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Great car!
Chayse G., 11/06/2015
2001 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I got my blue 2001 Focus ZX3 for free, it needed an idler pulley, and it ran well! It may have the occasional stall and rattle, but it runs well!
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My First Car.
dierad53, 04/25/2014
updated 10/26/2016
2001 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
12 of 22 people found this review helpful
I bought this car over a year ago and should've taken it to a mechanic. I bought it for $1200 from a guy in my town. It had 251000 miles on it. I drove it 3 thousand miles the first month I had it. To date I have replaced the battery(it had a go-cart battery when I bought it), rear wheel bearings, rear and front brakes, alternator, full front suspension, new tires. So far I probably have about 3200 dollars into it and it now needs a new engine. I got screwed by the former owner but i love this car. I drove it for a few months tops (it was always in need of more work. Great gas mileage. Ive gotten it to 110 before new suspension. Then i hit a hawk. **Bottom line it was my first car and I bought a car that should've been sent to the salvage yard.**
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worst car in the history of cars
Jessica, 05/20/2016
2001 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful
This car is the worst car I've ever had. I bought it used in 2013 with 60k miles on it and I thought I was getting a good deal. But EVERYTHING has gone wrong with this car! It could have partially been because it was possibly poorly maintained by the previous owner, but it has been an absolute nightmare! The radio stopped working after about a month, the fuel pump went out within 2 months, the timing belt, serpentine belt, motor mounts, spark plugs, radiator hose, thermostat, and alternator all went out within a year and now the cooling fans are out. When I replaced the alternator it then went out again a little over a year later too. This car has left me stranded 3 times!!! I have done all necessary maintenance on time since owning it, but there is always a new problem to be had. The electrical issues have been the worst problem, it took several mechanics and 2 alternators, pigtail connectors, and a new battery cable harness just to keep it from dying and yet it still has electrical issues. DO NOT BUY THIS CAR!!! I can't stress it enough!
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2001 ford focus se wagon
edward jensen, 06/25/2009
2001 Ford Focus SE 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
I purchased my focus used with 21000 miles on it.The wagon was very useful for utility purposes.The car had many accessories that were very useful.I loved the car the first couple years.But then it started to cost me to much to maintain. I traded it in to a local ford dealer at about 67,500 miles on it.I had given up on it and told them why.
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GaryL88, 10/02/2002
2001 Ford Focus SE 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
Bought a used Focus Wagon with 11K miles on it. Previous owner had put on 4 new Goodyear Eagle Aquatred3 tires on it at 7K miles. Now I have 29K on it and have chewed this set of tires - uneven wear. Anyone else have this problem? Yes, I had the alignment checked and rotations done.