Live Chat

24-10-2005, 06:28 PM

Ninemsn are having a live chat with Ford Engineers about the BF at 8.30pmAEST if anyones interested

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http://community.ninemsn.com.au/chat.../chatroom.aspx

24-10-2005, 07:06 PM

Web chat exclusive with Fords leading engineers
Chat live with Fords leading engineers who developed the new BF Falcon on:
Monday October 24, 2005, 8:30pm–9:30pm (EST)
Monday October 31, 2005, 8:30pm–9:30pm (EST)
Monday November 14, 2005, 8:30pm–9:30pm (EST)
In an Australian first, the general public will be able to liaise online with Ford engineers and ask any question they have on Falcon and discover the drive and passion these extraordinary engineers have for Ford and the exhilarating new Ford Falcon.

Use your thinking to win a car!

Grechie · 24-10-2005, 08:32 PM

in there now

24-10-2005, 08:43 PM

Awesome Grechie , this is exciting!!!

MAD · 24-10-2005, 08:43 PM

Thanks for the tip off, should be good.

Donut King · 24-10-2005, 09:29 PM

biggest. joke. ever.

Grechie · 24-10-2005, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Donut King

biggest. joke. ever.

there just typing brochure's

Perana · 24-10-2005, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Donut King

biggest. joke. ever.

Here, here... Avoided all hard questions and hedged around anything else...

But the session did show me why they cant make a decent decision...

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**Peuty** · 24-10-2005, 09:38 PM

They aren't from engineering, they are from marketing.

b2tf · 24-10-2005, 09:55 PM

sorry but

: was that?!

Psycho Chicken · 24-10-2005, 09:41 PM

Nope, gotta be the work experience kid.

I want my 30 minutes back.

Donut King · 24-10-2005, 09:45 PM

systematically avoided all the hard questions

Psycho Chicken · 24-10-2005, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Donut King

systematically avoided all the hard questions

I'll say, no mention of the Cleveland powered BF GTHO, wouldn't tell me what features the BF had over my 3.3 XD GL, nothing on the XF ESP, very disapointing really.

jmc-007 · 24-10-2005, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Donut King

systematically avoided all the hard questions

I recon eay. I submitted a few good ones yet didnt even get a reply.

:baby bott

johnydep · 24-10-2005, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Donut King

systematically avoided all the hard questions

I reckon I asked 10 questions, a few simple ones and the rest were real concerns that are being posted in the Territory forums.
Wasted my time.

the only questions they wanted to answer was; How big is the fuel tank?

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xespac · 24-10-2005, 09:46 PM

Yeah, they can pay for my hospital bills; cause like I can hardly type.....my fingures/hands feel like i'm a cripple an that isn't nice..... wasted my time of asking 'em questions for 30 minutes and not one got answered....oh well. =(

**Peuty** · 24-10-2005, 09:56 PM

I am not entirely sure.......

Donut King · 24-10-2005, 09:58 PM

ford fans could share more knowledge amongst themselves on forums like these than those supposed "engineers" could impart

GlennBA · 24-10-2005, 10:00 PM

well that was fun..
Does fordforums.com.au have a chat room?

Donut King · 24-10-2005, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GlennAUII

well that was fun..
Does fordforums.com.au have a chat room?

see here:
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=1137

GlennBA · 24-10-2005, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Donut King

see here:
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=1137

thats IRC chat is too complicated.. isn't there one where you can jsut click a link and talk? if not there should be!

Ford PR Man · 24-10-2005, 10:02 PM

Evening guys and gals,

Andrew from Ford PR here. For those doubters, believe me when I say I'm in the room with the vice president of product development, the chief programme engineer for the BF/SY programmes, the head of vehicle dynamics, the powertrain development manager. the engine design guru and the programme manager.
HELP!!!!

jmc-007 · 24-10-2005, 10:05 PM

Did you guys gain anything from that session ??

Good of you guys to be up at 8.30 to 9.30 at night after work.

Jimmy

gz1 · 25-10-2005, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ford PR Man

Evening guys and gals,

Andrew from Ford PR here. For those doubters, believe me when I say I'm in the room with the vice president of product development, the chief programme engineer for the BF/SY programmes, the head of vehicle dynamics, the powertrain development manager. the engine design guru and the programme manager.
HELP!!!!

Yea right, and I'm friar tuck battling with a misplaced upper control arm.
Well at least the last part is true.
So can ANYONE at ford give us an official statement of what the problem is with the control arm, why is it taking so long to fix and what is FORD doing about quality control, apart from crossing fingers and hoping it won't happen again.

Venomous · 24-10-2005, 10:09 PM

Oh well, sounds like i didnt miss out on to much, i was in there at the start, but then we got a giant storm so thought id better get off, then overheard the add on tv lol.

jmc-007 · 24-10-2005, 10:12 PM

Yeh i know im going soon

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR043.shtml newcastle 256km
http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR503.shtml Brisbane 256k

But yeh guys if your reading this. How about giving us some real feedback next time and answer some of the questions !!! (if they dont effect new products)

I do agree there was some rubbish posted but overal there were genuine questions asked.

Ford PR Man · 24-10-2005, 10:11 PM

Guys, the questions were fed through to us via a moderator from the 9MSN head office in Sydney to us here in Melbourne on a first come-first served basis, and we answered every question that came through to us. As we said, we'll be back next week, same bat time, same bat channel for more questions.

johnydep · 24-10-2005, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ford PR Man

Guys, the questions were fed through to us via a moderator from the 9MSN head office in Sydney to us here in Melbourne on a first come-first served basis, and we answered every question that came through to us. As we said, we'll be back next week, same bat time, same bat channel for more questions.

Well can you ask them to include questions that are more technical?

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Donut King · 24-10-2005, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ford PR Man

Guys, the questions were fed through to us via a moderator from the 9MSN head office in Sydney to us here in Melbourne on a first come-first served basis, and we answered every question that came through to us. As we said, we'll be back next week, same bat time, same bat channel for more questions.

does not change the fact that some of the answers to some of the good questions that went though were avoided by those answering, and had the typical PR spin put on them and avoiding the issue rather than answering a genuine question that enthusiasts ARE asking..

MAD · 24-10-2005, 10:13 PM

Apparently the V8 falcon was released in 2002. My guess is they were 8 y/o indian kids chained up in a mud hut reading brochures.