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thercguy,Aug 12 2006, 11:57 AM Wrote:Hey Guys..
Great topic and some great info..
I am currenmtly getting a little tired of my Sunfire GT(won't buy another one!!) and looking for something different and searches for info on the Focus brought me here..

I started just wanting a cheap Automatic commuter with Air..

But in looking I have noticed that the Focus seems to be a huge deal compared to other cars..For around $10k I can get an '03 fully, fully, fully,loaded with very low km..!!
The other option was a Jetta but for around $10k I'm looking at a very used and abused car with high km..
As for the Civic...Not even in the ballpark..

So then I became concerned..Why are these cars so cheap??...Are they junk..Lemons..Whats the scoop..
And as I've been reading here and in other places, it seems that they are cheap because they are "Ford Focus's" and that seems to be the main reason..
And thoughts on that..Anybody else come to the same conclusion..
All that being said..I have never been a Ford guy, but I think my next car will be a 2001-2004 Focus 4 dr sedan..(with a rear scoop)...(probably in the next month or two)..

I'd really like to hear your any opions on why I shouild or shouldn't??
Any help is muchly appreciated..And that includes you '05 and newer guys as well..  ;)
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Well 1st off welcome to our site, and you did pick a good site to come to for general information.

You are deffantly right though about the Focus being a " cheap " deal though. Really though their is nothing wrong with a focus cept in the 2000 model year as I stated earlier in a post at the top of the page.

I don't really think their is a problem with the pricing for a ford focus as they are very good car to be had and very durable and safe. There is more to be had in a Focus there then is in let's say a Corrolla or Civic as more or less your paying more for the name then the options you actually get in those cars.

Focus are more fun to drive I find, but I'm sure other people with say differently towards other cars, I will say this about VW there are more sites out there with over all poor owership experence like on the site myvwlemon.com.

A simple word of advice though when buying a Focus make sure it's completely upto date on all it's service recalls, and if you can get a complete workorder history on it with the sale of the car to you, so you know it's history. Good luck on your search as there are a many of deals to be had on the Focus and options out there.

Oh, and a rear scoop is called a spoiler FYI ;)