The Ford Barn

Synchro909 · 05-03-2022, 09:51 PM

I heard on the news a couple of days ago that Ford is going to reintroduce the F150 into the Australian market but only after we design all of what's needed to convert it to RHD. The first round of F150s were terrible vehicles with all sorts of problems. They were after all, imported from a foreign country so we had no control over their quality. I certainly hope these second generation F150s are better than the first. It will be interesting to see how they rate on the safety ratings. When Ford closed down here in 2016, the Falcon, designed and built here had a safety rating of 5 stars along with Mercedes, Volvo, BMW etc. They were replaced with the Mustang which was given a rating of 2 stars and a towing capacity of zero - not even a bicycle rack on the back - too flimsy.
I find it strange that Ford Detroit banned Ford Australia from producing a LHD vehicle and now, we are being sent LHD vehicles for us to convert.
I assume Ford's market research tells them that the F150 will be successful here but I'm not so sure such a monster will sell enough. They will be expensive.
Time will tell.

05-03-2022, 09:51 PM	#1
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,564	F150 I heard on the news a couple of days ago that Ford is going to reintroduce the F150 into the Australian market but only after we design all of what's needed to convert it to RHD. The first round of F150s were terrible vehicles with all sorts of problems. They were after all, imported from a foreign country so we had no control over their quality. I certainly hope these second generation F150s are better than the first. It will be interesting to see how they rate on the safety ratings. When Ford closed down here in 2016, the Falcon, designed and built here had a safety rating of 5 stars along with Mercedes, Volvo, BMW etc. They were replaced with the Mustang which was given a rating of 2 stars and a towing capacity of zero - not even a bicycle rack on the back - too flimsy. I find it strange that Ford Detroit banned Ford Australia from producing a LHD vehicle and now, we are being sent LHD vehicles for us to convert. I assume Ford's market research tells them that the F150 will be successful here but I'm not so sure such a monster will sell enough. They will be expensive. Time will tell. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.