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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Is the Blueprint in the Focus the same as it was on the AUIII/BA?
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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No...
Its a flat Blue like the LR Focus! Jason if you are looking to test drive one I know a dealer who has 2 demos on the lot registered ready to drive... Only CLs but one in auto and one in manual! :Up_to_som Ours didn't arrive today but hopefully tomorrow.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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They look the goods in black, quite partial to Colorado Red too ![]() ![]() |
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Sydney
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Damn! Does look good in black!
Thanks Sam! Shockwave hope you get yours soon. I am going back to my dealership tomorrow to take my brother for a look at the Zetec I'll ask them if I can drive one of the LX's they have on the lot I think it was a manual (but it is a sedan). Cheers Jason
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Sydney
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My crazy Focus saga continues! Yesterday, I did my daily check at the dealers, but still no ETA on my CL sedan (ordered 9th July). My contact at the dealer suggests she have another look at what's available, to see if she can get me anything else within my specs. By this time, I'd gotten a bit sick of waiting, so I said sure, look for anything in a CL, LX, sedan, hatch, any dark colour. I'd originally preferred the sedan, but the look of the hatch has grown on me the last few weeks, so I wouldn't mind either.
Later on that afternoon, she emails back - they found an auto LX hatch in the colour I wanted (Ti Grey), with an ETA of 01/09. They offered $28.5k including the accessories I had in my previous order (floormats, mud spats, headlight protectors), which I figured was a pretty good deal!! So in conclusion... It's not a sedan like I originally thought. It's coming later than I originally thought. And I'm paying a bit more than I originally thought. But yet, I'm a lot happier, just purely because I have a definite ETA!! Fingers crossed that it's all smooth sailing from here. |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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How can the dealer have an ETA on a September car when your original order was an August??
I don't get it, comes back to my original thoughts that they never really had the car you wanted coming in the first place. Dont put spats on it either mate, they absolutely look on the hatch especially!
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne, VIC
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Sydney
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Okay, I've just faxed a letter through to my dealer to confirm the changes to the contract. I guess I'm officially waiting again
![]() I guess a late and slightly more expensive new Focus in the hand is worth two in a South African bush that never turn up. The only problem now is that my parents are looking to get a new Camry (to replace my dad's 1994 Falcon, he had it as a company car from his previous work). They will probably order in the next week, and STILL get theirs before me ![]() ![]() (Now watch as all the BTO CL Foci start shipping just as I sign the new contract for an LX!!!) Last edited by losfp; 17-08-2005 at 12:31 PM. |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne, VIC
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Camry?!!!! DAAAAAAAAAMN you need to divorce your parents!!! Do they still have a heartbeat? Not even an Accord euro or something? ANYTHING's better than a Camry, damn I'd even own a Barina over a Camry.
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![]() Though I must admit, the value on that Camry they got a quote for is great! 2.4L, ABS, Cruise control.. for 24K+ Admittedly it is on salary sacrifice. Was sitting down with the two brochures last night (my dad dropped the Camry bombshell on me when we visited them for dinner last night) and comparing stats. Interestingly the Focus has more head and legroom, but less shoulder room. It's also actually a bit wider! Though much shorter. 9.9L/100k compared to the Focus' 8.0... 125kw vs the Focus' 107, but pulling a heavier body around. Oh, and also the Camry is a bloated slug of a car, and the Focus is not ;) |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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lol...my Wife and I call Camry Drivers the "VOLVO REPLACEMENT DRIVERS of today"...ie they all suck and cant drive for their life...
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Bloody Camry Drivers (TM)
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: NSW
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When replacing our troubled BA XR6, we looked at a Camry Sportivo as one of the potential replacements. Quiet, a little underpowered but not unbearable, well put together, fairly good chassis in Sportivo trim (no race car but who wants one for a family truck) and good on fuel... but had some features that left us walking away. The handbrake is in the passengers lap, and the pedals are spaced un-naturally - in an emergency, if you jumped on the brake, you feel like you'd miss it completely. In our opinion anyway.
We settled on the 180 odd kw V6 Honda Accord Luxury in the end, which has been a fantastic car. ![]() ![]() Also, a stock (well hire car) Camry 4 cylinder auto is faster than you give it credit for, will stay neck and neck with a Focus Zetec, and despite some rather alarming bodyroll, can stay with Falcon XRs thru the corners. Of course I don't know this by trying it... :monkes: Tim |
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Sydney
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![]() ![]() The end is finally in sight.. Come on you customs officers... Let my car through... It's harmless and good, honest.... Hopefully it'll only be another week or so more.. So if you have ordered a car that's due any minute now in Sydney.. Yours could be on this boat too. |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Good stuff.. Should receive the car by next Tuesday hopefully, in our case it was about a week from when the boat arrived, but could be different down ur way.
Exciting times ahead, just make sure you go over the car well before you sign the dotted line.
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Sydney
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Holy Hallelujah! The end is definitely in sight now. The car has arrived at the dealer and we are picking it up at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon.
For the first time in the last 8 1/2 weeks, I actually know exactly where my car is!!!! ![]() 24 hours, 10 minutes to go.... |
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#49 | ||
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Oh Hooray! Your wait is finally over! As for mine I am told it is due to go to some mob called "Precar" (who put the compliance plates onto the car) on the 7th which means once it gets there the dealer can arrange to pick it up. If this works out as I hope then I just MIGHT be able to pick it up on Friday night/Saturday morning otherwise it will be next week.
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Sydney
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I can go one better - pics BEFORE we get it ;) My fiancée stopped off on her way back from a conference today to have a look - she was able to take a couple of photos. It's a bit shabby at the moment, but still very cool to know that we're not far off having our new car ![]() Some photos - http://thesystemisdown.com/gallery/t...s.php?album=14 I will update the gallery with more pics once we actually get the car of course!!! |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Looks good. The colour is really nice. Enjoy driving it around tonight
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Clio 182 CUP!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Inner West, Sydney
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Nice colour! I think ti is one of the nicest colours, sure does look good on Zetec and LX.... unsure about on a CL though
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