08-18-2005, 03:28 PM
Heh, two pages already.
#1, you cannot, period, find an SVT Focus with 19 miles for 10 grand. Nor can you find one with a 5 year, 100,000 mile powertrain warranty for 10 grand. Furthermore, Julie didn't want an SVT, and I stand behind her on that decision. Turbocharged Zetec Foci make more power more reliably than SVT's do. Plus, any SVT Focus for 10 grand is going to have the shit pounded out of it.
#2, John, looks like a really complete turbo kit, but sadly we have the Duratec 2.0, not the Zetec.
The Duratec has a coil-on-plug ignition, but the engine is "backwards" having the exhaust exit firewall side, unlike the Zetec, which is more conventional. Once the warranty is gone, however, we'll see what can be done.
#3, Julie's Cavalier had 130,000 hard miles on it, and while it ran strong, the trans was starting to slip, the wheel bearing was going to bomb any day now, and the alternator had just gone out. (Yes, I know that means it just had a new alt) It was a good car, but it's time had passed. Plus, it was an Auto, and the Focus is a straight.
Funny story, we went to trade in the Cav (and got a pittance for it, but it wasn't my car) and it had a CD changer in the trunk. And julie was all like "So what?" And I said, "So what?!? SO they're just gonna wholesale the stupid thing, I'm gonna take it!" So me and Julie's Brother (NTIMan, honestly it was mostly him) took apart most of the interior while we were in talking with Finance. :-p
#1, you cannot, period, find an SVT Focus with 19 miles for 10 grand. Nor can you find one with a 5 year, 100,000 mile powertrain warranty for 10 grand. Furthermore, Julie didn't want an SVT, and I stand behind her on that decision. Turbocharged Zetec Foci make more power more reliably than SVT's do. Plus, any SVT Focus for 10 grand is going to have the shit pounded out of it.
#2, John, looks like a really complete turbo kit, but sadly we have the Duratec 2.0, not the Zetec.
The Duratec has a coil-on-plug ignition, but the engine is "backwards" having the exhaust exit firewall side, unlike the Zetec, which is more conventional. Once the warranty is gone, however, we'll see what can be done. #3, Julie's Cavalier had 130,000 hard miles on it, and while it ran strong, the trans was starting to slip, the wheel bearing was going to bomb any day now, and the alternator had just gone out. (Yes, I know that means it just had a new alt) It was a good car, but it's time had passed. Plus, it was an Auto, and the Focus is a straight.
Funny story, we went to trade in the Cav (and got a pittance for it, but it wasn't my car) and it had a CD changer in the trunk. And julie was all like "So what?" And I said, "So what?!? SO they're just gonna wholesale the stupid thing, I'm gonna take it!" So me and Julie's Brother (NTIMan, honestly it was mostly him) took apart most of the interior while we were in talking with Finance. :-p
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