Same thought, my friend was in my car and was asking " how come the engine sounds like an old car? " i was so sad & dissappointed

The' defect" is very subjective to individual. I'm sure nobody would want to buy a car package with grinding sound and jerking even is minimal.

I'm just a  Ford Focus driver who showing my little comments  and resentment after driving for 5 months.

Hope Ford salesman or Simedarby Auto Connection staff able to feedback  Ford Thailand with return solution.

my car is around 7 weeks old, the "tak tak tak" sound driving me nuts.

Yes Craving.

Forgot to mentioned about the "Tak Tak" annoying sound too.

Mine occur normally during the first gear? How about yours?

Here is a somewhat candid head to head between the Focus and the Skyactiv. The SkyActiv come out tops in terms of performance.

Want to ask why there is no Malaysian version of Ford Focus Service Booklet? The Service Booklet I had shows All Ford models except Malaysia and furthermore it shows 20,000 KM or 40,000 KM? Is that normal?

In the context of Malaysia the comparison may not be accurate, since Mazda dropped the compression ratio of the Skyactiv 2.0 to accomodate our fuel.

battery died again !! is getting on my nerves...

i've been very careful past few days and make sure i lock the car at all times. now i need to send to service center...need to arrange auto assist to jump start... another day wasted..

lowkl,

replied your pm at 1pm saying that i manage to start the engine this morning. 20minutes ago, same shit happen. Couldn't start !!

Called Puchong service center and they told me battery no stock. They will contact the manager and seek his advice.

I will follow your advice. Will definitely post it on Ford FB later

Keep you guys updated.

anyone want to buy my sport+ candy red with nice number plate...i can give discount...

Ic. I didn't know S has stiffer suspension. All I know is the different size rims, and other bits and bobs. In S, is it considered "too stiff" for older passengers to be comfortable? Read from other reviews that it handles the uneven road surfaces very well. Does that apply to the S model too?

Thanks. Fortunately my wife is more tolerant with sportier driving manners. If my parents or in-laws are on board on the same journey, there is no way I could drive the way I did up to Genting Highlands. Having said that, I didn't really test the car near to its limits yet. If I were alone driving the car I could have had more fun. :-)

I'm only on the sedan, so I could imagine what the hatchback could offer with increased levels of handling. Apart from the impressive power on tap, one very noticeable aspect that is worth mentioning about the Focus is the low body roll of the vehicle during cornering. The is no feeling that the vehicle is going to topple over or turn upside down when taking sharp corners at moderate speeds(that feeling is very high with the Nissan Sylphy). The vehicle is stable during cornering with very low body roll. Coupled by the light and responsive steering, it gives the driver a sense of full control over the vehicle with a sportier drive.

Found this in Mudah...

http://m.mudah.my/view?q=+ford+focus&ca=9_...&ad_id=24826709

Since this is a non-Plus model, the sticker price is RM112.7K (can't include insurance, road tax, etc.). Most likely he/she enjoyed a certain degree of discount... let say RM3K? That would make it RM109.7K nett. I believe you are right that the 2nd hand dealer would need to make RM5K to make it worth their while... that would make the selling price to the dealer around RM82.7K. So RM82.7K/RM109.7K is around 24% 1st year depreciation.

I just did a comparison with a 2012 Honda Civic 2.0 (a purported leader in terms of resale value here)... on Carlist.my the average is going around RM111K. Using identical logic as above, the actual resale value would be RM106K and using the list price of RM127.6 less maybe RM3K in discounts, it would be RM106K/124.6K which is around 15%.

We have to see how it goes the 2nd year onwards, but usually the year-to-year depreciation between brands is a bit less than the initial year's plunge. Also, we have to take into account the FoFo's increasing popularity narrowing the gap somewhat.

Oooo!! We also have to factor in the 3 year free maintenance into the picture.

So we lose out.. what?.... RM20K after 5 years compared to a (yawn) Honda/Toyota? That is RM4K a year... a bit over RM300 per month extra? RM300 for:

- the sheer joy every time we get into the driver seat?
- being cushioned in styling & trim at least a class above?
- the exhilaration of being pressed back from the acceleration at almost ANY initial speed?
- the pin-sharp handling?

Damn good deal, if you ask me!!

Guys,

Check this out!! World Best Selling Cars in 2013

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I am on ron97 now. Next tank will use 95. Once I go 95 I try my best to make a good review.

What should I measure? Fuel consumption, acceleration. What else?

To achieve the 8.2 second, they turn off the Traction Control, tune to S level gear shift, start with optimized RPM and had a drag race track. Had different tyres and it was the hatchback version.

It was a optimized condition to achieve that. Still, if you peddle to metal, I think it can achieve around sub 10 seconds?



You can see it by fast foward to 4:17

The video below is showing the sedan is using Michelin Primacy LC tyres, any Titanium (plus & non-plus) owners can confirm this?

Sounds like initial D, brake and accelerate at the same time.

Guys, where do you place your GPS or handphone while driving? Any recommendations where to get some mounts for Focus?

Also I wonder if anyone managed to get something like this for the boot:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160686725166?ru=...1860996&afsrc=1

Guys, I'm using Ron95 and currently my total mileage is 500++ km, and the reading is 9.3km/100km.

I wonder if Ron97 will give better mileage? I saw some of the focus owner clocking 6.x/100km and some 7.x/100km