drove a SVT Focus

chefster

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It was cool and I am thinking of buying it..has about 200 horsepower..any feedback?

 

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how much is it and how many miles are on it?

 

QUICK91LX

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It has 170 horsepower and they don't particularly impress me. I drove one once and my ZX2 Escort FELT just as fast. I guess they handle well and they look good for a Focus, but its still a Focus.

 

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There are just better options out there for a 4 cyl car IMO

 

Mr. Rustypwnz

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07 civic si with the 6 speed..

mad fun!!

 

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slow95gt said:

07 civic si with the 6 speed..

mad fun!!

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mad gay...

my friend has one and i drove it and hated it... but his is an '08. i convinced him and he decided he's going to trade it for an '09 mustang gt. i told him to wait for the '10... rich biches

 

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The Si is an overall fun car but makes merely modest power until 7000 with an 8000 redline. Which means it actually pulls for about a second and a half before you shift.
No torque = lots of shifting to stay in the narrow power band.

I would own one if I already had a bunch of other cars and wanted to try something different.

 

Mr. Rustypwnz

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going from a mustang its a fun car to me, I love em, that and some wrx's and sti's

 

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i personally would rather have an SVT Contour

still though, both are wrong wheel drive

 

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4 cyl fwd car, best deal on the market is a SRT4 for performance, get pissed if you want but it's the truth.

 

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Meh

 

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Meh

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Meh is now considered a "word" in the English dictionary



On the other hand.. SRT-4 for teh budget performance car.. I used to have an 03' wrx and i LOVEDDDDD the thing. It was awesome

 

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i wouldnt mess with the SVT focus.
if looking for a fun 4 cyl car, i'd get an srt4 or a DSM car (eagle talon or mitsubishi eclipese) those car are awesome and can be made real fast.

the SVT focus doesnt even have a turbo stock, so besides silly bolt ons, you are going to either have to work the head, swap cams or something to increase power. or add a power adder.

where with a DSM car or srt4 or something, just crank the boost up some.

 

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07 civic si-$20kish
03 svt focus- $7-10K
reg focus- $4-6k
The focus has a lot of room for what it is. I liked. I would have loved to get one, run it into the ground, then drop in a little 289 with a top loader......... those are the shyt.

 

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My blood runs blue, I am gettin the SVT. It was cool. 7000 grand for aa 2002 with 58 k:SNSign:b puttin the cobra up in the Barn

 

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My blood runs blue, I am gettin the SVT. It was cool. 7000 grand for aa 2002 with 58 k:SNSign:b puttin the cobra up in the Barn

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7000 grand? OUCH! It better be a Ferrari or 28.

Oh, you meant 7 grand...

 

stykthyn

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a 289 with a toploader in a fwd car that has a side mounted engine. I see that working out nicely.

 

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Cool cars but extremely under powered. Now, if you had the cash to build up a short block capable of handling 25psi or so, and you added a turbo, you'd have one sick car that would handle too. If only we got the AWD option too like the Euros got.

 

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~FrankenStang~ said:

7000 grand? OUCH! It better be a Ferrari or 28.

Oh, you meant 7 grand...

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stykthyn said:

a 289 with a toploader in a fwd car that has a side mounted engine. I see that working out nicely.

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There is a company that produces a kit that converts a Focus into a rear wheel drive powered by a V8....Sean Hyland built one on a show that airs on Speed Channel...It performed very well...

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