Ford Focus vs Rx-8
08-10-2006, 09:49 AM
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm,
Judging by everyone's reaction to the original post, I think maybe I should do my RX8 ~ 96 Yukon comparison. Lord knows gas mileage is comparable.
Judging by everyone's reaction to the original post, I think maybe I should do my RX8 ~ 96 Yukon comparison. Lord knows gas mileage is comparable.
08-11-2006, 10:03 AM
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Dude, you are freakin crazy. I had a ford focus rental for 3 days this week while on a business trip. Its freakin sucks! It sucks to the point that I don't even think its a safe car to drive. The brakes suck, the handling sucks and it has no power. I was in a parking lot going maybe 15mph and a car backed out unexpectedly, but far enough ahead that stopping for it in the 8 wouldn't even be an issue. I slammed on the brakes and it managed to stop in time, but not without causing me to sweat a few bullets. The car feels very unstable above 75mph, the steering is very twitchy and the body roll is horrendous.
08-11-2006, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by rkostolni
Dude, you are freakin crazy.
08-11-2006, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by rkostolni
Dude, you are freakin crazy. I had a ford focus rental for 3 days this week while on a business trip. Its freakin sucks! It sucks to the point that I don't even think its a safe car to drive. The brakes suck, the handling sucks and it has no power. I was in a parking lot going maybe 15mph and a car backed out unexpectedly, but far enough ahead that stopping for it in the 8 wouldn't even be an issue. I slammed on the brakes and it managed to stop in time, but not without causing me to sweat a few bullets. The car feels very unstable above 75mph, the steering is very twitchy and the body roll is horrendous.
If the RX8 was a used as a rental car then people would make the same comments about it. Rental cars are no barometer for judging any car as they are usually the cheapest version with the smallest engine and they are beat to hell. I have driven a coworkers SVT Focus on many occassions and have never been disappointed in the brakes, power or suspension.
08-11-2006, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by bascho
I have driven a coworkers SVT Focus on many occassions and have never been disappointed in the brakes, power or suspension.
But even the old 2-liter, 110hp car saddled with an automatic was a 10-second 0-60 car, which is at the north end of acceptable for an economy car.
08-11-2006, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dillsrotary
Here's a pic of a current male focus owner, or a MFO 
God Bless Her Soul, atleast she owned a RX-8 before she passed on and didnt get a ***** car like a focus
08-11-2006, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bascho
If the RX8 was a used as a rental car then people would make the same comments about it. Rental cars are no barometer for judging any car as they are usually the cheapest version with the smallest engine and they are beat to hell. I have driven a coworkers SVT Focus on many occassions and have never been disappointed in the brakes, power or suspension.
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