That’s so awesome. I think he was overreacting about the ride. I drive a slammed 1997 Honda Del sol on coilovers and thin ass tires and it’s still a bearable ride. I drive it every single day and I don’t complain.
@@d_kortman We actually have two RS. Mine is just whiteline springs on stock shocks. Hers is Matts fancy coilovers. There is a massive difference in the ride quality and comfort of the cars.
You could probably cover it in....12 seconds. They'd just look directly into camera, a single tear would slither down their cheek, they'd choke back a sniff and just say "yes. yeah, pretty much"
I promise you that ProAir flights out of Detroit City Airport to Orlando, Florida when the airline existed was without question the most ghetto rinky dink ride ever. I remember booking huge groups headed for cruise ships for $59 each ticket (my cost) but I’d usually at least go for $119 and pocket $60 profit/ea. What I didn’t tell them was that if you HAD to be in Orlando that day for your cruise, well don’t fly ProAir. Maybe a 1 in 3 chance your flight isn’t late or cancelled. I was like 19 and I had a YZF-R1 to buy so if cheap ass hell flights (even with my markup) wasn’t a clue then you don’t want to know anyway.
Your focus rs story reminded me when I bought my 2015 wrx. Pre ordered the first ones thought oh this is gonna be so cool no college debt I can buy a cool car with wrc heritage. After 3 months I hated the car so much. Luckily there was a high demand when I got rid of it I made 3k profit. Almost sold my 240sx when I got the wrx glad I didn't.
@@fifaaddict101 I've driven a manual 2017 wrx for a few short miles. The car just feels like your everyday commuter; there's nothing special or fun about it, really. I daily drove a 2015 manual FRS and that felt much more like a sports/racecar than the WRX.
....at around 3 minutes when Matt talks about owning a B6 S4, you used a B7 S4 image. Lol figured y'all should know. Waay different look from b7 to b6.
Personally, I love the ride quality of my Focus RS. Even though the suspension in track mode rattles my brain into mush, I still love it. To each, their own I guess.
Maybe Matt F isn't the right body type for this car. I am relatively tall with a short torso and LOVE the seats. The suspension is an acquired taste, but after driving an RS for 20k miles, I appreciate and enjoy it for what it is.
It's funny enough, I had a B7 S4 with a labree exhaust, and it sounded unbelievable. I should have bought a stock exhaust to swap on that car instead of selling it with that car, because that is an impossible exhaust to find now.
There is something about New York that just ain't right. Yesterday, I watched a video of a wahman who was beside herself because during a trip to Long Island, she saw several American flags!
I can attest to the seats in the RS. I’ve driven a few of them as a mechanic and I like how they drive but the seats are so narrow across the shoulders, and stiff. A very small person might find them okay but for any average sized male human they’re not a good fit.
Yup, sat in one of my buddy's years back. I remember it feeling pretty narrow and stiff. I'm a not very tall, but have pretty broad shoulders for my height.
I own an RS, I'm just over 6ft but i'm thin. So the seats fit me pretty well. I have a 6ft4in friend who was giddy to check it out but the second he sat in the car it looked like the hulk trying to squeeze into a mini, the seats aren't for people with large frames Keep seeing people complain on the ride quality but maybe it's more the roads than the ride? I'm in australia and have driven many high-end cars well outside the RS pay grade and the ride on comfort and race is really good. I think there is better of course, but I can't understand the hate unless the roads are genuine dogshit
@Mike S Ford wasn't allowing test drives on the Focus RS, salesman weren't even allowed to drive them, only the lot monkeys to move them around as needed. Seriously. So those of us who ordered them had to wait and basically decide if we wanted to piss away our deposit or sign the paperwork and take the cars home. Meanwhile anyone could take a spin in a Raptor or a Mustang GT/5.0, etc.
I bought my civic type r without ever seeing it or test driving It. First time I saw it. I already owned it so I had no way of backing out. Luckily I love the car car even daily drive it.
I lost confidence in anything he said a long time ago. The RS video was just a pile of crap. The focus in general isn't great for bigger people like him, it was obviously not a match for him. Then he looked over the head gasket stuff. I mean, fuck, I like the RS a lot, but that was a major flaw on the engine.
This is almost sad to see/hear. Matt was part of the reason I pulled the trigger on buying a Focus RS. He's a couple inches taller than me and seeing that he fit comfortably in there was a selling point. Yes if you have it on the track suspension setting on public streets it's a bit jarring to say the least, but the normal setting really isn't that bad. I've been daily driving mine at 5'11" and averaging about 300lbs for years now with no complaints. Even took it to east Texas and back from Southern California. Over three years and just shy of 60k miles and it's still arguably the best car I've had.
It is really sad. I just watched his original review before watching this, and he had the exact opposite opinions when he first bought it. I wonder if his regrets about leasing versus buying is the biggest reason he has so many negative memories about the car.
There is something weird about those seats that they just torture some people. I'm one of them unfortunately. I have a fiesta st that I love but the focuses cause excruciating back pain within 20 minutes. 🤷
Had a focus rs. I'm 330lbs and 6ft3in tall. It didn't ride amazing, but it was fun as hell, and loved every second of it. I've drove it over 6hrs, and was comfortable even with the Recaros.
I've sold cars at over 20 car dealerships...NOT ONE OF THEM would allow a customer to buy ANY car without driving it first! It didn't matter of the person worked there, or said "I already own ten, just like it." EVERYBODY DRIVES THE CAR FIRST!! There are a few states where it is illegal to sell a cat without having them test drive it first
Having worked in dealerships for 15 years I believe you worked in 20 dealerships because that’s the biggest load of bullshit I have ever read and something someone that bounces from dealer to dealer says and gets fired for.
I definitely agree that the DeLorean is best suited for cruising. Regarding brakes, I swapped my front calipers with some dual pot Foxbody calipers and changed the brake master to an electric assisted one from a Tesla Model S. Brakes are 1000% better now!
Exactly. I didn't test drive mine and bought it expecting it to ride much worse. I loved it anyways because I ordered it knowing what it was designed to be. It's like buying a Peterbilt and being mad it doesn't get 35mpg or a lambo and mad it's not a great off roader because it's all wheel drive.
I did the same thing with the Focus RS. bought it without driving it. I loved it for what it was but, there is no doubt, it was uncomfortable. My wife hated the nitrous blue and the noise. Told me I needed "a grown up car". So I traded it on an S-Class. Solved both problems. ;)
Couldn’t agree more. Drove a friends Focus RS and immediately was like “WTF is wrong with this seating position”. The lower part of the seat was angled completely wrong and non-adjustable. I immediately vowed to never drive another Focus RS. Also, just sold my 718. Bought it without a test drive. Really enjoyed it for a few years, but never got used to how soft the suspension was and the sub-par interior materials, not to mention all the squeaks and rattles that should not exist in a $70k car. Also, couldn’t believe how many standard options that exist in other manufacturers, but Porsche doesn’t include. Seriously, Porsche is a decade behind on standard options vs the rest of the world.
I saw Matt and his RS at Galpin in the parking lot while I was getting my Range Rover serviced. I really liked that sparkly light blue paint. It’s beautiful. Much better than the nardo gray I see on every other RS.
I met Matt on several occasions he reviewed my 2003 SVT Cobra for his one takes, and at the HRE wheels open house we talked about the Focus RS. I drove one on the Nurburgeing and loved it, It's really stiff as a daily but its manageable when your'e a short skinny guy like me I also like the stiff ride and aggressive seats, but it's really lively and it's just a blast in the turns.
Buys a car with a factory tuned track suspension with bolstered seats meant for a someone with a 34” waist at most… complains the car sucks because it rides rough and the seats uncomfortable… yaaaaa its not the car that sucks.
But you don't need a super hard suspension, people think you need a super stiff suspension so they sell them with it. Race cars have very stiff suspension but on a race track it is smooth
I have to admit I’ve never been a fan. But this conversation was nice. Every other word wasn’t f-this or f-that and his humility was honest and appreciated. Maybe Matt is maturing.
I’ve had a Focus RS for about 4 years now. I love it. But yeah the ride is harsh. It’s not something I’d want to use every day, especially in a city or area with bad roads. But for a weekend toy I’m very happy with it. Matt’s criticisms are fair. There was no chance that a guy his size was going to like the seats in the car.
My thoughts exactly. I own an RS as well, bought a 2016 version in 2018 with 300 miles on it. Why? Because the previous owner did the same thing Matt did... his exact words were, "I'm too fat for these seats."
As a Delorean owner I can appreciate and mostly agree with what he said. When Matt owned his, there were less aftermarket parts. Now the suspension and brake issues can be easily solved and it is a lovely cruiser. A lot of motor swaps have proved the frame can handle the power. Hey Matt, never too late to get another to stare at and drive once a month 😂
On the Delorean, you can retrofit a Bosch iBooster brake booster to significantly improve braking performance. Same system used in Teslas, the new corvette, and plenty of other cars
I bought a 1977 Jeep CJ-5 when I was 15 in 2010, the frame was rotted to hell but I still drove it around the yard, until one day the rear part of the frame finally snapped while on a snowbank half left it stranded in my front yard & driveway lmao Maybe I got my $200 worth, but I only got $150 in scrap so I definitely lost money 😅
I’ve had my DeLorean 7 years, and I’ve never had an issue and the car has been one of my most reliable. It drove from Pittsburgh to Springfield, IL and back with no issues. Sometimes people forget it’s a 40 year old car and needs regular maintenance. I’m a fan of Matt but I do think he had higher expectations of the DeLorean than what he received. Hope he can have a more positive experience with them in the future.
I work as a valet and drove a hummer for the first time and it honestly was one of the coolest cars I've driven. We have to back in all of our cars, that hummer was one of the easiest vehicles to park believe it or not.
First time I valet'd a hummer I freaked out when all of the sudden the antenna slapped off of one of the parking garage beams. Sounded like I ripped the roof off.
I test drove my RS and still bought it. I don't have an excuse. My mother with a bad back hates my car with a passion. When I go to pick her up I usually air down a little bit just to help the ride.
I love my 2018 focus RS. 30,000 miles the suspension settled a little bit. Still def stiff but it’s a sports car. You want a soft ride buy a Lexus. My red LE gets a lot of looks. Bought it partly because Matt Farah had one lol I thought down the road I’d get new suspension but yeah not spend $16k to update it. I’ll just live with the ride. Track mode with the sport suspension button turned off is great. And the pops and burbles and downshifts are amazing.
Worked at a CDJR dealership as a fleet and internet director in late 2019. GM let me have a demo car. We had a 2018 Mini Cooper Works S. Turbo AWD! Was the most fun to drive car I ever had. More fun than WRX Sti, Evo Lancer, Camarillo LT1. Handled like it wan on rails and had decent acceleration. I drove the shit outta that car. Was sad when we sold it.
Reminds me of one time I test drove a Honda S2000 and it was great but wrong color. Dealer had the grey car with oxblood seats coming in that I wanted. Luckily test drove it before signing and sear bolsters were a bit narrower that stuck in my kidneys. Dealer tried to say they will break in as I drive the car but so painful I can't drive it more than a block. No buy and went to get a new Subaru STI with no radio.
Totally agree with drive before buy. If vehicle is available from a rental agency so much the better for a true test out. Hummer in NYC, like driving a bus!
Wow, I've heard Matt talk about the R53 Mini with great admiration, but never heard this side of it! I traded my Miata for my R53, not a bad trade-up considering I got the Miata in trade for a model airplane! :)
@@joshuagibson2520 yes, not for the entire value, but a huge part of it. It was an 81inch wingspan AT-6 Texan with a Saito 1.5 cubic inch four stroke engine, retractable landing gear and upgraded (new) electronics. It sat unflown in my cousins basement for 30 years and then I fixed it up and flew it and then traded it for my 1990 rust free Mariner Blue Miata in August of '19. Loved that car, fixed it up and it was so nice, but I'm an Ogre, lol. At 6'5" I fit a lot better in the Mini...
I came across "hummer guy" at the Bear Valley Ski Resort in California during a gnarly freaking BLIZZARD. He was headed up a road that was closed and I informed him of that fact. He scoffed at me and said, "Relax. This is a HUMMER!" About 60 yards later...REALLY STUCK and please call for service. lol. Cool car tho!
I also bought the RS. It was gone in 6 months. Fun car, rode like crap but I constantly hit my knees on the lower steering column. I miss that car and like to buy another but those seats need to go in the trash and 18 inch wheels are required
I bought my b7 S4 in red for $5,500 and after I did the chains I was in less than 9k. That’s crazy it was worth 40k at one point and could trade for an h1
Matts hummer story is his best because it highlights his inner child. For me the beauty of cars is their ability to turn even the sternest of men into giggling little boys. Keep it silly Farah
It's tough to meet your legends and then find out they aren't as great as you thought they were. I've done it a couple of times so hopefully I have that out of my system.
I don't know how a stiff ride can be a problem? Focus RS is supposed to be stiff, it is supposed to be a weekend car. I hate it when people say that a car is too stiff, like, that's exactly what they made the car for, they made it stiff for a reason! People argue how new AMGs are stiff or how X5M is so stiff even though it's an SUV? But like, THAT'S THE POINT OF THAT CAR, THEY ARE STIFF FOR A REASON! I like farah, he got great stories to tell, great guy, but I hate when people hate towards extreme levels of sports car just because they are stiff. Like I literally see no one complain about GT3RS for being stiff? And that thing is brutal as hell!
I know Matt leased his RS for business reasons which is why he lost 16k in payments but limited edition RS will not lose money if purchased new. I Purchased 2017 Focus RS for 35k new 4 years later with only 23k miles my RS is worth 35-36k. Regarding ride quality I agree with Matt it’s harsh but Ford fixed damping in 2017-2018 RS models. KW s DDC coilovers are $3300 not 8k. The RS is not most comfortable car for daily driving but it’s fun in the turns. There is no high performance car with torque vectoring for less than 40k. Matt described RS as car with “Motorsport feel” similar to Porsche cars.
My wife is the current owner of Matt's Focus RS. Been a great car for us, she loves it. Thanks for the suspension Matt!
That’s so awesome. I think he was overreacting about the ride. I drive a slammed 1997 Honda Del sol on coilovers and thin ass tires and it’s still a bearable ride. I drive it every single day and I don’t complain.
@@d_kortman You must live in a area with nice roads.
@@d_kortman We actually have two RS. Mine is just whiteline springs on stock shocks. Hers is Matts fancy coilovers. There is a massive difference in the ride quality and comfort of the cars.
@@d_kortman sounds like you have nicer roads, a better back, and/or lower standards.
@@garretrocha8 I live in Atlanta. Same place this guy is from
Matt missed a great joke... "if i still had the Delorean I'd only drive it from time to time."
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Internet gold.😁👍
If Hoovie or Tavarish did a video like this it would be 2 hours long
2 hours just for Hoovie alone!
@@gooddypm Thats what I mean 2 hours each lol
@@11094DEREK sorry
You could probably cover it in....12 seconds. They'd just look directly into camera, a single tear would slither down their cheek, they'd choke back a sniff and just say "yes. yeah, pretty much"
Hoovie yes, Tavarish, their all back and my shop sitting under a tarp.
You should definitely start this as a series. Car Stories Biggest Regrets.
He’d get 1 sub….you
Spirit Airlines seats lol! Flying in a beach chair. Once was enough, cheaper isn't better usually
Book early and pay for the plush seats. It’s the cheap easy way to do it bro
Don't forget Frontier
Spirit is awful
It’s the most ghetto plane ride ever
@@elidaiker3225 shhh don't tell everyone the secret ;)
I promise you that ProAir flights out of Detroit City Airport to Orlando, Florida when the airline existed was without question the most ghetto rinky dink ride ever. I remember booking huge groups headed for cruise ships for $59 each ticket (my cost) but I’d usually at least go for $119 and pocket $60 profit/ea. What I didn’t tell them was that if you HAD to be in Orlando that day for your cruise, well don’t fly ProAir. Maybe a 1 in 3 chance your flight isn’t late or cancelled. I was like 19 and I had a YZF-R1 to buy so if cheap ass hell flights (even with my markup) wasn’t a clue then you don’t want to know anyway.
5:26 is also the sound that b6 s4’s make after 100k miles
LOL
Also applies to b7 s4's lol
okay bud let me guess, you're sayin that but you've never owned one??
@@Hogies_Garage Timing chain guides go brrr
Yeah daily driving an H1 in NYC metro traffic sounds like a punishment in and of itself.
Matt Farah- I got a H1 Hummer to look like a tough guy.
Also Matt Farah - I got a Pearl Jam tattoo.
"DeLorean Motor Company Quality Assurance Center"
Now that's how you do irony.
Me: I like a car.
Matt Farah: I used to own one and IT'S A PIECE OF SHIT!
what car?
*buys hard core version of a Ford Focus*
*gets mad when it’s hard core*
@@johnkeating5966 he should try driving a Renault Megan’s r26r 🤣😂🤣😂
@@oxfordsparky oh, even the plain old Cup edition felt like a FWD F1 car. Nobody sets up a hot hatch quite like Renault does.
“I’m basically commuting to work in a school bus” 😂😂😂
Matt seems like a cool guy. He provided me with directions to the Malibu Canyons where he films his videos.
"Leasing" in the car biz is generally referred to as FLEECING
if u dont plan to buy out the car, don't shop for good rate and cant expense it then yes
Unless your company gives you a car allowance and its gotta be 3 years or newer
Your focus rs story reminded me when I bought my 2015 wrx. Pre ordered the first ones thought oh this is gonna be so cool no college debt I can buy a cool car with wrc heritage. After 3 months I hated the car so much. Luckily there was a high demand when I got rid of it I made 3k profit. Almost sold my 240sx when I got the wrx glad I didn't.
Just curious what did you hate about it?
was it a CVT?
I’ve had my 2020 WRX (pretty similar to 2015 model) for 1.5 years and 20k miles. Not a single complaint. To each their own…
@@fifaaddict101
I've driven a manual 2017 wrx for a few short miles. The car just feels like your everyday commuter; there's nothing special or fun about it, really. I daily drove a 2015 manual FRS and that felt much more like a sports/racecar than the WRX.
....at around 3 minutes when Matt talks about owning a B6 S4, you used a B7 S4 image. Lol figured y'all should know. Waay different look from b7 to b6.
There is no "way different" look between any Audi produced since the mid 90s.
But with 2005 it should have been a B7.
@@corystansbury Technological, no. Design there are big differences, at least on the outside.
@@TJayVariable No 05 is a split year. 05.5 is B7, 05.0 is B6.
@@TJayVariable Lol... Big differences. You have a gift for hyperbole.
I feel like it all depends on the build of a person how comfy a ride is. I love my RS. Had it over 2 years now.
Going on 3 years in my RS... its a fun car, not as bad a ride as he makes it out to be.
Matts back, grab the volume remote, he is ether yelling or whispering
Grab your boxing gloves too, he is bobbing and weaving all over the place! Poor autofocus :D
Personally, I love the ride quality of my Focus RS. Even though the suspension in track mode rattles my brain into mush, I still love it. To each, their own I guess.
Same, I'm not sure if the first model years were worse than the later ones but I adore my 2017.
Maybe Matt F isn't the right body type for this car. I am relatively tall with a short torso and LOVE the seats. The suspension is an acquired taste, but after driving an RS for 20k miles, I appreciate and enjoy it for what it is.
@@Shredmo For sure. I have heard definitely heard it is not for all body types.
@@ThePaintballParadise Interesting. I never considered that about earlier models.
I wanted the RS so bad, but it took them too long to bring it here.
It's funny enough, I had a B7 S4 with a labree exhaust, and it sounded unbelievable. I should have bought a stock exhaust to swap on that car instead of selling it with that car, because that is an impossible exhaust to find now.
This is not Matt Farrahs' million mile Lexus
leaving dog shit on someone's car simply because of the car itself? that's a bit uncalled for.
There is something about New York that just ain't right. Yesterday, I watched a video of a wahman who was beside herself because during a trip to Long Island, she saw several American flags!
It's a bitch move if we're being honest
I can attest to the seats in the RS. I’ve driven a few of them as a mechanic and I like how they drive but the seats are so narrow across the shoulders, and stiff. A very small person might find them okay but for any average sized male human they’re not a good fit.
Yup, sat in one of my buddy's years back. I remember it feeling pretty narrow and stiff. I'm a not very tall, but have pretty broad shoulders for my height.
I own an RS, I'm just over 6ft but i'm thin. So the seats fit me pretty well. I have a 6ft4in friend who was giddy to check it out but the second he sat in the car it looked like the hulk trying to squeeze into a mini, the seats aren't for people with large frames
Keep seeing people complain on the ride quality but maybe it's more the roads than the ride? I'm in australia and have driven many high-end cars well outside the RS pay grade and the ride on comfort and race is really good. I think there is better of course, but I can't understand the hate unless the roads are genuine dogshit
@@becauseluken Ford revised the dampers 3 times during the run of the MK3 RS. Swapping out the dampers to the later revisions helps immensely.
@Mike S Ford wasn't allowing test drives on the Focus RS, salesman weren't even allowed to drive them, only the lot monkeys to move them around as needed. Seriously. So those of us who ordered them had to wait and basically decide if we wanted to piss away our deposit or sign the paperwork and take the cars home. Meanwhile anyone could take a spin in a Raptor or a Mustang GT/5.0, etc.
Leasing a car without test driving it? Sounds like something Steve Lehto will go into detail on what NOT to do.
Leasing alone is a humongous no.
Feel free to correct me on this, but I don't think there was much of a choice with the RS, at least initially.
I bought my civic type r without ever seeing it or test driving It. First time I saw it. I already owned it so I had no way of backing out. Luckily I love the car car even daily drive it.
So... basically all of the reviews he made on the cars I've seen before in this video were him lying to himself.... gold!
He told everyone in those fake cannon run videos that the RS was a great car LOL !
@@89dungey He used to call the Ferrari 328 dogsheet and now it’s great. Not a consistent person.
I lost confidence in anything he said a long time ago. The RS video was just a pile of crap. The focus in general isn't great for bigger people like him, it was obviously not a match for him. Then he looked over the head gasket stuff.
I mean, fuck, I like the RS a lot, but that was a major flaw on the engine.
This is almost sad to see/hear. Matt was part of the reason I pulled the trigger on buying a Focus RS. He's a couple inches taller than me and seeing that he fit comfortably in there was a selling point. Yes if you have it on the track suspension setting on public streets it's a bit jarring to say the least, but the normal setting really isn't that bad. I've been daily driving mine at 5'11" and averaging about 300lbs for years now with no complaints. Even took it to east Texas and back from Southern California. Over three years and just shy of 60k miles and it's still arguably the best car I've had.
It is really sad. I just watched his original review before watching this, and he had the exact opposite opinions when he first bought it. I wonder if his regrets about leasing versus buying is the biggest reason he has so many negative memories about the car.
Well maybe...but he's the Jim Cramer of car reviews 🙄😆
There is something weird about those seats that they just torture some people. I'm one of them unfortunately. I have a fiesta st that I love but the focuses cause excruciating back pain within 20 minutes. 🤷
Had a focus rs. I'm 330lbs and 6ft3in tall. It didn't ride amazing, but it was fun as hell, and loved every second of it. I've drove it over 6hrs, and was comfortable even with the Recaros.
You still young?
@@louisvillelouisville218 24 with surgery to both knees
I've sold cars at over 20 car dealerships...NOT ONE OF THEM would allow a customer to buy ANY car without driving it first!
It didn't matter of the person worked there, or said "I already own ten, just like it."
EVERYBODY DRIVES THE CAR FIRST!!
There are a few states where it is illegal to sell a cat without having them test drive it first
Having worked in dealerships for 15 years I believe you worked in 20 dealerships because that’s the biggest load of bullshit I have ever read and something someone that bounces from dealer to dealer says and gets fired for.
@@mdewey1983 no...just a city of 1.5M people...
Bring in a new manager, implement a new pay plan, find a new job!
Follow the money...
Exactly what states make it illegal to sell a car to someone without them test driving it first? Like the last guy said, wat a load of bullshit.
I don’t think the Focus RS was meant to be daily driven.
Whats the point in a hot hatch if it can't be daily driven?
I daily drive the crap out of mine... the ride isn't as bed as he makes it out to be.
That's crazy! I was under the false assumption that Matt loved the his Focus RS!
Every video he did nothing but praise it.
I definitely agree that the DeLorean is best suited for cruising. Regarding brakes, I swapped my front calipers with some dual pot Foxbody calipers and changed the brake master to an electric assisted one from a Tesla Model S. Brakes are 1000% better now!
Father-in-law sold his Focus ST for that generation RS. Car was quick as hell, but he would totally agree with how uncomfortable it was.
Have had my RS for 5 years, absolutely love it, seats and ride are fine for me
This man bought a Focus RS thinking it would drive like a Benz. Needed $8k of suspension lol. Wrong person for that car.
Exactly. I didn't test drive mine and bought it expecting it to ride much worse. I loved it anyways because I ordered it knowing what it was designed to be. It's like buying a Peterbilt and being mad it doesn't get 35mpg or a lambo and mad it's not a great off roader because it's all wheel drive.
Only Matt would order custom suspension on a lease 😂
His 90 year old grandma and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Matt has some of the best stories ever
I did the same thing with the Focus RS. bought it without driving it. I loved it for what it was but, there is no doubt, it was uncomfortable. My wife hated the nitrous blue and the noise. Told me I needed "a grown up car". So I traded it on an S-Class. Solved both problems. ;)
Could've had a divorce for cheaper
@@yazansakran3326 well, it was a CPO. ;)
Couldn’t agree more. Drove a friends Focus RS and immediately was like “WTF is wrong with this seating position”. The lower part of the seat was angled completely wrong and non-adjustable. I immediately vowed to never drive another Focus RS. Also, just sold my 718. Bought it without a test drive. Really enjoyed it for a few years, but never got used to how soft the suspension was and the sub-par interior materials, not to mention all the squeaks and rattles that should not exist in a $70k car. Also, couldn’t believe how many standard options that exist in other manufacturers, but Porsche doesn’t include. Seriously, Porsche is a decade behind on standard options vs the rest of the world.
Wait a minute you’re able to afford a hummer and can’t afford to move out
I saw Matt and his RS at Galpin in the parking lot while I was getting my Range Rover serviced. I really liked that sparkly light blue paint. It’s beautiful. Much better than the nardo gray I see on every other RS.
Matt is such a chill guy 😆👍
Some excellent conduit work at 2:28.
I met Matt on several occasions he reviewed my 2003 SVT Cobra for his one takes, and at the HRE wheels open house we talked about the Focus RS. I drove one on the Nurburgeing and loved it, It's really stiff as a daily but its manageable when your'e a short skinny guy like me I also like the stiff ride and aggressive seats, but it's really lively and it's just a blast in the turns.
Isn't the focus rs supposed to feel like a racecar and that's why it's like it is?
appearently he has a sensitive hiney.....
The seats are a bit cramped but I’m 6ft1 and 145lbs so it doesn’t bother me lol
Buys a car with a factory tuned track suspension with bolstered seats meant for a someone with a 34” waist at most… complains the car sucks because it rides rough and the seats uncomfortable… yaaaaa its not the car that sucks.
But you don't need a super hard suspension, people think you need a super stiff suspension so they sell them with it.
Race cars have very stiff suspension but on a race track it is smooth
Great video love matt, one of the best drivers car guy on youtube 👍🏼
The focus rs, is the best driver car hatch, it’s amazinggggg
Who gives a shit what people think when it comes to the H1? Seriously. People spit on and key Ferrari's too. People are haters.
I have to admit I’ve never been a fan. But this conversation was nice. Every other word wasn’t f-this or f-that and his humility was honest and appreciated. Maybe Matt is maturing.
Hahahahahah....yeahhhh riiiiiight
I’ve had a Focus RS for about 4 years now. I love it. But yeah the ride is harsh. It’s not something I’d want to use every day, especially in a city or area with bad roads. But for a weekend toy I’m very happy with it. Matt’s criticisms are fair. There was no chance that a guy his size was going to like the seats in the car.
My thoughts exactly. I own an RS as well, bought a 2016 version in 2018 with 300 miles on it. Why? Because the previous owner did the same thing Matt did... his exact words were, "I'm too fat for these seats."
Can't see order buy ??? ...TESLA : HOLD MY BEER !!!
When I was a kid a Frogeyed Sprite was a race car and the E type Jag was the most exotic thing anyone had seen.
As a Delorean owner I can appreciate and mostly agree with what he said. When Matt owned his, there were less aftermarket parts. Now the suspension and brake issues can be easily solved and it is a lovely cruiser. A lot of motor swaps have proved the frame can handle the power. Hey Matt, never too late to get another to stare at and drive once a month 😂
On the Delorean, you can retrofit a Bosch iBooster brake booster to significantly improve braking performance. Same system used in Teslas, the new corvette, and plenty of other cars
I bought a 1977 Jeep CJ-5 when I was 15 in 2010, the frame was rotted to hell but I still drove it around the yard, until one day the rear part of the frame finally snapped while on a snowbank half left it stranded in my front yard & driveway lmao
Maybe I got my $200 worth, but I only got $150 in scrap so I definitely lost money 😅
I’ve had my DeLorean 7 years, and I’ve never had an issue and the car has been one of my most reliable. It drove from Pittsburgh to Springfield, IL and back with no issues. Sometimes people forget it’s a 40 year old car and needs regular maintenance.
I’m a fan of Matt but I do think he had higher expectations of the DeLorean than what he received. Hope he can have a more positive experience with them in the future.
He gave it due props... I think you missed his point though. It's not for LA traffic and he had nowhere to store it at the time.
I work as a valet and drove a hummer for the first time and it honestly was one of the coolest cars I've driven. We have to back in all of our cars, that hummer was one of the easiest vehicles to park believe it or not.
First time I valet'd a hummer I freaked out when all of the sudden the antenna slapped off of one of the parking garage beams. Sounded like I ripped the roof off.
You leased a track car? Aka a hot hatch? And it rode stiff? Wowww not a surprise whatsoever 🙄🤦🏽♂️
I test drove my RS and still bought it. I don't have an excuse. My mother with a bad back hates my car with a passion. When I go to pick her up I usually air down a little bit just to help the ride.
I love my 2018 focus RS. 30,000 miles the suspension settled a little bit. Still def stiff but it’s a sports car. You want a soft ride buy a Lexus. My red LE gets a lot of looks. Bought it partly because Matt Farah had one lol I thought down the road I’d get new suspension but yeah not spend $16k to update it. I’ll just live with the ride. Track mode with the sport suspension button turned off is great. And the pops and burbles and downshifts are amazing.
Worked at a CDJR dealership as a fleet and internet director in late 2019. GM let me have a demo car. We had a 2018 Mini Cooper Works S. Turbo AWD! Was the most fun to drive car I ever had. More fun than WRX Sti, Evo Lancer, Camarillo LT1. Handled like it wan on rails and had decent acceleration. I drove the shit outta that car. Was sad when we sold it.
Reminds me of one time I test drove a Honda S2000 and it was great but wrong color. Dealer had the grey car with oxblood seats coming in that I wanted. Luckily test drove it before signing and sear bolsters were a bit narrower that stuck in my kidneys. Dealer tried to say they will break in as I drive the car but so painful I can't drive it more than a block. No buy and went to get a new Subaru STI with no radio.
Totally agree with drive before buy. If vehicle is available from a rental agency so much the better for a true test out. Hummer in NYC, like driving a bus!
My neighbor has a LSX swapped H1 Hummer and I would absolutely love to have this thing
Wow, I've heard Matt talk about the R53 Mini with great admiration, but never heard this side of it! I traded my Miata for my R53, not a bad trade-up considering I got the Miata in trade for a model airplane! :)
That is pretty good!
Wym model? Like R/C plane?
@@joshuagibson2520 yes, not for the entire value, but a huge part of it. It was an 81inch wingspan AT-6 Texan with a Saito 1.5 cubic inch four stroke engine, retractable landing gear and upgraded (new) electronics. It sat unflown in my cousins basement for 30 years and then I fixed it up and flew it and then traded it for my 1990 rust free Mariner Blue Miata in August of '19. Loved that car, fixed it up and it was so nice, but I'm an Ogre, lol. At 6'5" I fit a lot better in the Mini...
@@aaronredbaron damn. That sounds pretty cool.
@@aaronredbaron holy shit. I just realized a 1990 miata is 30 years old. That was a dose of reality for me. I'm getting old.
Matt was one of the reasons I bought my fiesta st
I came across "hummer guy" at the Bear Valley Ski Resort in California during a gnarly freaking BLIZZARD. He was headed up a road that was closed and I informed him of that fact. He scoffed at me and said, "Relax. This is a HUMMER!" About 60 yards later...REALLY STUCK and please call for service. lol. Cool car tho!
Hey love the vids keep them coming never been this early!
Bought a Tesla Model 3 performance in 2020 without ever driving it or any Tesla for that matter. Love the car.
Who buys a focus rs for comfort tho 🙄 let me go buy an evo,rx7,cobra,s2k for luxury and comfort ....
I watch the smoking tire before i buy a car xD
Haha! Brilliant video Ed. Matt is such a character...
3:05 That’s a B7
I also bought the RS. It was gone in 6 months. Fun car, rode like crap but I constantly hit my knees on the lower steering column. I miss that car and like to buy another but those seats need to go in the trash and 18 inch wheels are required
I bought my b7 S4 in red for $5,500 and after I did the chains I was in less than 9k. That’s crazy it was worth 40k at one point and could trade for an h1
3:19 Hmm those images of a "B6" S4 look awfully like a B7
More Matt Farrah! I wanna hear about his Mustang and other cars and stories from him. I was wondering what happened to his RS 😂
Matts hummer story is his best because it highlights his inner child. For me the beauty of cars is their ability to turn even the sternest of men into giggling little boys. Keep it silly Farah
YES, A MINI JCW GP1! IDK if Farah got the GP1, but the JCWs are fun.
Must be pretty awesome to be able to afford $1100 on just PARKING in NYC. I didn't realize doing car reviews was so lucrative.
I am SO GLAD Matt made a track suit out of Hoovie's Ferrari 348 seats.
All fair.. I even think you were even kind about the RS..that car is not garbage
Matt is a very good story teller.
It's tough to meet your legends and then find out they aren't as great as you thought they were. I've done it a couple of times so hopefully I have that out of my system.
Man I still remember that episode on smoking tires matt was really blowing Ford about the RS
Your not that guy pal, trust me, your not that guy. In regards to hummer
I love my RS but my city has horrible roads and the suspension definitely needs some changing
Matt Farah should drive my B6 S4 on a One Take. It has all the JHM parts including a built engine and Vortech V3 supercharger with a tiny pulley.
Great story. I enjoy his iTunes videos. His review of gt350 is one the reasons that I bought one. Thank you Matt
I was SO in love with Hummers when i was in junior high. The Army cured me
"If You're Not First You're Last"!
It's only funny because you're actually first. Nice.
My advice for anyone who plans on buying a delorean… make sure you know how a CIS Bosch fuel injection system works.
I always enjoy Matt's videos... and no, I'm not his 90-year-old grandmother....
Ive been to Manhattan for a week and would hate having a manual there.
Anyone knows where Matt's Cardigan is from?
Thinking of trying to drive an H1 on the saw mill parkway into westchester is scarily funny
I'd bet that Matt was super pissed that he couldn't waste 2 minutes of people's time by selling out for the sake of his sponsors.
More stories from Matt!!
As someone who has served in the Army I can tell you that the Hummer is one of the worst things you can daily drive! Lol
What's that sweatshirt? It reminds me of old school Coogi.
I don't know how a stiff ride can be a problem? Focus RS is supposed to be stiff, it is supposed to be a weekend car. I hate it when people say that a car is too stiff, like, that's exactly what they made the car for, they made it stiff for a reason!
People argue how new AMGs are stiff or how X5M is so stiff even though it's an SUV? But like, THAT'S THE POINT OF THAT CAR, THEY ARE STIFF FOR A REASON! I like farah, he got great stories to tell, great guy, but I hate when people hate towards extreme levels of sports car just because they are stiff. Like I literally see no one complain about GT3RS for being stiff? And that thing is brutal as hell!
I know Matt leased his RS for business reasons which is why he lost 16k in payments but limited edition RS will not lose money if purchased new. I Purchased 2017 Focus RS for 35k new 4 years later with only 23k miles my RS is worth 35-36k. Regarding ride quality I agree with Matt it’s harsh but Ford fixed damping in 2017-2018 RS models. KW s DDC coilovers are $3300 not 8k. The RS is not most comfortable car for daily driving but it’s fun in the turns. There is no high performance car with torque vectoring for less than 40k. Matt described RS as car with “Motorsport feel” similar to Porsche cars.