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15-04-2013, 04:12 PM
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Hey guy's has anyone any idea how the sales with the EcoBoost are doing as I keep seeing more and more on the road! And I must say that they are very smart looking car
 The G6 Version seems popular. Maybe the word is getting out on how great this car is. |
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15-04-2013, 04:34 PM
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I have seen a couple about now and the new ad on TV is a ripper
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15-04-2013, 04:39 PM
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335 - STILL THE BOSS ...
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What new add???? Seen a Facebook one on the Mondeo EcoBoost but no the Falcon?
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15-04-2013, 04:46 PM
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Peter Car
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Still selling as badly now as it has from the start. I've seen no improvement in build numbers.
This was one product Ford really needed to do the hard yards selling it on its advantages, but didn't bother. Hence barely anyone knows it exists let alone how good it is. |
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15-04-2013, 06:04 PM
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I've seen them in car yards but never on the road. If I was after one of the non sports models Falcons the ecoboost would be my engine of choice. (I'm not in the market atm at all)
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15-04-2013, 06:19 PM
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Basically it has a series of historical events that made a major change to technology such as davinci's helicopter and the mobile phone in which all the audience thought they were crazy and gestured a "cuckoo". The last scene is two men in an EB. The driver tells the passenger it is an EB. He tries to gesture "cuckoo" and the driver floors it sitting him back in his seat and the gesture changes to surprise. |
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15-04-2013, 06:22 PM
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335 - STILL THE BOSS ...
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Yep thats the one I saw on FB ..... it is a good ad but is for the Mondeo only. Even though promotes EcoBoost, no mention of anything else.
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15-04-2013, 06:32 PM
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Bugger. I thought it was Falcon. Maybe they did it for both although I suspect that would be quite unlikely.
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15-04-2013, 06:54 PM
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15-04-2013, 06:57 PM
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15-04-2013, 07:00 PM
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15-04-2013, 07:11 PM
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tassie yes mate! lol Well that explains it then, there are heaps around mostly see them at hotels attractions ect so yeh. gee I like them the more I see them lets hope the customers can get some positive news out there for them and tell others they even exsist. |
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15-04-2013, 07:17 PM
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Just saw the ad. Would have liked some info, stats or comparisons to go along with it.
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15-04-2013, 07:23 PM
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The Falcon EcoBoost will always be deemed a failure in the eyes of some because it didn't automatically double the sales of the falcon and be the magic potion that cures all ills...
The true measure will be when the FU is released, and ford pull all there focus into that... ...that, and the Mustang receiving the EB4, only then can fords investment be truly judged.
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15-04-2013, 07:32 PM
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Started seeing more myself, most likely my next car G6 EB or G6E EB
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15-04-2013, 07:40 PM
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i saw a white one cruising along yesterday, it looked pretty sharp.
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15-04-2013, 07:42 PM
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Mine G6E is ordered and I hope to pick it up in early June. I picked it not only for the motor, but the improved handling with the better weight distribution. So it will be a highway car as well as local.
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15-04-2013, 07:43 PM
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I'd be happy with a XT. don't care if its a 6 or an ecoboost too be honest
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15-04-2013, 08:05 PM
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I actually prefered the interior of the XT to the G6. Also the front looked a little tougher. You could see the cooler through the front better on the XT as well.
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15-04-2013, 08:06 PM
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Yet another example of sheer incompetence from Ford's marketing department. They make an ad about ecoboost but feature a bloody Mondeo, when it is Falcon they should be shoving in everyone's face.
I give up. |
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15-04-2013, 08:10 PM
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They also do nothing to explain the tech. More power and less fuel??? Hmm like every other car claim. Why not mention the power and torque or that it is a turbocharged direct injected engine. People like hearing the tech stuff even if they don't get it.
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15-04-2013, 08:21 PM
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15-04-2013, 08:51 PM
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15-04-2013, 08:52 PM
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15-04-2013, 08:54 PM
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Its funny Ford would rather spend their money advertising a car they can't even get, because of the production strikes in Genk, then the one that's overstocked  They couldn't even get 100 Mondeo's last month. Talk about a clown factory. |
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15-04-2013, 08:56 PM
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I hate to say it but I've only seen one Falcon EB on the road. It was only the other day and it was a XT. It's a real shame not to see more.
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15-04-2013, 09:48 PM
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Will Ford even bother to advertise the MY14 Falcon?
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15-04-2013, 09:57 PM
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How do you pick an Ecoboost?
Is it just a badge somewhere? Cant say I've seen one yet. Why isn't the EB available on the XT? I thought that would be the logical model to have it on??
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Just a badge on a boot...so really, it would take a keen eye to easly spot one.  
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15-04-2013, 10:05 PM
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Most Ford ads look like they are the type of thing that sounds good in a sales meeting but end up crap in reality.
Suit 1: "Then in the ad the old fashioned professor invents a mobile telephone by cutting off the cord and the other guy thinks he is cuckoo" Suit 2: "hilarious!" Suit 3: "umm why don't we explain how Ecoboost works showing the advantages over other engine types and at the same time show the benefits of Falcon itself. All this framed by imagery of one driving along beautiful Australian scenery. This will let us open up an rational dialogue with buyers portraying the strengths of the car while at the same time appealing to the emotional aspects of buying a Falcon. After all, buying a car is a significant investment and Falcon has copped a bit of flack lately so its important we give people reasons to buy the car by appealing to their heart and their head" Suit 2: "but in that ad, who will be wearing a funny costume?" Suit 3: "(sigh) never mind" |
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