uhh, 1+2+3+4+6! is 730. and 2^4! is 16,777,216. Try again.

it’s based on a fiesta and feels really cheap inside

My Focus will only do about 400 on a 12 gallon tank, but it does have a standard and is somewhat fun to drive.

Gas prices are already rising where I’m at, we’ve gone up $.40 a gallon in the last month and a half.

Bleh, this pisses me off. There are more newish Focus hatches in my work’s parking lot than any other vehicle combined, and the reason we keep buying them is because they’re inexpensive, honest transportation. There are a lot more *cars* in our parking lot than crossovers or SUVs in general because CUVs and SUVs get…

They still make the V60, but it is sadly an automatic.

I have that same base radio in my EcoBoost Focus. I drove a new EcoSport with Sync 3 in it, and it just didn’t respond the way my Sync2 system does. 3 seconds to change a song on Bluetooth, 10 for Sirius to update the now-playing? Get outta here with that.

I bought a new car because I was tired of buying junk. I’m 30 and am on car number 13. Doing the math, I could have bought a new car and kept it for 12 years and still come out ahead.

Every single time I see this article:

Volvo station wagons have a surprisingly large towing capacity.

I saw this on VICE News a bit ago. Boils the blood.

Guys, you’ve all got it wrong. He needs a car that can tow, and a flatbed utility trailer. That way he has economy all the time, and utility when it’s needed, instead of compromising on economy for utility when it’s not necessary.

I love how the guy just realizes he messed up and doesn’t even bother pulling far enough forward to let the cop get into the shoulder behind him.

they belong in the ocean. It’s like someone took the worst bits about the Fiesta and Focus and added 2" of ground clearance and a mandatory automatic transmission. Why the end result of that costs more than a base Focus is completely beyond me.

My daily commute is 60 miles. I’m not leasing.

That was my reaction to seeing a Toyota C-HR the other day. Except mine had a little more vomit in the back of my throat.

Literally. My daily is a ‘18 Focus EcoBoost, and I just had to leave it at the dealer for some paint repairs today. They gave me a rental EcoSport, and it’s basically as cramped as my Focus inside (not that there’s not enough room for me and a passenger, but it’s a bit narrow to stretch out) and has the same engine,…

Your 53 year old car will fare a lot worse in a crash than my <1yr old Focus.

But I just drove an EcoSport today, and god that thing is automotive valium compared to my Focus. Same engine, just an automatic transmission and a much taller car, but I’ve driven it 30 miles and it’s basically the automotive equivalent of…

maybe you misunderstood my tone, so I’ll spell it out. If BMW is trying to keep this car slower than an M4, one of the better ways for them to do that is to put a manual in it. And for the record, I agree with you.

good news for BMW, then! manuals are actually slower than a performance DSG nowadays. computers have gotten quick.