Rather odd Peter - I had a few Focii (
) as rental cars and never had a problem at all (for a front wheel drive car that is) although my daily car is a '67 Midget so size wise I'm used to small cars..... and we've just bought a new Mondeo Estate (for towing purposes) CRIKEY now thats a big car!!!!! but still really pleasant to drive, nice 2.5L V6 too....
Also the seating position in the Focus is quite high over the steering wheel - a bit odd if you are tall....