I drive a 2012 Focus with a 5-speed manual transmission. And it's been the most reliable car I've ever owned.    For the life of me, I cannot understand why they stuck with this transaxle for so long. 5 years in they were much better. Dual clutch alternatives made by get drag at the time, or even a traditional 6-speed automatic, that eventually launched with the EcoBoost 1.0 in the fiesta and focus. The power shift Power shift issue I think is a great example of what Ford gets wrong, I think a bean counter calculated that the cost of canceling or restructuring the manufacturing contract with Getrag, was less costly than the damage to brand perception, and warranty claims. Which looking back at it was 100% wrong. Often in corporate structures like Ford the risk of decision making isn't shared, but dumped onto different silos.    For example, warranty costs are handled through a different division, handles the manufacturing costs so the decisions made in manufacturing directly impact warranty costs, but the decision makers do not bear the risks of their decisions, but share the benefits and bonuses of decreases or increases manufacturing costs.   Where was Ford's leadership, in this decision-making process? Since then, whenever Ford takes a massive write-off on a particular investment or product, can't help but think that this is a way for management to offload a bunch of bad decisions. Instead of taking responsibility for them.  

Air Suspension, I know my MKZ has electronic adjustable suspension, optional Revel Ultima stereo system, and you have the option of going to Black Label interior.  Maybe some insulation here and there, but there isn't much really.  I'm expecting auto enter/exit doors in the next generation of Lincolns, I keep looking at Lincoln China to see how it differs but I expect anything that is leading the market, to come from there.  

That would make it an Omni. Might buy one out of nostalgia; our first new car was an '82 (also 1st car w/AC [dlr inst.]). 

2017 Ford Edge Sport 21" Rims with worn but serviceable tires and Factory TPMS. 2 of the rims have some minor curb rash. Need out of my garage. $300 Takes the set. Comes with factory lug nuts  Email me at slivkamichael648@gmail.com  If interested 

No snow here but plenty cold. Lots of spinouts from black ice. We had -22ºF/-30ºC with -45ºF/-42.8C windchill Saturday morning. Temps ar staring to moderate, expecing highs in the low 20s by next week. 87 E10 shot up 20¢/gal Sunday morning to $2.89.9 BTW.  

I don't recall ever seeing one on the road. I might have confused them with a Mitsubishi Mirage:

Hamden, CT (New Haven) got 14.5" of snow with the storm moving out hours ahead of the forecast.

I remember seeing a final year production Focus at my Ford dealer and remember looking at the MSRP sticker and it showed a 6 speed automatic transaxle....I thought, "well, that is too little / too late to save it" 

Wet clutch is the more reliable one, but most of what the rest of the world saw was the dry clutch Powershift. When Ford fixed the issue, they stopped offering the cars globally. Most of the world associated cars like the Fiesta and Focus with its PowerSh*t dual dry clutch transmission. The latest/final gen Focus and Fiesta were not offered globally.  More recent European Fords and the Chinese JMC-Ford Territory (non-hybrid) use a dual (wet) clutch transmission. Ford sales have gone down significantly in many global markets because Ford did not offer affordable replacements for the Fiesta and EcoSport which are important models outside the USA and Canada.

We are currently around 8-10 inches in Central NY region....nothing too outrageous for wintertime in CNY but it's still coming down and I will be back out in the AM to clear the driveway again....National Weather Service calls this Winter Storm Fern.....we call it Monday....