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Welcome to the FFOC :: Ford Focus Owners Club
The FFOC is the UK's official car club for Focus Owners. This site has been created for the benefit of club members, other Focus owners and those who are admirers of the Ford Focus. The FFOC forum is one of the biggest Focus forums in Europe and is also one of the friendliest around with plenty of Technical advisors on hand to answer your queries!
The club ethos is to provide impartiality in the motor world and ensure members receive the very best advice available for your Focus. The social aspect of the club is of huge importance and we have a large group of Regional Coordinators that arrange meets and events in your region.
The club was created for you, the Focus owner, and it will continue to grow and improve so long as club members and the general public provide as much input into the club as they can. |
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Car insurance for a Ford Focus and how to reduce premiums
Since its introduction in 1998, the Ford Focus has set a standard in its class with its owners coming to expect high quality engineering and performance which you would associate with Ford. As such, it’s only natural they would look for a high standard of car insurance cover to protect their vehicle – but does quality cover have to be expensive? Here we look at the insurance options available to Ford Focus drivers and how they can reduce their premiums.
Read the full "Focus insurance" article here |
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December competition results now in! |
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 Well with Christmas and New Year finally out of the way, and everyone now back at work (all working hard of course!), it's time to dust the competition down and bring you the much awaited December results (yes I know it's late again.... we are working on this promise!).
So with no more to say, I'm please to annouce that Ross McKenzie (MP3_Kenzie) is the winner for December! Well done!
Ross will be receiving a £10 Halfords voucher to spend on what he wants - should be winging it's way to you asap!
Competition 2010
Well we're also pleased to announce that we've got a new sponsor for the competition for 2010 - so with that in mind, we've temporarily closed it down to the give it a spring clean. Won't be long I promise - will be back up for the end of the week without fail.
So watch this space for more details!
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Meet the FFOC'ers Part 5 |
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This is the 5th installment of our article entitled "Meet the Staff".
Each month we will bring you a little info on some of the great people we have that work 'behind the scenes' for the FFOC. We put a few questions to these people and this is what they replied with.....
This month we introduce to you Focusbird (Ruth Kendall)
Age: 37
Location: Cheshire
Role within the FFOC: Forum Moderator
Day Job: Health & Safety Officer
Joined the FFOC: August 2002
Hobbies: My son, socialising and cars
Claim to Fame:- 5 magazine features with my old Mk1 Focus
Once went out for a few drinks with John Leslie (eventually left him in a bar in Alderley Edge with some girls)
Likes: Gorgeous men who smell nice, Southern Comfort and smiley, happy people.
Dislikes: Miserable people, liars, bad smells and Christmas.
Who would you like to be stuck on a desert island with?: Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson
If you had to choose one car for the rest of your life, what would it be? : Ford Focus ST3 Facelift
Car you would most like to crush?: All Nissan Micras - and anything else small that make parking spaces look empty. You start to turn into what you think is an empty space.....and there's a Micra in it!!!!!
Most memorable time with the club?: The nights out in Kettering before FITP in 2003/04/05.
Top Ten Best Foci, Fast Ford feature at Bruntingthorpe.
And finally here is a picture of Ruth's Present & Past Focus':-
Thanks Ruth! 
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Posted by Tony on Friday, January 15 @ 06:36:44 EST (51 reads)
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How to drive in the snow.... |
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 Well wth the weather continuing to hit us with snow and ice, driving conditions are far from perfect.
Most of us think we're expect drivers and can handle anything - but stop and think... do you really know how to drive in the snow? in fact do you really need to be driving at all in this weather?
Here's some tips:
- When driving in snow, get your speed right - not too fast so that you risk losing control, but not so slow that you risk losing momentum when you need it - and brake, steer and accelerate as smoothly as possible.
- Start gently from stationary, avoiding high revs. If you get yourself into a skid the main thing to remember is to take your foot off the pedals and steer.
- Only use the brake if you cannot steer out of trouble.
- Stay in a higher gear for better control, and if it is slippery, in a manual car move off in a higher gear, rather than just using first.
There's a great article on the BBC news pages with some words of wisdom for snow driving which is a highly reccommended read - make sure you pack up well - there's an essentials list available - how well does your boot of goodies score?
And from the FFOC - just all take care and be safe!
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FFOC website survey & competition |
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Tell us what you think of our website and you could win £25 worth of shopping vouchers for your favourite store.
We are looking to make the FFOC website better, and you can help.
This five minute survey contains just 20 questions about our website. This is part of a lengthy consultation process that we’re undertaking to find out what our members and audiences want from our website. We hope that you will take this opportunity to take part.
So after you've had a look at our website, please take a couple of minutes to answer the questions.
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! |
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We the SMT would like to take this opportunity to wish all the FFOC Members a very Happy Christmas, and also wish you all the best for 2010!
Thanks
Olu, Ronnie, Craig, Rich and Tony
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Posted by Tony on Friday, December 25 @ 07:20:57 EST (40 reads)
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