Strange, because I've had an 08 Focus for over a year and I've never noticed any problem with pedal positions.

I guess it must be down to personal shape, size and preferences. Some people have short legs and long arms or vice versa; some people like to sit bolt upright staring out of the windscreen, others take a more laid-back approach. All those factors must have a bearing on whether you find a car comfortable or not (even allowing for seat/wheel adjustment). The big problem I find with many cars these days is the pedals are too high off the floor. It can't be safe having to lift your foot up to change gear or brake; it should just be a slight sideways movement.

For pedal position the best car I've ever driven, still to this day, was the driving school Hillman Avenger I learned in. Height. position, angle were perfect for heel and toe driving.

My gripe with the Focus is that it has slightly wider-than-standard low-profiles (I think factory fitted, but I didn't have it from new). Road noise/drumming/rumbling is very loud and annoying; and I'm not sure how long I'll keep it.

It's odd isn't it, this business of relative foot/pedal positions?

My Jaguar has what I think is a rather cramped pedal box for my size 10 feet.

My son has size 12 feet and he drives it with no problem.

I (briefly) drove a mates Elva. The pedal box was too small to get both my size 12s in at the same time. Gear changes required forethought and leg shuffling.

This was after we'd taken the roof off to give me headroom. The windscreen top rail was directly in line of vision and I found the best view of the road was achieved by looking over the top of the screen!

Is this a wind up?Different cars different settings

50 years ago people said things like that about car seats. Who needs adjustable seats - you just get used to them?

Steering wheel position uncomfortable - just get used to it.

Fancy a heater? No need to adjust it, straight On or Off will do.

Perhaps in 10 years time adjustable pedals will be the norm - perhaps some cars have them already

Just a thought, but could your problems be down to something other than pedal position? I find it a bit surprising that something that is, after all, a matter of inches, can cause so much discomfort. Perhaps the seat isn't adjusted properly (too high/low, wrong seat back position, lack of proper lumbar support etc.) or maybe you have an underlying medical condition that makes you predisposed to this problem.

This is an age old problem and in the old days quality car magazines would highlight offset pedals and offset steering wheels in their road tests.

Is this a wind up?Different cars different settings like Andy says you get used to a car.Previous to our focus we had a honda jazz it took me a while to get used to the seats not as comfortable as the misubishi space star but we got used to it.

Do you mean you get used to a car or you put up with it for the rest of the duration? I defy anyone to remain comfortable in my old Alfasud with it's high set pedals inducing severe ankle ache after an hour of driving. I don't know how you you could get used to seats. Your back either fits them or it doesn't. I find smaller cars less comfortable as the amount of space restricts what the manufacturers can do, so they usually have shorter seat squabs to make more boot space or rear legroom.