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Old 17-02-2015, 08:27 PM   #1
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Default UK mechanic takes customers Focus ST for a test drive

118 mph. Customer not happy.


http://cars.aol.co.uk/2015/02/16/joy...6pLid%3D330119

or for the video only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWz0YFL1tMI
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Old 17-02-2015, 09:03 PM   #2
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Default Re: UK mechanic takes customers Focus ST for a test drive

Yeah not happy Jan....that little Focus ST sounded quite nice for a hot hatch, nice little growl to it.
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Old 17-02-2015, 11:23 PM   #3
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Yeah not happy Jan....that little Focus ST sounded quite nice for a hot hatch, nice little growl to it.
Yeah they do sound real throaty when the revs are up..

That 2000-4000rpm pull is quite good too
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Old 18-02-2015, 12:09 AM   #4
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lol,thats the reason why i never let any mechanic test drive my car without me in the passengers seat....
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Old 18-02-2015, 12:43 AM   #5
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I fear this also

I take notes of kms and fuel






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Old 18-02-2015, 07:54 AM   #6
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Old 18-02-2015, 07:55 AM   #7
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hes testing it! So what.

I took my mother in laws VW Polo in for a brake problem, said it was shaking from braking at 130kmh. He checked it, found something was in backwards... and took it to 180km/h and braked from that to check it was working.

I was HAPPY with that.

(This was in France, where there are 130zones.) I found it funny, the mechanic happily told me about that! So different to here! Love it!
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Old 18-02-2015, 09:06 AM   #8
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It's a Ford dealership http://www.pyemotors.co.uk/
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Sounds like proper testing to me.
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hes testing it! So what.
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Yeh, but maybe the owner in this case took it to the dealership to get the stereo checked out because one of the speakers was playing up......
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Yeh, but maybe the owner in this case took it to the dealership to get the stereo checked out because one of the speakers was playing up......
Aaand the mechanic wanted to see if it still sounded ok at high speed
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It's not like he was sitting on the limiter. And that noise he thought he heard at 50/70/90/110 is obviously gone.....
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