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Just got left for dead by a focus ST!

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Old May 5, 2014 | 01:02 PM
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The mate who I bought the S2000 off had an ST before the honda and I always said it's nice enough but at the end of the day it's still a Ford Focus
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Old May 5, 2014 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by calisfar
The mate who I bought the S2000 off had an ST before the honda and I always said it's nice enough but at the end of the day it's still a Ford Focus
Very true.

There's always something faster and often it's something that cost relative peanuts.

It is a source of great pleasure to me that I will never need to own a hatchback and then be forced into deciding between common things like Foci, Civics, Meganes, etc.
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Old May 6, 2014 | 03:32 AM
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Originally Posted by gaddafi
Originally Posted by calisfar' timestamp='1399323738' post='23145343
The mate who I bought the S2000 off had an ST before the honda and I always said it's nice enough but at the end of the day it's still a Ford Focus
Very true.

There's always something faster and often it's something that cost relative peanuts.

It is a source of great pleasure to me that I will never need to own a hatchback and then be forced into deciding between common things like Foci, Civics, Meganes, etc.
Just wait 'til the money dries up....
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Old May 7, 2014 | 02:45 AM
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i never have this problem..most cars like staying behind me to hear the exhaust

but getting the vxr8 made me stop driving my s2000 as it just didnt have the oomph.
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Old May 7, 2014 | 03:00 AM
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There was a vxr8 at a driving experience day at elvington,and it was by far the nicest sounding car of the lot(lambos,Porsches etc)
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Old May 7, 2014 | 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by soulcrew
i never have this problem..most cars like staying behind me to hear the exhaust
And eyes closed ?
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Old May 7, 2014 | 03:17 AM
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one dick got his phone out and started filming me !!!!!
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Old May 7, 2014 | 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by soulcrew
one dick got his phone out and started filming me !!!!!
Probably couldn't believe what he saw...
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Old May 7, 2014 | 04:05 AM
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yeah...that was it.
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Old May 7, 2014 | 04:08 AM
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I had a play with two st's on sunday one standard orange one and a black stage 1, i could pull away slowly from the standard one but the stage 1 would slowly pull from me. this is my experiance
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