Hi, Guest
12-08-2006, 05:34 AM
Yeah... I forgot about the size issue (literally!) and that the Focus is seen as an intermediate overseas.
A lot of good ideas here and a lot of harsh but necessary reality as well. As it stands the Focus mk 1.5 is a hell of a value but it's also largely ignored by the media. Because of that, it languishes in fleet duties and carrying around your grandmother and her incontinent uncle of yours. It's too bad Grams doesn't realize what a great-driving car she has.
Nate has a great point, but his boss is looking at it in the wrong light - the Mustang doesn't have heated seats, heated mirrors, traction control, etc. The Focus is a great value for $21Gs. The Fusion comes close or meets it with the crazy incentives that Ford has on right now, but you lose the heated seats, traction control, heated mirrors, etc. You do gain a driver's power seat. I'm not sure how often you'll use it, but there it is.
The Focus is just about where it needs to be. They just need to bring the sport models back that matter, not just half-assed attempts. The ST is a great car, to be sure, but it's not the unique animal the SVT was.
A lot of good ideas here and a lot of harsh but necessary reality as well. As it stands the Focus mk 1.5 is a hell of a value but it's also largely ignored by the media. Because of that, it languishes in fleet duties and carrying around your grandmother and her incontinent uncle of yours. It's too bad Grams doesn't realize what a great-driving car she has.
Nate has a great point, but his boss is looking at it in the wrong light - the Mustang doesn't have heated seats, heated mirrors, traction control, etc. The Focus is a great value for $21Gs. The Fusion comes close or meets it with the crazy incentives that Ford has on right now, but you lose the heated seats, traction control, heated mirrors, etc. You do gain a driver's power seat. I'm not sure how often you'll use it, but there it is.
The Focus is just about where it needs to be. They just need to bring the sport models back that matter, not just half-assed attempts. The ST is a great car, to be sure, but it's not the unique animal the SVT was.
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33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.