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Originally Posted by guym
photn round three
you obviously don't read the papers and see the news. where do you think I get the info about the drop in large car segment...........news and stats figure all the info that is in the public domain.
my comment about basic car shape was nothing to do with the BF and XA. It was in response to your comment about ford not droping the falcon because the car has won bathurst. My point is (and I will repeat myself) is that the ford sold on the street is nothing like the car raced on the track. Its only people that should no better that think, oh a car won a race so its a good car so I should buy one because the street car will be a good car too. sorry to spoil this great theory but the car racing and manufacturing industries don't work that way. Manufactures want us to think like that but its not actually true. Its called marketing spin.
Turauas, totally agree with your comment about its a crap car with crap styling. but the rest of your argument doesn't make sence or the commondore would never had sold because before it came around the only thing we knew about holden was the Kingswood and taroona. another example is the focus in europe, before it was the escort.
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A) i do read the paper and see the news. but all media is corupt in one way or another. i get the general Jist of what they are trying to say. As MelbZetec said and i knew b4 hand that those figures you where probably Reffering to was probably the VFACTs. im not arguing actual numbers cause i cbf reading all the numbers or paying to see them for that matter.
B) your second paragraph...Have you read the history books....im pretty sure that the Phase3 GTHO was what they raced at bathurst along with the Phase 3/4 XW/Y GT. yet you could buy those from ford themselves. i agree its not the Case with the Newer cars but the GT is very well respected in its own manner and very much a street race car..
Holden had established a long line of followers even with just the Torana and Kingswood that and they where an AUSSIE company so that assisted them when they brought in the first commodore. no one said the Commodore was an instant hit when it was first released, it took time to grow on ppl, and the Fact that Holden was using it to run at bathurst helped them majorly to promote and sell the car. that and peter brock.
But come on seriously mate. you jump on a predominatly Falcon dominated forum and tell them that Ford should drop the car. lol.
Another comparison you could of made was that b4 the fiesta was the laser. yet the Fiesta took off slowly and then skyrocketed. just like the Focus in europe. its a pretty bug thing in europe the Focus and Fiesta.
just an idea mate...next time you start a post like your first one. dont come out guns firing and what not. actually think about what your gonna say. and then think. there are people out there that are more smarter than me...
oh and "IM not the center of the Universe and i do not have infinate knowledge"
kk pumpkin....
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