Paulv

I agree with you 100% - rest assured my car doesn't smoke. If anything I'm most probably more critical of a car's condition than most - hence my argument that my car is still better than about 70% of the cars on the road.

 

Paulv

Getting back on topic a bit. Got my TS back today after it's 3000 and they didn't have any of the plastic bits in stock to fix it, and they also didn't hear the rattly valves under load. hmmmm... Not sure what they actually did for my 3000k service at all. Plus I had to drive on the Windsor Rd Car Park both in the morning and afternoon.

Chatted to my salesperson about sales (as you do) and we chatted over the topic of Terri sales (confirmed that Power Ford really are ordering April vehicles now). Anyway I noted that I seemed to see a lot of Black Terri's in the mountains and she noted that Silver was popular in the Hills District. I wonder if you could do a demographic analysis and target cars and colours to very specific socio-economic areas. (eg lots of bling in one part of Sydney, black in another, silver in the ultra-conservative Hills area, bright colours for inner Sydney, etc)

new2ford

Sure do remember the P76 - one of best cars I've owned, no. 4 off production line. I must like getting ground-breaking cars when they're released. The trim quality issues were endemic at the time in local production and now shows how far local quality has come since then. But like the Territory the basic car was rock solid and examples still breeze through registration 30 years later. I do remember though that some local 3rd party components (which were used to get the local content close to 100 percent) were below par - particularly the carburettor that was used also on Holden/Falcon that was lousy compared to the British SUs normally on the Rover V8. Incidentally it was not trim quality that killed the car - the parent company pulled the financial rug from under Leyland Australia, a mistake that Ford Detroit haven't made with the Territory fortunately. Incidentally the P76 was the only one of two cars I sold for more than I paid for it (the other was a Mini) - how's that for depreciation!

Paulv - yes silver Territorys around northern Sydney (though ours is white just to be different). Another parent at the local school now has one. Darn it, can't feel superior any longer and blows our chances of forming an enthusiasts club - bit hard running a car club likely to have 100-200,000 members !

Ouzo

All hail the wrongly maligned P76! I didn't own one but my best mate did - V8. Fantastic car for its time. Very fugly but the performance, and functionality were brilliant. Sure had some fun in that car - oh to be 18 again!

Nobby

I find the whole Territory thing very interesting.

Sure, its selling well, but as a survey tool with the car buying public it is absolutely invaluable.

I certainly hope Ford are listening to their customers and not wasting the opportunity.

Fordaus01

If your after a "Territory with a difference" check out the latest Unique Cars mag.
CAPA Performance are selling their 400RWKW territory which is a Boss 260 with a blower attached for good measure.
I forget the price but we all talk about sleepers, well hows this!

Vote 1 Territory!

Martyvan75

Think that CAPA Terri has been on sale for months....

new2ford

Another two depressing single 4WD highway crashes in the news this morning in Melbourne. Both involved loss of control, both drivers dead. One went to the wrong side of the road, hit a car and caught fire (a Pajero), one rolled over (can't identify, could be Hyundai). Makes me glad we got a Territory.

Territory

Can you elaborate please Nobby?

Nobby

I'm just saying that the Territory seems to be like a 'feeler' product that is scouting the customer waters to see what does and doesn't work. As a product it is unequivocal success due to actually being a very good product that sells well, but I see it more as a test case to see what direction other vehicles in the Ford AU (and even Ford NA/World) will take in the future (eg The tendency for 'SUV-ish' traits in new vehicles; ride height, storage ideas, customisation etc). That isn’t to say that Ford AU aren’t the only ones conducting such tests, but it will certainly contribute to the mountains of data already collected.

The Terri is a nifty way of interrogating a customer and seeing what they want in a car, with the added benefit of actually selling them a car at the same time. It’s clever.

(Not the most articulate post you'll ever see... my thoughts and my fingers don’t work on the same wavelength. Does this help you at all?)

EDIT: Hey, 400 posts! <does the 400 post boogy>