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Mondeo v Falcon article found on Carsguide
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I agree, I love my Zetec Mondeo. Easily the best car I have ever driven. It corners like nothing else. BUY THIS CAR.
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I dont really find the new falcon or the mondeo very easy on the eye....... just me maybe
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Are there any figures out yet on how well Mondeo is selling??
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I got called by a Ford survey rep this morning and I told him that I thought Ford was holding back on advertising/selling the Mondeo because they were afraid of it hurting Falcon sales. He made a comment which didn't dissuade me from my belief. Despite the opinion of motoring writers etc., the Mondeo is not a medium-sized car - it's a large car with a medium-sized engine. I believe it will hurt Falcon sales. I've owned many Falcons but I would not buy another one in preference to a Mondeo. |
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I remember reading they're selling really well, it's just we can't get enough into the country as we've been only been allocated a couple 100 a mth. Another problem is FORD AUS underestimating the TD craze with over 40% of the orders being the TD's leaving people having to wait. This is prob a reason why there's not many out on the road yet. |
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There seems to be a world wide shortage on the mondeo at the moment... the factory has striked several times this year already and there are people in Europe waiting for cars they ordered in sept last year, so the lieklihood of ford au being able to change their allocation will be interesting, i guess since the 2008.5 is now in production with the new colours they might have a chance to swap things up. The first person who gets a mondeo with a locking fuel flap, let us know
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can not see the mondeo replacing the falcon any time soon. the aussie large car buyer just will not warm to fwd. the 380 is living proof. medium and small sells well in fwd but large is still a first class ticket to bankrupt in this country. its true the mondeo is very close to the falcon in actual size but the average punter still sees it as medium which could actually be a good thing. if ford trys to push it into the large car segment via a marketing campaign it could very well backfire on them.
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They wont push it into the large car market, they don't want to compete with the Falcon. They want it to compete with the Mazda 6 and alike. I know it's almost as big as a Falcon, but Ford will market it as a Mid-size car. As for the looks sly_ba, I know I am a bit bias because I own one. But that's why I was drawn to it, I love the styling of it. Don't get me wrong, I still love the Falcon and I hope it's around for many, many years to come. The FG is a good looking car and the new FPV range...WOW! Tough. 300kw V6. Eat that Holden.
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These Mondeo's are so smooth to drive and no cabin noise no diff clunks or rattles anywhere as yet. Great car to drive and cannot hear the engine at all when driving on the HWY.
The look of the car grows on us everyday and the engine is not as punchy as the Focus XR5 but nothing a zorst and edit won't fix if you want to go that way. Fuel is good and so far 650-700ks a tank city driving and this should get better as the engine frees up. Interior is great with plenty of leg room and heaps of boot space. The car handles very good for a front wheel drive and to be honest i can't tell the difference when driving around the City or HWY it's that smooth. Of course it doesn't have the punch our Phoon had and i do miss the power and torque of our old car but for now i'm bloody happy with our purchase until the new V6 engine comes out to play in the 2011 F6. Anyone buying one of these cars won't be disappointed
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I just a turbo falcon owner look over my new Mondeo & he reckons there's more room in my car. Yahoo, it goes like a rocket and all the extra km's from a diesel to boot.
The bluetooth option is fantastic - just leave the phone in the bag & I still know who's calling with the central display telling me who it is. My dad went all funny when he found out it was FWD but I remember he once had a Lancia HPE FWD and it had similar characteristics to this car. Just 'boot it' and see how quickly it gets you there. Fan-bloody-tastic I say. ![]() |
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RATT has started a Thread elsewhere in the Forums and he does mention that the March '08 Sales figures state that 356 Mondeo's were sold. So there you go!
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My wife finally spotted a black one yesterday. |
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