BillR wrote:
Thanks - I have slept since then and was hoping my memory was not that bad.
Sounds like they did so poorly with the first year car here [though it was
in use in Europe before then] they decided not to try the second time. I
still think it was a nice car to drive as long as you were
responsible for repairing the flaws.
BillR
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Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 10:50 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Wave - Focus US vs. Euro
BillR wrote:
> Just after I got
BillR wrote:
Just after I got my 'first year' Focus [which gave me 50 wonderful trouble
free miles prior to the first breakdown] I chatted with a guy in London that
had one that certainly looked identical to mine, though the wheel was on the
right side, of course. What was different about it - ot
04, 2006 7:05 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Wave - Focus US vs. Euro
BillR wrote:
> No argument about that. I believe there were 5 recalls. Other than
> that
> ;=) it really was a nice car. I was driving about 40 - 50k a year
> then and really apprecia
Come to think of it, my friend has a Focus, and he had major brake issues
with it. Something like the calipers and rotors had to be replaced at least
once.
The rest of the thing seems to be holding up though. He could work for Ford
as a tester - the way he tries to catch air on the long roads wit
BillR wrote:
No argument about that. I believe there were 5 recalls. Other than that
;=) it really was a nice car. I was driving about 40 - 50k a year then and
really appreciated the head room and the ride.
I had an '00 Focus with the Sony Xplod stereo package. Nice car, except I'd go
thr
Jeff Zedic
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 6:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Wave - Focus US vs. Euro
Well for one thing it wasn't built in the US! Was probably built in Germany
or the UK. Europeans won't stand for the shoddy build quality that we get
here. Tal
Well for one thing it wasn't built in the US! Was probably built in
Germany or the UK. Europeans won't stand for the shoddy build quality
that we get here. Talking about assembly issues not design flaws.
I remember driving my first UK Ford which was a Cortina in green. I was
amazed at how well
Just after I got my 'first year' Focus [which gave me 50 wonderful trouble
free miles prior to the first breakdown] I chatted with a guy in London that
had one that certainly looked identical to mine, though the wheel was on the
right side, of course. What was different about it - other than it hop
