renster Member 24 Member For: 18y 4d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 18/07/07 09:18 AM Share Posted 18/07/07 09:18 AM With the close of the Geelong 6cyl factory what does that mena for us..I have just bought a new BF mk2 07 Xr6 Turbo..Aussie 4l Turbo yay!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/36734-ford-set-to-announce-future-of-geelong-engine-plant/page/2/#findComment-556228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 19y 8d Gender: Male Posted 18/07/07 09:29 AM Share Posted 18/07/07 09:29 AM it means alot of people will lose there jobs!I heard on the radio it will be a flow on effect of about 3000 jobsI can imagine it would be around that mark. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/36734-ford-set-to-announce-future-of-geelong-engine-plant/page/2/#findComment-556236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastR1Red Member 360 Member For: 20y 1m 28d Gender: Male Location: Mt Waverley Posted 18/07/07 09:44 AM Share Posted 18/07/07 09:44 AM As of 23rd July no more warranty. We won't be able to get any spare parts at all, that's all finished. There'll be no one able to fix our engines cos no one will know anything about them. I think it's all over for us T owners from Monday.If you find any I6 engines in second hand shops anywhere, snap em up.....Tongue in Cheek...LOLWasn't this actually happening in 2010? I saw the news tonight and everyone was crying over losing their jobs and houses. But I thought they'd get a payout plus keep working till the contract was finished in 2010???? Dunno.Think we'll be right for many years to come. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/36734-ford-set-to-announce-future-of-geelong-engine-plant/page/2/#findComment-556246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 19y 8d Gender: Male Posted 18/07/07 09:49 AM Share Posted 18/07/07 09:49 AM yeh but nobody wants to hear that they r losing their job.. even if its 3 years down the track! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/36734-ford-set-to-announce-future-of-geelong-engine-plant/page/2/#findComment-556248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Blue Powered by Ford's 3.7 V6 = Zoom Zoom Zoom! Member 890 Member For: 20y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: Tweed Heads Posted 18/07/07 09:53 AM Share Posted 18/07/07 09:53 AM As of 23rd July no more warranty. We won't be able to get any spare parts at all, that's all finished. There'll be no one able to fix our engines cos no one will know anything about them. I think it's all over for us T owners from Monday.. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/36734-ford-set-to-announce-future-of-geelong-engine-plant/page/2/#findComment-556251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastR1Red Member 360 Member For: 20y 1m 28d Gender: Male Location: Mt Waverley Posted 18/07/07 10:04 AM Share Posted 18/07/07 10:04 AM yeh but nobody wants to hear that they r losing their job.. even if its 3 years down the track!Too true SCRIBR. So far this is my 3rd time. 1st time was 4 weeks notice, second time was on the day, that was at Cisco when the dot com bubble burst, 400 in Aus lost their jobs that day, and the 3rd time was 2 years ago, but I got 9 months notice on that one. Every time I was a contractor so NO PAYOUT at all, only 4 weeks pay. ah well, I've been in communications most of my life and there's always work out there for me.Was very scary for a long time though. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/36734-ford-set-to-announce-future-of-geelong-engine-plant/page/2/#findComment-556258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 18/07/07 11:23 AM Share Posted 18/07/07 11:23 AM Big thanks to the World class workers at Geelong, please keep up the hard work till the last donk rolls out.So what do we know about the new donk? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/36734-ford-set-to-announce-future-of-geelong-engine-plant/page/2/#findComment-556292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceF3D Member 10 Member For: 18y 9d Gender: Male Location: Rockingham, W.A Posted 18/07/07 11:25 AM Share Posted 18/07/07 11:25 AM (edited) surely there are plenty of aftermarket parts available to keep theIL6 going. How long before they actually fully stop producing the block is the question??... A while yet I would imagine.2010 is a fair time away ... Edited 18/07/07 11:27 AM by ForceF3D Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/36734-ford-set-to-announce-future-of-geelong-engine-plant/page/2/#findComment-556294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 11m 22d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 18/07/07 11:26 AM Share Posted 18/07/07 11:26 AM try here NOShttp://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...c=36737&hl= Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/36734-ford-set-to-announce-future-of-geelong-engine-plant/page/2/#findComment-556296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 16d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 18/07/07 11:36 AM Share Posted 18/07/07 11:36 AM With the close of the Geelong 6cyl factory what does that mean for us..You'd have to have second thought's about purchasing an Orion wouldn't you......600 disgruntled employs putting motors together for new cars.....somebody's bound to drop a screw and/or ciggie butt in a casting somewhere.....Turds formerly known as Ford. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/36734-ford-set-to-announce-future-of-geelong-engine-plant/page/2/#findComment-556299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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