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4.38 out of 5 stars

cheap ride

sigjuliussen, 12/29/2003
2001 Ford Focus SE 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
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I have enjoyed my Focus and I love the way it handles. It has ran good for me. NO problems

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5 out of 5 stars

drove a rented Focus in Germany

hiaxi, 05/06/2002
2001 Ford Focus SE 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
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I was in Germany on business and rented an Audi A3. My trip got extended and Hertz needed the Audi back so they swapped me for a Ford Focus SE Wagon. I ended up driving it for two weeks, and I commuted from the hotel to the office on an "unlimited speed" portion of the Autobahn. This car is fantastic! I had no problems in town with acceleration, and I was able to maintain 120 mph on the way to and from work! I like the shape of the key: less wear. The interior space is gigantic, even by medium size wagon standards. The ride is Euro-firm, but softened a tad for the US model. I treated it like the rental car that it was, and nothing disappointed me, that says a lot! I now plan to buy one!

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3.13 out of 5 stars

shiftless junk

focuscrap, 01/08/2003
2001 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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if Ford made only the Focus, they would be out of business in a week. this car has the worst shifting manual transmission ever, even worse than my 1959 Austin that did not have sychro. the throttle sticks in cold weather and the dealer admits that they are all crap. another Pinto, thanks a lot Ford

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4.38 out of 5 stars

This car can be one fun ride! Not hwy

Joe, 07/23/2010
2001 Ford Focus Street 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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You'll want this car if you steer a lot. If you take most of your time on the highways, not so much. You might yell at it to accelerate a bit faster and without such a big grunt just to go from 45-60. But if you steer: It's like very smooth butter being sliced on bread. Steering = city streets and curved roads. It is reliable. 9 years only 1 repair. Sure, its suffered tire damage. But it spent most of its life in NYC! In a backyard full of nails and who knows what! That's to be expected! Sure its got just 50k and we treated it well, sort of. It's been in an accident once struck by a large car going 40mph on the side. What happened? The left door creaks. That's it. Perfect otherwise!

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3.13 out of 5 stars

Quality and engine disappoints

doorg_reater, 01/20/2003
2001 Ford Focus ZTS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I have driven over 25k miles in my ZTS. Problems so far included: squeaky dash replaced at 5k, squeaky rear brakes replaced at 17k, broken alternator at 17k, seized rear wheel bearing at 23k. Current problem is with too low idle - engine almost died a few times. Persistent problem is weak engine in hot-dry weather.

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