Weird FORD Advertising ?

[csv8]

I got in the mail today an envelope from FORD advertising the FG.
The postcards inside are of a UFO, Big Foot and Loch Ness monster.
With the slogan " You Have To See It Too Believe It"
I agree, the FG is rare, whereas the Dunnydore is common.
The advertising could also be used for the Mondeo.

[rancidpunx]

I dont see many FGs here in brisbane, a few XTs getting around. But up on the coast there were XR6s everywhere (could have all been tourists in hire cars). Hardly ever see another turbo and 8s are a real rarity.

[TUF_302]

FGs are a very common site here in tas, XRs and G6s are out in abundance!

[Smoke Pursuit]

Originally Posted by rancidpunx

I dont see many FGs here in brisbane, a few XTs getting around. But up on the coast there were XR6s everywhere (could have all been tourists in hire cars). Hardly ever see another turbo and 8s are a real rarity.

Yeh i know what you mean..

My FG XR6 is over a year old now (its what i drive for work most of the time) and i still have people commenting "woah you have the new Falcon, i havent seen many of these around".. Im like yeh ive only had it a year!!

[Swordsman88]

Originally Posted by bfiipursuit

Yeh i know what you mean..

My FG XR6 is over a year old now (its what i drive for work most of the time) and i still have people commenting "woah you have the new Falcon, i havent seen many of these around".. Im like yeh ive only had it a year!!

I see quite a few FGs...but to be honest i am probably on the look out for them because i'm a huge fan. It is a fact that Qld is Toyota/Holden country. Toyota get the lion share of fleet sales (as they do everywhere else...) in particular because there is no local car manufacturing for state governments to support. And Holden has a huge following particularly in brisbane/south east. Their are stats that show that while FG goes very close to VE RE sedan sales in other states (NSW in particular) they lag quite a way behind in qld. Those numbers were for last year though so maybe someone can provide more recent stats?

On the other hand, go to NQ (Mackay and up) and you get a much more even split. In particular Cairns (where i hale from originally) is a very big Falcon market % wise. Bugger all in total sales obviously but there were FGs all over the place (and i'm talking private sales) particulary XR6. I went up there last christmas and saw 5 FGs before i left the airport access road...and only 2 of those were rental fleets. There was G6ET at the first major intersection i came to with a little old lady driving it and her husband in the passenger seat. I said to my old man '....see, people up here who don't have money to waste know where the value is...' (no disrespect to those living in SE qld just that not alot of guys in regional qld go for BMWs/Merc due to availability and price....)

[GT69]

i see a heap of fg xr6 turbo utes east side of brissy. But then again, im on the lookout for my fg brothers

[Iggypoppin']

I see heaps here in central Adelaide. Around the st maries area I see heaps, many XT's, utes at work, G series all over castle plaza. Saw an F6 making it's way down south road not long back too. They're out there for sure.

[FPV70]

I see heaps of FG's XR's 8's and 6's, G6E's Turbo and Non-Turbo Utes and sedans.
I am in south east ranging from Fairfield - Crestmead - Booval - Sunnybank on a daily basis. I do however see alot more Commodores :(

I remember years ago when Ford used to advertise here "Queensland Loves A Ford" and fairdinkum, you would see em everywhere. Thesedays, Fords marketing sucks bigtime.

Sorry to add a rant :/

[phillyc]

AFAIK Falcon is outselling Commodore 2009 YTD in Qld. One of the forum contributors (in a position to know) has it in his signature.

[1LOUDXFUTE]

I see a billion VEs around where i live in Perth, FGs are a rare sight.

I think ive only ever seen 1 GT and a couple of F6s. Fair few XR6s and a couple of XR8s

[Tobey]

Originally Posted by 1LOUDXFUTE

I see a billion VEs around where i live in Perth, FGs are a rare sight.

I think ive only ever seen 1 GT and a couple of F6s. Fair few XR6s and a couple of XR8s

Yea, but how long has the VE been around for....

In sydney there is plenty of the running around... A LOT of them are utes too....

[Paxton]

Originally Posted by phillyc

AFAIK Falcon is outselling Commodore 2009 YTD in Qld. One of the forum contributors (in a position to know) has it in his signature.

Sedan for Sedan, yes.

With the Sportswagon, Holden is in front.

[SLO AU XR8]

I saw 3 private FG XR6's in the space of one block in Moorooka, so they aren't that rare

[Swordsman88]

Originally Posted by phillyc

AFAIK Falcon is outselling Commodore 2009 YTD in Qld. One of the forum contributors (in a position to know) has it in his signature.

I'd be interested to see some numbers on that because i'm sure last year VE was ahead. But then again, the VE sedan is well down on 2008 and the FG is holding pretty steady.

Based on what i see in my area of brisbane it would be 3 to 1 in favour of the VE. But of course it has been on sale alot longer so its impossible to say much about this....

[Antwon]

Originally Posted by csv8

I got in the mail today an envelope from FORD advertising the FG.
The postcards inside are of a UFO, Big Foot and Loch Ness monster.
With the slogan " You Have To See It Too Believe It"
I agree, the FG is rare, whereas the Dunnydore is common.
The advertising could also be used for the Mondeo.

I dont think thats saying that the FG is rare, I think its saying you wont believe how good it is until you see it.

[Windsor220]

Originally Posted by 1LOUDXFUTE

I see a billion VEs around where i live in Perth, FGs are a rare sight.

I think ive only ever seen 1 GT and a couple of F6s. Fair few XR6s and a couple of XR8s

VE is getting on 4 years. Considering its been number one seller for most of that time there should be heaps. Doesnt mean the cars any good though.

I see FGs everywhere. Heaps of G series especially G6ETs, XR6s and there is an XR8 that lives around my area. Will admit there isnt many FPVs getting about. Only seen one GT and a couple of F6s. Saying that dont see many VE HSVs either apart from the ones at work.


Back to the OP, when they say "you have to see it to believe it" i dont think they're talking about rarity but how good it is in real life. - just like someone sai above and posted at the exact same time lol

[Iggypoppin']

I see heaps of territories compared to sportswagons, which I thought was fords competitive vehicle to VE sportswagon? They're everywhere, usually with a mob of kids in the back and a flustered mum driving them home from school. The FG is surprisingly common in Adelaide despite the VE being made here. Interesting to note. Although that's just my experience, perhaps if I drove a bit further north I'd see more holdens and less fords not sure.

[Paxton]

Originally Posted by 76txcoupe

I see heaps of territories compared to sportswagons, which I thought was fords competitive vehicle to VE sportswagon? They're everywhere, usually with a mob of kids in the back and a flustered mum driving them home from school. The FG is surprisingly common in Adelaide despite the VE being made here. Interesting to note. Although that's just my experience, perhaps if I drove a bit further north I'd see more holdens and less fords not sure.

Yep, you are right, but Territory is the answer to the question that Holden didn't ask.

If we want to talk sales, we should combine Falcon and Territory. That would give the same numbers as Commodore sedan and Wagon.

[Chilliman]

Originally Posted by 1LOUDXFUTE

I see a billion VEs around where i live in Perth, FGs are a rare sight.

I think ive only ever seen 1 GT and a couple of F6s. Fair few XR6s and a couple of XR8s

I would have agreed up until about 3 months ago, but lately I've noticed an explosion in FG variants around town ( I work in the CBD) - mostly XR6's and G6's but I am starting to notice more and more XT's, G6E's and even FPV's! The XR8 would have to be the rarest of the FG's

[SSD-85]

One thing i have noticed here in Brissy, is there seems to be more FG GT's than VE HSV's. As for FG F6's, i dont think ive seen one out on the road, ever. Same with the XR8's, plenty of XR6's though.

[greens_tuf]

I'm from the Baulkham Hills/Castle Hill area in NSW and I see alot of FG's. Quite a few XR8's.

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by 76txcoupe

I see heaps here in central Adelaide. Around the st maries area I see heaps, many XT's, utes at work, G series all over castle plaza. Saw an F6 making it's way down south road not long back too. They're out there for sure.

You are right, there are a surprising amount of FG's around Adelaide considering the whole State is Holden mad. It's not surprising to see FG's around St Marys as that's where the dealership is!

[greenfoam]

I didn't think Ford had sold more than about 10 FG's.......... Then I went to Geelong :p, it's like the Falcon plague that place. I don't think I've ever seen more Ford in my life all at once, I'm sure there's more Falcons there than Commodores which is amazing really. Must be the only city in the country where that is the case

[greenfoam]

Talking about Sportwagons there is ALOT of them in and around Warrnambool for some reason, very popular there

[jonk]

Got the same letter yesterday. Thought it was quite good marketing on Ford's part.

[block58]

Wasnt this thread meant to be about the ad, not how many FGs we see around?

Can we see a scan of this?

[jonk]

Originally Posted by block58

Wasnt this thread meant to be about the ad, not how many FGs we see around?

Can we see a scan of this?

Was gonna say the same thing.

Will scan it tomorrow.

[block58]

Thanks very much.

[snappy]

Originally Posted by greenfoam

I didn't think Ford had sold more than about 10 FG's.......... Then I went to Geelong :p, it's like the Falcon plague that place. I don't think I've ever seen more Ford in my life all at once, I'm sure there's more Falcons there than Commodores which is amazing really. Must be the only city in the country where that is the case

There is a few done here.
I just assume a lot of emplyee discounts

[XXXR]

Don't know about the Falcon capital, but Mandurah WA is Australia's Ford Capital with the most registrations; probably because of the great dealer down there.