Why do people love the Ford Focus so much

mjd77 · 09-16-2012, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

I simply used the Z as a reference in my first post! The Focus rides not much softer than the Z and it doesn't handle anywhere like a sports car. Is it a good thing to ride similar like the Z? Of course not, well unless you think the Z rides like a Mercedes. I am not sure why you take so much offense to it, I was knocking the Focus, not the Z.

Tell me once the turbo hits on the BRZ...

I did two sessions in a GT3. I got as much as I need out of it. It's too expensive for me to track like you said.

I am still kind of puzzled at how a Focus bashing turned into Z bashing? I just purely want to bring up the crappy Ford Focus I rented at work last week. I had high expectations for it given all the hypes that the magazine gave it, yet I had nothing but headache with that car. I moved onto a Subaru Legacy this week, it's better but still $hitty

This whole post just reinforces my feeling that once you have a sports car (no matter which one it is), you get spoiled mighty fast and after that, driving anything that is not a sports car pretty much feels like crap. It's mighty tough to downgrade.

Zoren 370 · 09-16-2012, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mjd77

This whole post just reinforces my feeling that once you have a sports car (no matter which one it is), you get spoiled mighty fast and after that, driving anything that is not a sports car pretty much feels like crap. It's mighty tough to downgrade.

Just like when I tested the BRZ...Its a nice flashy looking sports car good handling feels right for daily drive but it lacks the spank when you needed it. My Z is still my #1 BB-ITCH for now....till then

asdfsammich · 09-16-2012, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mjd77

This whole post just reinforces my feeling that once you have a sports car (no matter which one it is), you get spoiled mighty fast and after that, driving anything that is not a sports car pretty much feels like crap. It's mighty tough to downgrade.

I don't know, I suppose folks can employ context, like you're doing in your post, and note that sports cars and passenger cars are apples/oranges, and not get stuck in all sorts of crazy logic like OP does.

I read through the thread, for entertainment purposes, cuz I've noticed lots of OPS turbulent reasoning is pretty hilarious, like he's taking shots of paint thinner before every post.

cossie1600 · 09-16-2012, 10:57 PM

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I don't get it. I rented one this past week. The car is complete garbage. While the interior is decent, the car is small. It rides almost as bad as the Z and it is noisy. Is this how 16k cars are now?

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Originally Posted by asdfsammich

I don't know, I suppose folks can employ context, like you're doing in your post, and note that sports cars and passenger cars are apples/oranges, and not get stuck in all sorts of crazy logic like OP does.
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I still don't get how I am comparing apples and oranges when there was no comparison at all? I simply reference the Focus's ride to the Z's ride. Some people seem to take offense with the fact that I said the Z rides bad. Everyone knows the Z is a sports car, bad ride is part of the game. The regular Focus is not meant to be a sports car and it doesn't handle like one. If it rides like the Z, the problem is with Ford.

Cmike2780 · 09-17-2012, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

I still don't get how I am comparing apples and oranges when there was no comparison at all? I simply reference the Focus's ride to the Z's ride. Some people seem to take offense with the fact that I said the Z rides bad. Everyone knows the Z is a sports car, bad ride is part of the game. The regular Focus is not meant to be a sports car and it doesn't handle like one. If it rides like the Z, the problem is with Ford.

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I don't get it. I rented one this past week. The car is complete garbage. While the interior is decent, the car is small. It rides almost as bad as the Z and it is noisy. Is this how 16k cars are now?

I don't think you understand how a simile works. A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like" or "as". When you "reference" you're comparing. In any case, this has gone way off topic. I don't even get the point of this thread to be honest with you. You should probably just close it.

Mike · 09-17-2012, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

I still don't get how I am comparing apples and oranges when there was no comparison at all? I simply reference the Focus's ride to the Z's ride. Some people seem to take offense with the fact that I said the Z rides bad. Everyone knows the Z is a sports car, bad ride is part of the game. The regular Focus is not meant to be a sports car and it doesn't handle like one. If it rides like the Z, the problem is with Ford.

Don't take it the wrong way, but I think its because most of the threads you start complain about things, especially all the faults of the Z.

cossie1600 · 09-23-2012, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike

Don't take it the wrong way, but I think its because most of the threads you start complain about things, especially all the faults of the Z.

It could be, but that was not the intention in this case.

No offense taken as I know you are not some fanboy.

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