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Old 13-12-2008, 01:18 PM   #1
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Default Horray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ford Has Finally Started Braggin About Coty!!!!!!!

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Old 13-12-2008, 01:24 PM   #2
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Ahh....today is a glorious day. Ford has decided to pull there finger out and get stuck into selling the FG.
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Old 13-12-2008, 01:25 PM   #3
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yeah it sure is! I hope they advertise it in the papers and on the telly!
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Old 13-12-2008, 01:28 PM   #4
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WHAT?! Did the G6ET win COTY?

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Old 13-12-2008, 03:58 PM   #5
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Adelaide newspaper cars guide bit quote: "ford have not only produced their best ever car...but the best car australia has ever seen"
so far ive convinced my dad to look into getting one. their well deserving of the COTY award
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Old 13-12-2008, 04:04 PM   #6
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Finally now if they can only advertise the fact on TV.
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Old 13-12-2008, 04:43 PM   #7
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so far ive convinced my dad to look into getting one. their well deserving of the COTY award
haha same here!!!
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Old 13-12-2008, 04:47 PM   #8
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maybe they should start advertising it on the TV? just saying it on their website isn't going to get it out to prospective new Ford buyers

If they have my bad but i haven't seen any adds in papers, magazines i've recently bought or on tv at all..
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Old 13-12-2008, 06:39 PM   #9
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Can someone compile a complete list of all awards from all areas that any FG has won? Im sure it will be decent size. The ones I know about is Carsguide G6ET win, NZ Autocar F6/XR6T win but i'm sure theres more
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maybe they should start advertising it on the TV? just saying it on their website isn't going to get it out to prospective new Ford buyers

If they have my bad but i haven't seen any adds in papers, magazines i've recently bought or on tv at all..
They have an add on TV but it only says cash back for such and such. No mention of their COTY awards which I think is stupid. I would much rather buy a good car then a crap car and get $3000 cash back.

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Can someone compile a complete list of all awards from all areas that any FG has won? Im sure it will be decent size. The ones I know about is Carsguide G6ET win, NZ Autocar F6/XR6T win but i'm sure theres more
They also have the RACV Royal Auto "Best Large Car" award for the Falcon XT.
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I would much rather buy a good car then a crap car and get $3000 cash back.

Luckily, with the FG you get a good car, with a couple of grand cash back.
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Old 13-12-2008, 09:00 PM   #12
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I got put off the FG XR6s when I went to autocentro, Duhig Ford and sat in all the new XR6s they had, they all smelt like Seafood baskets you get from restaurants with the chips/salad with assorted seafood. I expected new car smell.
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Old 13-12-2008, 09:33 PM   #13
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About bloody time!, we know its the best aussie car ever, they know it, now they need to tell everyone else out there about it!
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Luckily, with the FG you get a good car, with a couple of grand cash back.
Yeah but the public don't know that. Which is why I think they have their advertising the wrong way round.
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Old 13-12-2008, 10:56 PM   #15
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Love the G6E-T, it is by far the most complete and best ford ever.
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Old 13-12-2008, 10:57 PM   #16
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I got put off the FG XR6s when I went to autocentro, Duhig Ford and sat in all the new XR6s they had, they all smelt like Seafood baskets you get from restaurants with the chips/salad with assorted seafood. I expected new car smell.
Maybe that wasn't the car, but the prostitute that had sat in it a moment earlier.
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Old 13-12-2008, 11:19 PM   #17
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Can someone compile a complete list of all awards from all areas that any FG has won? Im sure it will be decent size. The ones I know about is Carsguide G6ET win, NZ Autocar F6/XR6T win but i'm sure theres more
From what I know:

Carsguide, COTY- G6E Turbo
MOTOR, Bang For Your Bucks - XR6 Turbo Ute
NZ Autocar COTY? - F6/ XR6T
Australia's Best cars - Best Family Car - XT Sedan
There could be more that I can't think of, and you would probably be able to add Wheels COTY to that list in a few weeks.
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Old 13-12-2008, 11:27 PM   #18
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Awards are just based on someones opinion and I never really pay attention to them anyway. The FG is a great car and could sell itself on it's on merits if people took the time to do the research.

The weird thing though is that my Ford mad mates don't really like it while I reckon it's awesome. :|
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Old 13-12-2008, 11:43 PM   #19
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I was more interested in the new Fiesta. Even more interested if they bring out a 'XR4' to replace the current one.
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