If you are considering both the new focus/civic, go test drive both. both comes with 5 year warranty.
i choose focus because of the slight edge on the handling and steering feel. Specs are better but not for RV.
But you will need to get used with DCT transmission especially when in a traffic jam. Milage 8k alr, have not sent for any warranty claims yet(touch wood )

you've got pm , which spec you interest on ?

My humble opinion on the issue of the FoFo's "bad" resale value:

- firstly, all cars depreciate in value over time.
- I estimate (based on 4-7 year-old cars as listed on online car markets) that the FoFo is selling at between RM10K (most optimistic) to RM20K (worst case) less value compared to the purported market leaders of the same class and the same age (Toyota Altis/Honda Civic).
- You also have to factor in the fact that for 2 liter variants, Toyota/Honda is actually priced about RM10K more than FoFo. So there's a bit of additional cost-of-funds to consider.
- Furthermore, if you are talking about the new FoFo, you get 3 years maintenance free.... that's worth let's say RM3K?
- Taking all of the above into account, the additional "cost" of choosing a FoFo is something like (on average)RM15K "paid" over 5-7 years. That works out to be RM2K to RM3K extra cost per year.... effectively less than a pack of cigarettes per day (a common amount for many smokers).

Now... in my personal view, the additional joy that I get from driving a car that makes me happy for the 2-3 hours a day I am stuck in it EASILY is worth more than a pack of smokes! Let's see.... I get:
- a higher performance car
- better handling
- turns heads (it is more unique and rare than luxury cars like Merc S-Classes or BMW 7-Series! In Malaysia, those are a dime a dozen!)
- TRUE JOY

SO....when you look at it this way..... is the additional cost so unreasonable?

^^ A well thought-out post...I really like what you're driving at there...I booked the FoFo for the exact same reasons....

+1000 to this well thought opinion. totally in support.

Driving focus tdci, from Melaka here, been using it for 2 years. The service is OK la, just recently damn lot of ford OTR, that's why need to wait for a long time for servicing , believe me the resale value are not that bad for the tdci model

guys, if i buy new car, can i expect it to come with all the plastics cover inside? how to know whether the car is a showroom car or not?

Yes, the seats should all be covered in the plastic covers. And I think I managed to see some stickers on them with a set of numbers, not sure if it is our car chassis number though. Threw them away on the day I received my car and didn't really bother checking.

This post has been edited by kelvinftg: Jun 26 2013, 07:06 PM

Can someone confirm, ford focus sedan non plus comes with 3 years warranty?

Free Maintenance = 3 Yr or 60K
Warranty = 5 Yr or 200K

which ever come first

Hi all ,

have anyone try to refill the coolant on FOFO??

can you recommend me any kind of brand is good??

Oh yeah , 1 more thing a, i notice that when i driving does the car auto lock the car door?
or do i have to click on the center radio there to lock the car every time?
is there a auto door lock?





This post has been edited by jellybean-fish: Jun 28 2013, 09:02 AM

What's current promotion? Got Raya discount?

guys.. can anybody share your new car inspection checklist?

i think i read it from somewhere but can't recalled where it was.

appreciate your help!

yes bro.. no auto lock.. u have to manually lock it..

also want to add non tangible benefits.
- much less chance of carjack/stolen vs Honda/toyota
- lower downpayment and monthly installment
- easier to find your car in carpark haha

thanks bro, i being searching up and down for any of the auto lock , but manage to find some mk2.0 or mk2.5 some one hack some blue tooth device in the car to auto lock.

I was browsing from the 1st page of this thread until the 31st page for about 2 hours. Several questions as follows :-

1) I read that the 0-100km/h acceleration of the Focus is 8.0s. Does this apply to both Sport and Titanium models? Where does this figure come from? Is it mentioned in the brochures or somebody tested it in real life? The reason I asked this question is because most 2.0 litre sedans register 10.0s to 10.5s from standstill to 100km/h. Some of the powerful (non-turbo) cars manage to go down to 9.0s. In my mind, 8.0s is quite excellent for a 2.0-litre family sedan.

2) Is the car reasonably quiet when cruising at 150km/h to 160km/h? (Engine/wind noise)

3) Anybody tested the top speed of the Titanium?

Thanks.

i can anwser question 2 only

that one really depend on the road, during 150-160km/h the wind is louder then the engine noise.
i do hear some squeaking some from my seat due to small bum on the highway.

Oh ya, anyone refill their coolant be4??
need help what brand to buy, there are a lot of brand of coolant in Ace hardware store, but not sure if all coolant compatible.

Just to add: just found out that:

- the only door 'lock' is a lock button on the central control panel). None of the doors (including the drivers) has lock devices
- the lock is purely to prevent people outside from getting in. At any time, unlocked or locked, any door can be opened directly.

ohh i see , the manual doesn't say much of the security thingy, later will try it out as well wondering whether is the door is in unlock during driving/moving the door won't be open