Thread: Ford Territory

Hi Mate, I would go for the Toyota, Why? because they are just better.

Dennis

Thirsty. Like a camel at the end of a cross-Sahara trek.

The good: They drive nicely
The not-so-good: Bits fall of them like most Fords (especially A-pillar trims and window electrics)
The bad: Thirst, not unusual to see over 20l/100km in town

Thanks guys, but do these comments come from experience - or hear say?

I do like the look of the Toyota Tarago, but I'm not sure about the 4Cyl motor, 4 speed Automatic gear box pulling my camp trailer though.

Originally Posted by Ron Dunn

The good: They drive nicely

That was not my impression (at least not on the open road, maybe different in town). I thought it was like trying to ride a whale bare back ... big wallowing thing, that seemed to float around on the road. Basically felt like you had no direct connection to either the road or the engine.

Hated it.

Originally Posted by garfield

Thanks guys, but do these comments come from experience - or hear say?

I do like the look of the Toyota Tarago, but I'm not sure about the 4Cyl motor, 4 speed Automatic gear box pulling my camp trailer though.

A family 2 doors down from me has had two and did big KMs .No troubles at all.
Geelong is full of them (Ford City) and havent heard anything about faults.
They are heavier on fuel than a falcon but what do you expect there.Same motor but bigger frontal area .Will pull camper trailer and family with ease.NLR

Looked at buying the permanent 4wd version of the Territory through a caryard about 3 years ago, only had 17000km on the clock, and was able to contact the original owner. His comments matched those of the above, anything under 23l/100km in the city/suburbs was "good" () open road was better but still struggling in the 15-17l/100km range. He traded it after about ten months for a smaller vehicle.

Bought a Ssangyong Stavic, 2.7l turbo diesel, 7 seater people mover, rear wheel drive. At the time of purchase only about four things to choose. Auto/manual, Sunroof or not. Leather interior or not. What colour ( Only five to select from)?
I have three young kids so gets a fair work out, so far perfect hasn't missed a beat. Pulls a fully loaded trailer as if it isn't there. Get around 13l/100km in the city and on a good long country haul can be as low as 9l/100km. Have had 7 adults plus suitcases to do the airport drop off thing and all fitted easily. It has a huge and true baggage space in the back not just a dinky little spot behind the rear seats.

Looked at:
Toyota Tarago, good but pricey, yes I know about the resale value.
Honda Odyssey too many fiddly electronic things for my liking, also very pricey.
Mazda MPV yuk
Kia Carnival, very plastic and felt like it would blow over in a mild breeze.

The Territory is very thirsty, nearly as thirsty as the Holden Adventra thing I am told. I have spent some time in a terrortory and am not particularly impressed by the ride, the comfort levels or the general performance. If you are going to tow your camper about then I would do my homework on Diesels.

I must admit the Toyota Tarago is the nicest looking out of the lot, but yeah they seem to be expensive.

The worst thing is about 3 years ago we brought a (at the time) 2 year old Toyota Camry for $22,000 and I see that they are selling for around $13 - $15,000 now so I would be losing heaps of money on it. By the time I either trade or sell I'll be adding around $10,000 for the same year model Tarago.... man I hate buying cars!!

I see the Odessy's are fairly priced, as are the Mitsibishi Grandis and the Kia Carnival's but I know the resale Value on a Kia is cr@p!

The Kia's reportedly got a crap motor

I have a fairlane. Ford occasionally make a wonderful car but most of their stuff is rubbish. The territory is 300 kg heavier than my fairlane and presents a signifigantly larger frontal area. They use basically falcon mechanicals so it has to be thirstier. A gentleman here at work recently bought a new 7 seater (his family is growing). I encouraged him to try the territory and he hated it, bought a kluger instead even though it's a fair bit dearer. My ladyfriends sister has had one for some years and no reports of problems, but they don't really talk often so...

What about the honda odessey ? I've never understood the fascination with 4b's. If your not taking the thing off road why buy one ? I had a strange rover years ago, great car, but tyres cost a fortune, there are two diffs, swivel joints, 2 gearboxes etc etc all to go wrong. Your lugging around a tone of weight...It was worth it for the camping and fire trails etc, but if your not doing that your just buying trouble.

Me, if I were buying a new car I'd get a falcon wagen. Cart springs, unbreakable engine, comfortable, great for towing. Don't get the new auto though, cost a fortune to fix. The old 4 speed is fine, does about 250k kms and cheap to replace. Seats 5 in comfort.

Edit: falcons halve in value every 3 years, and it seems that's accelerated lately. So if you pay $40k, 3yo it's worth about 20, 6 yo about 10 etc...

Originally Posted by damian

Me, if I were buying a new car I'd get a falcon wagen. Cart springs, unbreakable engine, comfortable, great for towing. Don't get the new auto though, cost a fortune to fix. The old 4 speed is fine, does about 250k kms and cheap to replace. Seats 5 in comfort.

Cheers Damian but I would like a 7-8 seater. Do they do a Falcon wagon with 7-8 seats?

yes

I may be wrong.But are we all thinking that all Territorys are 4 WD .you can get rear wheel drive models .The cheap one weighs 2003kg for the 7 seater just under $40,000
Look at the Ford site
At a quick look I couldnt pick up the 7 seater Falcon wagon.No doubt someone will

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