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To: ArrogantBustard

“So ... I was recently in the market for a compact car. I looked at Ford’s lineup. Garbage.”

Sad thing is, the Focus they sell in Europe has gotten rave reviews. The one we get here blows.


12 posted on 10/02/2007 10:06:57 AM PDT by Slapshot68
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To: Slapshot68

Every few years when I travel to Europe, I am astounded by Ford’s offerings “over there.”


19 posted on 10/02/2007 10:08:57 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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Yes, it is sad ... If it was a decent car I might have bought one. All the on-line reviews (edmunds, autobytel ...) I read were lukewarm at best, and to actually see one was disappointing. Fit & finish were bad, and the thing just felt ‘cheesy’.


21 posted on 10/02/2007 10:11:49 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Slapshot68
Sad thing is, the Focus they sell in Europe has gotten rave reviews.

I believe the European Ford Focus shares the same platform as the Mazda 3, which also gets consistently good reviews and is available in the US. Who knows why Ford has decided to sell a different, worse car under the Focus name only in the US.
78 posted on 10/02/2007 10:55:27 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Slapshot68
Sad thing is, the Focus they sell in Europe has gotten rave reviews. The one we get here blows.

This is very true...it just blows my mind why they don't just introduce that one into the US market. It's an excellent car, I've seen it firsthand this past summer in Italy. Additionally, Ford stopped making the hatchback version of their Focus in the USA for 2008. That was their most attractive small car. Dumb management, Ford needs an influx of new blood with an eye for design.

98 posted on 10/02/2007 11:43:03 AM PDT by Azzurri
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To: Slapshot68

“Sad thing is, the Focus they sell in Europe has gotten rave reviews. The one we get here blows.”

They sell the new version Focus in Europe. They sell the old version Focus, in the US.

If you want the new version Focus in the US, you can buy a Mazda 3, or a Volvo S40, which are the same chassis as the new European version Focus.

This way, Ford gives American consumers an opportunity to own the outdated model. Ford doesn’t think you are smart or sophisticated enough, to know the difference.

And the story goes on.


113 posted on 10/02/2007 12:07:25 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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Sad thing is, the Focus they sell in Europe has gotten rave reviews. The one we get here blows.

When I bought my Escape, I noticed that there were a ton of Focuses (Foci?) on the lot. Commented on it to the salesman. His reply was that it "Was a real piece of junk."

This from a salesman. I'll never, ever consider buying one.

142 posted on 10/02/2007 1:58:00 PM PDT by wbill
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