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Originally Posted by kiwiinoz
No...compared to similar vehicles it's too much. Golf, I30 Corolla, Mazda 3, all cheaper to start. Ford are kidding themselves if they are trying to make their vehicles exclusive. The dealers I've dealt with are anything but. Ones at Pacific Ford on Sunshine coast QLD are terrible. Untidy, uninterested and shabby. Not the hallmarks of exclusive brands. Little things make a difference. Friendly, helpful, clean. Not hard
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Whilst I agree that Ford have priced the Focus too far up-market, to be fair those models you have listed all start as manual transmissions.
Ford making automatic standard and forgoing a true stripped out base model is what people tend to buy anyway, but without a price leader they risk not getting people to even step into the dealership to at least have a look.