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One thing that would help is for MotorHaven to ship internationally - then we can continue to support FTE financially instead of using other supplier - oh and keep the shiping costs reasonable too
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I suppose the problem is numbers Bigf350. They sell over 900,000 F series PA in the states. As a guess I think in Australia we would probably have about 2000 new F series a year.
Say 1% of new F series owners were enthusiastic enough to join FTE that would be 9000 in the US. In Australia it would be 20. 1% is probably optimistic.
What is ranger anyway?
Say 1% of new F series owners were enthusiastic enough to join FTE that would be 9000 in the US. In Australia it would be 20. 1% is probably optimistic.
What is ranger anyway?
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The Ranger is the Courier, it is sold as the Ranger everywhere else in the world.
The US gets a slightly different vehicle called the Ranger, essentially its the same though, but for the rest of the world (Europe, Asia, Africa) the Ranger is simply a different badge on a Courier.
You are right about sales volumes, but given the relative lack of knowledge about these vehicles in Australia you would expect a higher percentage to join.
Also that is only Super Duty sales numbers, the number of Courier/Ranger, Explorer and Escape they sell them all around the world numbers are phenominal.
There is also a fair quantity of older F-Trucks running around Australia as well.
The US gets a slightly different vehicle called the Ranger, essentially its the same though, but for the rest of the world (Europe, Asia, Africa) the Ranger is simply a different badge on a Courier.
You are right about sales volumes, but given the relative lack of knowledge about these vehicles in Australia you would expect a higher percentage to join.
Also that is only Super Duty sales numbers, the number of Courier/Ranger, Explorer and Escape they sell them all around the world numbers are phenominal.
There is also a fair quantity of older F-Trucks running around Australia as well.
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People whom stick with FTE are passionate about their vehicles whom are most likley to want to know about ford trucks so they can modify, accessorise or to a lesser extent repair their own. With out trying to be smart, I think in Australia anyway nearly all owners of Couriers, Explorers and Escapes are unlikley to be passionate about those vehicles which aren't really trucks anyway.
So that really leaves only F Series - Even you said earlier that most F trucks are work trucks (In Australia)
The older F trucks? - most are in direpair with the owners only interested in keeping them going.
This isn,t such a bad thing though, I like the exclusivity of driving a good looking modified F250.
Commodores, Falcons are great value for money - But its nice to have something a bit different.
So that really leaves only F Series - Even you said earlier that most F trucks are work trucks (In Australia)
The older F trucks? - most are in direpair with the owners only interested in keeping them going.
This isn,t such a bad thing though, I like the exclusivity of driving a good looking modified F250.
Commodores, Falcons are great value for money - But its nice to have something a bit different.
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Good point...
I think that will change though (in Australia).
We usually are a few years behind similar trands in the states.
We are going through the SUV boom that hit the states a few years ago.
They are now going through a "truck" boom, I would imagine that it would come here (prehaps coniciding with the 07 model SuperDuty?)
I think that will change though (in Australia).
We usually are a few years behind similar trands in the states.
We are going through the SUV boom that hit the states a few years ago.
They are now going through a "truck" boom, I would imagine that it would come here (prehaps coniciding with the 07 model SuperDuty?)
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I think we are in a truck boom here too - Navara, Triton, Hilux, Crewman(Sort of a truck).
The trouble is RHD, we will never have what the states have and F series will never get the numbers at $70K plus.
Australia would look like another US state if we had LHD and full size pickups selling at around $30K
The trouble is RHD, we will never have what the states have and F series will never get the numbers at $70K plus.
Australia would look like another US state if we had LHD and full size pickups selling at around $30K
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