Comments on: So we got a new Ford Focus

By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury

Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:25:04 +0000

I own a place there, but I don’t live there. Luckily it hasn’t hit my cluster, or my tenant would’ve been bugged.

By: Boris

Boris — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:33:22 +0000

hey mash, do you live in the International City? Has sewage water made probs in your cluster too?

By: Boris

Boris — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:31:55 +0000

woops. forgot to focus on the Focus. so here goes… Hey thats one great lookin hatch. swept-back headlights, huge lower air intake. I just love the outside. Infact, I loved the whole car until I saw the inside!
Hey, you guys in Ford’s design studio! listen up! People like things to be simple on the dash and steering. whats with that audio cont near the wheel and what the heck is that strange stalk above it where the light conts should be? and also, whats that knob with an illustration of a light bulb about behind the steering? This is why your sales go down Ford. the cars arent so conveeeeeniiienttt!!!

By: Boris

Boris — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:21:16 +0000

—countless magazines (figures, test results etc) but none of em have used car reviews.—
A UAE based weekly mag called ‘wheels’ always includes a two page review in their mags of used cars. Well, actually, a one page review if you remove the pictures…

By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury

Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:26:03 +0000

I’d say I won’t be doing any more used car reviews unless I personally drive them. However, I am now including stats of older cars in the car guide now (right now, at least one old model is listed within most of the brands), along with a list of problems, resale value ratings, performance specs and all. I’ll make a separate post about this later on, so people can request which used cars should be added. By the way, I considered buying an E36 325i coupe (manual) just 6 months ago.

By: rlasrado

rlasrado — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:13:36 +0000

and btw Mashy have you ever gone to the used car reviews in your website.That needs some serious updating.

You still have the E36 BMW.In this day and age not many will buy that model.

I did write in this comment column some time back to get some new cars in the used car section.All other reviews can be obtained from the,now, countless magazines (figures, test results etc) but none of em have used car reviews.

Be one up man. Just some constructive criticism.

By: rlasrado

rlasrado — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:06:49 +0000

These pansies from Ford will never give us the ST version.

We have some of cheapest fuel prices in the world (inspite of USD 145/barrel) and we get cars with 1.6 litre engines. Sheesh!!!!!

By: thatsit(mohamad)

thatsit(mohamad) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:29:20 +0000

nice looking car…..
those controllers are strange…..actually instead of making it easier it might be harder

By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury

Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:05:43 +0000

The buttons are behind the credit card. A bit like using paddle shifters, but not.

By: cb

cb — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:24:59 +0000

that stereo controller looks too close to the steering.

By: Mohammad Kamil

Mohammad Kamil — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:14:28 +0000

It seems that Ford is really streamlining and revamping its cars…I saw a pic of a Ford Mondeo and it had me going “Va-Va-Voom!”

Wonder what the Tata ppl will do with regards to the shapes of the Jag and the Land Rover….Indianise it no doubt…