Ford Focus titanium

[teeha]

went down to Regent Motors today, thinking of checking out the Focus Titanium.... surprise! all out of stock, even display set also cleared. according to sales rep, the next batch of Focus will all be 1.0 Ecoboost... hmmm... let's see the pricing how

No words on the1.5 ecoboost?

[7hm]

No words on the1.5 ecoboost?

 

The Focus has always been a bread and butter model for Ford & Regent, so it's very likely they will only bring it in with Category A conforming power plants. The 1.5L EcoBoost is a great match for the Focus' fantastic chassis, however.

[Topless]

I've placed an order the Ford Focus since Chinese New Year eve at 88k, and to date I've not gotten the COE bid yet. This is already the 3rd time the bid was unsuccessful.

 

But the price COE was 46.6 when I went to place the order.. then 1st bid : 43 (dropped), 45, 45.5

 

How is it that I still don't get the bid?? Regent Motors is just trying to squeeze more margin by hoping to bid for a lower COE.

 

I've opted for 6 bids non guaranteed unfortunately.

 

Any advice?

 

I'm hoping there's a way to get a refund before all the 6 tries are exhausted which is going to be another month.. I'd rather purchase another car now.

 

Pissed that the sales guy promised that I would get it by end of Feb.

Edited March 24, 2016 by Topless

[Mkl22]

I've placed an order the Ford Focus since Chinese New Year eve at 88k, and to date I've not gotten the COE bid yet. This is already the 3rd time the bid was unsuccessful.

 

But the price COE was 46.6 when I went to place the order.. then 1st bid : 43 (dropped), 45, 45.5

 

How is it that I still don't get the bid?? Regent Motors is just trying to squeeze more margin by hoping to bid for a lower COE.

 

I've opted for 6 bids non guaranteed unfortunately.

 

Any advice?

 

I'm hoping there's a way to get a refund before all the 6 tries are exhausted which is going to be another month.. I'd rather purchase another car now.

 

Pissed that the sales guy promised that I would get it by end of Feb.

Nope. A contract is a contract. Either forgo your deposit. Which is silly or wait it out.

[Hamburger]

or be forced to top up.....

[Jango]

88k is a good price and AD probably took a gamble for COE to drop significantly. What is your COE rebate level? I would suggest wait it out, and don't top up. Did you check the bids AD put in for you for the past three rounds?

[Jemjem]

I heard the FC of the 1.0l ecoboost is quite bad for the ford fiesta.

There is an owner achieving only 10km/l from it only.....quite pathetic.....

 

Can believe Regent is so short of cars til all sold out. I dun see much Focus on the rd.

[Hamburger]

88k is a good price and AD probably took a gamble for COE to drop significantly. What is your COE rebate level? I would suggest wait it out, and don't top up. Did you check the bids AD put in for you for the past three rounds?

 

gamble? unless its a confirmed coe, its no gamble.

 

at the end of the day, they just refund you the deposit.

[Jango]

gamble? unless its a confirmed coe, its no gamble.

 

at the end of the day, they just refund you the deposit.

 

Still a gamble in a way hoping for a COE crash and at the same time locking in a potential customer. And what more hope the customer will be willing to top up after waiting for 3 frustrating months. If its a 1.6 Focus, very likely the car is already in the warehouse and AD should be eager to close the deal too given their relatively low sales volume.

[7hm]

Can believe Regent is so short of cars til all sold out. I dun see much Focus on the rd.

 

The quantity of cars they brought in was far less than their potential sales, especially since they displayed it at an extremely attractive price at the motorshow.

 

Regent hasn't been the brightest when it comes to sales strategies.

 

 

But at the same time, it might not be them not requesting enough cars, it might be the other side, which is apparently a separate entity known as Ford Singapore.

[Jemjem]

The quantity of cars they brought in was far less than their potential sales, especially since they displayed it at an extremely attractive price at the motorshow.

 

Regent hasn't been the brightest when it comes to sales strategies.

 

 

But at the same time, it might not be them not requesting enough cars, it might be the other side, which is apparently a separate entity known as Ford Singapore.

Jus felt e current ford specs n design is really

[Jango]

Jus felt e current ford specs n design is really

[Topupcash]

My dad owns a Focus Titanium and he mentioned the "lost power" while moving up a slope for a good 2-3 seconds, during which no matter how much he depress the pedal, there was no response..

 

Lost power = the feeling of engine cutting off. Car is currently at 9k mileage.. (5 months old)

 

Posting as a question over here, has anyone with a current generation Focus faced any issue similar as above?

 

 

[Watwheels]

My dad owns a Focus Titanium and he mentioned the "lost power" while moving up a slope for a good 2-3 seconds, during which no matter how much he depress the pedal, there was no response..

 

Lost power = the feeling of engine cutting off. Car is currently at 9k mileage.. (5 months old)

 

Posting as a question over here, has anyone with a current generation Focus faced any issue similar as above?

 

I dun drive a ford but I think it's the hesitation from the dual clutch or ford calls it powershift gearbox.

 

I think it could be the characteristics of their gearbox... slow to react under certain driving conditions. There are comprains about such behaviour and it's not unique in ford's dual clutch gearbox, other dual clutch also have similar issues.

To overcome this problem advise your dad to shift to manual overide when driving up a ramp especially in a carpark.

[Topupcash]

I dun drive a ford but I think it's the hesitation from the dual clutch or ford calls it powershift gearbox.

 

I think it could be the characteristics of their gearbox... slow to react under certain driving conditions. There are comprains about such behaviour and it's not unique in ford's dual clutch gearbox, other dual clutch also have similar issues.

To overcome this problem advise your dad to shift to manual overide when driving up a ramp especially in a carpark.

 

 

According to him, this occurrence is not frequent. it only happened recently and this encounter (3 times so far) is within the first few moments of moving off after starting the engine. The engine and gearbox returns to normal after that one occurrence per journey(as of now) .

 

Based on what you have said, having a free gearbox should not affect the accelerator's response as the engine should be revving according to how much we depress the accelerator. In this case, the engine did not respond to the right foot.. which makes me doubt its an issue with the powershift gearbox.

Edited April 5, 2016 by Topupcash

[Watwheels]

According to him, this occurrence is not frequent. it only happened recently and this encounter (3 times so far) is within the first few moments of moving off after starting the engine. The engine and gearbox returns to normal after that one occurrence per journey(as of now) .

 

Based on what you have said, having a free gearbox should not affect the accelerator's response as the engine should be revving according to how much we depress the accelerator. In this case, the engine did not respond to the right foot.. which makes me doubt its an issue with the powershift gearbox.

 

That's true if the car is built years ago and is still using throttle cable for its acceleration. Everything now is ecu control. Even the gas pedal is linked to a sensor and how much the driver depress on the pedal an electrical signal will be sent to the ecu. Although the sensor might be able to pick up the signal it's still dependant on the ecu to react. They call it fly-by-wire whereby acceleration, engine and gearbox are electronically linked instead of being mechanically linked. The upside is faster response from driver's input, downside is something like this can happen.

[Jemjem]

Not a fair comparison lah...Focus is much much cheaper compared to A4 or S60 - 50k at least! Even Mondeo is cheaper. Regent need to bring in their Ecoboost Focus quickly, and do something to their dated interior. A tiny boring screen as a HU display? Com'on Regent!

Sorry. I thought i was in Mondeo thread. Hahahaha..

[Topless]

Finally got the car from Regent Motors at the 4th bid at 46k COE. No top up required.

 

Now that they have gotten rid of the old models, they can bring in the new Ecoboost engine.

http://www.regentmotors.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/specsheet_focus_1.0_5dr_2016_04.pdf

 

Not sure of the price though.

 

Anyway, I'm happy with my current Focus (1.6 l engine). I don't have problems with sudden jerks when accelerating from traffic light stops. However, when I'm accelerating from near stationary movement, there are certain moments when the clutch is slow to engage, so it moved suddenly a bit. But this is my first car, so I can't say if this is a normal condition. Going up ramps in carparks and cornering is smooth too and drive is quiet. Overall comfortable driving it.

 

Mileage is about 10.2 l/km so far.