Test drove an XR6T and SS

[Falc'man]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

Ford have a habit of leaving gaping holes in their market.
So Holden admit they lose money selling what the public want, but sell plenty of them.
I can just see the pub conversation...
'My SS is cool and has all these gadgets for next to nothing'
then from the other side
'My GS costs heaps more but atleast Ford made money off me'

Honestly, who cares wether the manufacturer is getting grants and selling at a loss, atleast they're selling a product people want at a price people can afford.
Let the government bean counters worry about the rest, they'd waste your money either way.

I'm not talking about grants, I'm talking about a $200m bailout that came about because Holden gambled selling there cars at a loss and finding themselves within an inch of their life because... uhmm... they wanted to be No1.
This bailout is coming out of our (taxpayers') pockets. In other words the pub conversation would actually go like this...
'My SS is cool and has all these gadgets for next to nothing'
then from the other side
'Yeah because all the rest of us had to pay for it'