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Originally Posted by tranquilized

Another theory that popped into my head recently was that so many people - probably most people, know and care little about cars, yet they'll want to project an image with the car they drive. These people probably view the Falcadore as just too old fashioned. It was the car their parents drove, so they'll want something they percieve to be better, more unique, or whatever it may be. Of course the irony is they pass up the more uniquely engineered and capable aussie car for what is often a run-of-the-mill korean s***box.

YES!! That is absolutley perfect. I work in the Docklands in Melbourne, and the type of mainstay Australian has changed. The "Y" generation (of which I am unfortuantly part of) has in my view, become softer and more "socially / envornmentally aware".

The funny thing is that most peoples arguments for not buying a larger car is the perception of more fuel usage. My argument would be that you can put your Ford on gas and actually decrease your fuel bill.

As stated above, my generations parents would have possibly had a Ford / Holden growing up and we don't want to drive the same car. The social demographic has become a bunch of latte sipping yuppies driving around in their Kia's and Hyandias. Yet, they will be first to jump up and down as more Aussie companies move overseas or shut down.

I'm getting tired of seeing so many Korean S*** Boxes on our roads.