Ford Australia F150. Yes Please.

[csv8]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

I'll have to get down to the rodeo tomorrow and do a head count on F's, GM and RAM's just to suit my own curiosity.

That will be interesting...

[Giant Cranium]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

I guess if this comes to fruition all the carpark spaces will suddenly be big enough for these full sized ute's unlike now....

i daily drove a 4 crew cab f350 in nyc when living there. im sure sydney will cope remember australia has plenty of large trucks that manage, and if the driver of a american ute can't fit in =a woolies carpark im sure he will be ok walking a little distance

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by Giant Cranium

i daily drove a 4 crew cab f350 in nyc when living there. im sure sydney will cope remember australia has plenty of large trucks that manage, and if the driver of a american ute can't fit in =a woolies carpark im sure he will be ok walking a little distance

I think you've missed my point, when it was RAM making a case of the full sized ute the usual suspects rolled that out as an excuse as to why they'll never take off, if Ford offer the F150, those concerns will disappear overnight and it'll be the greatest thing to ever happen to Australia...

[Sprintey]

It's not a like-for-like product, but this would be about the only way to 1 up / neuter the Cruiser. Look what Ranger is doing to Hilux.

[FairmontGS]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

I think you've missed my point, when it was RAM making a case of the full sized ute the usual suspects rolled that out as an excuse as to why they'll never take off, if Ford offer the F150, those concerns will disappear overnight and it'll be the greatest thing to ever happen to Australia...

That's right! Because they are Fords. Any car park suits a Ford Besides which the RAM 1500 is bigger than an F150

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Giant Cranium

i daily drove a 4 crew cab f350 in nyc when living there. im sure sydney will cope remember australia has plenty of large trucks that manage, and if the driver of a american ute can't fit in =a woolies carpark im sure he will be ok walking a little distance

Yep, and the yanks were use to driving big sedans all throughout the 60s 70s and 80s. I guess they would have already thought about making larger carparks elsewhere.
NYC on the other hand must have been fun.

Bring on the 2500 and 3500 duallies.

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

I think you've missed my point, when it was RAM making a case of the full sized ute the usual suspects rolled that out as an excuse as to why they'll never take off, if Ford offer the F150, those concerns will disappear overnight and it'll be the greatest thing to ever happen to Australia...

While 220 sales last month for Ram is good news, it’s still small numbers
compared to mid sized utes. We pointed out the possibility of a factory RHD
F150 considerably lowering that price would definitely encourage more people
to buy them.

Not withstanding that, our local car parks are considerably narrower than ideal
for these vehicles maybe even for later landcruiser station wagon and that for
some people would be enough to kill any idea of owning one. Yes it would be
great to see more affordable full sized pick ups here but we all agree that
parking them in shopping centres is always challenging.

If currency shifts and pricing continue, sales of Ram pick ups may start to dry up
or buyers might be prepared to take a price hit and keep buying them, we just
Don’t know.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by Sprintey

It's not a like-for-like product, but this would be about the only way to 1 up / neuter the Cruiser. Look what Ranger is doing to Hilux.

The expedition would make a good cruiser wagon rival. They should do that alongside f series imo.

They can tow pretty big weights.

[XR Martin]

I was in a newer car park in Frankston a little while ago and my inlaws Skoda Octavia only just fit.
Anything much bigger would have a real pain.

Not that would ever stop me from owning a particular vehicle.
I suspect anyone who can put down $100k on a vehicle would also have a second car for shopping center duties.

[HIPO]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

The Tacoma is a hunk of junk, and ranger size. You mean Tundra, which is f series size. It really has nothing on the f-series, silverado or ram though.

The Tacoma is an awful thing to drive, and the interior looks 20 years old.

Oops! yep! Tundra

[Tassie f100]

I think maybe the problem all the Yanks will have will be parts availability compared to the Tundra,should Toyota start selling here.One reason why Toyota is so popular Aust wide is easily obtained parts.Another marketing tool for Toyota is their overall reliability,something which Americans can’t really boast about.Yanks seem to go for bells and whistles which aren’t always on the wishlist of a lot of buyers