Ford unveils 2011 Focus! - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

eht13 · 01-12-2010, 09:08 AM

Exterior is pretty nice, interior is too busy. Hopefully reliability is good, we'll see later. I do think that new Fords are going to prove more reliable than old ones, and I also think that Ford has a lot more potential to stick around for the long term than GM and Chrysler do... I wish Ford good luck.

thebarber · 01-12-2010, 09:40 AM

looks, nice!

PK, do you hate everything that isnt a yaris? or just any US vehicle? jesus, reading your posts are just effing downers!

thebarber · 01-12-2010, 10:28 AM

well, perhaps you and i are a dying breed. i don't have power windows, power locks, auto tranny, a/c

we both run base cars because we don't want/need stuff on the car thats going to eventually break or need complex replacement parts

i think ford and gm are on the right track, even w/ the gadgets.....its all trickle down from the upper-end vehicles anyhow.....soon itll be standard equipment like air bags, power steering, tire pressure monitoring, etc

Aothachos · 01-12-2010, 11:04 AM

ill stick with import....the only way ill get domestic is if i replace the motor with one of toyota's vvt-i or something good

cali yaris · 01-12-2010, 11:19 AM

Quote:

don't have power windows, power locks, auto tranny, a/c

we both run base cars because we don't want/need stuff on the car thats going to eventually break

From my perspective, I don't keep cars long enough for stuff like that to ever break; and none of that ever has. Resale value is also proportionally higher on vehicles with convenience packages. We have different strategies.

thebarber · 01-12-2010, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

From my perspective, I don't keep cars long enough for stuff like that to ever break; and none of that ever has. Resale value is also proportionally higher on vehicles with convenience packages. We have different strategies.

that is 100% true.

however, i find you have to watch the bulk of the market the car is aimed for....i had a helluva time selling a loaded matrix XRS (matrix with extra hp, req's 91 octane, but more importantly had a manual transmission, was a tough sell)

coffiend · 01-12-2010, 12:09 PM

Well, I don't like ford but this is actually a pretty good looking car.

BUT the interior is ridiculous and it kind of looks like it wants to he a Mazda...

Altitude · 01-12-2010, 12:23 PM

Not bad, but the interior looks a bit 'pinched' doesn't it? Feels like it's squeezing in on the driver. It also reminds me of one of those hideously garish boomboxes/all-in-one shelf stereos.

Kudos to Ford for moving in the right direction though.

01-12-2010, 09:40 AM	#20
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	looks, nice! PK, do you hate everything that isnt a yaris? or just any US vehicle? jesus, reading your posts are just effing downers! __________________

01-12-2010, 10:28 AM	#21
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	well, perhaps you and i are a dying breed. i don't have power windows, power locks, auto tranny, a/c we both run base cars because we don't want/need stuff on the car thats going to eventually break or need complex replacement parts i think ford and gm are on the right track, even w/ the gadgets.....its all trickle down from the upper-end vehicles anyhow.....soon itll be standard equipment like air bags, power steering, tire pressure monitoring, etc __________________

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01-12-2010, 09:08 AM	#19
eht13 Drives: . Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 363	Exterior is pretty nice, interior is too busy. Hopefully reliability is good, we'll see later. I do think that new Fords are going to prove more reliable than old ones, and I also think that Ford has a lot more potential to stick around for the long term than GM and Chrysler do... I wish Ford good luck.

01-12-2010, 11:04 AM	#22
Aothachos Banned Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 326	ill stick with import....the only way ill get domestic is if i replace the motor with one of toyota's vvt-i or something good

01-12-2010, 12:09 PM	#25
coffiend View User's Garage Drives: 08 Black LB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 448	Well, I don't like ford but this is actually a pretty good looking car. BUT the interior is ridiculous and it kind of looks like it wants to he a Mazda...

01-12-2010, 12:23 PM	#26
Altitude Drives: '08 LB MT Bayou Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,671	Not bad, but the interior looks a bit 'pinched' doesn't it? Feels like it's squeezing in on the driver. It also reminds me of one of those hideously garish boomboxes/all-in-one shelf stereos. Kudos to Ford for moving in the right direction though.