My new Toy! G6E Ecoboost!

[kypez]

Hi All,

So I bought myself a ex Demo G6E yesterday from Melbourne. Drove it back to Sydney since the deal I got on it was too good to refuse! I couldnt get even remotely close in Sydney.

Having never driven an Ecoboost, I bought the car unseen/undriven (I did get my mate to test drive and then buy a FG XR6 last year but the Ecoboost is another proposition altogether). I bought it knowing that I wanted a cheaper run about car (my XR8 is now using 21 litre/100 since cammed) and the reviews seem to say its good. Also my little sister will be using it a lot and she has a lead foot so I figured I'd get her something less powerful (how wrong was I about the power being less I only realised after I bought it!). So after 2 days of owning the car, I can say its not merely good, its GREAT! The handling is great, the power is fantastic and the fuel usage (sat at 7lt/100 on the drive back and is at 9.5 around the city today!) is amazingly good! I made it home on a single tank from Melbourne! Very happy about that! Its like I'm floating on air in this car! And the cabin is very quiet, almost a little too quiet!

The fit and finish of this car is so far ahead of my beloved BA, its chalk and cheese to be honest! Ford have really put a lot of effort into this product and it shows! Its got to be the best build quality Ford have ever produced!

What filled my mind and made me post this is that while I was loving the drive home and was full of praise and admiration for this car,it was the thought that people arent buying this car! It boggles the mind! The BA sold around 70,000 units and it was no way near as good as this car! Its such a shame!

I never in my life thought I'd be singing the praise of a 4 cylinder car but this car deserves ever bit of praise it gets! It even chirped the wheels when I planted my foot down which I thought was pretty cute! Its no slug and overtaking was fantastic with the torque on tap!

If I have to criticise anything, it might be that fraction of turbo lag to get off the line and that the auto tends to get to second gear very quickly but this isnt a performance car and I have no issue with this (like I said, if I have to, this would be it)! The other thing I found useless on the car was the Distance to Destination function that had to be manually entered. I cant see the point of this given that is abundantly clear on the Sat Nav (which is also a little clumsy at first and isnt that intuitive when compare to other Sat Nav's I've used).

All in all, I've very happy of my decision to buy this car and plan on keeping it for many years to come! Its such a shame that more people dont at least take one for a spin when considering a new car! The FG is not like Falcons of years gone past (even the BA was not as tight new as this car!)!!

I will end that the new naming has influenced my decision to buy the car as well. When I bought my XR8, it was my 20th Birthday present to myself. Fast forward to now and for my 30th Birthday I bought myself the G6E. Had it still been called Fairmont Ghia I probably wouldnt have bought this car as I always had an association that Fairmont was an Old man's car (not trying to offend anyone, just what I thought!). Always thought the S Pack and later the XR series was for younger people and the Fairmont was for older people. G6E however, really doesnt give me that vibe and feels sporty and refined rather than old and boring. So Chalk one up for Ford's marketing and decision making working!

Go check out the Ecoboost, I think most will be pleasantly surprised, especially the i6 brigade!

Cheers,

Kypez!

Edit: I'll post pics up tomorrow but it really is a stock standard G6E in Smoke.