Comments on: 2009 Ford F-150 2008 Detroit Auto Show

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:18:23 +0000

Only in Australia could you call a vehicle that is actually useful like the F-series as “lame and useless.” What is the definition of useful, a road car with two seats and a tray on the back which can’t hold much weight or size in cargo? So a Holden ute which has two seats, can’t go off road, can’t tow, can’t haul, still uses 16mpg or 14L/100km…and all it can do is burnouts. Now, that is lame. Or the toughest thing you can buy in Australia? A Toyota 70 series, which has a 20+ year old design, and hasn’t really been changed. Still nowhere near as tough as an F-series. Sure the F-series is refined and made with plush interiors. That doesn’t mean there isn’t any engineering towards towing, hauling and durability. If you think Toyotas a tougher, look at the tow ratings, and look up the torsional strength tests between the F-series and Toyota Tundra platform. We can’t buy decent trucks in Australia, so instead of demanding the manufacturers from bringing them out so we can buy them, we will knock the Americans for building nice trucks. LOL

By: Sund00bie

Sund00bie — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:24:29 +0000

HAHAHA “oz” you crazy mofo..

Um, well its Lame because its lame. What else is their to be said about it ?

Just because its the biggest selling truck over there doesnt mean its a good thing does it ? “oz” look where GM is as of today.

Plus, i also find it lame how you do this “oz”

By: ROD nothot

ROD nothot — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:41:28 +0000

mmm Yeah ,I guess billy has a point. Only buy one if you really need it! I don’t see any great Improvements in style other than new tail lights and front grill and thats enough to call it a new model ,some one at ford is getting lazy by the looks of it. By the way OZ ,keep away from the milk in china ,it might kill you , So will the F150 if it hits you …how Ironic

By: Silly Billy

Silly Billy — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:34:23 +0000

As Aerodynamic as a house brick ,and as fast as a pushbike ,and more power than 4x hilux’s towing each other ,just to get around with a payload enough to move house. Unless you really need something that big ,and they are made in spain nowadays ,greg sees the bigger picture , thats because he is looking at an Effy -LOL (there not small)Great for the HWY ,but not for the hip pocket…. Mark your carbon footprint “HERE” (size 12) LMAO Now I know why they stop bringing them into AUS in 2004 ?Question, TOYOTA is the biggest car manufacturer in the world…do they make anything quite this big ,landcruzer is smaller by quite a bit.Its a comfortable kenworth,,If you need a truck ,just buy a truck and be done with it!!!Its not a passanger car city comuter….One Ftruck is being built every second of every day.There is a big enough market , they could have spent more time on styling ,i agree with andrewM ,get the toorak Tractors off the road ,they are driven by tools with too much money.Don’t have a problem with EFFY drivers ,little older and a little wizer I guess.They know they need space to slow down,where as A range rover can be driven by a fararri driver wana be-haha

By: Duck

Duck — Sun, 25 May 2008 08:52:06 +0000

Bloody hell Ford U.S.A! I just came to this article and just looked at the pictures, I NOW fell SICK!!!!!!!!!! How do you think you will sell them!!!!! Well, well you wont, only to the Americans of course but no chance in oz!!!!!!!!!! I wouldn’t even lay my egg in the back of the ute!!!!!!!!!! THAS HOW DISGUSTING IT IS!!!!!!!!!!! BOO YOU FORD U.S.A!

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:39:40 +0000

OMG its soooo U-G-L-Y !!!

Why is there no design flair in US cars ??? SUV means it’s gonna be big, ugly, high, flat nose pushing a chunk of chrome about, and we can expect that from next years models too. No originality all pre-determined. So boooring!

For the wise one thinking an F150 outlives a smart in a head-on, think again … a smart EATS F150′s in head-ons, and apart from the never-used abilities of off-roading and carting your house in the back, everything else too.

By: Rik

Rik — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:06:26 +0000

I will buy a diesel f150 4×4 as soon as they land in Aus. One reason is I need a twin cab with 8ft tray and no one sells them. Hilux is good but 6 ft tray max on twin cab, the others are the same

By: Duck

Duck — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:37:34 +0000

(SMILE)

By: Duck

Duck — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:37:15 +0000

No!………….I’m not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Oz.

Oz. — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:09:24 +0000

^Duck your joking right?