It felt so darn good. The comfort. The speed . The overall sense of control. I tried Cerato a couple of days back. It felt good. But when I tested Focus, it beats the car in so many levels. It felt perfect. I believe I have found my next car 

my ford focus is still within the 3 years warranty period but i was told today by auto connexion that they need 3 to 4 weeks to get the replacement part, gear shift cable, to repair my car.
1. i have had to pay rm300 to the towing contractor of "ford roadside assist" for the 10kilometre of towing service to the jalan ipoh auto connexion service centre and no reimbursement will be given, 
2. no courtesy loaner car will be provided for the duration of waiting for the part to arrive and the repair,
3. no extension to the warranty period for the duration, they have declared on the service form that they will not be held responsible for any delay or further delay to the repair
4. no reimbursement for my costs of using alternative transport
5. they declare on the service form they will not be responsible and shall not be held liable for any loss or damage to my car during the duration my car is held at their service centre.
6. i see my car has been parked under a tree covered in dried leaves, twigs and resins (and god forbid i hope the tree doesnt collapsed due to thunder storm)
7. they have replied that they will not reimburse me for the bank hire purchase interest and depreciation costs that i will continue to incur during this period of non use

well i am glad to share that as a result of the dedication of a particular service advisor (at sdac jalan ipoh) who is a malay chap (i am not sure if he wants his name mentioned here), he went thru great length to source the replacement part and got my car repaired for me and i have collected it today, all in exactly 1 week, rather than the originally estimated 3 weeks. i will send a letter of appreciation to sdac to compliment this fine lad. but overall i am not happy with the standard policies and procedures at sdac.  my own experience tells me that bad customer service is often due to bad management, and not bad workers. workers often start in a job with enthusiasm to do a good job, but after a while they will just start to deteriorate and mirror the attitude of the management who hides in their office reading and writing reports and do not want to be hassled with exceptional issues or improving processes. this is my personal view.  i wonder which non-luxury car brand believes in superior customer service as part of their brand core value? the only one i have heard of is Lexus, which is why it is number 1 luxury car brand in the USA.

Sent my car on the low gear noises and was told that tats normal for DCT and I could hear that on any DSG or even the A250  @@"

Anyhow I complained about the uneven road noises and he says it is the suspension problem... Got it fix and got back my car but still with these voices...

Then I noticed that the voices only come when the air con is on... Anyone experiencing the same issue ??

While I find the SDAC PJ guys knowledgeable enough, I couldn't agree more with the bolded part (I believe there is only one Malay lady service advisor).

Just last week I ask her how to deal with the occasional clutch juddering issue, she ask me to pump RON97 

This happen when I use gas pedal as "brake". Too bored when stuck at uphill for about 15 mins and think of something to play...
What about you? Also use gas pedal as "brake"? LOL

i'm having slippage on  on 1st / 2nd gear. but not very often. it happens when the day is hot.

I've yet to have them check on the leak though but during my 10k service, when i mentioned that, the SC told me that he'll update the TCM. after that it is still happening.

maybe during 20k service, i'll have them check it

this is because ford has its own control blade suspension which is one of their benchmark in automotive suspension design(which is why u get bigger trunk and passenger leg room compare to other same segment of car). go google around and you'll know why even older version of focus (MK2) can out perform other same rage car at ride handling. another issue is its 50/50 weight ratio which only found in BMW , Merc , Audi n other exclusive car.

Those who bought ford's car are those who truly knows the beauty of ford.

not ESC.....Traction Control, different thing.

If you watch the video below, you'd think that TC would kick-in in your situation 

You'll be changing the rims too right?

Your ride and handling should be more firm with the 17" rims

Sports, non-plus. Searching for a new sedan.

Would be great if got discount.

Now considering focus/cerato..

have a curious question...i was wondering why the duty on Focus ST is so much higher compared to Focus S+ when it's the same engine displacement?

Focus 2.0 Sport +
Pen: RM129,953.30
Langkawi: RM89,953.30
Total Duty: RM40,000.00
Price Difference: +44%

Focus ST 2.0 Ecoboost
Pen: RM208,903.30
Langkawi: RM116,403.30
Total Duty: RM92,500.00
Price Difference: +79%

my SA gives me additional RM700 so total up to RM13.7k rebate ! its a very good deal, will be getting my car on next Sat. 

hmm.. the day taken the Focus ald 160km/h, no chance to go further, too syiok didn't notice traffic light still at red and tested the e-brake which is pretty damn good