well the reason that the focus platform is horible....well, its becoue its ford. And from my experience w/ ford, they will save money wherever they can, even if the quality goes down.
And spell check is over rated.
And the whole thing about being on this site is becoue i used to own one...and in all honesty im glad i got rid of it. It was a nice car whe it was new, but it wasnt made to that high of quality. After driving the car for about 2 years it started to show wear, started to make noices, blow up engines, and just plain wear out FAST.
The only mazda that should be considered a sporty car is the RX lineup, and the MX...all others are just...well plain old sucky.