Thread: Ford Territory

My brother has one and a stone went right through some plastic plate on the transmission. Ford didn't want to know about it neither did the NRMA.

After paying for the tow and the repairs he was told by the mechanic it is a common problem on gravel roads despite it being sold as an off road vehicle.

It is also thirsty, he does 99.9% of his driving on country roads and probably 50% of those on gravel. Another poor example of low life car salesmen, poor design and a myriad excuses of not coming good with the warranty.

Originally Posted by garfield

Yeah I don't know what to type into the search engine for a Falcon with 7-8 seats.

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You cna get a 2wd territory of course, but as you said the "cheap one" is still 2000 kg. My fairlane is 1700 and that's about the weight of the falcon wagon (wagen?). The E series got about 9.8 l/100km on the std test, the Ba and on got about 10.5 or something. Territory's are 13 or something.

Even the 2wd have a higher c of g and as mentioned the weight!

Ford's poor after sales service is legendary. Pats prices for the FG are apparently breathtaking.

Really makes you want to buy australian doesn't it ?

So the oddessy doesn't come 7 seat ?

Originally Posted by echnidna

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Garfield stated he was after a new car in his first thread.I took this as being a NEW car not a 10 year old ,or more,bit of crap several other families have abused(maybe) how do you know? I think AU falcons were the last to have 7 seats so maybe upto 2002???
Mechanics love old cars.Always something to do if the owner wants to keep it in good nick and has the money needed to do the job.I used to work on them years ago.When you gave a quote to fix it properly,the owner thought you were a crook.Typical answer was I am selling it soon,just get it going.I would give them directions to another place that did that sort of thing.Does this ring a bell with anyone?
Aussie

Originally Posted by AUSSIE

Click here it is the best I can do, still cant find 7 seats.You may do better of phone them.Same base price as Territory
also HERE No mention of extra seat

Cheers Aussie

Originally Posted by echnidna

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Thanks to You echnidna

Dunno what people are doing to make a terrirory drink in the 20's around town? Is it a full throttle Grand Prix at every set of lights? I know several people with them; all are very happy with the way they drive and how they function as family transport. The usual sort of fuel consumption figures I hear are low teens to the hundred mixed cycle and around 9.5 on the open highway at 100 kmh, rising to 10.5 with a bit of head wind. A mate and I drove his round trip from Melbourne to Portland last weekend towing a 2t covered race car trailer (read: towing a heavy sail) and managed low to mid 20 l's/100, so the same figures punting around town suggest the driver is either a bit excitable on the go pedal, or there is something seriously wrong with the engine.

Same sort of reliability niggles as any other manufacturer.
They handle exceptionally well, particularly for a large, 2t beast. Towing the trailer mentioned above was a breeze - you hardly noticed it was there. The owner assures me that it is a better tow vehicle then the ~3yo landcruiser he used to use.
By the way. Before anyone assumes Ford bias, I drive a Commodore. I just think territorys are very good at what they do for the price.

and LPG can reduce fuel costs

My daughter in Perth has one, only problem its black,got it to match the ex boyfriends xr6.She has had no trouble with it, is forever going camping nearly every weekend,carts seven no problem.But like all 4x4 never much off the highway ,I think this would be the case for 99% of them,women for some strange reason think they are safer than a sedan.

@ black cars in Perth???
Well I'll Be. Was there 7 weeks over 13 mths and cant place a black car at all.
Not a good choice is it.Maybe hard to sell as well Hey?What love will do to you.

I had a BA Falcon and changed it to a Territory end of last year so I could take grandkids etc (7 seats) on a holiday towing a car on trailer. Thought it would eat more fuel but the extra seats meant we only needed one car.

Get better fuel econony. more power ( holds top gear a lot longer) lots of better features like the split tailgate extra pockets and nicer to get in and out of as its higher for this old fart.

Even better putting kids seats in the Territory which we regularly do when they come to us the belt buckles are easy to clip into as they are on stalks not just flopping around and the back seat seems to be a bit wider.

Like all cars its personal choise, You have to do a test drive and see if you like it or not.

For me good everyday driving, occasional towing ample power good economy ( 9lt/ 100 on a trip) I would not have such a big car except to tow but don't need to spend all year otherwise in a big 4x4 tank.

some for and a lot against..... I know nothing what so ever about cars and how much petrol is being used per 100kl either so I'm guided by what people say in here. I think it's best that I take one for a test drive as well.

Well for my family I need something that can pull a camp trailer (only twice a year most times) and carry some misc gear in the back, as discussed it would need 7 seats minimum as well. I had to put heavy duty shocks and springs on the Camry just before Christmas as the year before the tow bar was nearly rubbing on the ground because the factory standard shocks and springs couldn't handle the weight.

We've had a black 2wd territory for three years now, and we love it. Its spacious, easy to drive, particularly around town, but does well on the open road too. We've got 7 seats and use them regularly. It feels like a car, not a truck, but my wife and I are both tall so we like the space inside - I can sit in the third row seat without any problem. We both find it comfortable to drive.

However, it is thirsty, and being a ford its cheap and plasticy on the inside. I've pulled trailers up to the 1600kg limit of my towbar and it did ok, but it wasn't fun, so if you're going to regulalry pull a decent sized trailer, I'd go for something else.

At the end of the day, its great at what it is, a 7 seater, large family car for general use around town and the odd long version. If thats what you want, fine, if not, buy something else!

Well sounds a bit of a winner for me in that my wife doesn't like big 4wd's and don't want to feel as though she's driving a truck, but I'm concerned about how thirsty they apparently are. My wife's usual day's driving (she's the main driver) is get up in the morning take the kids to school about 5kl away then drives another 2 kl away to drop our baby to the baby sitters then she drives about 4 kl to work, then back track's that same way home for the day. I wouldn't like a huge petrol bill especially with the price of petrol now days.