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#41 ·
I would be interested to see a comparison between actual recorded dyno ratings on comparably modded vehicles. Obviously my reasoning is due to the cheap mods that I have done to bring my dyno numbers nearly up to the quoted engine crank power.
 
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dyn085 said:
I would be interested to see a comparison between actual recorded dyno ratings on comparably modded vehicles. Obviously my reasoning is due to the cheap mods that I have done to bring my dyno numbers nearly up to the quoted engine crank power.
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I would like to see a comparison to stock models. I have a feeling that the 2012 actual wheel horsepower--even stock--is closer to SVT territory than published numbers.

EDIT: never mind. I just looked at the SVT dyno thread, and it appears that a stock Ti-VCT is indeed stronger on average than the stock SVT Duratec.
 
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I finally had the chance the drive a third gen Focus today. Went to the dealer near me and drove a 2012 Focus S with a manual trans. I came away impressed. The steering is a little isolating and there are some annoyances with the interior, clutch pedal is a little light, etc., but overall I thought it was a very well rounded car.

So ... I pulled the trigger on a brand new 2012 Focus SE hatchback with the sport package and a 5MT. It's silver. Only other options are 203A and cold weather package, neither of which I wanted, but oh well. The price was $16,900, which seems like a lot of car for the money. This car, which I did not drive, is located 200 miles away in Baltimore. They're delivering it for me on Wednesday.

I'm excited! I'll post pics when it arrives.

Thanks to all here who chimed in with your feedback.
 
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John W said:
I finally had the chance the drive a third gen Focus today. Went to the dealer near me and drove a 2012 Focus S with a manual trans. I came away impressed. The steering is a little isolating and there are some annoyances with the interior, clutch pedal is a little light, etc., but overall I thought it was a very well rounded car.

So ... I pulled the trigger on a brand new 2012 Focus SE hatchback with the sport package and a 5MT. It's silver. Only other options are 203A and cold weather package, neither of which I wanted, but oh well. The price was $16,900, which seems like a lot of car for the money. This car, which I did not drive, is located 200 miles away in Baltimore. They're delivering it for me on Wednesday.

I'm excited! I'll post pics when it arrives.

Thanks to all here who chimed in with your feedback.
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I like how you say it like those options were nothing, that's basically a virtually fully loaded SE sport with a manual transmission. Short of a Titanium with MFT that's the highest trim level in the US in which you could get a manual, and the only way to get sync w/ myford, and until the Ti was available with a manual it was the only way to get a hatch with rear disk brakes and a manual.
 
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I like how you say it like those options were nothing, that's basically a virtually fully loaded SE sport with a manual transmission. Short of a Titanium with MFT that's the highest trim level in the US in which you could get a manual, and the only way to get sync w/ myford, and until the Ti was available with a manual it was the only way to get a hatch with rear disk brakes and a manual.
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I really don't care about the tech stuff at all. The hatchback, sport package and 5MT were musts, though.
 
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jsr72 said:
You scored a ridiculously good deal there. [thumb]
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Thanks. I bought it from a high volume dealer so that helped. There are some pretty great deals on 2012s right now. This was the price they gave me. I didn't have to negotiate. Especially since this was the very top of my budget, I actually tried to negotiate it even lower, but was only able to get them to lower the APR on my loan from 2.9% to 2.2%.
 
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Wow, awesome deal. Congrats.

I financed mine, which is the first time I've financed a car before and so far don't regret it at all. Way nicer car than my previous, 2006 Civic, and it was a loaded EX Coupe with manual.
 
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