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4.75 out of 5 stars

Focus On This!

I-Man, 08/21/2002
2001 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I bought my 2001 Ford Focus on or around the 5th of August (2002) at around 30,000 miles. Later that week, I drove it up to Vermont for a vacation, and the car had problems accelerating. This happened on the way back too. The car also started slowing down for no reason, until it was going about 10 mph. We let it sit for a while, then drove it home with no problems.

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3.5 out of 5 stars

I love the car!

Bob 1122, 01/07/2004
2001 Ford Focus ZTS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I got this car as a first car and it has been a great car. I love how it handles. The car seems like its on tracks. It never slides out. Not that I have tried.....lol i have had the recalls done and the only problem is that it seems to have some problems in the snow. But i think thats its just the tires. If you were looking for a small car look at the focus!

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2.63 out of 5 stars

It's costing me now

laura4953, 10/22/2005
2001 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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This was the first car I ever bought. I researched it and got a fairly decent deal. However I've had a lot of mechanical problems with it. It was at the dealer for a week cause it wouldn't start. And more recently it hss taken to not starting and sporadically stalling. I took it to 1 dealer and they claimed the stalling was from a faulty fuel pump and fixed it under warranty. Two weeks later it was still stalling and I took it to another dealer, because I moved, and it's been there for over a month and they have no clue what's wrong with it. A real mind boggler they said. I've spent a fortune in rental and repairs and its still broken. All I can say is I'm never buying Ford again!

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4.38 out of 5 stars

good car

crusin14108, 08/22/2002
2001 Ford Focus SE 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
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Good car for the money,gas mileage 29 mpg average, reliable so far have 20000 miles on car, not real happy with blue oval service.

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5 out of 5 stars

Fantastically built and fun to drive

Bart314, 01/08/2004
2001 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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The Focus ZX3 is an astonishing little car. It is light and nible and relatively powerful and the interior design and ergonomics are the best of any small car. Sometimes while driving to work I see BMWs and think how close I came to buying a cramped ZX3 and how much overally pleasure I get from driving my sporty Focus with its sunroof.

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