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2009 Ford Focus SES Coupe: You Write the Caption

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Scott Oldham snapped this shot of our Ford Focus the other day at a track test.

Our caption: "Comparison Test, and the Focus takes #2"

Aw, poor Focus. Don't take it personally. We like you. It's just that the picture is so funny.

We thought about "Goes Like Stink" but it really doesn't.

What are your captions?

We'll post our favorite at 4:00 PM West Coast Time.

Donna DeRosa, Managing Editor

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167 Comments

oldchap says:

03:25 AM, 06/19/09

2010 Formula One pit lane

ttharp says:

04:03 AM, 06/19/09

The turd goes INSIDE the porta potty!

ergsum says:

04:11 AM, 06/19/09

"Quality is Job 1, Sometimes 2"

caheew says:

04:13 AM, 06/19/09

I see where Ford got their inspiration from.

ergsum says:

04:16 AM, 06/19/09

From the "Glass House" to the outhouse.

ergsum says:

04:18 AM, 06/19/09

We finally get the European version on the Focus!

caheew says:

04:23 AM, 06/19/09

Focus:"Scott, you are gonna have to get out of there sometime and drive me!"

ergsum says:

04:28 AM, 06/19/09

Vehicle quality is always a crapshoot!

ergsum says:

04:29 AM, 06/19/09

"Built Ford (grunt) Tough!"

ergsum says:

04:32 AM, 06/19/09

Damn no TP! Hey, anybody got some GM stock certificates handy?!

ergsum says:

04:37 AM, 06/19/09

Oops, Stig! Oh no Stig! Damn what a way to go.

ergsum says:

04:44 AM, 06/19/09

Can I use your Sync to wash my hands?

ergsum says:

04:54 AM, 06/19/09

Ford Focus, "Hey, pull my handle. Heh heh heh!"

ergsum says:

05:02 AM, 06/19/09

Thank goodness these Porta-Potties aren't from Deer Lick!

ergsum says:

05:03 AM, 06/19/09

Oops! Oil leak.

sabastian says:

05:10 AM, 06/19/09

"Camouflage."

ergsum says:

05:13 AM, 06/19/09

The only way you can leave skid marks in a Focus!

ergsum says:

05:19 AM, 06/19/09

Ford Focus, now with Sync iPotty connectivity!

wshuff says:

05:30 AM, 06/19/09

The Ford Focus . . . the same color, and just as much fun.

ergsum says:

05:41 AM, 06/19/09

Ugh! I think your carbon footprint stepped in something!

carfanatic17 says:

05:43 AM, 06/19/09

Stinks like it goes.

jasbra says:

05:44 AM, 06/19/09

Stare at this picture for 1 minute...

Did you spot the Ford Focus?

dougtheeng says:

05:58 AM, 06/19/09

ergsum already has 12 entries? lol....he/she's a machine!

dougtheeng says:

06:02 AM, 06/19/09

Rent 5, get 1 free!

rm7dg says:

06:04 AM, 06/19/09

The question is: 2-door or 5-door?

drhorrible says:

06:11 AM, 06/19/09

ERGSUM you missed your true calling. The skid marks had me ROFL.

yellowmiata says:

06:12 AM, 06/19/09

Goes like stink.

rm7dg says:

06:16 AM, 06/19/09

With all this noise, going requires some Focus.

ergsum says:

06:20 AM, 06/19/09

It's my potty and I'll drive if I want to!

autoboy16 says:

06:26 AM, 06/19/09

Come on Ford!! Focus while you're in the $h!tt3r!!

mnorm1 says:

06:43 AM, 06/19/09

Boweled over by the Focus

mnorm1 says:

06:48 AM, 06/19/09

Is that a Euro peein' Focus?

mnorm1 says:

06:49 AM, 06/19/09

Well, you said flush the radiator.

mnorm1 says:

06:51 AM, 06/19/09

I'll pass on the moon roof.

ampim says:

06:53 AM, 06/19/09

Introducing the all new, Ford Deuce Coupe!

mnorm1 says:

06:56 AM, 06/19/09

Hey Peter, is that Dick Trickle's new Focus.

ergsum says:

06:59 AM, 06/19/09

The Ford Model P

carguy622 says:

07:02 AM, 06/19/09

Ford acknowledges they let the North American Focus go down the crapper.

mnorm1 says:

07:03 AM, 06/19/09

The place to go for those family runs

ergsum says:

07:16 AM, 06/19/09

The worst "fart can" mod I've ever seen!

cah11705 says:

07:17 AM, 06/19/09

It woulnd't fit so we just left it next to the port-o-potties.

ergsum says:

07:23 AM, 06/19/09

"Going for 60 Seconds"

ergsum says:

07:24 AM, 06/19/09

If it was a VW, it would be a "Dung Beetle"

ou_bobcat97 says:

07:25 AM, 06/19/09

Now we know the inspiration of the fender vents...

ergsum says:

07:26 AM, 06/19/09

"The Cannonball Runs"

toye says:

07:30 AM, 06/19/09

"Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go"

mnorm1 says:

07:38 AM, 06/19/09

United wee stand

ergsum says:

07:41 AM, 06/19/09

"The Fart and the Flatulence: Tokyo Whiff"

heartlessbstrd says:

07:50 AM, 06/19/09

The potties stood united, but they should have known; the focus don't take no crap from nobody.

ergsum says:

07:54 AM, 06/19/09

We convert the Focus to run on Natural Gas.

ergsum says:

07:55 AM, 06/19/09

Another type of Gas Station

mopho says:

07:56 AM, 06/19/09

"United wee stand."
HAHAHA!

ergsum says:

08:08 AM, 06/19/09

Ford returns to Grand Pee Racing!

kurtamaxxxguy says:

08:19 AM, 06/19/09

"I gotta GO!"

ergsum says:

08:34 AM, 06/19/09

The Ford "Flomax" Focus

canadia says:

08:34 AM, 06/19/09

Accessorize!

wable says:

08:35 AM, 06/19/09

canadia says:

08:40 AM, 06/19/09

The OTHER EcoBoost

sanjojoe says:

08:43 AM, 06/19/09

The new Ford Focus P81. Now able to run on urine.

canadia says:

08:45 AM, 06/19/09

"Design by T. Crapper"

shaddai says:

08:46 AM, 06/19/09

We beat the piss out of our cars.

shaddai says:

08:47 AM, 06/19/09

The new focus, available in 2 door and 5 door models.

smudge12 says:

08:48 AM, 06/19/09

The United Auto Workers Stand Behind It!!!

jeepsrt says:

08:49 AM, 06/19/09

What a piece of S%&t? I got nothing..

canadia says:

08:50 AM, 06/19/09

"Adaptive Camouflaging comes standard."

rick8365 says:

08:50 AM, 06/19/09

Damn... I just noticed I've beaten again!! I'll submit it anyway.

"With a singular focus, we stand united"

ergsum and mnorm are on fire today.

canadia says:

08:51 AM, 06/19/09

Smudge12, I think you meant:

"The United Auto Workers Sit Within it!"

Note: The letter 'h' may be missing from one of the above words. I'll let you determine which.

rick8365 says:

08:54 AM, 06/19/09

The Focus Refuels at Roadside Methane Station.

canadia says:

08:58 AM, 06/19/09

"Ford encourages proper disposal of all emissions."

par_avion says:

08:59 AM, 06/19/09

"The New Ford Port-A-Potty: Take A Dump In One"

zoomzoom97 says:

09:03 AM, 06/19/09

I'd rather be in the Porta Potty.

2009 Ford Focus SES. Where it belongs.

canadia says:

09:03 AM, 06/19/09

Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king, "do you smell what I see?"

canadia says:

09:06 AM, 06/19/09

Excretion is the better part of valor.

canadia says:

09:08 AM, 06/19/09

"Who put this potato in my tailpipe?"

canadia says:

09:10 AM, 06/19/09

"HVAC Recirculation button: Check."

canadia says:

09:16 AM, 06/19/09

Track-testing the SES coupe precipitates an inspiring performance in the pit.

canadia says:

09:19 AM, 06/19/09

"The Ford Focus: Giving 'EcoBoost' a whole new meaning."

cartester16 says:

09:22 AM, 06/19/09

Vents: sometimes needed, sometimes not. OR

PortaPotty: "My interior is better than yours!"
Ford: "Oh, c'mon were made of the same stuff" OR

Look! My dashboard's second life! OR

I'd rather have the "runs" than drive this car. OR

ALAS! We found a better place to spend an hour. OR

There is only one item in this picture you actually look forward to entering.

vwthing1 says:

09:30 AM, 06/19/09

We lay a long patch of skidmarks, then we got in the focus and drove away.

Announcing the 2009 Ford Feces... uh I mean Focus.

We reached pit row and the smell of victory.

actualsize says:

09:38 AM, 06/19/09

Drive it like you flushed it

charlesncharge says:

09:40 AM, 06/19/09

Clean-up on aisle #4! Some piece of crap got loose!
Ford deserves to go bankrupt, too - for only offering this douche bag of an excuse of a car! Evidently, Americans aren't worthy of the current Euro-spec. Ford Focus.
Hello, Ford: I'd really like to purchase one of your new Focus RS models - what's that, it's not sold here - OK, then I'll just go out and buy a Japanese car instead, i.e. EVO or STI.
You suck Ford & your U.S. Focus POS just plain blows!

canadia says:

09:41 AM, 06/19/09

"I shart, therefore I am."

For those that remember, the Focus wouldn't be the first IL Long-Termer to be convicted of this crime...

http://blogs.edmunds.com/roadtests/2009/04/2008-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-x-gsr-wet-one.html

ergsum says:

09:41 AM, 06/19/09

Place in HUGE paper bag, position in front of door, set on fire, ring door bell, run!

canadia says:

09:44 AM, 06/19/09

"Oldham sheds a quick ~5lbs from the curb weight before tracking."

cruiserhead1 says:

09:45 AM, 06/19/09

Now available in two versions: flushing and sucking

subaru123 says:

09:46 AM, 06/19/09

They're both vacant

bolt86 says:

09:46 AM, 06/19/09

"Ford Focus: Well, at least I'm not the one getting crapped on for a change."

subaru123 says:

09:48 AM, 06/19/09

Am I seeing double, there are two pieces of crap

subaru123 says:

09:48 AM, 06/19/09

The door handle broke and I'm trapped inside

subaru123 says:

09:49 AM, 06/19/09

It smells like grandma

canadia says:

09:49 AM, 06/19/09

"What do you mean it's an extra $1 to have my undercarriage washed?"

subaru123 says:

09:50 AM, 06/19/09

Only if the toiled had a SYNC

cx7lover says:

09:50 AM, 06/19/09

Design inspiration is in one of these port-a-pottys.

subaru123 says:

09:51 AM, 06/19/09

I told SYNC to take me to the dealership and I ended up here.

subaru123 says:

09:52 AM, 06/19/09

American car designers uhh...

canadia says:

09:54 AM, 06/19/09

"Crapbox Blue Metallic: $475"

subaru123 says:

09:54 AM, 06/19/09

Port a Potty: "Hey I was here first!!"

sm42 says:

09:55 AM, 06/19/09

You won't want to spend much time in either one

Neither one sounds good when you're trying to push it

Don't look for anything good inside, all you'll find is a pile of sh*t

subaru123 says:

09:56 AM, 06/19/09

Come on Ford, even the Port a Potties have functional vents

phybenz says:

09:57 AM, 06/19/09

Five for the price of one.

canadia says:

10:01 AM, 06/19/09

Headline: "Ford Acquired by United Port-O-Potty; Design Team to Be Shared"

...for further details on Ford's Chapter 11 filing, turn to page A9

ergsum says:

10:04 AM, 06/19/09

At least we aren't downwind of GM and Chrysler!

ergsum says:

10:05 AM, 06/19/09

Sorry! I think I'm going to need a new air filter.

ergsum says:

10:07 AM, 06/19/09

Man, that was way too much coffee from last Friday!

vwthing1 says:

10:13 AM, 06/19/09

What is a Ford doing at GM headquarters?

ergsum says:

10:14 AM, 06/19/09

Oooh! Ahhh! That's how it always starts. Then later there's running and screaming.

(recycled material in honor of photo)

cartester16 says:

10:31 AM, 06/19/09

What do these two things have in common?:
a) interior quality
b) styling
c) what's under the "hood"
d) desireability
e) all of the above

Answer: E - all of the above

vwthing1 says:

10:31 AM, 06/19/09

Uh oh... Intermittant wipers are standard equipment.

dscain says:

10:35 AM, 06/19/09

Tinkle, tinkle little car...

dscain says:

10:35 AM, 06/19/09

This picture's just a wee bit out of Focus.

louiswei says:

10:38 AM, 06/19/09

I know that no way this is going get picked but I still like to throw it out there...

"Which one would you sh*t on?"

roadburner says:

10:39 AM, 06/19/09

"Either way, you're in the Crapper."

ergsum says:

10:41 AM, 06/19/09

A scene from "Transformers: Revenge of the Colon"

ergsum says:

10:54 AM, 06/19/09

Snyc play Lynyrd Skynyrd "That Smell"

vwthing1 says:

11:02 AM, 06/19/09

Only one of these will get your date to drop trou.

rick8365 says:

11:03 AM, 06/19/09

subaru123 says:

11:23 AM, 06/19/09

At least Ford put in a SYNC

stpawyfrmdonut says:

11:40 AM, 06/19/09

When the on the go family has to go.

stpawyfrmdonut says:

11:42 AM, 06/19/09

The only thing it can pass is a gas station.

nkeefe says:

11:50 AM, 06/19/09

looks like crap.

vwthing1 says:

11:53 AM, 06/19/09

Scott's "Log" from the track day: I activated launch control and hit the gas... started out in #1 going faster and faster, then felt a rumble as I shifted into #2... finally, I noticed some spray, so I turned on the wipers.

stpawyfrmdonut says:

11:57 AM, 06/19/09

The Ghost in the Latrine

stpawyfrmdonut says:

12:01 PM, 06/19/09

More seat time with a the Ford Focus

stpawyfrmdonut says:

12:11 PM, 06/19/09

FORD = Found Outhouse Really Desirable

ergsum says:

12:12 PM, 06/19/09

Sync play SCATman Crothers "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down"

stpawyfrmdonut says:

12:18 PM, 06/19/09

Fords new Smart ForNumberTwo Car

mnorm1 says:

12:42 PM, 06/19/09

Wet sump vs Dry sump

powell_jr says:

12:50 PM, 06/19/09

The New Ford EcoPoo-st Focus

mnorm1 says:

12:54 PM, 06/19/09

Confused by the market, Ford thinks the smell of success is in the air.

dderosa says:

12:56 PM, 06/19/09

You guys are making me laugh so hard today that I'm crying. -- Donna

mnorm1 says:

12:57 PM, 06/19/09

I wanted to see asteroids, and you bring me here?

rick8365 says:

01:05 PM, 06/19/09

asteroids.... hemorrhoids....oids are oids; no?

mnorm1 says:

01:10 PM, 06/19/09

Ford Focus: Endangered feces?

ergsum says:

01:22 PM, 06/19/09

Ford appears before another Senate Subcommittee.

ergsum says:

01:23 PM, 06/19/09

Ford appears before another Senate Subcommittee.

canadia says:

01:25 PM, 06/19/09

"Focus: Leading its class in bowel Movements-Per-Gallon"

canadia says:

01:30 PM, 06/19/09

SES Coupe says: "What a raucously offensive exhaust note."

jk356 says:

01:36 PM, 06/19/09

at ford, the FOCUS is on job #1 (and #2)

canadia says:

01:39 PM, 06/19/09

Focus Remix: "I left my Fart in San Francisco"

canadia says:

01:43 PM, 06/19/09

What do the 2009 Ford Focus and a rectal suppository have in common?

An impressive degree of functionality and a low drag coefficient.

canadia says:

01:50 PM, 06/19/09

Oily discharge: Yet another side-effect of driving the Focus.

(Engine oil, of course.)

wobbly_ears says:

01:53 PM, 06/19/09

Ford's competitor to Port-a-potty! Now with Sync!

canadia says:

01:56 PM, 06/19/09

^Dust jacket cover photo for "Ford Focus Finds Feces," and other alliterative short stories by I. P. Freely

wobbly_ears says:

01:58 PM, 06/19/09

Ford Focus: Our seats have been bench marked against the best!

jm1212 says:

01:59 PM, 06/19/09

Which plastic throne suits you?

wobbly_ears says:

02:00 PM, 06/19/09

Just as satisfying.

wobbly_ears says:

02:13 PM, 06/19/09

Ford's CNG Powered Focus.

ergsum says:

02:14 PM, 06/19/09

When current owners were asked if they would purchase another Focus, most responded "Depends"

ergsum says:

02:19 PM, 06/19/09

Blub-blub-blub blub blub blub-blub-blub
I've heard that somewhere before?!

actualsize says:

02:22 PM, 06/19/09

Sociologists and comedians need look no further than this post to see what human beings respond to most readily. (Well, male human beings, at least)

Throw a porty-potty in a craption contest and the poop jokes start flying. Everyone lets loose. Nothing is held back. Does that mean our society is headed towards the dumper, or is the fact that we can laugh at our own humanity one giant relief?

actualsize says:

02:25 PM, 06/19/09

The suspension is squeezably soft.

actualsize says:

02:26 PM, 06/19/09

Parking the Focus is a breeze, as long as you're upwind.

wobbly_ears says:

02:27 PM, 06/19/09

actualsize == party pooper

actualsize says:

02:27 PM, 06/19/09

Ford and Microsoft met to unveil their new STINK system today...

wobbly_ears says:

02:31 PM, 06/19/09

Ford family reunion.

wobbly_ears says:

02:33 PM, 06/19/09

Focus meets first eharmony match.

actualsize says:

02:40 PM, 06/19/09

Next in line, the Ford Fiesta Movement promotion

http://www.fiestamovement.com/

actualsize says:

02:44 PM, 06/19/09

Ford unveiled its new Focus Movement program today...

subaru123 says:

02:45 PM, 06/19/09

It's got piss and a bunch of other s***. Don't f*** with it.

subaru123 says:

02:47 PM, 06/19/09

You didn't need to add the new, larger clickable pictures this week because there are six of the same thing in this picture

jay_r says:

03:13 PM, 06/19/09

"what a piece of shit"

funkymunky says:

03:27 PM, 06/19/09

Have you driven a Port-o Lately?

bolt86 says:

03:33 PM, 06/19/09

Plop Plop fizz fizz oh what a relief it is

bolt86 says:

03:35 PM, 06/19/09

"Ford Focus: HA! I've got more plastic in my interior than all those Port-o-Potties combined!"

thacrusha says:

03:55 PM, 06/19/09

Oh look! This porta crapper has windows!! Cool!!

thacrusha says:

03:57 PM, 06/19/09

So sad. Someone couldn't wait, they left a turd in front of the porta potties.

whoosierdaddy says:

10:11 AM, 06/22/09

I like "only one of these will get your date to drop trou."

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