Now, a Focus, that's something I could test drive.

Out in the driveway, we've got a 2012 Chevy Cruze, it's an alright little car. In the history-since-new of the vehicle, it hasn't had any mechanical problems not covered under warranty, or any worth noting.

There have been more problems caused by the driver not being able to dodge lumber on the highway than anything else.

It's a nice car, boring, conservative. Handsome, too. Comfortable and solid.

Next to it is the 2014? Chevy Volt. I loathe the fucking thing - But it's because I'm biased. It handles and drives pretty good, and it also hasn't had any problems not covered by warranty (aside from the body damage when the ambulance tried to park _in_ it).

Next to that is my 2012 Fiesta. 37mpg 'combined cycle' on the normal commute, 40mpg on long cruises. Something ain't _right_ with the transmission, and it hasn't been since day one. The firmware update helped a bit. Seats are okish, handling is twitchy..

My best friend has a 2015 Dart. I like this little ride. No report on reliability - the designated driver was a coke fiend and an idiot. Plenty of get up and go, decent handling. The car feels heavy, but in a planted sort of way, not a overloaded sort.

That's it for my peer group and late model cars. If I had to buy a car today, I'd be frantically trying to justify a Focus ST - which shows you what kind of guy I am.