[Overdrive]

I'm not really gonna jump in the pool with you here beyond saying I was just stating my own feelings on the matter, to no one in particular, not looking to start any debates or say my experience is all there is to everything, or that the 86 clutch is bad/jerky, so please don't imply such things or pull me into this whole thing of whoever thinks whoever else is a better driver by continental location. I honestly don't care about any of that. All I said was I didn't like how it engaged compared to other cars I've driven, and I see no problem in doing things to improve that for oneself. That's just my opinion. No one ever said you have to just leave a car as it is and adjust yourself to it, or no one would ever modify a thing on a car. It doesn't make them a bad/poor driver for doing so.

But what the heck, I'll answer some questions. The Focus was an 03 with twice as many miles on it as the Boxster, so no, not at all new, no real difference in clutch design, and when you get right down to it it's simply the difference in how they set up a sports car then vs. an everyman car, and I completely understand and expect that. The Focus is supposed to be easier to get used to and drive than something like the Boxster of the same era, so I'm not surprised that they feel significantly different. It's just how they are. To me shifting the Focus was a very lazy thing having such a light pedal and unexact gearbox. I honestly wouldn't want the Boxster clutch to feel like the one in the Focus because it would make for a less enjoyable drive. In the 86 I thought the shifter was great, but that the clutch pedal feel didn't really match up well with it.

Just my opinion. Not up for debate.