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c7scayman · 06-11-2012, 08:34 AM

http://www.insideline.com/ford/focus...rst-drive.html

Mazdaspeed 3 and the new Dart will have some more competition.

mcperson2k · 06-11-2012, 09:51 AM

Very old news.... Still cool though, I like it. Wish it looked more like the RS though, that thing is awesome.

c7scayman · 06-11-2012, 09:55 AM

Yeah the RS looks much better.

Godofelru · 06-11-2012, 10:28 AM

I don't want a car payment, but I kind of want the ST.

mg23 · 06-11-2012, 10:35 AM

this almost looks too good to be true haha im just hesitant that its a ford and there may be a reliability issues... coming from a honda owner ;)

mcperson2k · 06-11-2012, 10:43 AM

I may be mistaken, but isn't Ford #1 in reliability right now?

jpalamar · 06-11-2012, 11:00 AM

I'll care about the Focus when they actually bring the RS over.

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Originally Posted by mg23

this almost looks too good to be true haha im just hesitant that its a ford and there may be a reliability issues... coming from a honda owner ;)

Ignorance is bliss.

DaBombDiggidy · 06-11-2012, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mcperson2k

I may be mistaken, but isn't Ford #1 in reliability right now?

jdm kids are still living in the late 90s early 00s

mckpat03 · 06-11-2012, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jpalamar

I'll care about the Focus when they actually bring the RS over.

Ignorance is bliss.

Couldn't agree more. I support this post.

Scapegoat · 06-11-2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mg23

this almost looks too good to be true haha im just hesitant that its a ford and there may be a reliability issues... coming from a honda owner ;)

well arent you just the little stereotype

Honduh · 06-11-2012, 03:33 PM

Cars are as realiable as the owner wishes them to be by performing routine maintance.

Proven · 06-11-2012, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mcperson2k

I may be mistaken, but isn't Ford #1 in reliability right now?

I heard this but thought it was a tad pre-mature considering it was their new models being voted as such (as apposed to years and years of reliability like Honda/Toyota). Ford has stepped up though! The new Focus is NICE!! If they did these in AWD they'd pull a lot of Import guys to the dark side imo..

mckpat03 · 06-11-2012, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Proven

I heard this but thought it was a tad pre-mature considering it was their new models being voted as such (as apposed to years and years of reliability like Honda/Toyota). Ford has stepped up though! The new Focus is NICE!! If they did these in AWD they'd pull a lot of Import guys to the dark side imo..

Hopefully we see the RS sooner, rather than later.

FocusDude · 06-12-2012, 05:03 PM

My 01 Focus cost me all of $140 outside of regular maintenance over the past 12 years. I really do not want to get rid of it. I also do not want another car payment, but I said I would buy a turbo focus if they brought it over. I've been waiting 8 or so years.

The RS will never ever ever ever come to the US. Silly ricers wouldnt even consider it and with 25-30k price tag Ford doesnt think many others would either. I truly think they should do a run of 500 RSs or pre order? Ford hasnt listen to me yet-

Well, Technically there is a RS in the states. Registered in Mexico, but spends a good bit of time at the house in Chicago- Very cool guy from what I've read.

Chris B. · 06-14-2012, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mg23

this almost looks too good to be true haha im just hesitant that its a ford and there may be a reliability issues... coming from a honda owner ;)

I laugh about Honda owners worrying about domestic car reliability. For example, between 1998 and 2003, the Ford Escort had better reliability based on warranty repairs in the first 3 years of ownership than the Honda civic. Ford vehicles have been rated better than Honda vehicles by J.D. Power many times in recent years. If you look at the individual complains by category, the biggest recent complains with Fords is the Sync stereo systems affecting their reliability ratings.

On the two Escorts I owned, all the parts that broke or wore out were made by Mazda.

Basically people still believe certain brands are the most reliable base on how reliable they were in the 1980's and early 1990's.

In reality people need to compare individual makes and models and not overall brands when comparing reliability. Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Honda have made some vehicles that had many reliability issues in the past, yet its often overlooked.

mcperson2k · 06-14-2012, 11:20 AM

If Ford owns Mazda, than wouldn't that still make Ford accountable for the faults that Mazda has.... In the grand scheme of things.

TR MS3 · 06-14-2012, 11:51 AM

Yeah, the Ford / Mazda ownership thing is very sketchy....All I know is nearly everything in my car is Stamped FMOCO. I honestly have no gripe with ford I think their new product lines are amazing. Hell I recommended my best friend buy the new 5.0 and I'm super jealous!

I agree with JPalamar, if the RS where to show up then I'd show a big interest in the focus lineup.

mcperson2k · 06-14-2012, 12:01 PM

The Focus RS is one of those cars, for certain people obviously, that you just never get tired of looking at. I am one of those people.

c7scayman · 06-14-2012, 01:06 PM

I think the sales of the ST need to be high for them to consider bringing an RS.

If the ST won't sell, Ford would think the RS won't sell.

xEJ20x · 06-14-2012, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpalamar

I'll care about the Focus when they actually bring the RS over.

I've been saying this since I saw the MkII RS

Quote:

Originally Posted by c7scayman

I think the sales of the ST need to be high for them to consider bringing an RS.

If the ST won't sell, Ford would think the RS won't sell.

I personally think that the RS would've sold just fine if Ford had brought it over when the 2002 WRX showed up.

06-11-2012, 09:55 AM	#3
c7scayman Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Philly Member #9644 iTrader: (0)	Yeah the RS looks much better. __________________ 96 Mazda Protege DX 5MT 92HP, 96 ft-lb torque, 2378 lbs. - SOLD! 2005-2012 00 Porsche 986 5MT Est. 230HP, 205 ft-lb torque, 2777 lbs. - DD/Track Car. SOLD! 2010-2014 12 Mazda2 5MT. 100HP of Fury. 2300 lbs. DD/Autox 2015 - Current 13 MK6 GTI 2020 - Current

06-12-2012, 05:03 PM	#14
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c7scayman Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Philly Member #9644 iTrader: (0)	I think the sales of the ST need to be high for them to consider bringing an RS. If the ST won't sell, Ford would think the RS won't sell. __________________ 96 Mazda Protege DX 5MT 92HP, 96 ft-lb torque, 2378 lbs. - SOLD! 2005-2012 00 Porsche 986 5MT Est. 230HP, 205 ft-lb torque, 2777 lbs. - DD/Track Car. SOLD! 2010-2014 12 Mazda2 5MT. 100HP of Fury. 2300 lbs. DD/Autox 2015 - Current 13 MK6 GTI 2020 - Current

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06-11-2012, 08:34 AM	#1
c7scayman Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Philly Member #9644 iTrader: (0)	New Focus ST will have 252HP and is coming to the U.S. http://www.insideline.com/ford/focus...rst-drive.html Mazdaspeed 3 and the new Dart will have some more competition. __________________ 96 Mazda Protege DX 5MT 92HP, 96 ft-lb torque, 2378 lbs. - SOLD! 2005-2012 00 Porsche 986 5MT Est. 230HP, 205 ft-lb torque, 2777 lbs. - DD/Track Car. SOLD! 2010-2014 12 Mazda2 5MT. 100HP of Fury. 2300 lbs. DD/Autox 2015 - Current 13 MK6 GTI 2020 - Current

06-11-2012, 09:51 AM	#2
mcperson2k Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2009 Member #13471 My Ride: ██▓▒░ iTrader: (0)	Very old news.... Still cool though, I like it. Wish it looked more like the RS though, that thing is awesome.

06-11-2012, 10:28 AM	#4
Godofelru Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pitman, NJ Member #14116 My Ride: Turbo 07 Spec V @ 11psi iTrader: (0)	I don't want a car payment, but I kind of want the ST.

06-11-2012, 10:35 AM	#5
mg23 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Philadelphia Member #6216 My Ride: 2008 Nissan 350z iTrader: (1)	this almost looks too good to be true haha im just hesitant that its a ford and there may be a reliability issues... coming from a honda owner ;)

06-11-2012, 10:43 AM	#6
mcperson2k Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2009 Member #13471 My Ride: ██▓▒░ iTrader: (0)	I may be mistaken, but isn't Ford #1 in reliability right now?

06-11-2012, 03:33 PM	#11
Honduh Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Member #1977 iTrader: (0)	Cars are as realiable as the owner wishes them to be by performing routine maintance.

06-14-2012, 11:20 AM	#16
mcperson2k Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2009 Member #13471 My Ride: ██▓▒░ iTrader: (0)	If Ford owns Mazda, than wouldn't that still make Ford accountable for the faults that Mazda has.... In the grand scheme of things.

06-14-2012, 11:51 AM	#17
TR MS3 Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pottsgrove, PA Member #13820 My Ride: 07 MS3 & 09 CRV iTrader: (0)	Yeah, the Ford / Mazda ownership thing is very sketchy....All I know is nearly everything in my car is Stamped FMOCO. I honestly have no gripe with ford I think their new product lines are amazing. Hell I recommended my best friend buy the new 5.0 and I'm super jealous! I agree with JPalamar, if the RS where to show up then I'd show a big interest in the focus lineup.

06-14-2012, 12:01 PM	#18
mcperson2k Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2009 Member #13471 My Ride: ██▓▒░ iTrader: (0)	The Focus RS is one of those cars, for certain people obviously, that you just never get tired of looking at. I am one of those people.