22-01-2015, 05:59 PM
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Re: Ford
What I think is the three door hatch Focus in standard family guise has not been popular for some while, as such, the cost of tooling etc for this next generation Focus is not viable in three door form, the past two generations of Focus have offered a Five Door alternative in ST guise which seems to have sold quite well, so Ford are hoping the RS in Five Door form will be accepted, on the basis that it’s main competitors, the Subaru Impreza, and Mitsubishi Evo, have always been family 4/5 door extensions. What Ford maybe missing is the RS brand has always stuck to the principal that a three door bodyshell is more rigid than a five door (for handling purposes) although both are technically hatch’s, the only exception being the saloon Sierra Cosworth.It may be a prudent investment to buy one of the last present model RS’s, and mothball it.
23-01-2015, 11:17 AM
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Re: Ford
Originally Posted by spitfire
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Did you never live dangerously in the Cinema Mups.Goodnight.
Can't see how being made to get up and down like a flippin' yoyo, living dangerously Spittie, not unless one was in the middle of a 'back row clinche'.
23-01-2015, 01:21 PM
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Re: Ford
Originally Posted by Mups
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I'd never buy a 3 door. Bloomin' nuisance having to keep getting passengers (or myself), in and out so that someone else can get in the back.It would be like the cinema seats, where everybody has to get up to let someone else in/out.
, most will never have had the rear seats sat on, in fact it would be good to remove them completely to save weight.They are mostly used as weekend cars hence even 2008-9 examples typically have less than 40,000 mile on the clock, and change hands for circa £17k.
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