RE: Ford Focus RS - full details

[WJNB]

J4CKO said:

I would say the German brands are more aspirational to those lower down the social strata these days, Audis werent on the radar twenty years ago, was all Fords and Vauxhalls and maybe the odd BMW but nowadays its all about the "German Whip".

However hard they try with fancy paint jobs, spoilers & stickers a Ford will always be a blue-collar council estate car. Nobody who has made a success of their lives would want one on their gravel driveway.

[Johnnytheboy]

WJNB said:

However hard they try with fancy paint jobs, spoilers & stickers a Ford will always be a blue-collar council estate car. Nobody who has made a success of their lives would want one on their gravel driveway.

....which is precisely what I like about my mk2. The mere whiff of a car making a statement about how successful I am is enough to put me off at a stroke.

[addz86]

If it was a three door with some chunky arches like the Escort Cosworth it'd be so much nicer, the Mk2 RS looks nothing like a normal focus, this one does

[loose cannon]

WJNB said:

However hard they try with fancy paint jobs, spoilers & stickers a Ford will always be a blue-collar council estate car. Nobody who has made a success of their lives would want one on their gravel driveway.

So are you saying that people that drive a Ford Focus haven't made a success of there life

[zebra]

loose cannon said:

WJNB said:

However hard they try with fancy paint jobs, spoilers & stickers a Ford will always be a blue-collar council estate car. Nobody who has made a success of their lives would want one on their gravel driveway.

So are you saying that people that drive a Ford Focus haven't made a success of there life

It's that or the fact they have no creative though as to buying a better car for the money. Either way, very council.

[Dal3D]

Krikkit said:

That looks brilliant. Is that just the concept, I thought they weren't doing a blue?

It's a pre-production car. It's about as finished as they'll get to be honest after crawling all over it last Saturday at Birmingham.

That blue is the optional Nitrous Blue. The one they said they weren't doing is Liquid Blue which is much darker and was shown on the initial cars last year.

[Ryang94]

zebra said:

loose cannon said:

WJNB said:

However hard they try with fancy paint jobs, spoilers & stickers a Ford will always be a blue-collar council estate car. Nobody who has made a success of their lives would want one on their gravel driveway.

So are you saying that people that drive a Ford Focus haven't made a success of there life

It's that or the fact they have no creative though as to buying a better car for the money. Either way, very council.

This, i totally understand this.

Its like when i see a Lotus i just think ahh another council estate prowler who cant afford a Radical :/

Everyone has their own personal opinion on cars. Some people arnt badge snobs they like a car for what it can deliver/ how it looks. Or they dont have a job as a quantity surveyor and therfore funds are limited, does this mean they shouldnt buy a car they like because someone likes a better car?

[HJMS123]

Ryang94 said:

This, i totally understand this.

Its like when i see a Lotus i just think ahh another council estate prowler who cant afford a Radical :/

Everyone has their own personal opinion on cars. Some people arnt badge snobs they like a car for what it can deliver/ how it looks. Or they dont have a job as a quantity surveyor and therfore funds are limited, does this mean they shouldnt buy a car they like because someone likes a better car?

So you class a quantity surveyor as a well paid job but describe a ford and lotus as council

[Ryang94]

HJMS123 said:

So you class a quantity surveyor as a well paid job but describe a ford and lotus as council

I dont class either as council.

I own a Ford fiesta ST.
My dad owns a Lotus Elise.

I made the point about Lotus's like he did about Ford, to show how one persons opinion can be different to another.

[Tuvra]

There's a configurator on the American website:

http://shop.ford.com/build/focus/#/config/Config%5...

Use Zip Code: 78759 if you need to put one in

[budgie smuggler]

zebra said:

It's that or the fact they have no creative though as to buying a better car for the money. Either way, very council.

A better car for the money, such as?

I think you're talking a load of arse.

[Tuvra]

budgie smuggler said:

zebra said:

It's that or the fact they have no creative though as to buying a better car for the money. Either way, very council.

A better car for the money, such as?

I think you're talking a load of arse.

Agreed, get in the sea!!

How does this look more "council" than say an A45 AMG with all the aero bits and in a daft colour or with stickers?

[Dal3D]

Tuvra said:

There's a configurator on the American website:

http://shop.ford.com/build/focus/#/config/Config%5...

Use Zip Code: 78759 if you need to put one in

Another link for the UK Ford configurator:

http://www.ford.co.uk/ConfigureyourCar/Focus-RS

[Tuvra]

Dal3D said:

Another link for the UK Ford configurator:

http://www.ford.co.uk/ConfigureyourCar/Focus-RS

I now have a headline figure for my potential car, £33,650

Any idea when the demo's are due to hit the showrooms and the wait time on these?

[Dal3D]

Demo cars "should" be about at dealers in the spring. If you order today it probably won't arrive before the Autumn.

Ford still haven't given firm dates - even for customers cars ordered last September.

[Tuvra]

Dal3D said:

Demo cars "should" be about at dealers in the spring. If you order today it probably won't arrive before the Autumn.

Ford still haven't given firm dates - even for customers cars ordered last September.

Good to know.

I would be interested in test driving one with a view to potentially getting one for March 2017.

Would be rude not to try a 5.0 Mustang too, just in case

[scjgreen]

Frozen White (Premium Colour)
Additional £250
Recaro shell front seats
Additional £1,145
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Additional £1,000 19” black forged alloy wheels 235/35 R19 Tyre
Additional £595 Painted brake callipers
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Base Price £29,995
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[KarlMac]

I don't think Ford is particularly council, but ST/RS do seem to attract a particular sort.

It'd bloody hopping though. The facelift did a good job of fixing the headlights bit the bumper, side profile and rear are awful. A45 (without the aero and in a darker colour) is better but not by much.

And it's nowhere near the 'sub £30k' it's apologists where claiming when first announced, which isn't a surprise

[J4CKO]

WJNB said:

J4CKO said:

I would say the German brands are more aspirational to those lower down the social strata these days, Audis werent on the radar twenty years ago, was all Fords and Vauxhalls and maybe the odd BMW but nowadays its all about the "German Whip".

However hard they try with fancy paint jobs, spoilers & stickers a Ford will always be a blue-collar council estate car. Nobody who has made a success of their lives would want one on their gravel driveway.

Come on then, what do you drive and what makes you such a success ?

Very wealthy people do not buy Fords as a rule, Fords top out at 40k or so ? maybe that is why, still if you can afford to buy a Focus RS and run it I would say someone is doing ok.

Its amazing how many super rich successful folk are driving German Cars these days isnt it, is it because they are all doing so well or easy access to lease cars for £200 odd a month ?


And anyway, what is wrong with being working class, or "council" as you call it ?

[egor110]

scjgreen said:

Frozen White (Premium Colour)
Additional £250
Recaro shell front seats
Additional £1,145
ExtrasLuxury pack
Additional £1,000 19” black forged alloy wheels 235/35 R19 Tyre
Additional £595 Painted brake callipers
Additional £100
Base Price £29,995
Total added features £3,090
Total Price £33,085

would those massive 19'' alloys spoil the ride quality on our perfect uk roads?