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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 05:57 PM
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Spotted one of these on the freeway.

A white one, and I thought it was a joke.

http://www.saleen.com/n2o_focus_photo_gallery.htm

Personally I think it looks ugly as sin.
Then again I never cared for the focus.
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 07:31 PM
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 07:38 PM
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I saw the saleen and I thought, "hey this might have some decent power"
152hp
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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What a joke, it's sad because there are some pretty impressive Foci in europe. Why the hell they don't just bring the RS over I'll never know.
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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I think it's funny the Ford's lineup seems to be more diverse and interesting in Europe. You'd think they'd keep their cool stuff for the US (their domestic) market like the Europeans do for their respective markets. Oh well, guess I'll just have to move across the pond if I ever want some of the really sweet cars the world has to offer.
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 09:54 PM
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That car is rice stock.
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 10:55 PM
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its not that bad

I just dont like ford
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Old Mar 23, 2005 | 08:03 AM
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The Saleen Focus has never been anything but a so so body-kit with a bottle you can't use.

Give me the new Euro ST, the Focus RS, the original SVT Focus (2.5l duratech), or the Cosworth tuned Focus. You can have everything else.
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Old Mar 23, 2005 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by IkeWRX
What a joke, it's sad because there are some pretty impressive Foci in europe. Why the hell they don't just bring the RS over I'll never know.
I wanted to see the Focus RS here too, but some mags say they will cost 30k here. Who would buy a 30k Focus?
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Old Mar 23, 2005 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by downshift
I wanted to see the Focus RS here too, but some mags say they will cost 30k here. Who would buy a 30k Focus?
This is EXACTLY why they aren't in the US. People are too brand/name concious to pay that much for something that's "just" a focus. I'm sure plenty of people said the same thing when the STi/Evo came over.

Why pay 30k for an Impreza/Lancer? Because they're so far beyond the base models that the only thing they really even share is the body and the name.
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Old Mar 23, 2005 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeb
its not that bad

I just dont like ford
It IS THAT BAD!
I hate Fords but guess who has a major share in Mazda? Let's hope they leave Mazda to do its good job...9100RPM
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Old Mar 23, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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it is just some suspension tweaks w/ nitrous, oh, and Saleen's name all over it
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