Yes, I agree. Market preferences/ demands shifted and they kept building cars like they always had.
Commodores and falcons may have been OK as part of the line up along with other home built offerings but I don't think they should have been the mainstays.
That said, ford had the 4 Cyl falcon and I don't think that flew too well either.
I have only ever owned a couple of Euros and they were a Fking reliability Disaster. wasn't just mine either. Friends had the same problems with the same cars and when we all switched to other euros, things got no better. It was always niggly little pissy things that were usualy not hard to fix but just never ended. you'd do one thing and think I'll do this while im at it just in case and the next day it would be something else. I don't see they are any more reliable now than the last of the home growns or the jap/ Koreans.
One mate bought a new alfa, the other a Fiat. Life changing decisions. The problems were endless as was the stress and cost. One bought a turbo falcon and never looked back and the other went for a Camry and is on about his 3rd now.
The worst thing you can buy however is anything American.
I have a well heeled cousin that owns several Stealerships. He couldn't get out of the Chrysler/ Jeeps fast enough. Another guy I know is an accessory fitter for different dealerships. Reckons you can watch the jeeps coming back on tow trucks every 30 min all day every day. Cousin replaced Jeep with Kia and deeply regrets it. Regrets he didn't take them on in the first place instead of the jeep crap. He reckoned they cost his reputation as a dealer a lot of credibility.
Straw that broke that camels back was when he gave the Mrs a brand new Jeep they went through before they handed it over and it broke down next day while she was in the middle of no where. Sent someone out to get her in another one and they didn't make it either. Put the start of wrapping up the franchise into practice the next day and gave the Mrs a used C63 to keep her off his back for a while.
Brother in law was asked to work interstate for a month and part of the deal sweetner was a new mustang to drive while he was there.
He's a Ford guy through and through but reckoned it was a POS and his sprint would leave the thing for dead in comfort and handling. Said it was like a bowl of porridge in the corners and the only thing about it was it looked nice. Gave the thing back thinking he had got a lemon and got another one and it was exactly the same. Put a dent in his alligence. Gave the 2nd one back after a fortnight and bought himself a very nice territory he found up there and drove it back for the Mrs and gave her older territory to the newly licensed son.
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