Random Thoughts

[TheCatalyst31]

Area VMSes today had the following message on them:

FOCUS
ON THE ROAD

I was driving a Focus.  On the road.

I thought that was nice of them to acknowledge me.
Or am I being hunted?

I think similar things every time I see a VMS message with "Focus" in it. Incidentally, it seems like a surprising number of roadgeeks either drive a Ford Focus or used to, and I wonder why that is. (My 2016 Focus has been good to me so far, but I fully expect the transmission to go bust at some point.)

[Scott5114]

Incidentally, it seems like a surprising number of roadgeeks either drive a Ford Focus or used to, and I wonder why that is.

It's a not-terribly-expensive, fairly gas-efficient vehicle that is large enough to be comfortable but not so large as to be cumbersome. That puts it right in the sweet spot for an ideal roadtrip vehicle.

[Max Rockatansky]

I had a 2014 Ford Focus assigned to me as a work vehicle once.  The right rear passenger door broke on a trip, and I had to duct tape it shut to get back home.  Given how poorly that car was maintained I makes me question if it was truly representative of the average Ford Focus.