What was not good (according to me) about the AU?
Ford were not attentive enough to how far some other countries had come in materials selection, standard fittings and modular component design.
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ABS dash shell - ten years out of date.
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HVAC unit that required dash removal for fan replacement, and no pollen filter - five years behind.
• Rustproofing and panel coatings - ten plus years out of date. The hit/miss corrosion in AU through BA models was simply inexcusable.
• Clunky trip computer not stalk operated - who didn't have to ask someone at first, what "DTE" stood for?
• 14" wheels on entry level Series 1. Seriously?
• Why no one-touch driver's window control standard across the range with upspec models having it on all four doors?
• Timing chain tensioner cap oil leak on sixes - should have been a "once only" dealer procedure designed and provided to resolve the issue enduringly.