How I hate the Focus...

[Euro19]

No no no, I´m sure the Focus is #1 in sales worldwide, I just read it in the MotorTrend magazine, I´ll scan the page for you as soon I find this damn magazine I don´t know where I put it.

[GoinRallyin]

You know, a buddy of mine has a 2000 Focus ZX3 hatch. Forget how many miles he has on it, but not that many. Under 40k still.

Spends it's life in the dealership. He typically puts on 20k -per year-. Every time he turns around, SES light is on or the car isn't running right. Three different dealerships have been through the thing, and he already got two or three PCMs, and a whole new -cylinder head- when it started making valvetrain noise. That's not including seven cam position sensors and that thing for the exhaust cam variable timing.

Personally, I'd never touch one of those. I'm done buying Fords anyways.. that pissed off that they killed the Escort, still unhappy about the 96-97 redesign and subsequent elimination of anything resembling performance. :P

GoinRallyin!
-95 Escort HB - KitFox Rally MkIII
-01 Silverado 2500HD

[Euro19]

Yeah I don´t like the 1997 restyling of the Escort either. They should have keep the Escort and brought the Focus as a non replacement for it.

[MOJO]

Originally posted by GoinRallyin


Spends it's life in the dealership. He typically puts on 20k -per year-. Every time he turns around, SES light is on or the car isn't running right. Three different dealerships have been through the thing, and he already got two or three PCMs, and a whole new -cylinder head- when it started making valvetrain noise. That's not including seven cam position sensors and that thing for the exhaust cam variable timing.

Sounds to me like the dealership is the problem. I have seen virtually no engine/emission problems from this car. I hate the car, but mechanically, it seems very sound.

[focalBlur]

I still think the focus is the best under 18K car that money car buy and it's even better then most $20K cars out there


www.teamfocaljet.com

[Tireburner]

Focalblur:

I would have to thoroughly disagree with you. I have owned other vehicles that were well under 20g's new that I was far more satisfied with, that were in most aspects superior to the Focus.

[focalBlur]

i am talking about car currently on the market
the only other car i can think of the would compare is the mazda protege

[Tireburner]

Yes, I am talking about cars currently on the market too.

[focalBlur]

what would you compare it to then?

[Tireburner]

Hyundai
Saturn
Malibu
Grand Am
Just to name a few.

[focalBlur]

Originally posted by Tireburner
Hyundai
Saturn
Malibu
Grand Am
Just to name a few.

personally the only car on that list that I think can compete is Hyundai

I do no like anything GM produces with the exception of SAAB, every experience with a GM car I have had has been negative

[Tireburner]

Wow! I see the e-mail pop up with your reply.. I keep opening it waiting for a flame... and there is none... Thank You!!

Hyundai has come a long way, and I must congratulate them.

As far as GM goes, I am impressed with both the cars I listed. Longevity still hasn't been proven for the new models, but I don't see a lot of owners complaining about them, so they can't be too bad

Although Saturn is under the GM corporate umbrella, I don't consider them as a part ... probably because the vast difference in dealer experiences... anyway, when I purchase another new car it will be either an S series or an L Series. Saturn won my loyalty with all aspects of ownership. I don't know why I strayed and tried the Focus, probably because I have been a long time Ford owner, and loyal Ford fan. Love my F-150.. hated that Focus.

[Euro19]

Originally posted by focalBlur
I still think the focus is the best under 18K car that money car buy and it's even better then most $20K cars out there


www.teamfocaljet.com

No wonder is #1 in sales worldwide.
Other big rivals are the Nissan Sentra, VW Jetta, Daewoo Nubira, Mitsubishi new Lancer, in USA and worldwide too (there´s some more too)

[Euro19]

An even more refined Ford Focus for 2002/3

[focalBlur]

too bad the USA wont ever see those changes

ours stays the same untill the total redesign in 2004.5