Josh, i haven't heard great things about the SVT focus.. reliability seemed to be an issue.. check out the edmunds consumer reviews..

Unfortunately Amanda, i'm not seeing that type of movement up here.. and this place is loaded with trucks.. which I think is the problem...
People are asking what i'm getting for the truck via trade in.. if it were a diesel, i think i'd have better luck.

Went to Ford, found a nicely equiped (leather, etc) 08 Fusion with Sport pacakge (although I WISh they offered a manu-matic in the thing.. it's got a 6spd auto). Car drives really nice and you can toss it around quite a bit and it's very solid and tight in the turns, would have to say that I'm impressed.

so it comes down to
08 - Mazda 3 5 door sport 5spd 156hp, peppy little motor, good tight handling, but smallish feel inside (to me at least, coming from an F250.. )
21/29mph

08 - Ford Fusion SE v6 (4 cyl would be too small for this car) 221 hp 6spd auto, sport package (susp, wheels, etc) smooth ride/power..
solid car, roomy-er. 18/26mpg

both dealers are offering 6k for the F250, which is right about where kelly BB and edmunds put it.
we're torn between the two, as the dealers are about $400-$500 apart right now.. and we both like both cars, they each have their own items we like, but not enough to say.. "ok, that's it"

however, if I can get the Fusion for the Mazda price, i'm all over it.. much more car for the money..