2008 Ford Focus Consumer Reviews
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My baaaaaby!
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 8 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 8 |
| Comfort: | 9 | Interior Design: | 10 | Reliability: | 9 |
| Fuel Economy: | 10 | Exterior Design: | 9 | ||
Vehicle
2008 Ford Focus SE 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
Review
I love this car, so much. It is fun and sleek, very stylish. It drives like a dream, and I feel safe in it. I'm at 20000 miles and Its doing good. A great little car.
Favorite Features
The line in for my iPod. Would be lost without it.
Suggested Improvements
A Spare Tire, that might be nice.
Be careful when buying a Focus
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 7 | Fun-to-Drive: | 7 | Build Quality: | 6 |
| Comfort: | 6 | Interior Design: | 4 | Reliability: | 3 |
| Fuel Economy: | 9 | Exterior Design: | 7 | ||
Vehicle
2008 Ford Focus SE 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
Review
Overall the Ford Focus is a nice fun to drive small car with nice looks and great MPG. The build quality seem ok however there are design problems and areas that Ford cut corners to save money that you will pay for. One of the most noticeable areas is they left off the spare tire. So if you get a flat reach into your wallet and expect to pay for a tow. The other areas that we have found is that the defective door latch that will keep you from getting in the car is still a problem since the first focus. Also there is no seal on the break cable so it will sound like an old buggy if you drive on dirt roads. Nice car but I wish I bought a Toyota instead. I would have saved hassle.
Favorite Features
Roomy for a small car Good MPG
Suggested Improvements
Door latch problem. Squeaks too much if you drive on dirt roads No Spare Tire Poor dealer service and Ford Customer Service.
1 out 1 people found this review helpful
Love my Focus - but not its radio
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 10 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 10 |
| Comfort: | 10 | Interior Design: | 10 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 10 | Exterior Design: | 10 | ||
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2008 Ford Focus SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
Review
I am very happy with the purchase of my 2008 Focus SES except for 1 thing. It came with the Moon and Tune Package. But the treble on the radio fades in and out constantly. A mechanic rode with me and told me it's because my Sirius-capable radio is being interrupted by all the towers in the area and the only possible fix would be to renew my subscription. It drives me crazy. Does anyone else have this problem? Not sure I agree with him.
Favorite Features
Good gas mileage, comfortable and roomy interior, nice dash display of all the various buttons
Suggested Improvements
A definite improvement would be to put the trunk release button back in the car...be it on the dash, in the glove box, or along the seat. But you have to use the key chain to open the trunk in this newer model...oddly.
1 out 1 people found this review helpful
I bought a lemon!
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 1 | Fun-to-Drive: | 6 | Build Quality: | 1 |
| Comfort: | 7 | Interior Design: | 5 | Reliability: | 1 |
| Fuel Economy: | 8 | Exterior Design: | 5 | ||
Vehicle
2008 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
Review
I bought the car new. At 33,000 miles I have replaced the tires, had several minor problems fixed, and as of today, I have my third transmission. After the repairs and frequent tows, I have contacted Ford. But, instead of helping, they congratulated me on buying the extended warranty. I have always owned Ford products, but after today and Ford's response to my lemon, I will not own another Ford once I can get rid of this one.
Favorite Features
great gas mileage!
Suggested Improvements
Fix the problems; don't hope they go away.
Awesome Car
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 10 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 10 |
| Comfort: | 10 | Interior Design: | 10 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 10 | Exterior Design: | 10 | ||
Vehicle
2008 Ford Focus SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
Review
I love my Focus. I have had no issues with it yet. It has almost 24000 miles. I've taken it every 3000 to get the oil changed and got routine service done to it. I got up to 49 MPG hwy. From Louisville, KY to Morehead, KY I averaged 41 MPG. It's just like any other car- you have to take care of it. If you drive it aggressively, just with any car, there is more of a chance with something going wrong with it. I have had no problems and no complaints. I put maybe $20 in per week. I worked for a honda dealership and I would much rather drive a focus than a civic. Bottom line: good purchase. I am going to drive mine until it falls apart! I am very happy with ford. Buy American!
Favorite Features
ambient lighting Sirius radio (heated) leather black interior/exterior 6-disc cd player sync system factory subwoofer looks good with tinted windows great gas mileage
Suggested Improvements
honestly the only issue I have with it is the rubber lining on the passenger window, but i think i caused the issue. As long as you take care of it, it's a great car.
2 out 2 people found this review helpful
CHEWING UP MY TIRES.
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 9 | Fun-to-Drive: | 8 | Build Quality: | 7 |
| Comfort: | 8 | Interior Design: | 8 | Reliability: | 7 |
| Fuel Economy: | 10 | Exterior Design: | 8 | ||
Vehicle
2008 Ford Focus SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
Review
I love this car, but it is chewing up the tires. At 30,000 miles I put on a new set of tires. Now 12,000 miles later it appears I need to replace more tires. I have them rotated at every oil change. But I can now see obvious wear and it appears that the car is out of alignment, since it has a wicked shake at around 65 mph. Car is great but it is eating up the tires.
Favorite Features
sync and mpg are great.
Suggested Improvements
My SES has the 16 inch wheels and it chews up the tires. Maybe the 15 inch is better. But it seems like alignment and tire wear at the worst thing about this car.
1 out 1 people found this review helpful
39 Thousand miles today 1.5 years
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 10 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 10 |
| Comfort: | 10 | Interior Design: | 10 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 10 | Exterior Design: | 10 | ||
Vehicle
2008 Ford Focus SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
Review
Little red jewel; leather seating; love it; 32 to 39 MPG never below 32; I'm 6 ft 300lbs; it rides great; been on 5 1000 mile trips; 2500 miles a week to work and back; lots of room for me the wife and our poodle; second set of tires no problems at all; better than Honda or Toyota's we have had; drive one before decide on a small car; did I mention it has more leg room than any other small car we looked at, and that is pretty much all of them...
Favorite Features
SYNC telepone; MPG; trunk size; fun to drive very sporty; plenty get up and go; very nice seating; great radio; sunroof is nice to; heated side mirrors
Suggested Improvements
side mirrors could be just a little bigger
1 out 1 people found this review helpful
Totally Impressed
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 9 | Fun-to-Drive: | 9 | Build Quality: | 7 |
| Comfort: | 8 | Interior Design: | 8 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 8 | Exterior Design: | 8 | ||
Vehicle
2008 Ford Focus SES 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
Review
I owned a 2001 Ford Focus ZX4 and was so impressed, I bought another one. The 01 handled like a slot-car while the 08 handles more like a rear wheel sports' car. The gas mileage in the 08 is quite a bit better than the 01. The fit and finish on both cars were good. Very impressed with SYNC. We have 2 cell phones and SYNC seamlessly works with both. The only thing I would change is the inside door handles on the coupe, which is in an awkward spot. Forget iPods - I have all my tunes in a thumb-drive and I can tell SYNC what to play, how cool is that??
Favorite Features
Sync, handling, styling
Suggested Improvements
Interior door handles, seatback releases on the coupe.
solid peppy ride
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 10 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 10 |
| Comfort: | 10 | Interior Design: | 10 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 10 | Exterior Design: | 10 | ||
Vehicle
2008 Ford Focus SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
Review
first thing i noticed about the focus ses was the feeling of a solid built vehicle and then the peppiness of the 4 cyclinder motor. it is a looker, goes good at highway speeds. more fun to drive than my girlfriends crossfire, excellent little car with alot of good features.
Favorite Features
the looks and the sport like driving capability
Suggested Improvements
dome light for the rear, interior trunk release.
1 out 1 people found this review helpful
Don't buy!!!!
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 5 | Fun-to-Drive: | 8 | Build Quality: | 1 |
| Comfort: | 5 | Interior Design: | 4 | Reliability: | 1 |
| Fuel Economy: | 8 | Exterior Design: | 3 | ||
Vehicle
2008 Ford Focus SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
Review
Biggest mistake I ever made, was buying a Ford Focus. Its used up 17 tires in 80000 km. 3 of the tires were legit, due to nails found. But the remaining were due to bad alignment, crappy suspension, and dust/dirt in rims. I will never buy a Ford product again. Also, the amount of dust that gets through the stripping around the doors is insane. My car is always filthy but I was told thats just a Ford Focus, its how they're made. Its fun to drive and good on gas, but its the biggest mistake I have ever purchased.
Favorite Features
Suggested Improvements
Ford needs to take responsibility for the lemons they create.
4 out 13 people found this review helpful
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