Topcat, have you decided on a new car yet?
'Honest John' seems to like the Focus...
"...On top of all that Ford of Europe is on a bit of a roll. If you want a new Mondeo diesel or an S-Max you have to join the queue and wait as long as six months. “Discount, sir. Well we can do you a few points off, but forget any residual-destroying five grand off.” The end result is showing through at the auctions with genuine values ahead of ‘quality’
cars like the Passat and Touran. The German public, if not the British, is finally waking up to the fact that a modern Ford is a high quality product, as good if not better than a VW or a Honda or a BMW and snapping at the heels of Audi..."
Dunno whether I'd go quite that far, and no Focus is going to have the looks of a Civic. But I for one, will be giving it a test drive when the 'Powershift' feature is released in March.
I might still stay with the Civic of course. But daft not to try.