After a week of test driving cars

[Deanrw]

I went back and bought another Ford Focus. This time I bought an SES version fully loaded, with ABS, Traction Control, Sync and all the goodies. That Sync system is pretty badass BTW, although I still have not gotten it to work properly with my phone. It answers it, but then says call ended. Time to read the manual I guess!hehe. The audio part of it so far is great.

I also test drove a Civic, Corolla, that new Kia Forte and a Hyundai Elantra/Touring. The Corolla was nice driving, but I did not like the interior. The Civic felt to me kinda overrated. The Kia was actually nice, it felt bigger than the rest.

The Ford though, to me anyway, just feels more solid than the rest of them. When behind the wheel it just feels solid and glued to the road. We took a trip to my hometown Wednesday and it is a great ride for a small car. It is still in its break in period so I would not push it, although the test car I had out showed it felt zippy.

My old 2001 Focus is now passed down to Brad. It still runs great so he will get a couple good year out of it yet. I just do not get all the hoopla over the imports. Every one I drove just felt like something was missing.