by "You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn)
Published 11/03/2017 at 11:41
by "You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn)
Published 11/03/2017 at 11:41
Tags: Focus RS
; it's so blue
STARS: 11
It is a very blue and truly excellent thing. A month later and I still giggle when it pops and crackles. Since it needed to be broken in and then the weather turned I haven’t really abused it, nor do I actually intend to. I can tell you that it is fast, pointy, relatively comfortable and completely awesome.
You may recall a while back that I had a bit of a freak out when the local Ford dealer parked one of these out front. See here and here . Well after about a week of trying to decide if I was willing to trade in my STi, I called them up and asked for a test drive. They said sure, swing by. I told them up front that I wasn’t sure I was willing to give up the STi.
After about a ten mile test drive up some nearby twisty hills I was grinning like an idiot. The RS is a truly special car. Cruising around town it is much easier to drive than a 10 year old STi. It rides better and is way less twitchy. Once you get it into some twisty roads it is even better. It’s much pointier and willing to change directions than the STi. The best part of the test drive was cruising through town back to the dealer. A guy walking down the road did a full on stop and 180 to watch me as I went past him.
It took a couple weeks, but they went from me walking away when they were asking over sticker to giving me a good price on the car and making it worth my while to trade in the STi. As always I could have done a little better selling the STi directly, but that probably would have taken a while in this area. In the end the lack of hassle and time made it worth my while to trade in instead of selling my old car.
"macanamera" (macanamera)
11/03/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 4
that is the correct color
"Arrivederci" (arrividerci)
11/03/2017 at 11:53, STARS: 1
Awesome - I love the bit of gold in that color.
"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn)
11/03/2017 at 11:55, STARS: 1
It looks amazing in person, and pictures don’t even come close to doing it justice.
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
11/03/2017 at 12:43, STARS: 0
Is it possible to step down a rim size or would the front brakes hit? More rubber would look better imo.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
11/03/2017 at 12:48, STARS: 2
"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn)
11/03/2017 at 13:23, STARS: 1
Yeah, Ford sells an 18" setup with winter tires. I went with Tire Rack for that since OEM wheels are stupid expensive and I wanted different tires than what Ford offers anyway.
"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn)
11/03/2017 at 13:25, STARS: 0
Thanks, it is the only color I would consider buying one in. I’ve seen a couple grey ones and they look pretty sweet, but the blue is just unreal in color. Plus after 10 years the one regret I had about my STi was getting it in grey and not blue. I wasn’t going to make that mistake twice.
"DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back" (karsonkinja)
11/03/2017 at 14:07, STARS: 0
No, but seriously, congratulations! I got passed going highway speeds by one of these the other day and it sounded fantastic.
I’m curious, did you ever test drive a current gen STi? Cause if you did, I’m wondering what your comparison take on them is...
"Officer Jim Lahey is not a real cop" (officer-jim-lahey)
11/03/2017 at 14:12, STARS: 0
Awesome, hope it’s as great to drive as it is to look at (especially in that color!). Congrats
"haveacarortwoorthree2" (haveacarortwoorthree2)
11/03/2017 at 14:40, STARS: 2
The best blue. I speak from experience.
"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn)
11/03/2017 at 15:13, STARS: 1
No drift stick. It’s a cool gimmick, but something that I’d use a couple times and then never use again. My theory is that Michelin smuggled a couple engineers into the Ford Performance shop. I can’t even begin to imagine how many tires are going to get flat spotted and ruined by drift sticks.
No, I didn’t test drive a current STi. Since I live in the middle of nowhere the nearest Subaru dealer is a 2 hour drive. I’m sure they are awesome too, but it’s just not very convenient being that far from a dealer when you’ve got a warranty. It just kind of sucks if you need to bring something to the dealer since you end up burning vacation to get it done.
"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn)
11/03/2017 at 15:14, STARS: 0
Nice color, sweet car.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/03/2017 at 15:31, STARS: 0
I agree with blueing yourself everyday!