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Car shopping

Long story short: my car burnt up and now I need a new one. I'm thinking about a 2012 Ford Focus. Any one have one or know someone who has them? Thoughts? I'll probably also test the Kia Forte and maaaaaybe a mini cooper (that's wishful thinking!). 
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Re: Car shopping

  • I used to work at a ford store and my h is a general sales manager at one. If you want to email me to chat my email is nestiemary at gmail dot com H knows to take care of the nesties.
  • My friend bought a 2011 Ford Focus and loves it.  I believe she bought at Apple Ford in Columbia.
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  • I had one as a rental car and hated it! The blind spots were HUGE and I felt like I couldnt see anything comfortably. This was back in 2003 though, so maybe they've improved.
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    I had one as a rental car and hated it! The blind spots were HUGE and I felt like I couldnt see anything comfortably. This was back in 2003 though, so maybe they've improved.
    yeah the new 2012 is not even close to a 2003. Except for the name nothing is the same. The new ones are pretty hot little cars.
  • We had one as a rental recently and we loved it.
  • Thanks guys! I went to the Ford dealership over on Security Blvd, and tested the Focus and the Fiesta. I liked driving the Focus, but I think for city driving and parallel parking, I liked the Fiesta the best. I was kind of surprised, as the Focus is the same size as my Saturn ION, but it felt sooo much bigger, I'm afraid at trying to parallel park it :(

    I think tomorrow I'm going to go to Kia :) 

    Married December 18th, 2010 :)
  • We bought a 2011 last year and love it (we have the SEL), and I've heard even better things about the 2012 model.  My uncle works for Ford as a performance test car driver and he liked the '11 and also says the '12 is better.

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  • My brother just bought a 2011 Hyundai Elantra last week.  They test drove a Focus as well but liked the Elantra better.  I know it was also very highly ranked by Consumer Reports and Motor Trend! Good luck!
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  • I went and drove the Kia Forte (I didn't really like it) and the Chevy Cruze (I felt about it the same way I felt about the Ford Focus - it felt too big). While at the Chevy dealership, we were getting ready to leave (and I was going to go buy the Fiesta) when we got to talking about the Chevy Aveo and how it was like a roller coaster or go-cart, when the manager said they had gotten in the Fiat 500's... well, I wanted to see them cause I had looked at them online and they were super cute, I ended up test driving one and fell in love with the car, and I did a second test drive and am buying one on Monday. 

     Who knew?! :)  

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