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Some Guy From NY posted:and you should definitely become a member of: http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/ Honestly the only reason to register on FocusFanatics or FocalJet is to access the buy/sell/trade forums. Posting on either on a regular basis is a soul-sucking experience (so many boy racers asking how to make their third or fourth hand MkI Focus faster on a $150 budget.) FF in particular is poorly moderated - I left after being threatened with a ban because I told someone that the trip computer in his car was optimistically estimating his fuel economy and FJ is overrun by a bunch of douchebags who answer most questions with "lol check the FAQ n00b." That said FF has a fairly large how-to section (which doesn't require membership), although 99% of it is going to be for C170 based Focuses for a while still until the MkIIIs become more widespread and people actually start doing things to them. Geoj fucked around with this message at 05:24 on Sep 13, 2012 |
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Some Guy From NY posted:You can also replace your rear engine mount with an OEM Mazdaspeed3 motormount. I did not really notice a difference with my DCT transmission, but others who have the MT say it really makes the car feel better. Wow people with Focuses consider the OEM speed3 mount an upgrade? That thing is a sloppy mess and is usually the first part to be removed from a MS3. I yanked mine at like 5k miles. Maybe it's worse with the increased power output, but I still find it hard to believe anyone wants those.
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opengl128 posted:Wow people with Focuses consider the OEM speed3 mount an upgrade? That thing is a sloppy mess and is usually the first part to be removed from a MS3. I yanked mine at like 5k miles. Maybe it's worse with the increased power output, but I still find it hard to believe anyone wants those. After checking a thread over at FF about guys swapping the mounts, I can understand why the MS3 is better but if I am going to spend the money to replace mine, which one did you swap on your MS3? The stock Focus RRM is pretty terrible.
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Sep 13, 2012 13:13
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I've got the street unit mount, only got that at the time because the cp-e's were out of stock. In any case I like it a lot, shifting under acceleration is a lot easier without the engine jumping all over the place. It's a little firm, I get some minor vibration at idle with the a/c on, but that's all.
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Picked up a new (to me) car today! Freshly detailed at the dealership:    And some crappy Cameraphone shots in the wild  
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Sep 14, 2012 03:21
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opengl128 posted:I've got the street unit mount, only got that at the time because the cp-e's were out of stock. In any case I like it a lot, shifting under acceleration is a lot easier without the engine jumping all over the place. It's a little firm, I get some minor vibration at idle with the a/c on, but that's all. I had the TRZ Delrin Dogbone mount. Stiff as could be but was simply amazing.
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Sep 14, 2012 03:24
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Awesome Lt. Jebus! What year?
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Geoj posted:Honestly the only reason to register on FocusFanatics or FocalJet is to access the buy/sell/trade forums. Posting on either on a regular basis is a soul-sucking experience (so many boy racers asking how to make their third or fourth hand MkI Focus faster on a $150 budget.) FF in particular is poorly moderated - I left after being threatened with a ban because I told someone that the trip computer in his car was optimistically estimating his fuel economy and FJ is overrun by a bunch of douchebags who answer most questions with "lol check the FAQ n00b." I will give you that a lot of the guys do say SEARCH THREAD HISTORY LOL but for the most part they are very knowledgeable. I had a pretty big issue with my focus, and being a member I was able to talk directly with a ford customer service rep who lurks on the site. Explaining my situation with him lead to me getting a 3 year FREE basic maintenance plan! Not to mention there are 3rd party vendors who lurk the site and will give you discount on parts if you talk with them (specifically Steeda) quote:Wow people with Focuses consider the OEM speed3 mount an upgrade? That thing is a sloppy mess and is usually the first part to be removed from a MS3. I yanked mine at like 5k miles. Maybe it's worse with the increased power output, but I still find it hard to believe anyone wants those. The Focus mount is even WORSE. Guys have also swapped the stock RMM with a Streetunit mount too. However a lot of the guys do not like the added vibration which the OEM MS3 mount avoids. I still suggest signing up if not, definitely lurk. It is easy to spot the boy racers and even easier to avoid them.
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 New car for the wife - 2008 Freelander that we managed to get a bargain on because it's a rather fugly blue-green colour that noone else wanted. A purchased was mandated by the new house, which is three miles from the nearest neighbour and up some pretty rough tracks.
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Sep 14, 2012 11:48
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   I'm fine, should be ruled the other drivers fault (she crossed a double yellow to get into a turn lane early). Good chance she's done for though...
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That sucks. Good luck with insurance negotiations.
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Start digging out receipts for the aftermarket parts that were damaged.
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Ouhei posted:
nooooo, this was one of my favorite AI cars Are you going to get another S2K ?
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Ouhei posted:
This happened to me. I was found at fault. edit:  (Mill and Broadway for Tempe locals) Basically, she was speeding, cuts into the double/solid line meant for making immediate turns while stopped traffic waves me through a gap. I see her flying up far too late, jam on the brakes so pretty much only the front right corner of my bumper is in that lane, and she cuts over into me enough to drag the right corner of my bumper the whole way down her car from front bumper to rear bumper. She tries to run and I chase her down, then call the cops because I mean poo poo, she crossed the DY, not my fault, right? Nope, cops found me at fault for failure to yield. I got the ticket, my insurance placed 50/50 blame on her and I don't know what happened after that. I fixed my car for the price of a used corner light and a bumper rub strip. From the damage to her car, there is no way it wasn't totalled. It was then my dad told me that should an accident happen again, regardless of fault, and the other person makes any hint of running to let them go and just claim the hit and run.  Far less messy.
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Sep 14, 2012 20:37
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Nodoze posted:nooooo, this was one of my favorite AI cars BlackMK4: The difference in mine is that she wasn't driving in a lane, it's not a turn lane until after the turnout I was coming from. The cop heavily implied this was her fault and has even pulled her over for driving in the "not-turn lane" on that road before. She crossed a solid double yellow there was no dash. Still playing phone tag with her insurance, it's been really frustrating to get in touch with them.
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Sep 14, 2012 21:05
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Ahhhh okay. Have you considered going through your insurance and letting them deal with the other insurance company?
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Sep 14, 2012 21:08
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Ouhei posted:If it's totalled I'll probably be back in a s2000, I've always wanted a white AP1 so I'd be searching for one of those. Isn't it your insurances job to deal with their insurance company? e;fb
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BlackMK4 posted:Ahhhh okay. Have you considered going through your insurance and letting them deal with the other insurance company? Well I can, but I wanted to try and go though her company directly to avoid having to deal with my deductible and poo poo, depending on how long this takes I may just have my company take care of it and they'll refund the deductible once they get payment from the other company.
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Sep 14, 2012 21:22
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Ouhei posted:Well I can, but I wanted to try and go though her company directly to avoid having to deal with my deductible and poo poo, depending on how long this takes I may just have my company take care of it and they'll refund the deductible once they get payment from the other company. If the other party is 100% at fault you won't have to pay any deductible. All they have to do is have the other company admit to 100% fault and they will worry about getting the money back on their own.
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Sep 14, 2012 22:14
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marshmonkey posted:Awesome Lt. Jebus! Its a CPO 2009. Fantastic condition, only 19,000KM and very well optioned too (considering what the PO must have spent). As soon as I test drove it I was hooked.
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Just bought this at an impound auction. Chevy 2500, 4-spd manual. Runs great, no body damage. Beater truck YEAHHHHHHH
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Nait Sirhc posted:Just bought this at an impound auction. Chevy 2500, 4-spd manual. Runs great, no body damage. Beater truck YEAHHHHHHH Awesome. You're everybody's "Moving Guy!"
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Viggen posted:Awesome. You're everybody's "Moving Guy!" Hey, if they want to pay me $50 to rent the truck and then return it full of gas, fine with me.
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Ouhei posted:
Son of a BITCH. That's totally not what I expected to see when I refreshed the thread Is there any chance of repair or are you going to have to move on? You going to stay with the s2k or look elsewhere?
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Sep 14, 2012 23:45
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BlackMK4 posted:traffic waves me through a gap
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Sep 14, 2012 23:57
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Yeah, I was a dumbshit for assuming that the suicide lane would be clear.
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Paul Boz_ posted:Son of a BITCH. That's totally not what I expected to see when I refreshed the thread I talked with my insurance today and they're going to be contacting the other drivers insurance to help speed things along. According to the police report it is her fault so there's that at least.
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Here is my ride I will post it now  
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Infinotize posted:Here is my ride I will post it now You have a beautiful car.
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Thanks! It's an 04 330i with the ZHP package.
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Ouhei posted:If it's totalled I'll probably be back in a s2000, I've always wanted a white AP1 so I'd be searching for one of those. White Ap1 is a great choice, plus white with purple wheels =  I've been looking for a white one but they are harder to come by in the early years, but I do have a lead on a 2001 yellow from a friend of a friend 
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Nodoze posted:White Ap1 is a great choice, plus white with purple wheels = Yeah white is really hard to find. Not sure if I'd be able to bring the wheels with me should they total it either. one got destroyed in the accident and another had some curbing on it so there's 2 perfect ones left and I'm not sure they let you take those with you, haha. I've found a few Suzuka blue ones close by for good prices, it's a color I've always found interesting.
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Ouhei posted:Yeah white is really hard to find. Not sure if I'd be able to bring the wheels with me should they total it either. one got destroyed in the accident and another had some curbing on it so there's 2 perfect ones left and I'm not sure they let you take those with you, haha. I kind of like the suzuka blues, but I don't like the interior. Plus monte carlo blue pearl is better
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Infinotize posted:Thanks! It's an 04 330i with the ZHP package. Oh good lord, man! How comfortable is that lovely alcantera/cloth seat option? I was in talks with an owner of a 04' Alpine White variant, but waited too long to make a move. Since then I've felt it was the one that got away.
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BlackMK4 posted:This happened to me. I was found at fault.
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thealphabetsez posted:Oh good lord, man! How comfortable is that lovely alcantera/cloth seat option? I was in talks with an owner of a 04' Alpine White variant, but waited too long to make a move. Since then I've felt it was the one that got away. After having both leather and the leather/cloth combination in the E92 M3's I'm convinced BMW does cloth/alcantara better than leather.
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thealphabetsez posted:Oh good lord, man! How comfortable is that lovely alcantera/cloth seat option? I was in talks with an owner of a 04' Alpine White variant, but waited too long to make a move. Since then I've felt it was the one that got away. That's a shame, alpine ZHPs are rare as hell. I'd kill for one. I miss mine (especially the alcantara seats, those are the BEST bmw seats I've ever sat in) but the lack of LSD really kills them for autocross and track use.
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thealphabetsez posted:Oh good lord, man! How comfortable is that lovely alcantera/cloth seat option? I was in talks with an owner of a 04' Alpine White variant, but waited too long to make a move. Since then I've felt it was the one that got away. I sat in a leather ZHP before I got mine and I like the alcantara way better! I especially like how it's cloth in the center, it is much more cozy to me than smooth leather and it's more temperature-neutral. On the downside it doesn't wear that well if you are hard on it. I just cleaned mine and it helps but the fuzzing effect makes it look ratty. It hasn't got any worse since I've had the car (~9 months) though I am pretty easy on it. For that matter leather can get crappy if you don't treat it right either. The wheel though, sucks. It's comfy but after 8 years it is quite worn in places. You can get them rewrapped for not that much $. Best case scenario you get an 05 that has the leather wheel but I wasn't going to wait just for that. It took me a couple months to find mine about 2 states away, the right one is out there! They are rarer but not ridiculous. OK maybe an alpine with alcantara is. Very happy I went with a 4dr w/alcantara. Great daily car but I have had a lot of the 'usual' E46 stuff need fixing. Annoyed now because I might move to NYC and it would cost me a poo poo ton to keep it but I love the thing and have spent a lot of time making it almost perfect
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