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Hi fellow focus owners, I am a happy owner of a 2004 4dr. Focus SE, 2.3L California car. San Diego, California to be exact ; ) City with the highest gas prices in the nation, 2.35US per gallon regular gas I bought this new through my credit union broker (no dealer experience) to replace my 1993 Mazda Protege 1.8L (bought used w/ 6,000mi from dealer) My other choice was a new Volkswager Jetta, but Ford had a 3,000US rebate so the Focus was effectively about 4,000US cheaper with the slightly lower price. I like the bulid quality, doors slam shut with a more solid "thunk" than the Protege ever did when it was new. I have a question for the EU readers. Mine is from a US factory, but who designed the car, Ford UK or Ford Europe ? Liking the group so far, Jesse  Signature@Home: QS 733 Panther On the go: iBook SE 466 Panther @Work: iMac 400 Panther starlets@kiki-productions.com Think yourself lucky Jesse, in the UK we pay $7.00 plus per gallon!!! All the best! > Hi fellow focus owners, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Jesse > Think yourself lucky Jesse, in the UK we pay $7.00 plus per gallon!!! > All the best! Not on topic to the Ford Focus. The unit price you pay in the UK is based on the the taxing policy your government has on motor fuels. In the United States all federal motor fuel taxes are used for transportation. In most states the same also applies to motor fuel taxes. SignatureJohn in the sand box of Marylands eastern shore. > I am a happy owner of a 2004 4dr. Focus SE, 2.3L California car. San > Diego, California to be exact ; ) City with the highest gas prices in > the nation, 2.35US per gallon regular gas I just bought a new Focus SVT yesterday. Our gas prices are right around 2 bucks a gallon here in Ohio. > I bought this new through my credit union broker (no dealer experience) > to replace my 1993 Mazda Protege 1.8L (bought used w/ 6,000mi from > dealer) Killer! I'm replacing a 1993 Escort GT with the same 1.8 engine. Awesome engines, by the way. > My other choice was a new Volkswager Jetta, but Ford had a 3,000US > rebate so the Focus was effectively about 4,000US cheaper with the > slightly lower price. I bought a 2003 that had bounced around dealerships for two years. They lowered the price from 20,000 to 16,000. > I like the bulid quality, doors slam shut with a more solid "thunk" > than the Protege ever did when it was new. Yes, they are nice, solid cars. The interior is built much better than my Escort. > Liking the group so far, Same here. I just joined last night. Good luck! <snips> > I just bought a new Focus SVT yesterday. Our gas prices are right around 2 > bucks a gallon here in Ohio. ---What engine do you get ? The NE states I think also offer the 2.3 PZEV(partial zero emmissions vechicle) Stock is a 2.0 isn't it ? > Killer! I'm replacing a 1993 Escort GT with the same 1.8 engine. Awesome > engines, by the way. ---But the Escort GT as well as the Mazda Protege ES (top) models had a DOHC 1.8, mine is only the SOHC 1.8. (We kept the car, my dad took it to replace a 1983 Corolla with 220,000 which was still good) > I bought a 2003 that had bounced around dealerships for two years. They > lowered the price from 20,000 to 16,000. ---Cool. Was it still a better deal than getting a new one with the 3000US rebate ? > Yes, they are nice, solid cars. The interior is built much better than my > Escort. ---Ignoring the extra size, they do feel like a step up in quality. > Same here. I just joined last night. Good luck! ---I guess we are both freshmen ! Jesse Signature@Home: QS 733 Panther On the go: iBook SE 466 Panther @Work: iMac 400 Panther starlets@kiki-productions.com > ---What engine do you get ? The NE states I think also offer the 2.3 > PZEV(partial zero emmissions vechicle) Stock is a 2.0 isn't it ? Yes, mine is the 2.0. I think the SVT's all have the 2.0. > ---But the Escort GT as well as the Mazda Protege ES (top) models had a > DOHC 1.8, mine is only the SOHC 1.8. (We kept the car, my dad took it > to replace a 1983 Corolla with 220,000 which was still good) I didn't know they made a SOHC 1.8. I thought they were all dual. > ---Cool. Was it still a better deal than getting a new one with the > 3000US rebate ? The new ones are hard to find around here, plus they are more expensive. > ---Ignoring the extra size, they do feel like a step up in quality. The extra size is hard to ignore. The cabin is very spacious. > ---I guess we are both freshmen ! Yeah, we're the noobs. Hi all the newcomers! Welcome to the group... Hope you are happy with your Focus... Well... I'm welcoming two people so your Focii might be more appropriate ;) A few notes about engines: Europe have an RS model, which is a 2.0 turbo at 212bhp and a 0-60mph of 6.2 seconds. Next year the ST (SVT in the US) will have a 2.5 V6 at 220bhp from a Volvo or Mazda. This is NA so with modding should create a total beast. Two to three years should bring the Mk2 RS model and I hope for your sake the US gets it. It's set to be another 2.0 litre engine but with 280bhp or more, and a 0-60 of less than 5 seconds, and is set to be 4wd. See: http://whowebe.prism-hosting.com/images/JBFocusFinal2.jpg for a preview I made. Also a few notes about the Jetta almost bought by Jesse... VW have not been able to compete with Ford (direct comparision VW Golf and Focus Hatch) for sheer drivability of late... You got a much more fun and exciting drive than you would have with the VW. Expect less refinement of course, but the 2005 Focus is set to be as refined as the current Golf, which can't be a bad thing, and the drivability is set to beat the current Focus, which happens to be the best in its class. Enjoy your stay! -JB :>> ---What engine do you get ? The NE states I think also offer the 2.3 :>> PZEV(partial zero emmissions vechicle) Stock is a 2.0 isn't it ? :> :>Yes, mine is the 2.0. I think the SVT's all have the 2.0. Yes, but at 170hp instead of 130hp in the stock 2.0 Zetec engine. Also, the SVT engine requires 91+ ocatane gas ($2.39 a gallon here in the Phoenix, AZ area the other night) while the standard 2.0 Zetec runs happily on 87 octane (20 cents a gallon cheaper). :>> ---But the Escort GT as well as the Mazda Protege ES (top) models had a :>> DOHC 1.8, mine is only the SOHC 1.8. (We kept the car, my dad took it [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] :> :>The new ones are hard to find around here, plus they are more expensive. The 2004 model year prodcution run of the Focus, including the SVT ended around March or April. The US 2005 (no relation to the European 2005, just a warmed over 2004) came out shortly after that. :>> ---Ignoring the extra size, they do feel like a step up in quality. :> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] :> :>Yeah, we're the noobs. I'm not a Focus "noob" since I bought my second Focus in February. It's an 04 SVT 5 door in Sonic Blue with the European Appearance Package. The build date was January 28, 2004, it arrived at my local dealer on February 13, 2004 and I drove it home the next day. Out of 14,003 SVT Focus cars built there were only 48 total, including mine, in that exact combination of body style, color and option package. The only one rarer was that same body style and option package in Red. There were only 29 of them built. If you haven't already done it check out the forums at http://www.svtownersassociation.com/svtoaforums/ and especially the SVT Focus section. Lots of good information there and lots of helpful people. Besides, then you can impress everyone you know with all sorts of useless trivia like I posted above. :-) me/2 > I'm not a Focus "noob" since I bought my second Focus in February. > It's an 04 SVT 5 door in Sonic Blue with the European Appearance [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > The only one rarer was that same body style and option package in Red. > There were only 29 of them built. Hey Shell Answer Man--how many 03 Tundra SEs were made? LOL. Mine: http://georgewbushismypresident.home.att.net/2003FordFocus.htm Signature"This is a threshold moment, Johnny. Step through..." http://home.att.net/~damonhynes/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheMarnyStanierAppreciationSociety/ :>> I'm not a Focus "noob" since I bought my second Focus in February. :>> It's an 04 SVT 5 door in Sonic Blue with the European Appearance [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] :> :>Hey Shell Answer Man--how many 03 Tundra SEs were made? LOL. At least one. :>Mine: http://georgewbushismypresident.home.att.net/2003FordFocus.htm See, I told you so. :-) me/2 <snips> > :>> ---What engine do you get ? The NE states I think also offer the 2.3 > :>> PZEV(partial zero emmissions vechicle) Stock is a 2.0 isn't it ? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the Phoenix, AZ area the other night) while the standard 2.0 Zetec > runs happily on 87 octane (20 cents a gallon cheaper). ---Hey Me/2, Not completely off-topic since its about another Ford vehichle: My cousin and his wife got themselves a 2002 Lincoln Navigator about 3 weeks ago. But she has had to adjust to the gas mileage. She previously had a Mercury Villager and was complaining when she put some gas a few days later (87 octane). But she really went ballistic the next week when she actually noticed what it says on the gas door. Yup, 91 octane unleaded required ! She said it was about 97.00US to fill the tank. Once again I am very happy with my Focus : ) Jesse Signature@Home: QS 733 Panther On the go: iBook SE 466 Panther @Work: iMac 400 Panther starlets@kiki-productions.com > My cousin and his wife got themselves a 2002 Lincoln Navigator about 3 > weeks ago. But she has had to adjust to the gas mileage. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Yup, 91 octane unleaded required ! She said it was about 97.00US to > fill the tank. Where in the United States does she live that gasoline costs more than $3 per gallon? In most places, the price difference between premium and mid-grade is no more than 10 cents per gallon -- a difference of $3 to fill a Navigator's 28 gallon tank. If they didn't want high fuel costs, why did they buy a vehicle with a curb weight exceeding 5000 pounds? In America, even idiots can buy big, fancy cars. What a country! In alt.autos.ford.focus Jesse <starlets@smurf_kiki-productions.com>: > Hi fellow focus owners, > I am a happy owner of a 2004 4dr. Focus SE, 2.3L California car. San > Diego, California to be exact ; ) City with the highest gas prices in > the nation, 2.35US per gallon regular gas Sounds great, only 0.50 Euro/l, we currently pay about 1.18 Euro/l, or 5.52 US/gallon. [..] SignatureMichael Heiming (X-PGP-Sig > GPG-Key ID: 0xEDD27B94) mail: echo zvpunry@urvzvat.qr | perl -pe 'y/a-z/n-za-m/' #bofh excuse 319: Your computer hasn't been returning all the bits it gets from the Internet. > In alt.autos.ford.focus Jesse <starlets@smurf_kiki-productions.com>: > > Hi fellow focus owners, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Sounds great, only 0.50 Euro/l, we currently pay about 1.18 > Euro/l, or 5.52 US/gallon. Not on topic to the Ford Focus. The unit price you pay in the Germany is based on the the taxing policy your government has on motor fuels. In the United States all federal motor fuel taxes are used for transportation. In most states the same also applies to motor fuel taxes. SignatureJohn in the sand box of Marylands eastern shore. In alt.autos.ford.focus John R Cambron <*cambronj@chesapeake.net*>: >> In alt.autos.ford.focus Jesse <starlets@smurf_kiki-productions.com>: >> > Hi fellow focus owners, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> Sounds great, only 0.50 Euro/l, we currently pay about 1.18 >> Euro/l, or 5.52 US/gallon. > Not on topic to the Ford Focus. The unit price you pay in the LOL... [..] SignatureMichael Heiming (X-PGP-Sig > GPG-Key ID: 0xEDD27B94) mail: echo zvpunry@urvzvat.qr | perl -pe 'y/a-z/n-za-m/' #bofh excuse 3: electromagnetic radiation from satellite debris |
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