[oldeguy]

dlb,Oct 28 2006, 11:27 AM Wrote:I agree with you their - a couple of Group "N" cars are slightly ahead of Marcus so tomorrow he should be able to make it to 5th.  He needs some problems, and retirements to make up any additional spots.  The chances of Ford bringing a "performance Focus" to NA are probably slim at best ?  Why ?
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We'll pay $30,000, or so, for a Mustang, because of the past history. I don't know how much a Shelby Mustang is going for though.

I was discussing with my son today, who wouldn't mind a Subaru Sti, that how many of us would pay $35,000 for a Focus. If you go out and buy an Impreza TS, it's in around the 25,000, I think. The only option I know of is an Automatic Transmission. Ford should do the same with the Focus, start low, for the economy crowd and work up to the all wheel drive turbo WRC champion. From what I have read on this site, everyone is spending a lot of money to modify their cars to get all these go fast items. Why not get it from the beginning.

Ford should be doing what it is successful at, racing, and market it. The Focus, in Rally, the Fusion in NASCAR, the Ford engines in Champ Car.

I think Ford thinks that the average Canadian and American are too dumb to want GOOD cars, that have some excitement.