Car Tech: Ford Focus 'Facelift' and the haunted sat-nav

AnonymousWed 26 March, 2008 9:58pm

aha first to comment but cant get video with opera s**t

Jason JenkinsThu 27 March, 2008 11:52am

Sorry about that -- we are aware of the bug with Opera and are looking into it now. In the meantime, the video should play in other popular browsers

Jason JenkinsThu 27 March, 2008 12:09pm

We have fixed the problem -- videos play fine in Opera now. Enjoy!

AnonymousSat 29 March, 2008 1:04pm

I wouldn't even buy the Focus for that price or any Ford ever, I mean with that kind of budget I'll rather get a 2nd hand BMW or a Benz for that price at actual does the job and looks the part. Plus how much recycled material does Ford use? Every Ford that I've been in reminds me where all our recycled rubbish, hence poor quality and look.

But I do have to give prop's to their New Mondeo, great looking car but with the Ford badge on the front....its not a real chick magnet now, is it?

AnonymousSun 30 March, 2008 7:54pm

I agree the Ford Focus just looks cheap and for £18k you've got to wonder what sort of person would actually buy that car?

I'm not anti Ford and used to own a Fiesta which was pretty reliable. However the MOT's were always crazily expensive and just being 'pretty reliable' doesn't really cut it in todays market. If I'm parting ways with that much cash I want a car that looks good, performs and isn't too expensive to maintain.

VW Golf would be my choice of car at this engine size. Lovely looking things and from what I've seen of them they sure can shift!

AnonymousMon 31 March, 2008 6:13pm

Dear all you CNET whack job loony nut jon and Rory, this is review p**n**graphy
and you know it. Ford focus can haul A*s with the best of them. Bring on the Jag and see it get its A*s kicked by anything Ford. Rory and all you CNET whack jobs, YOU SUCK

AnonymousMon 31 March, 2008 7:55pm

Of course the engine will stall, you Brits are poor drivers who insist on driving a manual car. Get with the program and drive an automatic

AnonymousMon 31 March, 2008 10:05pm

Yeah theres loads of skill required in driving an automatic.

Idiot.

AnonymousMon 31 March, 2008 11:45pm

In the interest of journalistic integrity you should declare that for that class of vehicle ford had done an excellent job. Discerning motorists like us American can trust a company that can admit to a facelift. You must have ben drunk on your insipid tea. The review sucks.

AnonymousTue 1 April, 2008 9:42pm

This is for the annonymous A**H**E who thinks that American cars are made from recycle materials. Dude we are the leader of the free world. Our engineering capabilities has led the motor industry where it is today. Ford would never use recycle material in any of its vehicle. American car rules. Embrace the concept nut job.

AnonymousTue 1 April, 2008 9:45pm

Jason Jenkins you are a loony nut job. Is this the type of video you provide for this awesome piece of machinery? You suck at video, Rory suck at review.

AnonymousWed 2 April, 2008 11:58am

Why are Americans such inbreds?

AnonymousWed 2 April, 2008 1:15pm

Ford themselves admit to, and are proud of using recycled materials in the construction of their cars.

There is more info on the Ford website. You cool Americans shoudl check it out.

AnonymousWed 2 April, 2008 2:19pm

Of course Ford is proud to use recycle top graded materials in its cars. American leads the world in saving the planet. Going green and setting an example for the rest of the world to follow is just something we do. Its no Biggie we are just keeping it real. By the way drinking green tea does will not save the planet.

AnonymousWed 2 April, 2008 2:23pm

You Brits should stop whining about Americans and our cars. The car industry is where it is today because of our innovative brillance. We have done a fantastic job of keeing our place in the face review thro' downs like Rory putting out there.
Where is the respect we deserve?

AnonymousWed 2 April, 2008 2:28pm

The "Facelit" is a testament of America's greatness. ford could have gone quitely the same was as the British car industry has gone. But no Ford took a great car and remade it into a totally awesome automobile worthy of a review much greater than Rory has given it.

AnonymousWed 2 April, 2008 2:38pm

I go one better. CNET whack job bosses should advise Jason jenkins to develop a special video just for American car reviews. Think how totally fab that would be. American car review with its own special video.

AnonymousWed 2 April, 2008 3:08pm

Are you special needs? Does your carer know that you're at the computer again?

AnonymousWed 2 April, 2008 6:00pm

This is a public domain. CNET provide a service to its readers. One of the service we require is a Video that is unique to American cars. We wanna be different from the average joe smo. That way people can identify us as unique and different. We are the best at what we do, give us the props. What is unreasonale about such a request?

AnonymousWed 2 April, 2008 8:51pm

You brits are just disgruntled loosers. Always Bi***in' at us Americans. anytime we make a simple request you guy B**ch. Despite the name CNET is not exclusive to you Brits. It is reviewing American cars therefore the review should have a unique sound quality.

AnonymousWed 2 April, 2008 10:30pm

You are a joke.

Not a very funny joke but still a joke.

AnonymousThu 3 April, 2008 3:13pm

Rory, you are a good front man for CNET. Always on point with your reviews. The question I have now is why do you continue to bi**h slap American cars in your review?. Just standing by the "Facelift" makes you look so fly. Dude just hang and roll with it. Ford cars makes you look GOOD!!!

AnonymousTue 8 April, 2008 8:51pm

How long does it take for you guys to respond to our request. We've only been waiting like forever. In America our request would already have been processed.

AnonymousWed 9 April, 2008 4:13pm

Can anyone confirm whether or not stupidity is an inherited disease? and if so, can you reccommend a cure?. Am I alone in thinking that stupidity is chronic in Americans?

AnonymousWed 11 June, 2008 6:31pm

Please its not all American's are dumb...its just the ones that have too much time on their hands. Look at the status of the American car industry and tell me that they make great cars... Yes we were great and we are the pioneers of the industry...but that PRIDE has made us blind and we have fallen behind. Let's admit to it and move on to make better quality cars that people will appreciate.