"Workhorse" or "Show Pony"? - Page 2

Trevor 57 · 13-09-2011, 05:09 AM

Remember, Ford Australia invented the ute.

jpd80 · 13-09-2011, 07:21 AM

Holden sells a lot of very profitable SS Commodore Utes, where as Ford has always seen the Falcon Ute
as more of a tool of trade vehicle that can be altered to make XR6T and hopefully, another XR8.
That means, much more of the Falcon ute's sales go to fleets and will include lots of LPG versions.

Swings and roundabouts, Falcon and Commodore Ute do have some overlap in demographics but most
certainly have a lot of different buyers elsewhere in their customer demographics as well...

It's a bit like Commodore Sportwagon and Ford Territory, they both get good sales but from different buyer groups...

2011G6E · 13-09-2011, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by calais

Funny you should mention this problem, I have begun the process of sourcing a new standard SS ute in white, with a manual transmission and no options. All I want in my new car is to move big things, and be able to do it quickly. All any dealer wants to do is upsell the SSV with leather and all. Not my cup-o-tea.

I figure a Hilux is boring as hell, and Im not taken in by the Ford Ute range, because I simply dont fit under the steering wheel.

I like the idea of a tidy ute with a bit of poke, without having to tell the world about it. So go on with your plans for your WB. It's your car, do with it as you like!

Oh I will be...it's just the first time I've come across the attitude.

We've got the G6E or the Celica if we "need a car" or want to go on a trip, but if we have to move a fridge or shift a big load of crap to the dump, we wanted something old, interesting, and also a ute. It's going to look good and go pretty hard, but it won't be babied.