Ford Focus voted greatest car of the past 25 years
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[QUOTE=Saber15;42055273]Yeah, and it was also the decade of underpowered shitboxes that would rust out from the inside.
(Also, the first [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Gremlin#1972]hot hatch came out in 1972[/url]. RWD hatchback with a V8 engine)[/QUOTE]
A 6.6 litre engine.. the Golf GTI had a 1.8 and the 205 a 1.9
I personally don't like the older focus models. Something about them seems cheap and tacky. The newer ones are sleek and nice though, I do like those
[QUOTE=Scrappa;42054610]Personally I prefer the McLaren 12C but I guess whatever floats your boat.[/QUOTE]
Well having driven both a 12C and Focus I can tell you this:
The 12C will get you laid but you can only carry the resulting family in a Focus.
I have a 2007 Ford Focus, it's diesel - 0,5l/10km varied driving and it's still pretty fast.
I have a 2012 Ford focus.
It's nice
[QUOTE=Itsjustguy;42054730]I smell somethings rigged, never has a American built car been good.[/QUOTE]
i've been noticing that you seem pretty anti-american
Everyone knows the Tracker is the best car of the past 25 years.
[img]http://www.allcarpictures.com/pictures/geo/tracker/geo-tracker.jpg[/img]
Off-road capabilities of a Jeep, dimensions of a compact, serviceability of a GM, the glitz of a convertable and the cost of a K-car. Built from 1986 onwards. Hell, they still build them in Russia. They're ugly but dammit, you have to put effort into killing them, especially the old ones.
[QUOTE=MIPS;42055664]Everyone knows the Tracker is the best car of the past 25 years.
[img]http://www.allcarpictures.com/pictures/geo/tracker/geo-tracker.jpg[/img]
Off-road capabilities of a Jeep, dimensions of a compact, serviceability of a GM, the glitz of a convertable and the cost of a K-car. Built from 1986 onwards. Hell, they still build them in Russia. They're ugly but dammit, you have to put effort into killing them, especially the old ones.[/QUOTE]
That's a hairdresser's car
[QUOTE=Itsjustguy;42054730]I smell somethings rigged, never has a American built car been good.[/QUOTE]
There's plenty of examples to throw at you to show you that you're absolutely wrong. The Tesla Model S, for example.
The best car is the Wienermobile.
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Everybody knows that.
[QUOTE=Ninja Duck;42055740]The best car is the Wienermobile.
[t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/OurDog.jpg[/t]
Everybody knows that.[/QUOTE]
get on with the times
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obviously everybody rides this superior [del]car[/del] automobile
[QUOTE=St. Burke;42055114]to be fair, the past 25 years includes the 90s and 80s.
we dont talk about cars from the 90s and 80s[/QUOTE]
Meet the 1989 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA.
[img]http://www.78ta.com/photo/1e09cc190.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.firebirdgallery.com/3rd%20Gen%20Images/87ta16.2.jpg[/img]
My parents own one of the last MK1's ever built. Bloody good car, but the stereo is almost dead :(
Driven past the factory where it was made on hoiday in Spain :v:
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05 reg
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My grandfather also owns a MK1, 2003 auto. That thing will go down our nearest A-Road at 120 mph, and the kickdown on that beast is amazing.
But saying that, he has a 2010 top model Audi A6 work car, so he uses that to get around instead of the focus. It makes anyone driving it look like they're in the mafia :V:
As a car that's well rounded and reliable, I'd say that it's pretty accurate. [i]Greatest[/i] car for the last 25 years seems like a joke to me though. But, as the greatest average joe car, yeah I'd say they're right.
[QUOTE=St. Burke;42055114]to be fair, the past 25 years includes the 90s and 80s.
we dont talk about cars from the 90s and 80s[/QUOTE]
My car is a 91, smack dab in the middle.
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So I'm going to have to disagree.
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;42056432]As a car that's well rounded and reliable, I'd say that it's pretty accurate. [i]Greatest[/i] car for the last 25 years seems like a joke to me though. But, as the greatest average joe car, yeah I'd say they're right.
My car is a 91, smack dab in the middle.
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So I'm going to have to disagree.[/QUOTE]
yoooo ese sick wheels brah but u need to slam that shit brah you know what i mean?
[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;42056496]yoooo ese sick wheels brah but u need to slam that shit brah you know what i mean?[/QUOTE]
Yes.
[QUOTE=Ninja Duck;42055740]The best car is the Wienermobile.
[t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/OurDog.jpg[/t]
Everybody knows that.[/QUOTE]
Car of the 20th century, I can get behind this. There's another weiner on the dash, is that a weiner phone??
give it chrome wheels and you've got yourself a bit of a donk, banned user
[sp]jk, mr2's just look a little high for some reason[/sp]
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;42056587]give it chrome wheels and you've got yourself a bit of a donk, banned user
[sp]jk, mr2's just look a little high for some reason[/sp][/QUOTE]
It did when I first bought it, actually...
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The suspension is high because it rolls on the same chassis and wheelbase as a Celica, which was an AWD car meant for rally and things, it'll get lowered in time.
I really love the way Mk1 Focus looks like.
Though I am not completely sure if it should be the best car since it is rust-vulnerable.
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;42056602]It did when I first bought it, actually...
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The suspension is high because it rolls on the same chassis and wheelbase as a Celica, which was an AWD car meant for rally and things, it'll get lowered in time.[/QUOTE]
don't worry, it's really nice as it is. maybe lower it by one or two inches and you're set
[QUOTE=LSK;42056239]Meet the 1989 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA.
[img]http://www.78ta.com/photo/1e09cc190.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.firebirdgallery.com/3rd%20Gen%20Images/87ta16.2.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I love this car and I don't know why, I hate most 80s cars
[QUOTE=pawelte1;42056634]I really love the way Mk1 Focus looks like.
Though I am not completely sure if it should be the best car since it is rust-vulnerable.[/QUOTE]
damn right. we have an '01 focus and it's a total rust bucket, the arches are covered even with the amount of care we took for it.
if you're going to get a focus, get a >2005 model. any older is probably going to be a rusty shitbucket unless you fork out more than ordinary
[QUOTE=MIPS;42055664]Everyone knows the Tracker is the best car of the past 25 years.
[IMG]http://www.allcarpictures.com/pictures/geo/tracker/geo-tracker.jpg[/IMG]
Off-road capabilities of a Jeep, dimensions of a compact, serviceability of a GM, the glitz of a convertable and the cost of a K-car. Built from 1986 onwards. Hell, they still build them in Russia. They're ugly but dammit, you have to put effort into killing them, especially the old ones.[/QUOTE]
That's the best car one could get to run over people actually.
[QUOTE=St. Burke;42055114]to be fair, the past 25 years includes the 90s and 80s.
we dont talk about cars from the 90s and 80s[/QUOTE]
Theres quite a few good Subaru's from the 80's and 90's.
The RX;
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The Legacy SS;
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The XT;
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The Brat;
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The Impreza 2.5rs;
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The Impreza Outback Sport, which i own one of;
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Honda Accord is still my choice for best car as far as a daily driver goes.
I have a Focus. I like it quite a bit, but I bought a fucking two-door which is the worst decision I could have made. It's such a pain in the ass to get in the back.
[QUOTE=St. Burke;42055114]to be fair, the past 25 years includes the 90s and 80s.
we dont talk about cars from the 90s and 80s[/QUOTE]
Yo man, 80s and 90s Japanese cars are the shit.
[QUOTE=dass;42056742]That's the best car one could get to run over people actually.[/QUOTE]
I think you just uncovered MIPS' secret.
[QUOTE=pawelte1;42056634]I really love the way Mk1 Focus looks like.
Though I am not completely sure if it should be the best car since it is rust-vulnerable.[/QUOTE]
At my old job, I came across a 2003 Focus Wagon. There were actual holes in the hood that rusted through and a nice tetanus infection waiting to happen from the sharpened rust near the release latch. I've never seen that on a car that new.
What about the Crown Vic, guys? It's FAR better as a car than the Focus ever hoped to be. Tough enough to serve as a police cruiser, highway patrol interceptor, NYC taxicab, and yet comfortable and quiet enough to carry you around in comfort for a good price. They're fairly fuel efficient, they can actually get out of their own way, they'll last 30+ years, they'll carry the same amount of people in higher comfort, they have enough trunkspace to tote around a Fiat 500, and they look way better.
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