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#1 ·
Why do Titanium models seem so rare in the US/Boston area?
I've only ever seen 3 other than mine.


I'm on vacation in Canada right now and almost every Focus I see is a Titanium..

Is it because Canadians are willing to pay more?
 
#53 ·
Canadian! And yes, I have a Titanium.
And yes, I do notice a lot of Titanium-spec Focuses around... Even the rental Focuses are Titaniums D:

I special-ordered mine, cost me just north of $30k for my spec'd out Focus in mid-2011. I think Canadians are willing to pay a bit more for small cars that are loaded up.
 
#49 ·
I see a bunch of Ti's around the western burbs of Cleveland. My local dealer has a bunch all the time. I was just at the dealer yesterday buying a 13 escape Ti to add to my fleet of fords. I'll post pics after I pick it up Saturday. Zip is 44070
 
#48 ·
95050

Coming from a European sport luxury sedan - I wanted a very nice compact commuter that was enjoyable to drive and got good MPG. $4K off MSRP and a good trade in value sealed the deal.

Its been 12-months and 17K miles. No issues. Dealer has about 14 Titanium's in stock, all have the handling package with the 18" wheels. An option I avoided due to the lower mpg, harsh ride, and high tire replacement cost.
 
#47 ·
In Montreal now. The hotel whisked my Fofo away to stash somewhere. Hopefully they don't break it.

Still no non canadian plates.
Also wtf is going on here. All the traffic stuff is French. [smackbum]

I don't drink at all so your beer stash is safe!

My zip is 02170 ^ for the map?
 
#43 ·
Over the year and half I've owned this car; I've only seen three privately owned Focus's at all; every other one I've seen has been a rental. I don't think I've seen a single Titanium.
 
#40 ·
There are a few here in the area of NC where I'm at, but see plenty of the other models. My take is that the typical Focus owner isn't interested in gadgetry (which I love!) but are primarily seeking good mpg for their daily commute. Me? I love my commute and I want to fully enjoy the trip!
 
#37 ·
From what I understand it's a lifetime of OE tires but I'm allowed to use the price of those toward what tires I pick.

Both are also contingent on getting my oil changes done with them, but the cost of the oil change with them isn't any more than paying anyone else to do it, and I won't save more doing it myself then what the alternative is worth.
 
#33 ·
I've seen several Ti down here in South Florida (one sedan and a bunch of Hatches). The dealership near me seems to have at least four or five of them in stock at any time.

Someone in my neighborhood also drives an ST.

I picked up a TI about 4 months ago. Its pretty rare in that it is a 5MT and is yellow blaze colored. Someone once approached me and asked if my ride was an ST (Tangerine Scream). Before I could respond, he realized it wasn't one.
 
#32 ·
I have the blue candy Ti with all the options, handling, park assist, leather, MFT, big rims. Paid $26k for it, but that was back when the car was brand new in 2011 before it plummeted in price.

Looks like if i want to sell the car I should come to the east coast. I see plenty of Ti driving around Seattle and Bellevue.
 
#36 ·
I have the blue candy Ti with all the options, handling, park assist, leather, MFT, big rims. Paid $26k for it, but that was back when the car was brand new in 2011 before it plummeted in price.
Same with me (mid-July 2011). I went in because my friend said "Ford has 0% APR on every car model." She failed to mention it didn't include the 2012 Focus. Ford wasn't even offering cash back incentives aside from the $500 college graduate thing. I know, I should have waited - amateur mistake on my part.

...lifetime of the Conti Procontacts?
A good deal, but sounds like hell. lol
 
#28 ·
The Ti is rare here and I looked at a couple but the 5 speed was incredibly rare and the extra cost over my SE seemed to consist of just alot of extra bling and for the price I could've got into a MazdaSpeed 3,an ST or even close to a WRX's price which would've defeated the point of keeping my choice cheap (I got my SE for $19k) and from a performance standpoint there's zero difference. The Ti is nice of course but not the best bang for the buck.
 
#26 ·
I actually found two with what I wanted. One wasn't a color I was in love with, and had the summer tire package + the winter package, and the other just had the winter package. I would have bought that first one if the dealership was willing to sell me new tires at cost but they wouldn't budge. What idiot at the dealership thought putting summer only tires on a car sold in NH was a good idea?
 
#23 ·
I've seen two of them around here. One is pretty much the exact same as mine, Platinum white with the handling package. The other was a blue sedan. That's why mine looks different now. And most people still see the Focus as an economy car, so they probably don't want to spend the money on the fully loaded version.