4cylmys
Good stuff, I am not putting down the Mystique, but the Focus is much more fun to drive with the mtx. It's sad that after the automatic in the Mystique you feel pushed to buy a mtx, and then again it is good

My tranny went at 90K KM, so if your tranny is shifting funny and it shifts hard in the morning when cold, I would look into maybe replacing the oil with Mobil 1 Synthetic ATX fluid or something.
The Focus is my first manual car and I love it, no problems after 16K KM.
Don't get me wrong I still appreciate the Mystique, I don't see how they think the Focus could be a replacmet for the Contique? It's just a cool car in itself, a Zetec powered manual Focus feels like a sports car compared to the 2.0L ATX Mystique.
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98 Mercury Mystique GS ATX (Bone Stock).
2000 Focus SE Sedan
(Sport PKG) MTX
MBRP Exhaust, Ractive Filter, Esslinger Under Drive Pulley, 20/35% tint, Le Bra Hood Bra, Eagle H4 Plasma Blue headlights.