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30-03-2012, 12:08 PM | #1 | ||
The 'Stihl' Man
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Is there any talk of this car coming to AUS?
The mondeo is nice enough but a little large for what the missus wants to drive. We are after a TDI car, and has to be manual. Also needs room for 3 baby seats in the back as they are all under 4. At the moment the Forester TDi is winning, Golf Wagon or the Suzuki Grand Vitara TDI; even a Pug 308 Touring. I really want to keep it Ford but they seem to have some mental issue with having TDI and manuals, I cant even find a Mondeo in that spec. Might be worth hanging for the Kuga I guess.
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30-03-2012, 12:17 PM | #2 | ||
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Ford will never make any Diesel manuals.
I currently have a Focus Petrol on loan (GT getting some warranty) and its a great car. 7 litres per hundred, quiet and big enough for me at 196 cm and 120 kgs! I am seriously considering a Focus for work, I am over expensive V8's.
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30-03-2012, 12:29 PM | #3 | ||
The 'Stihl' Man
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The new focus is a great looking car, and new autos are nice but she just has this thing for manuals. I find it quite refreshing but finding a car in this spec (well a Ford anyway) is becoming really annoying.
All other brands (well 90%) offer a manual TDI, they are readily available in Europe so I cant see what FoA's issue is.
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30-03-2012, 12:56 PM | #4 | ||
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As far as I'm aware there is no plans for the estate in OZ. Could change but.
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30-03-2012, 01:29 PM | #5 | ||
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Does Hyundai i30 wagon come in manual diesel? Too small perhaps? What about i40 for something more classy?
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30-03-2012, 03:18 PM | #6 | |||
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30-03-2012, 03:51 PM | #7 | ||
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Does not the i30 have only a 1.6 liter diesel less grunt than the 2.0 liter ford diesel ( better economy however but may be pushing hard if you load the wagon up.
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30-03-2012, 04:26 PM | #8 | ||
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The Fiesta is still available in a Diesel Manual, however the Focus Diesel is 6 speed Auto Only. I'm getting around 1100kms per tank to mine which I'm very impressed with. The estate seems to be a UK think only, like we have a hatch where they don't...or they don't have the sedan...something like that.
3 seats fits across the back of the Focus no problems...we've tried it a few times, and even with those bid baby seats too. 18 months down the track we'll see Kugas with diesels in them...hopefully some manuals, but I wouldn't guarantee that...you never know what will actually be brought out until they get here really...
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30-03-2012, 08:42 PM | #9 | |||
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I got the Focus diesel only because the i30 only has a 4sp auto. Had it been 6 speed it would have been a hard choice.
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30-03-2012, 09:51 PM | #10 | ||
The 'Stihl' Man
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Yeah this car is purely a daily to shop the kids around. I will get a new larger car later on to do all the hard work.
With all due respect a Hyundai will never fly, no matter how much they have improved. The killer is finding a car like above that can also fit a double pram...hence the wagon requirement. I dont really want a VW either, just a bit bland albeit reliable etc.
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30-03-2012, 09:59 PM | #11 | ||
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Just remember the Kuga isnt new either, well its new to OZ but its not a new car.
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30-03-2012, 10:20 PM | #12 | ||
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A few years ago diesels were unheard of in automatics, now that's all they come in..
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