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Newbie Focus driver
#1
Hi ho everyone!

Just picked up a new (new to me) white 2012 Focus SE hatchback, 5MT on Monday. It has just over 40k on it.

It has the usual fare, along with heated seats & side mirrors, fog lights, tinted windows. The thing drives and handles wonderfully. It is a joy to drive.
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#2
Welcome !
2002 SVT Focus
Procharger @ 10psi , Clutch Masters Stage 3 Clutch,Stainless Borla Exhaust, Ebc dimpled + slotted rotors and brakes ,Russel Stainless brake lines , Koni adjustable shocks ,Eibach Sportline Springs , CFM short throw shifter , Euro Grill , CFM 65mm tb , Mach Headlights , MSD Coil ,SCT Dyno tune @ steeda , Volant Intake .  
-2003 SVT Wagon - Euro Conversion , currently retired
Svt side skirts , st170 front bumper , mach headlights , spax rear adj shocks , focus sport rear springs , volant CAI , Roof rack delete , Street edition Spoiler , MBRP exhaust , Eibach front swaybar , shorty shifter and lots more to come!                             .
2011 SES - daily driver will be modded soon .                                                                                                                                                        
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#3
Welcome ! to the board Smile
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#4
Welcome
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#5
Welcome - lots of interesting people and advice on here, as well as a growing number of MkIII owners like yourself - although FWIW I think yours is the first with a 5-speed manual on here - all the other manual trannies are 6-speed.

Post up some pics when you can - and give us your driving impressions too - I don't know anyone who has yet driven the 5MT car
2008 Fusion SEL MTX - DD1 * 2009 Fusion SEL - DD2 * 2007 Focus ZXW - R*I*P * 2004 Focus ZTW CD Silver - sold * 2004 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2003 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2001 Focus ZTW Gold - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Black - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Gold R*I*P

2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P
2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway


New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come

* New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed *
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#6
(06-13-2013, 10:18 PM)ZTWsquared Wrote: Welcome - lots of interesting people and advice on here, as well as a growing number of MkIII owners like yourself - although FWIW I think yours is the first with a 5-speed manual on here - all the other manual trannies are 6-speed.

Post up some pics when you can - and give us your driving impressions too - I don't know anyone who has yet driven the 5MT car

Pics to come. Been crazy busy lately. Just have to post them.

Driving impressions of the 5MT - love, luv Love how it drives and handles. It's tight and well planted. Power and acceleration is great. It does exactly what I want it to, When I want it done. This is a Fun car! I'm getting between 8.2 - 8.3 L/100km, on average. I was hoping for better mileage but that's about it for the most part.

Dislikes: Can't turn off the int lights. Int room a bit tight for me. Too many menu's to go through w the steering wheel buttons - needs to be simplified...I'd like some things to just have a button on the dash. there's more but I'll stop there.
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#7
Welcome to the site.

I can agree about the odd menu items for radio, if the new focus is anything like the escape. I have a rental 2014 escape right now, I think I had an aneurysm trying to get my bluetooth streaming audio selected.
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#8
Welcome to the board!
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