Re: your original post, I have similar thoughts about dealer servicing and the lack of availability of 3rd party aftermarket tuners.
Neither Ford Aus nor Holden seem to have much of a clue about anything except their main Falcon and Commodore ranges. I haven't had the Focus serviced yet, but Holden couldn't diagnose or fix an overheating problem with the Vectra that an independent auto-electrician was able to fix quickly and cheaply.
I used to have a VW Golf and in Brisbane there are 2 or 3 VW/Audi specialists as well as the dealers. There are also aftermarket specialists in Swedish cars, Italian cars, BMWs etc. It seems the Euro Fords and Opel sourced Holdens are a bit of a black hole wneh it somes to aftermarket work or non-dealer specialist servicing.
I go with what the others say - get your performance bits through UK / Europe.
Good luck.
MK
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