January Sales

[Ext User(Big uns)]

I love how every company was doing better this Jan than last: except for
Mitsubishi esp the 380.

And large 4wds are down by 30%

And alternative fuel cars are a piss in the ocean.,

Australia loves a 4 cylinders.

[Ext User(Kev)]

Big uns wrote:

> I love how every company was doing better this Jan than last: except for
> Mitsubishi esp the 380.
>
> And large 4wds are down by 30%
>
> And alternative fuel cars are a piss in the ocean.,
>
> Australia loves a 4 cylinders.
>
>


Shit yeah
I've had 4cyl 4WDs for years

and Holdens is tops
Fords suck shit


Kev

[Ext User(Magic Mushroom Farmer)]

>and Holdens is tops
>Fords suck shit

Thats like ;
deawoo's is tops
Merc's suck shit?

[Ext User(Tsunami)]

"Big uns" <wogboy@riceboy.blog> wrote in message
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> I love how every company was doing better this Jan than last: except for
> Mitsubishi esp the 380.
>
> And large 4wds are down by 30%
>
> And alternative fuel cars are a piss in the ocean.,
>
> Australia loves a 4 cylinders.
>
>
I thought it was great when those figures were announced... particularly the
"30% drop in large 4WD segment".
The anti 4WD brigade have really been hammering the point that (very
paraphrased, only roughly) in 1980 it was about 10% of new car sales was
4WD's and now it is about 30% (something like that).
They use that as part of the justification for their banning 4WD and / or
banning bull bars philosophy. We already have some schools talking about
banning 4WD's within their carparks. Very annoying if you use your fourbie
for what it is intended, and then once a year the missus uses it to pick up
the kids as her car is in for a service etc, and she gets abused for driving
a "child killer" blah blah.
The fuel prices *are* very annoying and too high etc (different discussion)
...... but it is nice to see those who *need* a 4WD buy one, and those
considering a 4WD just cos they have 4 kids buy a Falcadore wagon instead.
Helps us out.

[Ext User(TyBreaker)]

Tsunami wrote:
> for what it is intended, and then once a year the missus uses it to pick up
> the kids as her car is in for a service etc, and she gets abused for driving
> a "child killer" blah blah.

That's probably exactly the scenario that people fear - someone driving
a large 4WD who is not well practiced with it and so has the higher risk
of an accident.

As for fuel economy, the Nissan Patrol 3.0 TD gets better mileage than
medium sized 4WDs like Prado (NRMA TCO review from a year or two ago)
and even better economy than Ford station wagons! I say this because I
drive a Ford wagon and the trip computer says it's averaging 14.5
l/100km whereas the Patrol does about 9 (so I'm told).


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[Ext User(The Red Krawler)]

> As for fuel economy, the Nissan Patrol 3.0 TD gets better mileage than
> medium sized 4WDs like Prado (NRMA TCO review from a year or two ago) and
> even better economy than Ford station wagons! I say this because I drive
> a Ford wagon and the trip computer says it's averaging 14.5 l/100km
> whereas the Patrol does about 9 (so I'm told).

Stick a turbo diesel in a falcadore and reap the benefits of good fuel
economy. Lose all your power though, unless buckets of torque at 1500rpm is
all you require. And you enjoy sitting at idle with a rattly old diesel
shaking the shit out of the car.

[Ext User(Michael C)]

"Magic Mushroom Farmer" <jjbruce@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> >and Holdens is tops
>>Fords suck shit
>
> Thats like ;
> deawoo's is tops
> Merc's suck shit?

More like McDonald's is tops, KFC suck shit.

Michael

[Ext User(Michael C)]

"TyBreaker" <tybreakerNO@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> As for fuel economy, the Nissan Patrol 3.0 TD gets better mileage than
> medium sized 4WDs like Prado (NRMA TCO review from a year or two ago) and
> even better economy than Ford station wagons! I say this because I drive
> a Ford wagon and the trip computer says it's averaging 14.5 l/100km
> whereas the Patrol does about 9 (so I'm told).

Sounds like you've conducted that comparison very scientifically.

Michael

[Ext User(Tsunami)]

"budgie" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:57:30 +0800, "Tsunami" <.> wrote:
>
> (snip)
> >We already have some schools talking about
> >banning 4WD's within their carparks. Very annoying if you use your
fourbie
> >for what it is intended, and then once a year the missus uses it to pick
up
> >the kids as her car is in for a service etc, and she gets abused for
driving
> >a "child killer" blah blah.
>
> usually it's the other way around - the fourbie is the daily
> school-drop-and-pick-er and it gets used once a year for its intended
purpose.
>
> Of the fourbies lined up at the school, 90% only go off-road onto the
front lawn
> for a wash.

Yes. and you will see from my post I say that is a *bad* thing. So in a
little tiny way, fuel pricing is being a *good* thing for 4WD enthusiasts as
there is a lot less Toorak tractors being bought

[Ext User(xxtonyxx@altavista.com not really)]

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:51:22 +1000, Kev <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote:

>Big uns wrote:
>
>> I love how every company was doing better this Jan than last: except for
>> Mitsubishi esp the 380.
>>
>> And large 4wds are down by 30%
>>
>> And alternative fuel cars are a piss in the ocean.,
>>
>> Australia loves a 4 cylinders.
>>
>>
>
>
>Shit yeah
>I've had 4cyl 4WDs for years
>
>and Holdens is tops
>Fords suck shit
>
What you talkin' 'bout boy.... ??

Fords is great......
>
>Kev

[Ext User(Figjam aka Biggus dickus)]

LOL so thats your forecast for the decade is it ?


Fig



>
>> I love how every company was doing better this Jan than last: except for
>> Mitsubishi esp the 380.
>>
>> And large 4wds are down by 30%
>>
>> And alternative fuel cars are a piss in the ocean.,
>>
>> Australia loves a 4 cylinders.
>
>
> Shit yeah
> I've had 4cyl 4WDs for years
>
> and Holdens is tops
> Fords suck shit
>
>
> Kev

[Ext User(Garry Beattie)]

<xxtonyxx@altavista.com not really> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:51:22 +1000, Kev <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote:
>
>>
> What you talkin' 'bout boy.... ??
>
> Fords is great......
>>

I used to think that too.

Until my 3 year old Ford shit itself and a number of mechanics told me the
Fords life expectancy these days is 100,000kms. We did 108,000!!

Then, we seen the light!! We were taken to the promised land..... well the
Toyota Dealer anyway!!
I can not fault the Toyota Prado, even if it is just a 2.7L 4cylinder.

Comfortable, good riding, runs well off road, tows even better and the air
conditioner gives me frostbite on the knuckles!! I love it!!

Garry

[Ext User(xxtonyxx@altavista.com not really)]

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:03:26 +1000, "Garry Beattie"
<gjbeattie@iinet.net.au> wrote:

>
><xxtonyxx@altavista.com not really> wrote in message
>news:a7rav1d1rs35tpdtti8eombhj7d263uj66@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:51:22 +1000, Kev <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>>
>> What you talkin' 'bout boy.... ??
>>
>> Fords is great......
>>>
At least the Ford Courier/mazda Bravo 2.5 TD Seems to be.

But guess time will tell, so far only done a quick 60,000 in it and so
far am impressed.

>I used to think that too.
>
>Until my 3 year old Ford shit itself and a number of mechanics told me the
>Fords life expectancy these days is 100,000kms. We did 108,000!!
>
>Then, we seen the light!! We were taken to the promised land..... well the
>Toyota Dealer anyway!!
>I can not fault the Toyota Prado, even if it is just a 2.7L 4cylinder.
>
>Comfortable, good riding, runs well off road, tows even better and the air
>conditioner gives me frostbite on the knuckles!! I love it!!
>
>Garry
>

[Ext User(ant)]

The Red Krawler wrote:

> Stick a turbo diesel in a falcadore and reap the benefits of good fuel
> economy. Lose all your power though, unless buckets of torque at
> 1500rpm is all you require. And you enjoy sitting at idle with a
> rattly old diesel shaking the shit out of the car.

You should be in Advertising!


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ant

[Ext User(D Walford)]

ant wrote:
> The Red Krawler wrote:
>
>
>>Stick a turbo diesel in a falcadore and reap the benefits of good fuel
>>economy. Lose all your power though, unless buckets of torque at
>>1500rpm is all you require. And you enjoy sitting at idle with a
>>rattly old diesel shaking the shit out of the car.
>
>
> You should be in Advertising!
>
>
True, his fantasies may earn him some money:-)



Daryl

[Ext User(Kev)]

Figjam aka Biggus dickus wrote:

> LOL so thats your forecast for the decade is it ?
>
>
> Fig
>
>
>
>
>>>I love how every company was doing better this Jan than last: except for
>>>Mitsubishi esp the 380.
>>>
>>>And large 4wds are down by 30%
>>>
>>>And alternative fuel cars are a piss in the ocean.,
>>>
>>>Australia loves a 4 cylinders.
>>
>>
>>Shit yeah
>>I've had 4cyl 4WDs for years
>>
>>and Holdens is tops
>>Fords suck shit
>>
>>
>>Kev
>
>
>


Yeah mate
and 4WDs will continue to murder lil babies


Kev