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View Poll Results: Would you order a Country Pack with your XT/XR/G6/E/T
No, stupid idea. Falcons are for roads, 4WDs are for the country 23 16.31%
No, but I can see that it might be good for others 53 37.59%
Yes, if it was free 4 2.84%
Yes, if it was less than $1000 16 11.35%
Yes, if it was less than $2000 9 6.38%
Yes, if it was less than $4000 (price of luxury pack) 6 4.26%
Yes, if it was less than $6000 2 1.42%
It should be a separate model like RTV 24 17.02%
I would look for one in the government auctions 4 2.84%
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Old 26-03-2013, 01:40 PM   #1
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I have been speaking with a couple of people involved in selling Falcons and one of the subjects that came up was how all the new Falcons are very "city" focussed with big rims, low ground clearance, little or no radiator, intercooler or air intake protection and no "stone proofing".

While none of this is of any interest to those who live in cities or large regional towns and spend all of their time on good quality bitumen roads to the rest of us it can be fairly important.

I specifically did not order the luxury pack from my ute because it came with 19" wheels and I have firends who have fitted 17" wheels to a G6ET and XR6T ute like mine (except it is FG1).

So my hypothetical is that Ford make a "Country Pack" for the Falcon and G range.

The Country Pack consists of:

17" alloy wheels.
17" alloy spare.
Ground clearance raised by 25mm
Stainless steel stone shields for radiator and intercooler if fitted.
Redesigned air intake with water trap capable of operating even if the intake is completely blocked by water for up to 5 seconds.
Larger mud flaps and replacable protection on lower front bodykit.
Larger radio antenna.
Bash plates to protect sump, transmission, diff and IRS arms.

If/when you order a new Falcon or G would you order this option?

Would this option increase the likelyhood of a purchase of a Falcon or G over other "soft road" vehicles. N.B. Soft road is not a Landcruiser or Patrol.

How much would you pay for this option?

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Old 26-03-2013, 02:09 PM   #2
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I do see this as a good idea. Not everyone lives on a nice smooth flat road.

Personally I like my big rims low cars, but then again I do live in the city and the most off road the car will get, would be if they resurface and it is gravel, after digging it out.
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flappist add a bigger fuel tank, 100l ,heavy duty auto trans cooler, heavy duty radiator, not sure how you would have a larger radio antenna, its built into the glass. hot and cold cup holders.the list would be endless as to what a country pack could be. Maybe a road country pack and a conveinence pack ???
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Most of the items listed can be fitted to the car by a dealer. Like the dealer fit bash plate for starters. Better off that way too, takes the parts complexity out of the hands of the manufacturer and leaves the fitting to the dealer where the service/parts expertise is.
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I wouldn't personally buy this option for a Falcon, but can see where it may benefit others.
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flappist add a bigger fuel tank, 100l ,heavy duty auto trans cooler, heavy duty radiator, not sure how you would have a larger radio antenna, its built into the glass. hot and cold cup holders.the list would be endless as to what a country pack could be. Maybe a road country pack and a conveinence pack ???
Fuel tank can't be done as it would be a major fundamental redesign of the whole vehicle. I actually ask this question of the design engineers back in the BA days and that was the reply.

Radio antenna on the ute is external. Just put one on the sedan and make it a bit longer.

Radiator and trans coolers are not so much country as long distance and again would require quite a lot of engineering.

All of my "pack" options require little or no engineering with the exception of recalibrating the DSC for the extra 25mm ride hight. I specifically chose them for that reason.

This idea was not originally mine, it was suggested by a mate who is a DP in a country location, I just quantified it.
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Just worried about the standard Falcon suspension, how that would stand up to gravel roads every day. Perhaps there needs to be a heavy duty suspension included?
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It would depend a lot on the variant of the car you wanted to apply the 'country pack' to, i.e. you wouldn't make it an option on a GT, but for cars like say an XT, you could use the XR6T radiator in it (thicker core I believe), the factory mud spats with say an additional moulded rubber lip attached to them, factory 17in wheels with different tyres on them (higher sidewall to deal with rough roads? This in itself could provide part of the ride height lift needed), and the rest is probably available via the aftermarket or through Ford. I know the fibre bash plate/guard is because I fitted one to my BA.
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I think if i was looking for a normal Falcon and needed these sorts of items, i'd just get a Territory.

Dont they already have a water trap in the intake? Isnt that the point of the snorkel feeding high on the car, low into the airbox and the engine then sucking high from the airbox?
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one reason why 18 inch rims and decent non low profile tyres are my choice
our country winding roads out here are crap, been patched up a million times and still pot holes everywhere
i like nice rims and a lowered car that sits just above the rear tyre, but its just not that practical for me out on country roads
if i ever bought a new car (unlikely) i would see what options i could get for sure, if there was a 'country pack'
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I think if i was looking for a normal Falcon and needed these sorts of items, i'd just get a Territory.

Dont they already have a water trap in the intake? Isnt that the point of the snorkel feeding high on the car, low into the airbox and the engine then sucking high from the airbox?
Bit of a problem if you want a ute.
Also the Territory is a "truck" like all the other SUVs

I suspect many tend to fixate on "Simpson Desert" or "Leyland Brothers" when they think of any road outside a city or main highway. This is hardly the case.

Not many dinged rims come from dirt roads, they are a product of badly maintained bitumen roads.

The idea of this was to see if making a "less city" option would give the Falcon an edge over Commodore, Aurion et. al. not to compete with dedicated soft road vehicles.
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I see this as rather much a moot point, as drivers these days think they 'need a 4WD' if maybe once they might see a dirt road maybe.

However, the country packs did make good taxis. Except for ones with bullbars, bullbars tend to exacerbate damage rather than lessen it.
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RTV across the entire range FTW.

It's easier to just build what you want from the Ford parts bin yourself than try and get Ford to do it. I wanted an Auto 290kW RTV ute. It's a weapon.

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I know the fibre bash plate/guard is because I fitted one to my BA.
I had one too and it was useless for anything other than as a template to make one that actually works out of 6mm 5083.

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....takes the parts complexity out of the hands of the manufacturer and leaves the fitting to the dealer where the service/parts expertise is.
Beacuse the manufacturer knows less than a dealer about manufacturing a car?!
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Old 26-03-2013, 04:29 PM   #14
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Ford dropped the previous country pack years ago due to low demand, and they dropped the RTV due to low sales.

Isn't that enough proof not enough people want it to be viable.

People will just buy an SUV or a dual cab ute if they want to go off the beaten track, sales have proven that this is the way people are heading with increased sales in these 2 segments for years.
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BA & BF did have the "bash kit". Sump & trans guard. That was dropped from parts division due to low sales as well...

Idea is novel, however there comes a point where you either want a small 4wd or a falcon / commodore. Where do you draw the line?
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I thought the XT/base ute had higher ground clearance than the XR. About 25mm if I thought correctly. If people are using that as an excuse, tell them to stop looking at an XR6 and look at an XT/XL
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BA & BF did have the "bash kit". Sump & trans guard. That was dropped from parts division due to low sales as well...

Idea is novel, however there comes a point where you either want a small 4wd or a falcon / commodore. Where do you draw the line?
Well in that case the line would be drawn at a 50km circle from each capital city.

Have you seen the state of the regional arterial roads.......

To clarify; this is not for the Simpson Desert. This is for normal travel on normal bitumen roads outside the CBDs and trendy suburbs.
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Hell yes, I lifted my EL Fairmont Ghia project car slightly, ditched the aftermarket 17s for 15" with 205/65 tyres.

I use this car on a lot of hilly dirt roads where my lowered Focus won't safely go.

Need a factory driving light option too, Hella Rallye 4000 compact aren't overly expensive, not too big, look nice and most of all have good light output for the price. With 55w H1 globes they meet ADRs as well.

I've got spotties on the Focus (which was a bastard to do).

If it was options listed in Flappist's post + driving lights, I'd put it at around $2500 extra.

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It is a great idea. But I wouldn't take my car near a real country dirt road. Don't want to hurt it.
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Beacuse the manufacturer knows less than a dealer about manufacturing a car?!
No, because the dealership has the time, technicians and parts available for retrofitting which is a lot easier for Ford than adding more parts complexity to the assembly line
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Bit of a problem if you want a ute.
Also the Territory is a "truck" like all the other SUVs

I suspect many tend to fixate on "Simpson Desert" or "Leyland Brothers" when they think of any road outside a city or main highway. This is hardly the case.

Not many dinged rims come from dirt roads, they are a product of badly maintained bitumen roads.

The idea of this was to see if making a "less city" option would give the Falcon an edge over Commodore, Aurion et. al. not to compete with dedicated soft road vehicles.
The RTV ute was a flop.

I find it amusing that the Territory is 'truck' and not suitable to country Ford buyers, but its quite acceptable that anyone who wishes to own a Falcon wagon should put up with said 'truck...'

Mind you, im not in the market for a new Falcon so my opinion is proberbly irrelevant.
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When Territory was first introduced, a lot of rural Fairlane buyers switched to Territory Ghia,
I think the extra ground clearance and AWD are more welcome additions for country driving...
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I'd also want an LSD.
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The RTV ute was a flop.

I find it amusing that the Territory is 'truck' and not suitable to country Ford buyers, but its quite acceptable that anyone who wishes to own a Falcon wagon should put up with said 'truck...'

Mind you, im not in the market for a new Falcon so my opinion is proberbly irrelevant.
Yes the RTV was a flop.

The point of this is not to make a Falcon that can go anywhere, it is to make a Falcon that does not damage the rims every week in potholes on what is laughingly called the national highway.
A Falcon that does not scrape its guts constantly on driveways.
A Falcon that can actually hear a radio station even after you cannot see the radio tower anymore.
A Falcon that does not hiccup when it is drowned by the spray from a truck going the other way in wet weather.
A Falcon that does not have its radiator and intercooler covered in dings from stones thown up from the feeble attempts to fix the above mentioned potholes or from when two vehicles have one wheel in the dirt when they pass on a single lane road.

Basically a Falcon the is more suitable to be driven on ordinary bitumen roads outside the capital cities.

As far as the wagon thing. It was only discontinued because people were not buying it.

Just to try and clarify this a bit more. That the body specs of a AU3 Fairmont with regard wheels, ride height etc. That is all that is needed for my "country pack" idea.
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Yes the RTV was a flop.

The point of this is not to make a Falcon that can go anywhere, it is to make a Falcon that does not damage the rims every week in potholes on what is laughingly called the national highway.
A Falcon that does not scrape its guts constantly on driveways.
A Falcon that can actually hear a radio station even after you cannot see the radio tower anymore.
A Falcon that does not hiccup when it is drowned by the spray from a truck going the other way in wet weather.
A Falcon that does not have its radiator and intercooler covered in dings from stones thown up from the feeble attempts to fix the above mentioned potholes or from when two vehicles have one wheel in the dirt when they pass on a single lane road.

Basically a Falcon the is more suitable to be driven on ordinary bitumen roads outside the capital cities.

As far as the wagon thing. It was only discontinued because people were not buying it.

Just to try and clarify this a bit more. That the body specs of a AU3 Fairmont with regard wheels, ride height etc. That is all that is needed for my "country pack" idea.
The RTV was a flop because no one wanted a falcon ute with extra ride height.
The country pack from years ago was dropped because no one wanted it.

Ford has provided a vehicle to suit Ford buyers who need country road compatibility, its called a Territory in RWD.

Ford are in the business of telling you what you need, not providing what you want...
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It would depend a lot on the variant of the car you wanted to apply the 'country pack' to, i.e. you wouldn't make it an option on a GT, but for cars like say an XT, you could use the XR6T radiator in it (thicker core I believe), the factory mud spats with say an additional moulded rubber lip attached to them, factory 17in wheels with different tyres on them (higher sidewall to deal with rough roads? This in itself could provide part of the ride height lift needed), and the rest is probably available via the aftermarket or through Ford. I know the fibre bash plate/guard is because I fitted one to my BA.
A country pack GT for dirt roads would be whoresome :-)

As for front skirts scraping etc. FG FPV is a mile ahead from BA/F FPV in that regard. I am not sure if the normal variants of those series also saw a similar corresponding improvement in approach angle. As for rims, yes I would prefer a good looking 18" rim over the same in 19".
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Ford dropped the previous country pack years ago due to low demand, and they dropped the RTV due to low sales.

Isn't that enough proof not enough people want it to be viable.

People will just buy an SUV or a dual cab ute if they want to go off the beaten track, sales have proven that this is the way people are heading with increased sales in these 2 segments for years.
Yes Territory is the obvious answer. They drive pretty much like a Falcon anyway until you start pressing real hard. Wish they had latest generation engines though.

As for the dual-cab ute thing, personally I could never drive such a relatively crude and ponderous truck for 99% road work. But I am obviously in the minority there.
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buy a Egas BA, fit an extra LPG tank, a LSD and ya done....
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As for the dual-cab ute thing, personally I could never drive such a relatively crude and ponderous truck for 99% road work. But I am obviously in the minority there.
I'm right with you there. Even if I was doing 50/50 on/off road driving I'd cringe at the thought of buying one of those hideous tractors pretending to be cars.
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My brother had an XC outback pack, loaded with a 5.8V8, 36 gallon fuel tank.
IT gave great service,however, in ,79 he traded it as all the welds holding the thing together had failed.... about the only thing holding it into shape was the front and rear glass and the windscreen use to crack regularly.
I don't reckon there were enough welds in the body work to keep the outback pack worthy of use to an outback motorist.
He was hurling it into town one time and a porker, one of them big channel country grunters ran out onto the road.... the right hand front suspension, upper and lower, wheel n' all was taken out by the pig. The XC went bush and sideswiped a narrow leaf box tree. In spite of this the car survived.....

I drive an RTV, had a Tojo Hilux 4x4 as a company hack at my last job. Bloody thing was a kidney smasher of considerable note. I've got no time for any of them & that includes the Ranger, it suffers the same malaise, although to a lessor degree.

I reckon an 'outback pack' would at least, need more welding time on the line just for it to stay together over a reasonable lifetime. Admittedly the XA,B,C series were disadvantaged in design by the 'whimpering scribblers' of the day wanting narrower and narrower "A" pillars as some sort of safety idea.
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FG G6ET 50th Anniversary in Sensation.
While the basic Ford Six was code named Barra, the Turbo version clearly deserved its very own moniker – again enter Gordon Barfield.
We asked him if the engine had actually been called “Seagull” and how that came about.
“Actually it was just call “Gull”, because I named it that. Because we knew it was going to poo on everything”.
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