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Old 25-03-2009, 02:25 PM   #31
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OMG I have found love.
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Old 25-03-2009, 02:45 PM   #32
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Old 25-03-2009, 02:54 PM   #33
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Mmm i want one!! bloody hell cars>>>>>>>>>
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Old 25-03-2009, 04:35 PM   #34
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24,990 Pounds is nearly $53K add taxes, import costs, compliance costs. If Ford were to bring it here it would need to be $65-$75K. No-one would pay that for a Focus when they can by an FPV that will absolutly embarress a Focus RS in the performance stakes for less.

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Old 25-03-2009, 04:53 PM   #35
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Just remember, if the XR5 was converted using UK RRP it would be well over 40 also. I would imagine price of the RS if it ever made it here, would be closer to 46-48 before onroads.....
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Old 25-03-2009, 04:56 PM   #36
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24,990 Pounds is nearly $53K add taxes, import costs, compliance costs. If Ford were to bring it here it would need to be $65-$75K. No-one would pay that for a Focus when they can by an FPV that will absolutly embarress a Focus RS in the performance stakes for less.

Poms like poofy little hatchbacks, but it would not suite our conditions.
There's more than the odd potential RS owner who'd relish the chance to prove you wrong against any Australian built car ever. It'd put up one hell of a fight.

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Old 25-03-2009, 05:06 PM   #37
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There's more than the odd potential RS owner who'd relish the chance to prove you wrong against any Australian built car ever. It'd put up one hell of a fight.

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Jeez, I hardly questioned anyone's sexuality...
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Old 25-03-2009, 06:35 PM   #38
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Old 25-03-2009, 07:59 PM   #39
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Gee I said "Pom" too, you might have to add racist slurs to the report too....
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Old 25-03-2009, 08:07 PM   #40
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Old 10-04-2009, 11:08 PM   #41
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In motor mag it says this is the fastest ford car ever around fords test track faster even than the gt supercar. : that is amazing.

I am sure the track could have been suited to the focus but wow.
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Old 13-04-2009, 02:26 PM   #42
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24,990 Pounds is nearly $53K add taxes, import costs, compliance costs. If Ford were to bring it here it would need to be $65-$75K. No-one would pay that for a Focus when they can by an FPV that will absolutly embarress a Focus RS in the performance stakes for less.
Not really. The Focus XR5 aka ST in Europe is about 18,000 pounds for our spec. Yet here it's only $37.000... You can't calculate a final cost from the Euro on road cost, it just doesn't work that way...

Here landed it should cost about $55,000 aus.

Also no current FPV would stay close to this car through some twisty, hilly roads. This car just set a new record around Fords European test track in Austria. YES, it beat the Ford GT supercar!!! FPV embarrass the RS... pffft.
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IMO they should bring it here to Australia, everyone these days seems to be into the small cars/hot hatches over the V8s etc.
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Old 13-04-2009, 11:17 PM   #44
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B9H_C_IqME&NR=1

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Yup the RS is god...

unless your lined up at the lights next to a Subaru Outback diesel and the road is wet

Check out youtube
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Old 11-05-2009, 10:56 PM   #46
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We know the RS is up there, but against the Nissan GTR?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqo77mv7M_4
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Old 12-05-2009, 12:21 AM   #47
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OH

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Old 12-05-2009, 10:30 AM   #48
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Old 12-05-2009, 10:44 AM   #49
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Oh my gosh,When i win lottery i am importing one. ,We should get it,any ford (terrible) marketers reading this,import it!!!,I mean great marketers.
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What about the tyre squeel! Maybe it was amplified 'cos of the wind.
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Gotta love lift off oversteer.
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Great photographs Peuty. Congrats
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Yup the RS is god...

unless your lined up at the lights next to a Subaru Outback diesel and the road is wet

Check out youtube

cheeRS for that... I enjoy well informed comments!!! :togo:
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more glowing praise for the RS as compared to the Megane & STI.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d86HSL4pYa4
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Oh dear god it gets better again...

Turn up the speakers and close your eyes...

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You guys are just trying to upset me aren't you?

I would dearly love one of thes and would buy one in a shot.................but I don't think it will ever come to Australia.

So you just keep teasing me with something I can't have!!!

And although I've contemplated it, I don't think I could now ever buy an XR5 , knowing that there is a far more evolved beast out there.

This car is so good it hurts :
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Nurburgring 24HR Race is on soon. I'll bet there'll be one racing there and I'll keep an eye out on some of my fav sites to find out.


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