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28-04-2006, 01:06 AM
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With petrol at $1.40 a litre and LPG nearly a 3rd of the cost, ive just realised my EL is just as cheap to run as a Toyota Prius.
Ford could sell a load of Falcons by heavily advertising LPG and its advantages. Drop the price of the option to $500, offer it on XT, Futura, Fairmont and Ghia, Territory. Advertise that they are cheaper to run than a Prius, plus more environmentally friendly (remember LPG is a by-product of the petrolium industry) Watch them walk out the door. Or am I missing something? Do Ford not have the supply of parts available to sell them in big numbers?
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28-04-2006, 01:28 AM
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I wish i was paying $1.40 a liter...I payed $149.9 today for optimax
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28-04-2006, 07:23 AM
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The petrol game is a unique one. There is alot more that the general public don't see and the manufactures are involved too.
One reason it's not a cheap option is because you get it back at the pump and they don't want their petrol vehicles to stop selling, also if manufactures were to sell more that 50% of their cars as dedicated LPG, the price of LPG will double.
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28-04-2006, 07:44 AM
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28-04-2006, 09:36 AM
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28-04-2006, 07:56 AM
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Don't push LPG .... it means less people use it ... and the cost stays down for me.
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28-04-2006, 12:15 PM
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28-04-2006, 06:40 PM
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Turbo Falcon Fiend
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^^ What he said. If I had the power to close threads I would close this one. The LPG rort is too good and people should just keep buying petrol. That way we keep driving on the cheap.
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28-04-2006, 08:02 AM
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I wish I was paying $1.40 per litre, I'm paying upwards of $1.50 where I live.
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28-04-2006, 08:07 AM
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Now i'm sure you boy have better stories than this but i remember running down to the servo because fuel was .45c/l and that was an absolute bargain! oooo the good old days when owning a V8 didnt mean you had to sell one of the kids.......
I guess the LPG opion with Ford is the main reason why they have increased fleet sales?? Lissa
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28-04-2006, 09:33 AM
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from what Ive heard there is a marketing campaign being made, but yeah they are taking there sweet ar.se time with it.
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28-04-2006, 10:02 AM
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Ford Australia's marketing Dept, leaves alot to be desired. That is one reason sales are down. Need adds liie Holden.
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28-04-2006, 10:22 AM
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I love my work shell card !!!!!
The $40 a week to fuel my own car kills me I know what you guys are going through!!!!!
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28-04-2006, 10:24 AM
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No one push lpg. I am aving it installed in 3 weeks. I am not blowing 2g, to see the price of gas go through the roof
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28-04-2006, 10:25 AM
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Ford are pushing LPG harder than any of the other brands, not hard enough for me though, mmm E-gas Fairmont Ghia V8
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28-04-2006, 11:12 AM
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My guess would be that at the moment Ford and every other LPG related company have more orders than they know what to do with so why would they be spending more money on advertising? Secondly if they spend a squillion dollars on ramping up production and ordering parts etc etc and the price of petrol goes back to around $1.15 p/l then they will be caught with excess stock etc because thirdly people are still not completly sold or like LPG.
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28-04-2006, 11:47 AM
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Probably the same reason they have not made a deisel engine - cost to much. Plus their compeditors are using much more superior systems (holden is using sequential vapour injection) and it would not look good for the brand if more people knew about that. Parts supply etc. could also be an issue.
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28-04-2006, 12:33 PM
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Supply of the whole system is where there is a problem.
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28-04-2006, 08:48 PM
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28-04-2006, 02:49 PM
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As long as you are a city boy/girl LPG will be ok.
Remember most of Australia is NOT part of inner Briscanmelbney and LPG is a bit rare in the bush. |
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28-04-2006, 02:52 PM
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28-04-2006, 02:56 PM
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But if in the country ... duel fuel is the better option though as you have a backup when needed.
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28-04-2006, 06:05 PM
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28-04-2006, 06:44 PM
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28-04-2006, 09:52 PM
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I was warned to be careful where I went as the Ford shop was quite aware thet I tended to splat throughout the mulga on the odd occasion. I thoght this was silly until I actually looked for LPG dispensers.... not that silly at all. On the other hand I do have to plan the scrub runs in the F6 because 95/98 is not all that common either. Shame you can't put goo in unleaded to emulate LPG like you can to emulate petrol 
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28-04-2006, 05:28 PM
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We have an E-gas BF ute at work at the moment. took it for a long drive today - its a brilliant car, comfortable, more than enough power ect, not sure why the Ford don't advertise the fact.
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28-04-2006, 05:40 PM
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Can't wait till the Turbo-Diesel Territory is here, that will also be another good option...
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28-04-2006, 06:03 PM
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28-04-2006, 06:07 PM
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Turbo petrol will be here first. Diesel is planned down the line (not as a performance version like the Turbo Petrol - but as an alternative to the standard petrol engine)
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28-04-2006, 07:49 PM
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why push lpg... I drive a lpg BA mk11 wagon at work and it would have to be the most gutless pos I have ever driven
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Why the hell isnt Ford pushing the LPG option?
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