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Old 04-05-2012, 08:43 AM   #1
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Default Should ford do a 'Lightning' ute?

Seeing that Holden has brought back the 'Thunder' ute, should ford do a Lightning version? (you know, lightning always comes before thunder).


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Old 04-05-2012, 09:29 AM   #2
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The utes need a kick along, a Lightning would be good as well as a Tradesman pack on the base utes. But really, the elephant in the room is the lack of diesel option.
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Old 04-05-2012, 09:56 AM   #3
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Yeah I think a Lightning ute is a good idea. We can have our own 'na na na na na' ute....
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Old 04-05-2012, 10:40 AM   #4
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Old 04-05-2012, 11:27 AM   #5
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IMO they need to start selling what they have before selling sticker packs.
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Old 04-05-2012, 11:46 AM   #6
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IMO they need to start selling what they have before selling sticker packs.
I guess they need to get them moving somehow.

I would have thought that it's usually an end-of-model sell through thing really. Is it too early to try this?
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Old 04-05-2012, 01:54 PM   #7
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You can already buy a Lightning Strike ute
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Old 04-05-2012, 01:57 PM   #8
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Tsunami - starts out as a small ripple at the point of origin and by the time it reaches the end point it just wipes everything else away.
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Old 04-05-2012, 02:44 PM   #10
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Is that what the Marlin is?
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:34 PM   #11
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:35 PM   #12
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Leave the lightning to the F series.
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:54 PM   #13
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Default Re: Should ford do a 'Lightning' ute?

Well, we have had the Marlin, Rip Curl and a few others...

Sticker packs sell cars...

But not lightning...
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:58 PM   #14
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Well, we have had the Marlin, Rip Curl and a few others...

Sticker packs sell cars...

But not lightning...
I just hope Ford doesn't do a Billabong ute
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Old 04-05-2012, 08:53 PM   #15
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Let FPV put a a 335 Miami into a Ranger, and call that a Lightning.
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Pursuit is a good name. Use that.
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Old 04-05-2012, 09:18 PM   #17
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I like that idea XR6 Martin
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Old 04-05-2012, 09:24 PM   #18
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How about a fault free ute call it a REAL UTE . Getting peed off with little dramas which should not be happening . Anyway story for another thread .
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Old 04-05-2012, 11:03 PM   #19
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why not call it a flash flood!! the ad can be takes out the competion like a flash flood!! and show holden/ toyota utes getting washed away while in front of the raging torrent is a falcon or ranger ute powering away from the flash flood with ease.
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Old 05-05-2012, 08:25 AM   #20
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Take a regular run of the mill falcon ute. Shove a 335 Miami in it, give it a bench seat, rubber floor mats, column shift and 14" rims.
Call it the real mans ute!!
None if this bovine crap leather interiors, harp tops, spoilers etc.
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Old 05-05-2012, 09:04 AM   #21
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Old 05-05-2012, 09:36 AM   #22
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Old 05-05-2012, 10:19 AM   #23
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Or do another run of a Magnet ute again like they used to.
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