dazza1981

Yes, real world honest feedback looking at the Ecoboost for what it is supposed to be, comparing my old FG XR6 Turbo (which I did use for work as well as play), as well as taking into account my time on the road visiting clients etc.

I suggest everyone just drive one... Drove a G6 EcoBoost limited edition last week, We are coming up to renewing my work car, which in the case of our work they will only accept 4 cylinders, usually diesels. These things are fantastic! dont know what lag the magazines are reffering to but I couldnt feel any, as for seat of the pants it felt just as quick if not quicker than the Inline 6. You can notice the lighter front (felt lighter than my old Fg XRT) feels really nice in the twisty stuff even with G6 suspension & eco tyres. Granted only two of us in the car and no luggage, but I was impressed none the less. The only downside is the engine noise lacks the roar of the 6 but if you just focus on how quick it goes when you stick the boot in all is forgiven, Slow down to city commuting and the thing is just effortless. Limited edition see's leather seats 8 inch touch screen & of course the other g6 features, fleet price with other discounts looking at sub $35k, say $141/wk over 5 years, Take that to the boss with the bonus of cheaper rego & 8L/100 fuel consumption, (this demo had about 800km on clock, average fuel was sitting at 8. Would make a happy boss! and a happy me when the alternative would be me sitting in a 4 cylinder hatch all day long! If they want to sell these things, they need to get as many fleet managers as possible in these things and let them loose, infact just get as many people driving these cars as possible, they will sell themselves once driven, the 4cyl preconceptions disappear! Alongside actually marketing the things!

Very well said harryh - couldn’t agree more. All said and done the whole thing is just a big marketing ploy preying on the uneducated (ask people on the street and see how many know the meaning behind the carbon buzz word...) just so the government can collect more revenue & keep the Greens onside & happy in the process. Just like the "Organic" buzz word.. But don’t get me started on that. Not to mention the ridiculous compensation schemes, "We are going to increase dole payments family benefits for low income earners/unemployed, We are also going to increase the tax free threshold to encourage more long term unemployed to go to work"..... So tell me why a dole bludger is now going to want to find a job when you just increased his dole payment? As I tried to explain all of this supposed logic to my young nephew and how little difference one small country can make, "If you had 200 people in a room and they all fart, then the next day you have 200 people in a room and 199 of them fart do you think you will be able to tell the difference in smell....

You can smile again, new owners have signed the paperwork to purchase Denmac, give it 2 weeks to sort out all the legals and it will be full steam ahead again, this will also mean alot of the good staff that "lost" their jobs will be back at work Happy days, its been a bastard dealing with some of the other local Ford Dealers

The world is really full of scum, My fiance and I had the same problem a few months ago, we bought her a Brand new Black Peugeot 207 Convertible, We took it straight home that night after delivery, The next morning she took it to work... Came out at morning tea time to get something out of it and found it had been keyed all the way down one side.... It had 0000041 kilometers on the clock FFS. But she is a retail manager unfortunatley so it is parked at a scum hole shopping centre 6 days a week