Just for the record other than little pecs at your car (all in good fun, you took your shots too) everything I posted here was correct. I know alot about your car as my friend drove a nearly identical car with a crummier motor. It had the air pump, it had the wierd dash, it had the calculator steering wheel. It's just that you decided to make untrue statements about the car that needed correcting and clearing up, like your torque spec, and the purpose of the load leveling suspension (similar to the one on the Caravan, advanced for a car in the early 90s for sure) You even posted an article for us which explains that the car is slow. Then you went on with your statements about how the Focus is the Contour's replacement even though they were both made in 2000, and 2001. Your statement about the Contour being 10x better than a Focus simply proved that you aren't aware of the car's capabilities. All joking aside, your car was a decent, although poor performing car in 1990, but to compare a car built on a platform from the early 80s with a pushrod V6 to a truly modern car like the Contour with it's all alluminum DOHC V6 is just silly. It will always be slower and handle more poorly. That's evolution. There will always be the rare performance gems like the Galant VR4, or the Dodge Spirit R/T, who were very brisk performers with thier DOHC Turbo I4s. The 6000 you drive isn't like that though. It is a curiosity that nobody would really take note of or really even look for. I'm sure we can all relate to how much you like the car, I still enjoy jumpimg into the Jetta and scooting around in it despite the 40 degree body roll and no AC, but I know that that car will never be as good as a modern car and can accept that (until I put a 1.8T in it and make myself a sleeper)

I would advise you to try to learn from others here as there is alot of knowledge here to share.


2003 Ford Focus ZX3 "Tarmac" http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2352003