Comments on: September Sale Figures

By: Luke

Luke — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:50:50 +0000

have to agree on the i30… that diesel has plenty of torque to keep up with the falcon, and will maul it for fuel ecconomy! If only the new government would reduce the excise on diesel so it was 30% cheaper than petrol like it is in Europe- no one would bother with petrol or lpg!

had an e39 BMW 525tds while I lived in the UK, and it would sit on 80mph all day returning 43mpg!

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:20:29 +0000

firstly hairdressers are too sexy to drive camrys.

elantraelite,
thats right diesels do get consumption a lot lower but diesel is still quite dearer
a gas falcon would use 3 times the amount of fuel but diesel is 2.5-3 times dearer, so only now are we seeing a small car out do a gas falcon on fuel costs.
the margin is now buggerall so i would look at what you dont have in a small car……or what you lose

By: mark

mark — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:55:36 +0000

I cant believe you blokes admit to driving a 4cyl camry. They are the most under powered pieces of shit on the road, the type of car an elderly hairdresser would think she looked pretty good in. Forget depreciation and think humiliation if you had to own one. Falcons are at least a little fun to drive, much better than a microsleep inducing camry.

By: elantraelite

elantraelite — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:58:52 +0000

Now that many car companies are offering diesel… Falcon vs a Hyundai i30 at 5litres per 100km? an even bigger gap.
Sales are down, interest rates are up… there are many contributing factors when you consider how much australia’s economy has changed since 2005.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:12:27 +0000

Jbot,
yes maybe the falcon gas is only say $4-$5 per 100k cheaper (its not $2 like you say) but you have to imagine that over at least a tank full. round figures your fuel bill will halve in a falcon on gas

dont forget that the corolla is only like $2.50 per 100ks cheaper than a petrol falcon too.
which means the falcon (e-gas) is cheaper to run (in terms of fuel costs anyway)

also tell us again where they put the gas tank in the LPG falcons??
for your information they go where the fuel tank void is NOT in the boot

By: Colonel Klink

Colonel Klink — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:48:21 +0000

Oops @ last post… do that speed in Corolla and the gap closes much quicker as economy gets much worse in Corolla. Dare say lineball real quick and over around 2.5-5yrs Ford ute is in front say on 35K kms p.a!

By: Colonel Klink

Colonel Klink — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:43:54 +0000

Remember when I say brisk driving in ute I mean snappy acceleration and 105kms in 100kms zones, sometimes tailgate close to someone speeding around 120ish and stay close to avoid cops (which proved cannot be booked as the cop could not pinpoint exactly who speeded on reading). Do that in the Corolla and the gap closes much quicker. Also too, my ute has full load of tools, etc for Supervising home building, etc to check contractors works so dare say economy would improve too. Another feather in Ford’s cap was model after 2003 had better fuel economy (think it was 5-10% better). GAP IS REAL CLOSE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS GOVERNMENT REBATE APPLIED WHICH NARROWS GAP AND OVER A LONG PERIOD (5YRS @35K kms p.a) DARE SAY FORD EDGES IN FRONT!

By: Colonel Klink

Colonel Klink — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:36:50 +0000

If it was new it would really favour Corolla only cause initial outlay higher. But the more years both cars would be kept would narrow it borderline extremely closer (if not in Ford’s favour). The Corolla new on road cost would be around the $21 versus the Falcon ute around $30 plus government incentive = will not take long for ute to close the gap!

Mate if you want to waste money then do so; great big hero car and you are not on the Autobahn makes tremendous logic! LOL! My scenario makes great sense as got with very low kms and under new car warranty, claimed the GST on very low price I got and run up heaps KMS and will sell for more then what I paid. HA HA LOL YOU CAN HAVE YOUR HERO CAR MATE!

By: jbot

jbot — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:28:43 +0000

Haha now you’re bringing used cars into it to void the depreciation factor! You’re right, many factors come into a comparison, but to have a fair and balanced comparision, those factors should be a similar as possible (except of course the factor you’re comparing).

By: Colonel Klink

Colonel Klink — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:26:51 +0000

Iam thinking of selling my ute and looking at i30 diesel or be bold and get Landrover Discovery as we have 2 big cars (if new 5star safety top of list followed by economy, engine, inclusions). Like the Yaris but wee tad small and still to be sold on little car 5star saefty in real world situation! If I sell my car Iam in front of purchase price and in my case great! WORSE IF I GOT NEW CAR!