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4.75 out of 5 stars

Amazing little car!

Ganymede, 07/24/2003
2001 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I thought the Focus would be a piece of junk after reading the reviews some people posted. However, I decided to take a chance and buy one. WOW! This car rides well, has great handling and feels more like a sport coupe than a sedan! Very impressive.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Love it!

CarLvr, 09/06/2009
2001 Ford Focus ZTS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I love my Ford Focus ZTS (4dr Sedan). It's the 2001 model, which I bought in 2004 with 18,000 miles on it...my car now has 70,000 miles on it (2009) and I love it just as much as I ever did. It's fast, SAFE, and reliable. The Focus was listed as one of the safest vehicles to drive recently and I would have to agree with that 100%. I've NEVER had a problem with my focus in the years that I've owned it and couldn't be happier with it. The only thing I would SUGGEST to others is to NOT get low profile tires/rims. My focus came with that feature and I got flat tires all the time, but I switched out the tires for typical ones and haven't had a problem since!

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4.5 out of 5 stars

My ZTS

gonegolfing, 09/03/2003
2001 Ford Focus ZTS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I think this is a great little car. It is fun 2 drive and has many conveniences for a small car. It could use a little more power but overall it has been a great car for the price.

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2.88 out of 5 stars

very dissatisfied owner

very unhappy owner, 09/12/2003
2001 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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i have had nothing but problems with the squeaky breaks since the first week of buying this car.i have had several sets of these put in. i have had to have a oxygen sensor put in and just this week have put a new battery and had my alternator redone. i wish i could say it is fixed but no,i find out now that there is a break somewhere that the fire isn't getting back and forth from the alternator to the battery. needless to say the car is now running on the battery only. so now what? help!!!!!!!!!!!!

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3.75 out of 5 stars

Bad Performance over 2 years

MAEH, 09/16/2003
2001 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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The Good things -Exellente Handling -Confortable -Great Sound -Very Good Space in front, i'm 6.6 tall The Bad things -Regular Quality on interiors -Engine is not so good, very good power at the start (Brand New), but the car lost a lot of power with the A/C on, especially if you live in places with very high temperatures (115-120 F), -Fuel Cosumption, Regular -a litle bit noisy on the high ways The Ugly thing -just 2 years and a half with the car and i dont whant it any more

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