so thick!
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June 12th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
new shape looks great i kinda like it just can’t wait for the power out put that these cars will have in final production.
Here is one thing for mr holden not quite sure weather this belongs here or not but dont realy care in thee ANCAP Crash Test Result Analysis the the VE Commodore, which cost Holden $1.23 Billion to manufacture, scored the same as the current series Falcon in which ford spent 500million for the BA/BF series. i think that holden should go sit in the corner and put their dunce hat on
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June 13th, 2007 at 4:34 am
WHO CARES I DO THIS IS A BIG THING FOR FORD HAVING MORE KW FOR THE FIRST TIME AND CARES ABOUT A PATHETIC BADGE? HOLDENS IS THAT BIG LIKE MY BALL BAG YA LIL MAGGOTS NOW BOW DOWN IN 2008.307KW VS 310KW FOOLS.
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June 13th, 2007 at 4:47 am
GIVE EM THE RESPECT FOR BUILDING A WHOLE NEW CAR.LIKE THE VE DID.
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June 13th, 2007 at 5:04 am
MOST OF HSV CASH WENT ON COPYING OTHER CARS YOU KNOW BECAUSE YOU NEED TO KNOW.NOW HSV GO STAND IN A DARK CORNER AND THINK ABOUT THAT.HSV i just beat one….
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June 13th, 2007 at 5:12 am
yes holden can extract a few more kw each time they release a new model, to keep up with the gt.looks like the utes are comin around the same time ss ute and xr ute intresting.
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June 13th, 2007 at 7:59 am
i was going to buy a ferrari, now ill just buy a VE
thanks “youidiots”
50/50 weight distribution on a commodore… AHAHAHAHA!!! is that rated from side to side??? LOL!!!!
AU was a completely new design, so if youd like to have a go, ID LOVE to see you get the front off an ED on an AU AHHAHAHA!!! that would be piss funny!
Ve isnt a bad car, just a shame the front end looks like a 1 tonne ute of some sort jammed on a sedan? the rest of the car is not too bad.
for a BILLION bux, its not bad, it should be AMAZING though.
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June 13th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Ha just reading the Holden folks comments are a total joke! We all know Holden folks always have to defend themselves even when their products are shite!
Anyways new orion is looking fantastic, it looks like the XRs or whatver have finally increased the sports/aggresive look to it. Hopefully Ford have revised the model line up too since Fairlane is gone, would be good to see a Fairmont Ghia similar to the old XD/XE ESP differentiation. GO ORION!
(Also to the Holden pricks, lucky that Commondore is still around cos the other cars are shite, rebadged Daewoos! come on!! Its ridiculous!!! The captiva looks like a swollen hedgehog!!)
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June 13th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
VE LOOKS LIKE A BA XR DUMB ASS CROSSED ASTRA WITH A FLARE KIT. VE LOL…
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June 13th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
50/50 VE HEHE..LOL…
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June 13th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
MAYBE BUY A RED SS, AND PRETENT ITS A FERRARI HEHE.LOL…
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June 13th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
pity the actual car talk has sort of got lost..i was hoping for some sensible chat on the orion ..not 12 year olds discussing their dicks..
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June 13th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
The VE does have a 50/50 weight distribution with 2 ‘average’ people up front and 1/2 a tank of fuel IIRC. It is not that hard to get. They put the battery in the boot and fitted the engine in a front/miship layout. Although the pushed forward front wheels help there too. BMW have been doing it for years with their front/midship mounted engine and RWD. My old E36 325i coupe was 50-50.
And no, I am not a ‘Holden lover’, I just wanted to get across a fact. I am sure the Falcon will be a good car. It needs to be for Ford Aus to survive. I agree about Mr Holden and youridiots, they can’t let the truth get in the way of a good story, no matter how misguided it is… ;-)
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June 13th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
MONSTER & ASS BANDIT ARE THE SAME PEOPLE,WHY DONT YOU F…OFF SO THE REST OFF US CAN HAVE AN ADULT CONVERSATION.AND HONEY WHO NEEDS A DILDO WHEN I HAE SOMETHING THAT GIVES ME MUCH MORE PLEASURE,YOU BEING A TOOL!!!!!!!AAAAHHHHH,AAAAHHHHHH,AAAAAHHHHHH.ILL HAVE WHAT BMW ARE HAVING.A FORD WILL ALMOST GET ME THERE BUT NOT QUITE SATISFIED.THIS POST HAS TURNED INTO A JOKE .YOUR NOT EVEN FUNNY ANY MORE HEY SAM!!!!!!!!!!!
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June 13th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
mmm…dildo
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June 13th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
NICE TO KNOW YOUR STILL OUT THERE WHATCHING US,,ummmmmmm me sam!!!!!
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June 13th, 2007 at 11:49 pm
is there some sort of moderator on this site that can block retards from posting. does the doctor recommend some of you wear a helmet when you go outside… i thought so. lets just post about cars, and maybe related it back to the topic, if we get a chance.
all i can positivley say is i am a ford man and will be till the day i die, however im not gonna go randomly FORD SHITS ALL OVER HOLDEN BLAH BLAH BLAH…310Kw this and control Blade that what i will say in a civilized manner is that the falcon will be a compeditor and a avid one at that of the commodore, why i hear you ask, because thats what ford a building a large car to rival the commodore and every other car in its segment nothing more, nothing less
grow up
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June 13th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
MATE I HAVE LEARNT ABOUT THIS SITE THEIR ALL RETARDS AND NOTHING IS SERIOUS.GO FIND ANOTHER SITE.ITS ALL A JOKE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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June 13th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
all im saying is something needs to be done to stop the helmet wearing retards that probably catch themselves dribbling on occasion from posting. the fact they can operate a computer is a mighty achievement in itself
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June 14th, 2007 at 12:03 am
HERE,HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I HAVE STOPPED GIVING ANY CAR ADVICE OPINION{SOMETHING I THOUGHT THIS SITE WAS ABOUT}JUST JOKE ALONG AND GIVE AN ALIAS LIKE ALL THE OTHER WANKERS!!!!!!!!!!
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June 14th, 2007 at 12:04 am
errr commodore rulezzzzz brooo, falcon sukkzzz dikk
no seriously though, why the hell am i the one whos getting the finger pointed at for posting this mindless dribble?
i really do think there needs to be some moderation going on here. a lot of useless crap is getting in the way of decent car talk.
i mean even me and old mate lisa had our moments of constructive criticism , even damo jumped in on the fun! but they loved it, didnt you guys?
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June 14th, 2007 at 12:15 am
THOUGHT THAT MITE GET YOU ARKING!!!!!!!!I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SITE,NOPE !!!!!!!!ANYONE CAN GET YOUR ALIAS NO PASSWORDS TO PROTECT YOU .WHAT A LOAD OF SHIT YOU MAY AS WELL BE SPEAKING TO YOURSELF!! YOU GUYS ARE OUT OF HAND AND WILL KILL YOUR OWN SITE!!!!!!!!
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June 14th, 2007 at 12:20 am
dude fuck off, we all know your the same person. its getting late, you have to get up in the morning for school!
mum wont be happy…
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June 14th, 2007 at 12:24 am
ok now im just going to leave it, id probably have to kick my own ass for continuing to e-battle with 12 year olds.
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June 14th, 2007 at 12:26 am
Sam ………Yep I agree totaly agree,Alborz.What is to be done to protect you on this site? It’s getting out of hand. Yep it was fun for a while Sam,but now it’s become anoying!!!!!!!.I thought we posted stuff for people to read and take on board for their next VEHICLE purchase?? Or sell the one they have,or don’t purchase !Come on can we all grow up? Please.
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June 14th, 2007 at 12:49 am
MATE I AM OLD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR MOTHER!!!!!!!!! GO TO BED!IS THERE NOT ANOTHER SITE FOR WANKERS LIKE YOU TO GO TOO?
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June 14th, 2007 at 1:21 am
I AM A DICKHEAD. CANT BELIEVE I THINK IM FUNNY. NOW IM GONNA GO SIT IN THE DARK CORNER, LIKE A LIL MAGGOT, AND PULL MYSELF…
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June 14th, 2007 at 1:34 am
Hello asked about the crap stuck along the bottom of the doors. Todays MOTOR magazine ran some pics and an artists rendition of a potential design for the Falcon. As part of the story, the believe the bottom of the falcon doors will be scalloped in a similar fashion to the New Mondeo, hence the poxy covers to hide that design detail.
To see what I mean, check MOTOR for the artist rendition or have a look at the New Mendeo to see the scalloped sections on both front and rear doors…
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June 14th, 2007 at 2:06 am
I dont believe the Falcon looks like the mondeo, but given they will be sold alongside each other, it would seem inevitable that the Falcon will ‘borrow’ some design cues from the Mondeo.
Be they Door Handles, Ridge Line running along the shoulder of the vehicle, Scalloped lower doors or even similar frontal designs (the norm with globalisation - look at the subaru cluster F… ‘fuselage’ grille design) it doesn’t matter, they could find worse looking cars to align with. Either way, Ford seems to be doing well with keeping the Falcon original in its own right as well.
Just hope they don’t kill the Mondeo like Holden did the Vectra by pricing it out of the market. Also hope Ford hasn’t jumped the gun and got the car out there too early (like the BA in ‘02 - in the media nearly a year before release) so that the pizzaz wears off before the car even goes on sale…
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June 14th, 2007 at 9:26 am
leftlane news.com have pics of the falcon sides..
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June 14th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
yeah the picture i posted about 4 weeks ago shows clearly the design cue in the base of the doors (scalloped) and the c-pillars quite clearly.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/wp.....&idi=1
go there and its only got half the cladding.
good stuff consciencous observer on guessing the scalloped doors, i wouldnt have picked that
GLENO!
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June 14th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
i think personally the GT will be 320kw…. AS the differance between GT and XR8 was 30kw in the BA/BF range so if the XR8 is 290Kw the GT should be 320Kw, which ford can do with the Boss engine….remember in i think 2003 with the DJR 320KW and that was 4 years ago now…. so would think 320Kw would be right… and in the Motor mag they say the typhoon will be 300kw… which is awesome… if the 270kw typhoon is .1 sec of the GTS what would extra 30Kw do!!! hell yea!!! again the typhoon is 20kw less then the get so if the typhoon is 300Kw the GT has to be 320Kw!!! i just cant wait for the new falcon…. and if the typhoon is going to be 300kw…bye bye to HSV again!!! lol!!! i think 300Kw typhoon would equal a sub 5 sec 0-100km!!! and again the typhoon would be fighting with the likes of the new EVO and WRX!!! SO GO FOR IT FORD!!! Show what ford australia can do with a large inline 6!!!!
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June 14th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
for me i think that the gt should get more than 320kw like about 350+kw if the typhoon is getting 300kw would not like to see the gt getting beaten by the typhoon again with the new series
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June 14th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
I have heard on the grape vine 330kw. Should be easy bearing in mine that the BF should have more than the BA allready . From memory the BF had cold air intake and upgraded exhaust unlike the BA from factory .When hubby purchased his BA GT he added cold air intake,colder thermostat and headers,which gave him around an extra 15-20 kws. According to the dyno figures. When you added the chip also he got I think that bought it up over 330 kws. Not saying ford will up the performance chip next but if the next drive line can take it then why not?
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June 14th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
i think the GT and GTP should be distinguished with power also. why not save a mildly turbo charged 5.4L for the GTP?? beats paying more to get a better stereo (so to speak)
i think the new falcon will be the next progression for ford and deffinately nothing too radical. why would they want to change too much? (thats dangerous)
New styling, some great new innovations (e.g. gas turbo or something like it) and refinement, thats all it needs to be
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June 14th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
the kiddys must be out torturing stray kittens…its car chat again thank god..
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June 14th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Shhhhhh,you will wake them up!
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June 15th, 2007 at 12:26 am
We all want more power but gt can only achieve 350+kw if its super charged.
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June 15th, 2007 at 8:51 am
the thing is its been 30kw difference betweeen to Xr8 and the top V8- AU falcon XR8 220Kw, AU TS50 250Kw BA/BF Xr8 260kw and GT 290Kw so the new model would most likly be XR8 290Kw and GT 320Kw…. but saying all this i would like to see in either the GT or the GTP have a 351Kw engine!!!! but who knows!!! And lets all Pray for a GTHO falcon… would most likly appear in 2011 the 40th anniversy of GTHO pharse III!!!
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June 15th, 2007 at 8:53 am
Tony… i have seen on the net, a super charged GT has 430Kw… thats only like 50Kw less then a V8 supercar!!! so i think that can do more with this engine!!!
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June 15th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
I don’t think we’ll see a GTHO until the new Hurricane 6.2 ltr V8 engine is produced in USA probably by 2010. With all the quality’s the 5.4 has I’m afraid it will still fall short of the chev.
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June 15th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
I don’t think you will see it at all.. Ford arn’t listening to our wants! Before the 40th aniversary model came out they asked the FPV club guys in Australia what they thought FPV owners wanted. A HO and more grunt please. Yep we got a wogged up decaled black GT ,great that was special ! Oh the guys had asked before hand a seventies style GT badge on the grill and rear woohoo got that. Dont hold your breath for a HO .
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June 16th, 2007 at 1:02 am
The 5.4 may fall short it cubic inches to the 6.0 but the torque figures are very close kw etc.And will have the ve running for cover.
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June 16th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
It is quite sad reading these pro holden commentary’s. Nothing better to do huh? They just seem to need to find something to pick on. Either that or these people are being paid to look like the idiots they are.
Goes to show the level of their intellect. They are probably so sick of beating up on each other that they need an adrenalin boost by trying to rile Ford owners (you don’t even come close boys). Go home and put you hands back on the wheel and keep them out of your pants. Once you learn to drive, come see me on the street where the bull stops. I get my adrenalin buzz from the car I drive, maybe that is something their Holden can’t give them hahahaha. They also must be so scared of the new Fords or why else look at the spy shots. I know I wouldn’t even bother to discredit a holden it does that by itself with the help of these hand job halfwits.
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June 16th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
New shape looks promising with a euro inspired touch.
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June 16th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
I know the the ford will look better than the ve ute already.
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June 17th, 2007 at 4:57 am
I dont like it..
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June 17th, 2007 at 6:30 am
Hey
The Au Falcon, whilst being a sales disaster was a all new falcon and shared very little in commen wit the E series. During the period in the late nineties for had spent millions of dollars creating new software to make the process of creating new platforms faster. Whilst it is possible to adapt some new body panels from the Au, Ba series to the E series It takes Quit a bit of time and alote of for planning for modification, Secondly The only Body parts a ba share with it’s predecessor the Au are the door skins. The six cylinder motor From Ea to ba Fundimently has remained the same but today is truly a world class engine, similar to the 350 chevs evoloution from carby to ls2. The 5.4 litre engine Whilst being used for truck purposes in the states has many other uses including the shelby mustang and the new ford Gt. Hopfully this clears it up for all the uninformed misguided soles in holden land
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June 17th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
I like it and i saw the u.s. pics its been confirmed its gonna be a great looking car.
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June 20th, 2007 at 1:03 am
Ford sholud go back to the suspension set up used in the TC/TF Cortina’s for the new Falcon. Then when you power ‘em up they’ll pull fully sicko wheel stands at the drags like cortina!
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June 26th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
yea that would be pritty sweet but i dont think there going to do that
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June 26th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
hey you guys i love fords but we need to be unbiased ok i admit the ve is a very very fine car and the orion will probably be too the only thing we can do to compare them so far is some looks but i do agree the ve looks way to similar to the ba falcon and we cant compare any further until its released enough said
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June 27th, 2007 at 12:10 am
THE ORION WILL BE COMPARED TO THE VE SERIES 2 NEXT YEAR I WOULD EXPECT. ORION VS OMEGA 2008.
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June 27th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
yes i agrea we cant say ford is going to be better then the holden just yet even though there is a high chance it will be
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July 3rd, 2007 at 8:37 pm
Hello
Looks good! Very useful, good stuff. Good resources here. Thanks much!
Bye
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July 5th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Maybe a FPV GT with the Veyrons W16 (never going to happen) GO FOR IT FORD!
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July 16th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Well I hope all the ford fans out there want big motors, you will need them to get the cars off the line. Fords are renowned for have big clunky things out front, making them steer like a shopping trolley. Why would Holden be worried!!! All ford fans admit that you are worried, dont try and cover that fact up. Just remember this important statement “Ford’s, built ford rough”.
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July 20th, 2007 at 2:15 am
Wow Im really getting Myself off right now, what a pile of cow dun, ford cant compete with holden, its game over ford, give it up, stop trying to make a falcon look like a commodore, it never works. they all just look like a face lifted sh!tbox au, and the new one, still looks like crap. O Wow 290kw xr8 that just makes Me want to bat off, HSV are about to bring out a 390kw 7.0 427 chev, just qick this game ford, you know its game over for You, it was from day 1. Holden and HSV build real cars, world class and real performance cars. Even the American mustang is crap, and You know that heap of dog sh!t You call the falcon wont ever make it to the USA…
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July 20th, 2007 at 2:35 am
What does Ford really stand for!!!
F-ucked O-n R-ace D-ay
F-ound O-n R-ubbish D-ump
F-or O-ld R-etired D-ickheads
F-ix O-r R-epair D-aily
BUILD FORD ROUGH…
In the USA David Letterman did a top ten list of ford slogans, because they were catching on fire.
One of them was:
Forget Chevy, We’ve got the real blazer lol.
and the number 1 ford slogan was:
Have You Driven A Ford To The Fire Station Lately…
Need I say More, All Fords are Sh!t
They cant even come up with a new badge design, that blue oval, is as good as it gets, just like the cars, they all look the same, What a team of bullsh!t designers they have. But keep on building them crap heaps ford, because We have a still have a market in this country for Your sh!tboxs, because there are a lot of stupid people with no brains who will buy them. The smart ones who have a brain will buy a Holden or a HSV, and that market is HUGE…
JUST QUIT THIS GAME NOW, IT WAS OVER BEFORE YOU STARTED.
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August 3rd, 2007 at 3:37 pm
First On Race Day
What does holden stand for? (apart from nothing)
Hopeless Old Lifeless Dickheads Engineering Nothing.
Oh, look at me in creative too.
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August 7th, 2007 at 2:43 am
First On Race Day, what day would that be, dickweed! O’and You are very creative, not! it took ford how long to design real suspension, all that time and the wagon still has leaf springs, thats great engineering right there lol. You need to drive a real car, a Holden, stop driving Mommys old Taxi… I wouldnt p!ss on a ford if it was on fire. Fords are for wankers like you, who buy them, enjoy your stupid car, dork…
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August 10th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
The bottom line is be it Ford or Holden none of you wankers got this stupid by only having one DICK
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August 26th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
dsdnbdghjbdsuy9
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August 26th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
ddseass
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August 26th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
shit cars maz
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August 26th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
holden are the best fucken cars on the road boys
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August 26th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
ford are the uglyest cars on the road i really agree withe u mat . mr holdes
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August 26th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Wow, all Holden supporters really are bogan retards. Did you actually finish school or did you drop out at grade 5? Because your spelling is just pungent! That goes for all Holden morons.
Ford have managed to always have it over Holden. Funny this… Why exactly have Ford won the V8’s 3 times in a row (should be 4, if it wasn’t for Rick Kelly… good for nothing cheater!)? And why exactly has Ford always managed to have a more reliable build and motor? Oh, and why is it, that Ford’s fastest 6 Cylinder is faster then Holden’s 8 Cylinder? And I’m still not finished, why is it, that the 5 year old B series Falcon is better in 90% of areas then the VE Commodore?
And it is not Ford that is copying Holden! You cannot accuse a company for copying a car that looks similar to another car when that company had already created pre-model of it! It was Holden that copied Ford’s looks, and somehow the VE still turned out ugly!
Hmmm… Seems to me that Holden are shit, lets not forget who imports Daewoo’s and sells them $4,000 dearer for having an ugli-er badge imprinted on them!!!
And speaking of quotes “Holden Means a Great deal to Australia…” BULLSHIT!
If thats true, then why was the I6 engine created by FORD, the only engine left that was created and assembled here in the land of Aus? And why is it, that HSV are too lazy to remove the big bold letters “OPC” out of the VX-R?
Oh, and Ford have kept their badge the same since their creation, because it is original! Unlike Holden who change theirs every 2 years.
So listen up you bias sacks of shit. Actually come up with decent accusations to make it at least seem that Ford is in the wrong (Good luck with that though)… Not just “suck my big one!” Although in Holden a supporter’s case it would be “Try to find my small one and attempt to suck it!”
Why does the Ford Falcon have a bulge in it’s bonnet? Because Ford have BALLS!
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September 8th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
Just a few comments from the feral…
All you guys are working yourselves into a frenzy! Some of us like FORDS and others HOLDEN. I happen to like the blue oval and look forward to the 08 Falcon. It looks great in the spy pics…and will have to as the VE looks good I have to admit…except for the rear end hahaha!
One thing I have to say about HOLDEN - all those Daewoos are not doing the image any good. They look like shit…and go the same. Bring back the European Barina GSI ! Had one of those…great car.
Anyway go the fords!!!!!
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September 8th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
UNREAL SHOTS… admit that it looks like not to much different from BA. Is this a makeover or upgrade… and Iam truly a Ford supporter!
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September 14th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
H-olden
O-wners
L-ick
D-icks
E-very
N-ight
Just Hold-en together.
H-ope
O-ur
L-uck
D-oesn’t
E-nd
N-ow
H-op
O-ut
L-ads
D-amn
E-ngines
N-ackered (without the silent K)
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September 15th, 2007 at 12:07 am
H-oles
O-il
L-eaks
D-ents
E-ngine
N-oise
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September 15th, 2007 at 7:33 am
Equally on other side of ledger:
A bit of tin and a bit of board; put it together and you got a Ford. Iam a Ford supporter as well. Shame Holden cannot produce LPG only motors in house like with Falcon. They are a great car to drive and it really was no option but to buy the Ford!
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September 15th, 2007 at 8:55 am
I had to put in my 2 bob when that “Fords are shit” idiot trotted out his tired old jokes. I don’t usually get into the mud slinging and name calling, preferring constructive criticism, but all the Holden bogans who keep coming just here just repeat themselves.
“eeeew, Ford’s are shit, only wankers like Fords, etc”
No real arguments based on fact. The only come back seems to be “HSV 7-lite 427″.
Well if you’s can afford the ridiculous asking price for one, go right ahead. I’d be getting life insurance and private health insurance though, because the sheer number of people you see get in car accidents involving speed and other factors, the majority of them are young blokes in an old V6 or SS Commodore.
If they can’t handle 150-200KW what are they going to do with whatever the 7-litre does?
Actually I think it might the the one bogan using multiple names. The spelling is shocking in all of their replies, and they aren’t all typoa (oops, typos, lol) Most Holden owners I know are not one-eyed or resort to slagging off anything with a Ford badge. We have our likes and dislikes about both makes and prefer one or the other.
Wankers who just keep saying “oh that’s shit” simply because they support the other brand should piss off to another forum where they can congratulate each other on how good they are and leave us alone to have a proper discussion.
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September 15th, 2007 at 9:10 am
watto_cobra… mate you Holden supporters are to busy standing at the back of the dual tailpipes on the Omega VE with your pants down. You people go on with crap and think the world revolves around you and go for the jugular. Like the typical supporter you are, you go on paranoid bending truths about who frequents this website based on spelling and other vagaries like you are also an expert in forsenic science or the English language… mate you are deadset braincell of a Mr Bean.
You must be proud of the VE, sharing its roots with the Opel (couldn’t design 1st up without overseas majority input).
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September 15th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Colonel Klink,
Sorry mate, I’m not sure if you understood what I was trying to say. I’m a Ford man, if you read back a couple of posts you’ll see I was trotting out silly Holden jokes to match what the Holden blokes have been saying .ie. the following rubbish below.
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bob said
August 26 2007 @ 6:05 pm
dsdnbdghjbdsuy9
bob said
August 26 2007 @ 6:05 pm
ddseass
bob said
August 26 2007 @ 6:06 pm
shit cars maz
mr holdens said
August 26 2007 @ 6:07 pm
holden are the best fucken cars on the
road boys
ford sucks on my fat dick said
August 26 2007 @ 6:10 pm
ford are the uglyest cars on the road i
really agree withe u mat . mr holdes
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I’m planning to buy an FPV Orion (not sure if 6 or 8 yet).
The only positive thing I said about Holden fans was that some of my mates are, and they don’t act like the bogans who get on here. I definitely wasn’t defending VE (in fact I didn’t mention it), I’d prefer a Falcon anyday.
Let me know, because I don’t understand how you could’ve mistaken me for a Holden fan from my comment ???
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September 15th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Agree and thanks for the comment as I mistaken what you said. Sorry mate… bore it up Holden as gene pool started from Opel and so dam basic that they have to get duel fuel done away from factory floor whereas Ford do LPG only motors direct in factory floor (FORD DOES NOT GLOAT…HOLDEN MEANWHILE HAVE PARTY STREAMERS, GREG NORMAN AND OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE LUSTING AFTER STUPID COMMENTS ABOUT HOW MUCH R&D WITH VE WAS SPENT AND ALL THE $$$$$ AND TRIMMINGS AND ONLY BARELY ABOVE FALCON SAYS THEY ARE SILLY. Should be great when Orion touches down. Fact Ford Falcon can sell reasonable well against the over wheel flare arched VE for a much older design speaks volumes on Ford. The Kuga and Verve hopefully will be fastracked here together with Mondeo. All the fanfare and carry on with Holden and they only just in front of Ford despite Ford having a much smaller range of cars says Holden SUX.
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September 15th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
No prob Colonel Klink, and I agree. Every review I ever read that compared VE to BF said the Holden was only slightly in front. Better in some areas, worse in others. Not bad for the age of the BA/BF. The Orion should leapfrog ahead again while spending half the money. Major point for the Ford was the ZF-6 speed. My bro-in-law’s XR6 has one, WHAT A BOX!!!!!
Motor staged a “bang-for-your-bucks” comparo recently. I understand the VE SS winning it, it is cheap power. They explained their ratings/review system but I still found it unfair that they used the Force6 instead of the lighter, cheaper Typhoon which would have pushed FPV over the top.
Didn’t know about the Greg Norman stuff, but doesn’t surprise me since he used to flog Commodores on ads years ago.
Don’t really know anything about the Verve or Kuga yet.
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September 15th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Oh yeah, of my mates that are Holden fans, some like it, some don’t.
Fair enough.
They don’t completely slag it like the bogans I mentioned earlier.
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September 15th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Mate, have a look on this website for Kuga and Verve as hot cars and I believe Ford in Europe is coming up with great stuff, the Mondeo (even though might come in behind Mazda 6 and possible Camry / Aurion) should pull sales off Holden if offered with lots of freebies just as Commodore has done continually with the Lumina offering. Ford only recently offered bonuses on Falcon(not the same time overall time period as Commodore) and still not huge amount behind Commodore. Just hope they are serious and offer Traction Control, Side Airbags and 6speed autos as standard. You are correct that Commodore is only BARELY in front of Falcon which is much older.
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September 15th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
Yep, I do remember seeing stuff about the Kuga and it’s green theme. One bloke posted “the mirrors are tacked on”. I have to agree but the rest looks good. At least it’s EUROP-ean rather than KOR-ean (looking at you Captiva, Barina and the rest).
Holden has a good product in the Commodore (soon to be eclisped by Orion :-) but the rest of it’s range is anywhere from dodgy to downright tacky.
The Focus and Fiesta have far better build quality because of it’s European operations. The new Focus Diesel sounds great for the greenies.
If I didn’t buy an Australian built car it’d be an XR5Turbo (although I’d get cruise control fitted).
But I’m not concerned about fuel consumption. My daily driver is on gas, so my weekend warrior will soon be an Orion FPV.
I don’t think you’ll see the ZF-6speed standard. It is a fantastic German box but expensive, mainly reserved for FPV.
I’ve heard Borg-Warner have engineered an extra 5th and 6th gear into the current box without changing external dimensions. Easy fit. Won’t be as good as ZF but better than Holden slushy 5 speed.
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September 15th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
When I was trying to think of other cars Holden has sourced from Korea I’d forgotten about the Epica. Easy mistake. It is a pretty forgettable car.
Their ads on TV looked flash but everything I’ve read since says two things. Good fuel econonomy, but cheap and nasty.
I remember seeing the ad for Captiva. It directly said “better economy than Ford Territory”. Well, der. It’s smaller too. And again, not Australian plus cheap and nasty. It will never win awards like the Territory did.
If it didn’t fail so badly, Holden should have stuck with Adventra. It was a good idea (except for gutless V6 pushing heavier AWD wagon) but never took off like the Territory.
The sad thing is Holden’s mighty brainwashing advertising has people buying these average imports.
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:42 am
watto_cobra… preaching good stuff AGAIN AND SPOT ON. You are right about the crap coming from Holden. All you Holden wankers out there… remember that you had to get Opel from day 1 to assist some 80%+ with Commodore from inception. HOLDEN MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO AUSTRALIA. Yeah right you idiots at Holden are obsessed with great deals (LUMINA around for years with massive freebies which admit is great… but Ford Falcon opposite as nowhere near as much) and spending an alleged $1billion dollars of company profits on something that the industry is in decline in (like all bigger cars). Then you backflip out of Australia with key personnel going over to acquired Daewoo land and dish up crap with typical Holden grills and lights and think you can still be the iconic Aussie company that you once were. Who gives a tinkers toss that you outsell Ford, you should as your range is bigger and it must take lots of risk to get the VRX TURBO ASTRA here and put stickers on it as an afterthought you dumbos leave the dash on there with Opel genes again and no display of HSV on seats. WOW that must be so thought process consuming. With Opel and Vauxhall you would be shot down in flames heaps!
FORD MAKE TERRITORY, FALCON NOT TO MENTION FOCUS COMING UP DOWNUNDER WITHOUT THE PARTY HOOPLA FANFARE IN YOUR FACE ADS OF HOLDEN; WHEREAS HOLDEN MAKE 1 SOLITARY BLOODY CAR… THE COMMODORE (genes from Opel).
This should be the new ad for TV: HOLDEN MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO REDEFINING ITS GLOBAL POSITION AWAY FROM AUSTRALIA!
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September 16th, 2007 at 11:50 am
I was hoping that with the name change you might stop spamming the posts Roberto (Colonel Klink). Obviously I was being waaay to hopeful.
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September 16th, 2007 at 11:56 am
Hey JBot. WOW you still around, Mate I do not have to answer to a snotty green between the ears uni geek who thinks the world revolves around your stupid comments
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September 16th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Why did you then?
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September 16th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Drop the rubbish hey as do not need to answer to you! So what car you like. Iam Ford, but all others (if good)
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September 16th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Roberto why dont you drop the charade with this Colonel link… I know you lost any crediblity under your other name but no need to use an alias to try and restore somme form of pride.
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September 16th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
RE YOUR IDIOTS
SKYSTAR AIRPORT SERVICES WILL BE CLOSING OPERATIONS IN WA WITHIN 3 MONTHS
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September 16th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Paul, mate your an idiot of the highest calibre. You defy any resemblance of brains with your total lack of common bloody sense… and then you expect me to listen to a green as cucumber wet between the ears lacking any life skills uni student tell me builders make $30K per annum. If you have any issues put your address up and we will sort out any issues face to face.
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September 16th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
You and the jbot uni boy seem to be pretty close… are you two an item and share the same room in the Campus or are you two the same person. Paul mate are you a nurse, have you got any backbone and balls to tell us your job. You FISTED yourself really well with your idiotic silly views on builders. You crack me up that some geek like you can hold down a job and we get a laugh of following your narrow small views.
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September 16th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
Are you threatening me with violence? Mate your a joke, you claim to earning a fair income as a builder, yet you also state you live in Grafton. The problem? Grafton isnt exactly experiencing a building boom, in fact, I doubt many new houses are built here at all each year let alone enough to warrant a job out of it in the area. Your new persona is built on lies Roberto / Andrew.M (Take your pic).
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September 16th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Nah Paul, Andrew M is a different person. His comments actually make sense and are not ranting gibberish. He also doesn’t stoop to childish name calling.
Does it also crack you up that “some geek like you” will soon be earning much more than you? It certainly cracks me up, only because from the contact we’ve had you appear to be an a**hole. You can build your houses, I’ll stick to bridges and skyscrapers thanks.
P.S. Grafton is a hole.
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Hey the Git club. Too embarrassed to tell us your job Paul. DUMB = Paul as he claims to be in so in touch with reality that he states builders make 30K a year. You and your little homie boys are the wusses. Iam a second dan in Zen Do Kai and could bowl you both up if you want; I promise to not take too long. Chicken boy!
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Lol I dont think he is building houses mate, just a lie, the only thing I can think of him building up is a claim for disability pension… he seems to fall very short when it comes to expressing his emotions through text.
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Lol Klink I will give you this much, its in Business. Im not going to tell you exactly, because you dont have a right to know. What I can tell you, as I alraedy have, is that I will no doubt earn more money then you do out in Grafton in my first year of employment. Not saying Im better then you, Im sure you chose building for good reasons… lack of smarts.
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Paul, least I have a real job building homes. You are sooooo ever out of touch that you have no credence when it comes to builders income and have zilch capacity to differentiate between a builder and a carpenter 1%. Mate, you would be a nurse as you seem so feeble a little wussy baby boy with nil life skills
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
not sure why he would need to know the difference anyway. and its been established hes not a nurse..
ive had enough of this, so ill just be commenting on cars from now on.
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
oh, and its lucky youve got your “life skills”, cause there isnt much else going for you.
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Mate your on the governments payroll if your doing building out in Grafton, on the dole. There is no way you get any work out their… your just lying as usual, its either you dont live in Grafton or you not a builder.
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
JBOT & PAUL… let me make it worth time away from building. Both at same time you yellow belly chicken geeks. Any backbone to confirm where we meet up girls???
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Yeah meet up at Multiplex… 6pm tomoroz. Dont be late.
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Where is that?
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Paul the Nurse>>>>>>> where is that and what town?
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September 16th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
Ok your thicker then I thought, Multiplex is a building and construction company, called a joke at your expense. Im having my doubts now that your even old enough to drive let alone have a decent job…. your inability to type supports s