# traded in the truck to get this...

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [February 25, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234 "2007-02-25T09:26:20Z")
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### Author: ![VdubSPEEDracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f08c70/32.png) [@VdubSPEEDracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VdubSPEEDracer)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/1 "2007-02-25T09:26:20Z")

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So I traded in my Colorado, due to not using it enough as a truck and paying for the lower gas mileage…

best pic of the truck  
 ![http://www.hostdub.com/albums/CrookedEuro/Speed01.jpg](http://www.hostdub.com/albums/CrookedEuro/Speed01.jpg)

for a Ford Focus SVT!  
 ![http://www.hostdub.com/albums/CrookedEuro/DSC01714.jpg](http://www.hostdub.com/albums/CrookedEuro/DSC01714.jpg)

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### Author: ![Lazylaser](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lazylaser/32/6033_2.png) [@Lazylaser](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lazylaser)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2007, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/2 "2007-02-25T09:42:28Z")

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whoops…

jk  
seriously though here is a good link for some info on the svt, i guess its like vtec  
[http://www.myfordfocus.com/svt/](http://www.myfordfocus.com/svt/)

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### Author: ![DTMVENG24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@DTMVENG24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DTMVENG24)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2007, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/3 "2007-02-25T12:40:16Z")

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nice

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### Author: ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2007, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/4 "2007-02-25T12:44:03Z")

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thats an awesome pic of the colorado i am def takin the maro down there when it gets nice to get the same pic. and my buddy use to have an SVT focus and loved it. he would kill to have the car back. nice choice. those colorados get suck ass mpg

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### Author: ![SCHMEIDER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/schmeider/32/6032_2.png) [@SCHMEIDER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SCHMEIDER)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/5 "2007-02-25T18:50:26Z")

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id rather have the colorado…but congrats

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### Author: ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/6 "2007-02-25T19:50:26Z")

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that pic of colorado is awesome

congrats on purchase

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### Author: ![85TransAm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/e68b1a/32.png) [@85TransAm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/85TransAm)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2007, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/7 "2007-02-26T08:03:38Z")

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> [@Micah needs your votes](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/micah-needs-your-votes/28317/8):
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> id rather have the colorado…but congrats

me too but very nice

Where was the picture taken of the Colorado?

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### Author: ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2007, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/8 "2007-02-26T08:05:28Z")

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> [@Things to do in Toronto..?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-to-do-in-toronto/28296/45):
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> me too but very nice
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> Where was the picture taken of the Colorado?

In front of the theatre at South Side Works

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### Author: ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2007, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/9 "2007-02-26T09:37:34Z")

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> [@Micah needs your votes](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/micah-needs-your-votes/28317/8):
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> id rather have the colorado…but congrats

You’d spend all your allowance on gas!! j/k 🙂

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### Author: ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2007, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/10 "2007-02-26T09:50:22Z")

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> [@Micah needs your votes](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/micah-needs-your-votes/28317/16):
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> that pic of colorado is awesome
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> congrats on purchase

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Agreed…but the urban outfitters sign needs photoshopped the fuck out

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### Author: ![Blackbelt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blackbelt/32/5998_2.png) [@Blackbelt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackbelt)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/11 "2007-02-26T13:16:44Z")

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Good choice. Makes a lot more sense as a DD

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### Author: ![BlueZ06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BlueZ06](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueZ06)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2007, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/12 "2007-02-27T12:15:53Z")

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those are fun cars, couple suspension mods and away they go

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### Author: ![neonracer01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@neonracer01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonracer01)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2007, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/13 "2007-03-04T07:04:15Z")

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is it fast?

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### Author: ![VdubSPEEDracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f08c70/32.png) [@VdubSPEEDracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VdubSPEEDracer)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2007, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/14 "2007-03-04T08:51:53Z")

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I dunno what is considered “fast”

stats are 170 hp Torque: 145 lb-ft

0-60 in 7.7

1/4 mile in 15.9

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### Author: ![AeroKing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aeroking/32/6011_2.png) [@AeroKing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AeroKing)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2007, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/15 "2007-03-04T12:00:13Z")

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i test drove a Saleen focus out on Golden mile car lot, it had a fire in the stereo and was real cheap. it ran good.

good luck

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### Author: ![neonracer01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@neonracer01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonracer01)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/16 "2007-03-04T18:37:51Z")

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> [@Broken off lug nut](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-off-lug-nut/28485/12):
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> I dunno what is considered “fast”
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> stats are 170 hp Torque: 145 lb-ft
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> 0-60 in 7.7
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> 1/4 mile in 15.9

is that better than a non svt? i know nothing about these cars.

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### Author: ![grandamld9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@grandamld9](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grandamld9)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-in-the-truck-to-get-this/188234/17 "2007-03-04T20:08:17Z")

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> [@WTB: 96+ Audi A4 or 98+ A6 have about $12k](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-96-audi-a4-or-98-a6-have-about-12k/28255/21):
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> is that better than a non svt? i know nothing about these cars.

i think just like any car, they are usally faster then what a mag. will report. i think these can go low 15s stock.
