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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 1:50 pm
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Originally Posted by T8191
The thing is, in UK the cars are set up differently. I've owned a few Jeeps, and rented them in the US ... they're completely different vehicles! Brakes, gearing, suspension: it's spooky.
For decades I wondered why the UK/European Fords I rented, Escorts and Mondeos and so on, were so tight and agile and responsive, while US-spec Escorts, etc. were such dull and bloated slugs. Now we are finally getting some European DNA in our Fords; the new Fiesta and Focus sold over here are very close to yours.
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