Welcome to the club mate. When buying my car i seriously considered the focus. Not the XR5, as much as i would want one, i was lookin at the standard focus.
Rockin' cars - they go really well and I like the interior quite a bit (not as much as the Lancer I have though ).
I hope to see more of your car around. I reckon they look tops and I would have probably bought another one but my wife not too happy with the 6 spd gearbox. Looking forward to seeing more with the new front getting around, they look great.