does the focus have purple available

Boss 290 · 07-10-2006, 10:04 AM

hi my uncle is very keen on the new focus and he badly wants a new car....he saw it in a magazine and now he loves it, no other samll car comes close for the price he said...im glad he is finally getting a new car becuse his car is becoming a bit dated and is having problems....anyway he wants something bright but out of all the colours he wants purple...does anyone know if you can order purple on the focus?

Boss 290 · 07-10-2006, 10:04 AM

thanks alot guys..for your help. if he cant get purple could anyone please sugest another colour..cheers

alstar5 · 07-10-2006, 11:04 AM

You can find the colour range for all ford passenger vehicles on www.ford.com.au.

For the Focus, try here:
http://www.ford.com.au/range/focus/v...iorcolours.asp

fiery · 07-10-2006, 11:15 AM

Gee the colour range is quite pitiful for the XR5...
Only one colour that is available in the regular paint range, 4 that are Prestige (not that much more really in price) but the killer is the Orange... sheesh, that is a massive cost..

That is a sure fire way of making sure I don't get one then (the colour is extremely important)

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Boss 290 · 07-10-2006, 11:29 AM

yeh i know im very dissapointed, i just rang ford and they said the focus doesn't come in purple and the only colour that may be similar is a denim blue kind of colour and this ruby red one...ahwell mabey he might get silver

Boss 290 · 07-10-2006, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by alstar5

You can find the colour range for all ford passenger vehicles on www.ford.com.au.

For the Focus, try here:
http://www.ford.com.au/range/focus/v...iorcolours.asp

thanks mate i already did that last night and thought mabey they didnt put all the colours on lol ..cheers

pauljh74 · 07-10-2006, 11:33 AM

From the range listed on the website, looks like no purple - the closest looks like Ruby Red, and that's not close to purple

fiery · 07-10-2006, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Boss 290

yeh i know im very dissapointed, i just rang ford and they said the focus doesn't come in purple and the only colour that may be similar is a denim blue kind of colour and this ruby red one...ahwell mabey he might get silver

The Jeans Blue looks like quite a nice colour.... I can say that the Black in the XR5 Turbo looks absolutely brilliant in the flesh... looked awesome

Boss 290 · 07-10-2006, 11:51 AM

yeh they dont have purple and the dealer i spoke to said the ruby red and the jeans blue are closest....i think black would be ausome too but he said he doesnt want black and he has had a white car for so long. he wants something bright and stands out but not like yellow or orange....its a shame the cheaper cars don't get the variety of colours as the xr's...its a beautifull range to choose from....the only thing i cant understand is that the xr's can choose from 5 diffent blues but not 1 yellow is available anymore...im really glad i got the car in rapid..cheers

fiery · 07-10-2006, 11:56 AM

The Blue Print or Jeans Blue would be most definitely my favourite out of blues and if you wanted to throw another 'bright' colour into the choice then I guess the Colorado Red would be considered...

Or he could buy one at auction (if there is any) a bit cheaper and get it painted by the local Auto Painter

07-10-2006, 12:00 PM

The xr is from a different factory from the regular Focus (Germany VS South Africa), that explains the different colour ranges.

Some hot wild colours would be nice like a candy apple green, purple as mentioned, yellow.

07-10-2006, 12:01 PM

Also no chance on a special colour.

Your best off getting black and doing a respray into whatever colour, although this isn't for everyone...

Boss 290 · 07-10-2006, 12:52 PM

i told him today and he isnt fussed anymore..he likes the sound of the blue but ill kepp you posted on what he decides..thanks guys

Abacus · 07-10-2006, 02:28 PM

$1,800 for orange?? How do they justify that?

miitch · 07-10-2006, 06:49 PM

It's probably to keep the numbers down, imagine how much better it would be if it cost $1800 for canary yellow back in '86. haha

MeestaNob! · 07-10-2006, 07:15 PM

The Orange is a 3 layer multi process something-or-other. It's pretty.

It's pretty ferkin dear too.

I got the grey one instead.

Boss 290 · 07-10-2006, 11:25 PM

:thebirds:

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Originally Posted by MeestaNob!

The Orange is a 3 layer multi process something-or-other. It's pretty.

It's pretty ferkin dear too.

I got the grey one instead.

mate, thats a nice looking car you got :thebirds:

raymon81 · 07-10-2006, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Boss 290

i told him today and he isnt fussed anymore..he likes the sound of the blue but ill kepp you posted on what he decides..thanks guys

I would really suggest he sees the blue in the flesh on the focus models. I love my blue cars but admit i am really disappointed with the 2 blue choices on the focus. Ask the dealer if u can get Performance blue that comes out XR5T, now thats an awesome color!

Boss 290 · 08-10-2006, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by raymon81

I would really suggest he sees the blue in the flesh on the focus models. I love my blue cars but admit i am really disappointed with the 2 blue choices on the focus. Ask the dealer if u can get Performance blue that comes out XR5T, now thats an awesome color!

yeh that was deffinantly my favourite after looking at the ford site...i hope he can get it....do you think he could get the focus with an automatic and with the performance blue for 20 grand, if he payed with cash in hand?

raymon81 · 08-10-2006, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Boss 290

yeh that was deffinantly my favourite after looking at the ford site...i hope he can get it....do you think he could get the focus with an automatic and with the performance blue for 20 grand, if he payed with cash in hand?

Nah no way, you'll be lookn at around $22000 for an automatic CL Focus drive away (dats with abit of negotiating) unless you have somebody in the family that works at FORD and can get a discount. Plus on top of that, they will charge u for the Performance Blue paint. Ask and find out and keep us posted. Good luck.

Boss 290 · 08-10-2006, 09:15 AM

yeh im going next weekend....there is noway im missing bathurst. ford did offer us an xr6 turbo for the xr6 price...thats 5grand off or something so we are a little optimistic

raymon81 · 08-10-2006, 10:02 AM

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yeh im going next weekend....there is noway im missing bathurst. ford did offer us an xr6 turbo for the xr6 price...thats 5grand off or something so we are a little optimistic

A friend of mine bought a XR6 and this is no joke for $31000 drive away (automatic plus tow bar). They refused him at the start, so he just walked out and left his number with them and they called him back 5 minutes later, telling him to come back in and they would settle it. Manager was saying all this crap about being the end of the month blah blah and all this **** and him being a very lucky guy and yeh. But the XR6 is built here so u can negotiate heaps and ford are struggling now to sell the BA so u can basically walk in there, offer them any price and they will take it hehe. With the Focus, they are shipped here so it costs them abit extra thats why there isnt much room to negotiate (maybe $2000-$3000). Im a ford employee, with the australian built cars we get 22% discount and european cars we get 14%.

fiery · 08-10-2006, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by raymon81

Im a ford employee, with the australian built cars we get 22% discount and european cars we get 14%.

So does this mean that when any of us want to buy a new car we just get you to buy it for us in the first place

I haven't seen the different blues in person yet but actually really liked the Jean Blue and Blue Print on the screen... Not sure just how different they would be in the flesh (as other colours are usually fairly close).. I think it really depends on personal taste..

raymon81 · 08-10-2006, 01:41 PM

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So does this mean that when any of us want to buy a new car we just get you to buy it for us in the first place

As long as your happy to keep it under my name for 6months then yeh for sureeee :P

Pieoter · 09-10-2006, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Abacus

$1,800 for orange?? How do they justify that?

Its ment to be a 5 coat pearl effect or something like that.

photn · 09-10-2006, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Abacus

$1,800 for orange?? How do they justify that?

its a luxury, if you want your car to stand out and be noticed, not to mention it looks FANTASTIC

melbzetec · 09-10-2006, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by raymon81

Im a ford employee, with the australian built cars we get 22% discount and european cars we get 14%....So does this mean that when any of us want to buy a new car we just get you to buy it for us in the first place? ..........As long as your happy to keep it under my name for 6months then yeh for sureeee

I don't think this is a smart thing to be broadcasting to the world. Great way to spoil any special deals you get. You are likely to lose priveleges if you start trying to be a wholesaler (and I am not a Ford Employee - but I know how it works)

raymon81 · 09-10-2006, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by melbzetec

I don't think this is a smart thing to be broadcasting to the world. Great way to spoil any special deals you get. You are likely to lose priveleges if you start trying to be a wholesaler (and I am not a Ford Employee - but I know how it works)

Im Sorry melbzetec, i guess im just not old enough to know better.

melbzetec · 09-10-2006, 04:52 PM

No skin off my nose. Just go and ask Mark Winslow about your offer to the world and see how far you get

raymon81 · 09-10-2006, 06:28 PM

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No skin off my nose. Just go and ask Mark Winslow about your offer to the world and see how far you get

Offer to the world haha ok...yehhh your right its highly confidential imformation letting the WORLD know how much discount a ford employee gets. Do you really think i was serious about this comment... [quote] As long as your happy to keep it under my name for 6months then yeh for sureee[quote] hahaha ohhh Mr zetec, we are going to get along just fine