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06-25-2009, 04:51 PM | #37 |
Wow, I can't believe the hate for that car in this thread. I've seen that car around Middletown (here in CT) before, its a pretty awesome car. As was posted it has 225 HP, tight handling, overall an awesome car for speed, and not bad for autocross. I'm not a huge fan of the bodykit on the car, but for gosh sake, its a Saleen produced car, give it some respect.
I love my Yaris, but seriously, Saleen Focus > Yaris.
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06-25-2009, 04:59 PM | #38 |
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The ORIGINAL Saleen may be a good car, but the one the OP refers to looks cheap in comparison. The panels are not correctly aligned, there are gaps all over the place, and the "breather slots" on the hood are crooked.
I'm sorry, but my Yaris > that Focus. And don't get me started on that spoiler! It looks like it doubles as an extra seat.
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06-25-2009, 05:15 PM | #39 |
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all the pics that ford puts out of their "flagship" Saleen focus (which is like a focus on shrooms in japan) mean nothing when someone posts what the car actually looks like with no fancy photography,retouching, & angles/perspectives.
What I showed is what it is....no more no less
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on a side note.. now that I actually gave a closer look and realized that isn't a picture taken in Florida..that's Buckland Hills isn't it?
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06-25-2009, 05:49 PM | #41 |
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that it is, nice little section of town.
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06-27-2009, 03:15 AM | #42 |
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fugly + outdated chassis + feature that voids the warranty + expensive + Ford = ftl
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06-27-2009, 03:54 AM | #43 |
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there was a guy in my area, bought one brand spanking new, and before he left the dealer with it, had the nitrous hooked up, then ran it, did not even make it 2 miles before he blew up his motor without the warranty... oops...
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I wish I had more hands... cause I would give that car four thumbs down!
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06-27-2009, 04:10 AM | #45 |
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here ya go...
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06-27-2009, 01:03 PM | #46 |
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outdated suspension? sure...for the focus....but still one of the only cars in the price range w/ a fully independent front and rear suspension = win.
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hmmm, that's odd. From the dealer, they only come with the bottle, no nitrous, and unhooked. So I have no idea where he got the nitrous from. And he probably didn't know how to use nitrous, and is stupid enough to use it on an unbroken-in engine.
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06-28-2009, 01:47 AM | #49 |
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well he did buy a saleen ford focus...
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06-28-2009, 11:06 AM | #50 |
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this coming from the guy who smashed off his vvt solenoid?
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06-28-2009, 01:48 PM | #51 |
hey the taurus sho was ugly too, but loved by many that thing was fast. the new 2010 sho is goin to have a 3.5L twin-turbo making 365hp and 350lb-ft torque and all wheel drive. ford is tryin . BUT that focus is ugly but it old and in the past it is a new day for a american cars.
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06-28-2009, 01:55 PM | #52 |
Yeah that ecoboost v6 is supposed to be replacing the higher end v8s. I love how when I talk to other people about the ecoboost the only thing they can say is "well its not a v8" like not having a v8 is some crisis in this country... oh well, the fusion will be a nice car with that engine :)
and heres a focus to make this post mildly relevant:
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26 grand for a fugly saleen focus.... 13 grand for a yaris...
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06-29-2009, 12:20 AM | #54 |
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haha my god is it really 26 thousand dollars for that thing, put 12-13 grand into a yaris and see what happens to its appearance and performance/handling
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