Nice car Loxy,looks lovely.
Did you not get on with the focus mate? Been thinking of looking at one but obviously very different to a Type R.
Oh and when you started this thread I thought it may of been an incoming FK2 :lol:
Damn thing kept breaking. In the six months I had it went back to the dealers four times for warranty work, and to compound that the Ford dealers I've used have rated amongst the worst I've ever had the misfortune to encounter. One kerbing my previously mint alloys simply getting the thing into the workshop and another dealer deciding that a full laser alignment after a steering rack replacement simply wasn't on the cards. I got it back the first time with it pulling to the kerb side, then after returning with it because it wasn't right, it then came back to me toeing in 5mm on the front.
Just lost all faith in the car and the dealer network, despite being on first name terms with the service manager.
Shame, because it drove really well when it was working.
They always come back haha
Didn't fancy hanging out for the new Type R or will that be on the cars once they are a couple of years old?
No not the FK2, "Ring Destroyer," edition. I'm giving that one a few years to see how it gets on with the owners and then I'll have a look. I promised myself a while ago after buying a brand new car and losing £5k in six months, that I'd never drive a brand new car off the forecourt again.
I'm going to sit back and watch how this all pans out with the FK2.
I'll be sure in a few years that all and any issues are well documented or ironed out and I'll be keeping an eye on the residuals when the ex-demos hit the market. I might even wait until a few get handed back off the end of the PCP deals because there is bound to be a Mugen or similar run out special edition which will mean the "normal" GTs fall out of favour and they'll be ripe for a bargainous picking so to speak. Well compared to the £33k list price anyway.
The only fly in that ointment is the numbers they produce and actually sell. People went all trippy that they would never spend £38.5k on a Civic when the Type R Mugen (M20) came out, yet here we are three or four years later and Honda are sending the new car out of the factory at £33k. Granted the level of kit has come on leaps and bounds, but it's not that big of a leap in the cost of owning one.
When it comes down to it, I'd rather take my family away on a few nice holidays every year, do a few track days here and there and enjoy the car I have rather than spending it on something I know I'll get a better deal on down the road.