Contributing to the new comfort is a significantly quieter interior. Wind-tunnel tests have helped reduce wind noise by 8 percent, and a special acoustic windshield teams with slightly thicker side glass and other sound-deadening materials in the door panels, C-pillars and parcel shelf to make the Focus impressively quiet.
With the new Wayne, Michigan-built Focus, Ford has kept the good (the handling dynamics) and fixed the bad (the dated interior and road noise), while frosting the deal with the reasonably priced Sync.
What's wrong with the XJunk?Let's just keep in mind that your baseline for evaluating vehicles is an XJ.
Whats right with it?What's wrong with the XJunk?
What's wrong with the XJunk?
I have two. One had a bad experience with a Subaru. This one is my youngest sister, the one who rolled the 4-runner I got her. She has some Ford hybrid similar to a Prius. I don't remember the model, but it has quite a bit less road noise than the '08 Focus she ran for a few years before going overseas to work.Your sister finds the shittiest examples of any car and buys them.
Pics?No, I drove a piece of shit Jeep in your area a few weeks ago and it had a lot of road noise. The roads there are pretty friggin' loud actually. They have that grooved finished concrete. It's gotta be loud in your car.
I have two. One had a bad experience with a Subaru. This one is my youngest sister, the one who rolled the 4-runner I got her. She has some Ford hybrid similar to a Prius. I don't remember the model, but it has quite a bit less road noise than the '08 Focus she ran for a few years before going overseas to work.
Let's just keep in mind that your baseline for evaluating vehicles is an XJ.
That is the problem. Compared to other 1984 vehicles, the XJ was indeed a good design.Right but you know I think the XJ is golden.
You liked your XJ.That is the problem. Compared to other 1984 vehicles, the XJ was indeed a good design.
kind of like this, but I don't see anyone using one of these every day:
Yeah, but it is not exactly the base line for a quality vehicleYou liked your XJ.
Yeah no shit, I'm not saying it's refined but like you say, nothing exists that is quite like it.Yeah, but it is not exactly the base line for a quality vehicle
I liked the size, the style, and the simplicity. Nothing like that exists any more on the new car market. A 4Runner and a JK are the closest and they are a lot bigger.
This is what I would want:Yeah no shit, I'm not saying it's refined but like you say, nothing exists that is quite like it.
You have to move to get one.
**** yeah!