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Quite dreadful
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In my hood, ragtops attract Stanley knife slitting of the rear window. You need a long drive or a garage to even consider one.
Cabriolets
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Did you poke up out of the top like a tank commander?
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newfhouse
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Is that Mark Francois?
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Wouldn't know never heard of him
Grant Fondo
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- Location
- Cheshire
I still want one of these, just hear the engine at full tilt (again) .... it's been too long
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If only it had a roof
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
Perfect for racing ...not ...hence wacky...
I've had this 2 years now, it was a now or never purchase as the MK1 prices started to take off, it's great in summer time but it's a harsh, noisy & rattly ride unless you are on good surface, then it's like the best go-kart ever. I hope to do a big euro tour next year and the year after it'll go my my daughter when she graduates.
I don't like the Mini, it's proportions are all wrong, as are most metal topped convertibles, many look plain daft. I do like "proper" convertibles and like the look of the Vauxhall Cascada and think with the "right" badge it would have been a success.
I don't like the Mini, it's proportions are all wrong, as are most metal topped convertibles, many look plain daft. I do like "proper" convertibles and like the look of the Vauxhall Cascada and think with the "right" badge it would have been a success.
Pale Rider
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Saying goodbye to my 2008 CC3 next month, and will definitely miss it when it goes.HUGE boot swallowed all my work kit, and ferried me around the country as the main work car for a couple of years. Unlike other cars I've had, I kept it rather than traded it in - just for fun days out (high mileage and age depreciation meant it hasn't lost much value over the last few years anyway). As you found, being a Ford Focus, it wasn't an unpleasant drive. And more fun than the standard hatchbacks. Ford had a really bad time with its reputation to leak - but thankfully I got one of the good ones, and only ever got wet when opening the door.
My daughter's currently got it to drive for a week as a "reward" for getting an A* in her Sociology (she got the A* grade even before last month's Government U-turn on grades). A promise is a promise
Heated seats made a difference. Business trip, Yorkshire 2010.
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The boot was a decent size, even with the top down I could get my Brompton and an overnight bag in it.
Usable all the year round, as you say.
Heated seats, air con, and Ford's excellent heated front window.
I had the two litre diesel remapped.
Worked well, it was a little bit perkier, but still driveable, and fuel economy improved by a couple of mpg.
The owner of the Ford dealership delivered it to me once after a service.
"That one goes well," she said.
I would have kept it a bit longer, but I was finding the manual clutch increasingly hard work.
It was never light, but seemed to get harder - or my left leg got weaker.
There's no convertible version of the latest Focus.
I suspect development and manufacturing costs would be too high for the number they would sell.
It's possible the CC never made Ford any money.
Bad Machine
In the garage .....
- Location
- East Anglia
Huge losses, I was told. Not just customer complaints, dealers too. They vowed never again, allegedly.
The right decision 👍