RE: ST becomes the Focus of The Sweeney

[blearyeyedboy]

onyx39 said:

Godzilla said:

Gene Hunt was the best resurrection of Regan, there doens't need to be another.

+1.

And he didn't have any qualms about what he "should" drive. He just got in the Quattro and drove it.

He didn't even car if the RHD version of his car didn't exist yet; he did it anyway.

[LuS1fer]

Baddies should be put in a white RR V8 Sport and hunted down in the Jag.

Come on Tata, get your public finger out....

[Escort Si-130]

As good as it sounds, I cant get over that snout mouth at the front. Needs to be restyled...back to the drawing board.

[Escort Si-130]

Well why was it called so then?

Vipers said:

Little chuckle to myself when I saw the title


Over the years I have asked numerous people if they knoe why it was called the Sweeney, surprisingy enough, a lot them had no idea honest Guv!

[timewatch]

SSCooperS said:

Words cannot describe how much I despise the gopping grille on that car.

Yes that may be the case, but at least Ford stick there nick out in design, they have always been innovators good or bad through the years.
Regardless of how Switzerland the Focus design looks, it will sell due to the features they have put in the car.

Ie; the "Active grill", that beats the hell out of a bit of cardboard, and let's face it with the Fuel prices at the stupid levels they are any savings here are most welcome.
What eat's me though, is why the hell hasn't this feature been on all car's for years?

I have monitored my fuel comsumption over the years and soon as September's in the Fuel economy get's much worse, in August I was getting between 46 - 50mpg
now were in November it's 36.5 and that's 1.9 TDI engine, I reckon if my car had that Radiator blind device fitted I would be back to similar MPG to Summer.

I just fail to see why it hasn't been fitted before??????

Re; the Sweeny Car choice, I think they should have the New Mustang!

TW>>>

[youngsod]

As FourWheelDrift said, Jack Regan didn't do his own driving on Squad business

[Carter and Fred have just finished changing the wheel after a puncture. Regan sees Deller running away, leaps into the car and chases after him]
Det. Insp. Jack Regan: Hello. Mr Deller. You are in good shape, aren't you. My name's Regan, Flying Squad. I think you'd better stop. It'll be better for both of us. You're nicked and I'm not authorized or insured to drive this car.

Yes, I know I need to get out more.

It has to be a Jag doesn't it? Nothing else has that mix of class and dodginess at the same time.

Or you can simply get the original Consul in to do the job, it is currently being restored:
http://www.thetvlounge.co.uk/sweeney/viewtopic.php...

[Escort Si-130]

Although trouble is a lot of undercover cops drive Focus, Mondeo, 3 series, Volvo S40 in London. Dont remember seeing undercover ST's though?

PaulMoor said:

M5. Given that the fuzz have replaced Mondaos with BM's, and "Mondao man" has become "3 series man" the M5 would be far mor appropriat than a Focus ST.

[LuS1fer]

Escort Si-130 said:

Where does Sweeney come from

Cockney rhyming slang > Sweeney Todd - Flying Squad

Ford clearly foresaw that ST stood for Sweeney Todd when determining the name.....

[Cotic]

Escort Si-130 said:

Well why was it called so then?

Vipers said:

Little chuckle to myself when I saw the title


Over the years I have asked numerous people if they knoe why it was called the Sweeney, surprisingy enough, a lot them had no idea honest Guv!

Sweeney Todd = Flying Squad.

Yer Cock-er-ney Rhyming slang, innit.

Tch - Youth of today....

[RichardD]

jbi said:

They already have the mustang engine in them

http://www.insideline.com/ford/falcon/2011/2011-fo...

450 horsepower as well

Thanks, I only quickly looked for info and just saw 6 cylinder models.

[Escort Si-130]

I agree

Grovsie26 said:

Thats gotta be the worst looking Ford front end since the frog scorpio.

[traffman]

Escort Si-130 said:

Shat it ! I wanna see claret on the floor.

Bloody youth of today.

[garycat]

The rear looks just like an Impreza

[Hellbound]

>shudder<

After his appearance on Top Gear, Ray Winstone (as Jack Regan) giving any car the beans just won't be believable.

[uncle tez]

Surely they didnt pick the car that they thought was the best, but went for the car that they could get the best deal on

[Chapppers]

Goa'uld said:

It looks a little better in black hiding angles and with a number plate taking up the mahoosive gob;

I think it's the addition of a number plate that does it. Looks a hell of a lot better.

[iain1970]

I wonder if Dennis Waterman has passed on the baton to Plan B and allowed him to write the theme tune and sing the theme tune.

[Ex Boy Racer]

iain1970 said:

I wonder if Dennis Waterman has passed on the baton to Plan B and allowed him to write the theme tune and sing the theme tune.

that was minder, not sweeney.

youth of today....

[onyx39]

iain1970 said:

I wonder if Dennis Waterman has passed on the baton to Plan B and allowed him to write the theme tune and sing the theme tune.

I think he needs a cameo though... maybe a chase through London and the Focus is chasing an old car (Granada) pulls over and Waterman gets out?

[wildcat45]

I guess the Sweeney of the 70s was accurate. So what cars do the real Met guys of today run round in?