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Large family cars may be falling out of favour in the marketplace, but they still proved to be your favourites in the carsguide people’s choice 2008 award.

Leading the pack was the Ford Falcon G6E, with 25.7 per cent of the votes, followed by the Holden Sportwagon with 15.6 per cent.

And judging by the comments you sent about the Ford, it has a very large fan club among the Australian public.

Ford has finally got a winning formula in the G6E Turbo. Style, performance, overall quality and a reasonable price (no luxury tax) combine to make this car one of Ford Australia’s great offerings and possibly its saviour in these tough economic times. It is an Aussie built car for Australia by Australians that can and will compete with the best of the best from the rest of the world. -- Harry Firth, Sydney

G6E Turbo … it’s got the looks, style, fantastic seats and ride quality all round, and to boot it’s and Aussie made car. I am all for it. -- Stuart Hanley

$ for $ it is hard to go past the Ford, so many features at such a relatively small price.  Produced in Oz, service centres everywhere, built for our conditions. Gotta be a pick for the realist rather than the dreamer. -- David Bottrill

I have always been a Holden man but this last Falcon seems to be oozing style and performance and of cause one must look at value for money. -- Ron Hodges, Tamworth NSW

I got one of the first G6E Turbos and it is a bloody brilliant car. I don’t think that there is a better value car on the road today and the fact that it looks and handles so good tells me that Ford got it right. Well done, Ford. It’s a pity that people are so blind about brand names when they purchase a car because this vehicle outpoints all other Aussie cars bar none. -- Stephen Hickman, Warrnambool Vic

I have owned the non-turbo version since July and it is the finest car I have ever owned. -- Philip Otteraa, Melbourne Vic 

 

Thanks to everyone that voted.

The carsguide team

 

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