New car buying - Which one?

I think both cars look nice but I\'d be wary of that Ford\'s lifespan.  The Tiptronic tranny sounds grrrreat though.

[videoholic]

Fords blow monkey nuts.

But that\'s just my opinion.

These are Australian Fords, not American. Build quality is generally pretty good in AUS Fords, though I can\'t say that for the older model.

Actually I heard Ford build quality was better overseas than it is here in North America.  I still wouldn\'t buy one though... except for the Focus RS.  I\'d buy one of those in a millisecond if they sold it here.  The SVT Focus is a poor substitute.

Hehehe, thats the thing, the Focus has been recalled here in AUS and the UK/EURO, because they have major mechanical probs. They have been catching on fire etc here.

[videoholic]

Just so you know a little insight on the Focus.  They are about to go into a MAJOR recall here in the US as well.

I\'m not sure what it was, but we had a signed deal with them in our import show that starts airing in February.  They were to have a 2 minute piece in every show.  They backed out because they don\'t want to push the Focus starting in Feb because they are about to do a recall.  I just don\'t know what the recall is.

Hah hah...

Every time you see an article in Automotive News about how "Ford has finally fixed all the Focus problems" then a couple months later you hear about some new recall.  WTF is wrong with Ford?

Anyway, the european Focuses have a better record than Norh American ones, and the Focus RS is not built in the same plants that turn out the mass production Focuses.  I would expect better reliability from that model.

Our patience.  

[Titan]

Time for the n00b hazing *unzips pants*

Spooky, I watched a programme from a plant where they made Ford Focus. There\'s nothing in a car nowadays. :eek:

The only true gay car is a BMW. You might as well wear a dress when you get in one, or buy a Beatle.

Ace

why do you guys get cool ass fords in aus. but in the us theyre all lame ass pieces of crap