hypnodoc It's All In Your Mind Gold Donating Members 2,198 Member For: 21y 8m 5d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/01/05 07:02 AM Share Posted 21/01/05 07:02 AM :lol: I went into a ford dealer in Bris today to see about replacing a couple of company runners and got told that Typhoon and Tornado production has ceased as a result of a faulty clutch and they would be recalled to be fixed or replaced with a different type. So the fools at the FPV Clown factory have finally admitted that the clutch in the Typhoon has a fault and is a POS. I wonder if they will replace it with the single plate POS GT clutch and dig themselves into an even deeper hole before they go into denial about the 6 speed rattle being anything but normal . I don't suffer fools easily and despise dealin with liars and deniers, if I had a GM running my company the way these fools have managed FPV I would throw them out on their ar$e so fast they would have blisters from the carpet burns . When I return to Perth on Monday I will cop the tear and get the dust storm as far away from myself as I can. The focusse's will all become Corollas now out of principle, which is a shame because they are a very reliable little run around, but then again so is the Corolla. I'm going to cut my losses now, because after Motor and Wheels finish their upcoming roastings it will take at least a year for the Typhoons reputation to recover even if they do get all the evident bugs fixed, and any pre Dec 05 builds will be orphaned as dogs and worth bugger all IMHO. Such a shame as ut could have been such a good car Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/15296-typhoon-and-tornado-production-ceases/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennAUII Former XT pilot Lifetime Members 4,791 Member For: 21y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: The Womb Posted 21/01/05 07:07 AM Share Posted 21/01/05 07:07 AM Try before you buy I say. I know I'd never spend $65k on a car without a test drive. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/15296-typhoon-and-tornado-production-ceases/#findComment-211330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnodoc It's All In Your Mind Gold Donating Members 2,198 Member For: 21y 8m 5d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/01/05 07:49 AM Author Share Posted 21/01/05 07:49 AM Try before you buy I say. I know I'd never spend $65k on a car without a test drive.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>You are a smarter man than me Glen :lol: , but then again how could anybody know the issues that would come up after the boys at the clown factory had 2 years to get ti right? So am I stupid or does FPV tell little porkies :wacko: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/15296-typhoon-and-tornado-production-ceases/#findComment-211357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBT56 Mal Wood Automotive Member 457 Member For: 22y 7m 27d Gender: Male Posted 21/01/05 07:52 AM Share Posted 21/01/05 07:52 AM Hey Doc, did you fly or drive to Brisbane? I would love to see your car. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/15296-typhoon-and-tornado-production-ceases/#findComment-211358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 8m 24d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 21/01/05 07:54 AM Share Posted 21/01/05 07:54 AM FPV Clown factory:wacko: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/15296-typhoon-and-tornado-production-ceases/#findComment-211359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnodoc It's All In Your Mind Gold Donating Members 2,198 Member For: 21y 8m 5d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/01/05 07:57 AM Author Share Posted 21/01/05 07:57 AM Hey Doc, did you fly or drive to Brisbane? I would love to see your car.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Mate I flew and have the pleasure of driving around in a new Ti Maxima until I go back west tomorrow. I'm glad you would love to see it as all I want to see of it is the ar$e end as it disappears into the dealership that replaces it, although it would look good with 5 foot high flames coming out of it. Sorry to be negative but frankly I'm over FPV and their complete incompetence :wacko: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/15296-typhoon-and-tornado-production-ceases/#findComment-211361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBT56 Mal Wood Automotive Member 457 Member For: 22y 7m 27d Gender: Male Posted 21/01/05 08:01 AM Share Posted 21/01/05 08:01 AM Bet I can fix it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/15296-typhoon-and-tornado-production-ceases/#findComment-211362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennAUII Former XT pilot Lifetime Members 4,791 Member For: 21y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: The Womb Posted 21/01/05 08:01 AM Share Posted 21/01/05 08:01 AM Try before you buy I say. I know I'd never spend $65k on a car without a test drive.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>You are a smarter man than me Glen :lol: , but then again how could anybody know the issues that would come up after the boys at the clown factory had 2 years to get ti right? So am I stupid or does FPV tell little porkies :wacko:<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Still though, if you test drove you'd have found out Not having a go mate. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/15296-typhoon-and-tornado-production-ceases/#findComment-211363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwnaXR6T Member 1,519 Member For: 22y 7m 5d Location: Sydney Australia Posted 21/01/05 08:08 AM Share Posted 21/01/05 08:08 AM Test drive or no test drive. Docs opinion would have been the same after test drive it wasn't till after he had the car for a little while that he noticed all the problems... I bought my T with out a test drive of one..... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/15296-typhoon-and-tornado-production-ceases/#findComment-211369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtRmn8 570Nm @1800rpm Donating Members 2,441 Member For: 21y 9m 12d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 21/01/05 08:39 AM Share Posted 21/01/05 08:39 AM Doc, hope you enjoy the Adventurer more then the Hoon! ...............what are you buying next? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/15296-typhoon-and-tornado-production-ceases/#findComment-211390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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