No more Aussie Ute??

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by Cuyper

There never was an Aussie ute, its only an illusion. .

1934, Farmers wife wrote to ford, needed etc etc, Lewis Bandit came up with the worlds first Coupe-utility, right here in Australia...

[mr smith]

Originally Posted by jpd80

No we get to watch the sales of both manufacturer's vehicles slowly ebb away month by month.
there's still time for people who really want Aussie cars to go out and buy one new.

I love my new EcoLPI Ute, it goes great and gives good economy, my mission is to convince others to try one...

Bit off topic but my 2000km old EcoLpi sedan has rubbish economy. Fill the bloody thing every 3 - 4 days. My previous petrol sedan was every 5-6 and before that my petrol ute every 6-7 days. All FGs.

[BadMax]

/\ was is you actual lt per 100?

[csv8]

No Ford ute ?? put extra into FH ????

[mr smith]

Originally Posted by BadMax

/\ was is you actual lt per 100?

Lpi = 15L/100
Petrol = 10L/100

So 600km :

Lpi @80c = $72
Petrol @$1.50 = $90

Savings not that great IMO.

[zilo]

Originally Posted by mr smith

Lpi = 15L/100
Petrol = 10L/100

So 600km :

Lpi @80c = $72
Petrol @$1.50 = $90

Savings not that great IMO.

Your car has a fault with the lpg system.

I got better than that absolutely flogging it with a supercharger and lpg

[mick457]

ha
me and the old boy take the ba falcon ute off road all the time
we go shooting quite a lot so it gets loaded up with gear in the tray and toes a camper trailer no worrys
stuff 4x4 utes give me the falcon any day

[mr smith]

Originally Posted by zilo

Your car has a fault with the lpg system.

I got better than that absolutely flogging it with a supercharger and lpg

Probably does and I wouldn't be surprised. LPG is rubbish, last one I will be owning.
That said, it wont matter anyway, 10yrs and there will be no more LPG.

[tezxr8man]

Originally Posted by zilo

For those people who actually want a ute for the purposes that it was originally intended for it will merely be a shrug of the shoulders.

A 6 litre ute? What possible payload did they think needed that sort of power?

Give me a diesel 4x4 Triton for the farm anyday over an overpowered drifting show pony.

not all of them are 6 litre show pony cars mate. there are still variants available in both ford and holden that can do a hard days work,and tray back falcons have a more useable tray than all of the dual cab utes on the market with a 1 tonne rating as well.
give me an aussie ute any day.

[jamies]

The guy I bought my pursuit from was upgrading to a ford ranger dual cab ute.. His situation changed so he needed a more family friendly car. From what I've been told is the Ranger will become the new ford ute.

[mash again]

No utes, golden circle beetroot now comes from new zealand, whats the world coming too. If they take away my tomato sauce Ill be ****ed off!

[Crazy Dazz]

Originally Posted by JG34JA

"Although he was to enjoy a 46-year career with Ford, Bandt’s chief distinction, the design of the `coupe utility’, came early. In 1932 a Gippsland farmer’s wife wrote to the company pointing out the need for a combined work and passenger vehicle, purpose-built for farmers who were having to make do with `buckboards’: open-sided, soft-canopy T-model cars converted by adding a rear timber tray to carry loads. Bandt’s innovation provided for an enclosed, protective and comfortable cabin at the front and a tray at the back, 5 ft 5 ins (165 cm) long and able to carry 1200 lb. (544 kg). "

RIP ute.

"Aussie Ute" ends in 2016 when the Ford factory closes.
Commodes were never more than pretenders.