[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: Ford Focus SVT (Or, What American Car?) Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Paul [Email] (#792) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Paul) on Wed, 16 Jan 2002 23:46:46 In Reply to: Ford Focus SVT (Or, What American Car?), cubsfan, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 00:56:29 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

A friend has a Focus ZX3 that I have driven on many an occasion and I have to tell you its a blast to drive, even though its no Saab. The quality was very ify on the 2000 model but his car, a 2001, has been very reliable - except for a squeaky front brake problem. While a Saab would blast it off the road on the highway around town they would be a close match - the ZX3 has a power to weight ratio the same as a 2.3l 9-5 sedan. The styling is a matter of taste but I think it looks fantastic. As for Saturn, what an absolute piece of crap based on GMs ancient Cavalier and that styling, in my eyes, is very very sad! But then again, its a matter of taste. As far as the 2.0l Zetec engine on the Focus goes it is a tried and tested unit designed and built in Europe so I dont think there will be many engine problems. The ZX3 is way more fun than a boring old Golf and while it doesnt have the quality of the aformentioned car it is every bit a drivers car which is what I think of Saab, actually! Id really like to try a SVT though.

NB If you do go for a Ford make sure you buy from a very respectable dealer - an oxymoron I know - as I have heard there are really crap Ford dealers out there and some very good ones. Try the dealers that sell Lincolns and Fords together.

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• Ford Focus SVT (Or, What American Car?), cubsfan, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 00:56:29
  • Thanks all for input/ideas!!! n/m, cubsfan, Thu, 17 Jan 2002 12:29:37
  • Re: Ford Focus SVT (Or, What American Car?), Paul , Wed, 16 Jan 2002 23:46:46 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: Ford Focus SVT, Atul, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 22:46:35
  • Lots of options, Pigeon, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:54:56
    • thanks, looking for..., cubsfan, Thu, 17 Jan 2002 12:28:13
      • Re: thanks, looking for..., Pigeon, Fri, 18 Jan 2002 09:42:55
    • Has Chrysler ever built a Turbo that was not 100% junk?, JMC, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 15:51:02
  • You could do a lot worse than Focus SVT, Hood, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:54:23
  • XR4Ti?, Alex, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:35:58
    • No it's not!!!!!! >>>, JMC, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:46:21
      • Hold on there!, Justin VanAbrahams , Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:39:01
        • Hmmmm..., JMC, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:08:03
          • don't think that's the same engine, MJM , Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:59:44
            • 1st gen probe used Ford engines, 2nd gen used Mazda nm, JMC, Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:59:11
  • Focus SVT is THE best value in a car>>, elSaab, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:26:35
  • Saturn L-Series, Atul, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:57:22
    • Yes, it is nice. (no Saab but nice), Schu, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:24:06
  • Re: Ford Focus SVT (Or, What American Car?), EGD , Wed, 16 Jan 2002 09:10:14
    • Really? hahahaha! n/m, curt, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 09:49:43
      • Re: Really? hahahaha! n/m, EGD , Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:09:46
        • Cruisers built in Toluca, Mexico (n/m), Pigeon, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:57:22
  • Re: Ford Focus SVT (Or, What American Car?), paulh, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 09:02:49
    • The Focus is quieter than a 9-3 on the highway though!, Paul , Wed, 16 Jan 2002 23:51:26
  • Ford Focus SVT, JMC, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 08:57:17
    • stratus vs focus?, cubsfan, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 09:47:59
      • Re: stratus vs focus?, MJM , Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:38:34
        • I think so, cubsfan, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:59:48
          • And Saturns are made in Non-Union plants! nm, JMC, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 12:09:34
            • actually, uaw lists all saturn products as union made, cubsfan, Thu, 17 Jan 2002 12:16:52
              • I wonder how GM pulled that one off... the assembly >>, JMC, Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:24:49
                • Saturn is a union shop, Tom in ATL, Fri, 18 Jan 2002 10:23:21
  • Re: Ford Focus SVT (Or, What American Car?), bike dork, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 08:30:30
  • The Focus is a kid car, Schu, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 08:08:42
  • Re: Ford Focus SVT (Or, What American Car?), Josh91900, Wed, 16 Jan 2002 02:31:16

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