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Keep America rolling 911 car
Daryl, 09/01/2016
updated 09/04/2018
2001 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This little One Owner yellow Focus was well loved from day one. I never lose it in a parking lot. It was purchased just after the attack on 911 to keep America rolling. It still runs great after 162,000 miles. It has had a few expected repair issues over the years. The biggest repair in 2014 the fuel pump was replaced. "Car blows a fuse and stalls when the fuel pump is going bad". 2016 Current known defects - A/C failed for the first time, passenger power window sticks unless you open the driver side door. Small one inch rust spot on the hood and truck edge. Minor oil leak. Otherwise I still love the car. The seats are comfortable. It is a little noisy but it is a small car.
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Lemon
Kaitlyn Marie, 01/04/2017
2001 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I paid $3500 for my 2001 Ford Focus with 60K on it. 2 years later, I've put $2900 into repaires alone @ 93K. My car might have very well just been a lemon, but I wouldn't ever buy a used ford again. Get a Honda or a Toyota. Do NOT waste your money! I love the look of my car. If I didn't have to constantly repair this car it would be great.
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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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I Used To Praise It
bonnilass, 10/27/2010
2001 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
I'm now 60 years old. This car had 50k miles on it and was 4 y/o when I got it. Everything that could go wrong on this car has gone wrong twice in the 5 years I've had it (now 118k)and again I am facing motor mounts, a timing belt, a new head gasket the shifter came off at the base, the suspension trashed, CV joints, cooling system problems, numerous strange rattles, and the stereo pops out on the right side when I accelerate so it's taped into place. The wind whistles through every crack, and conversation in the cabin is not fun. It's a MONEY PIT $$$$ that knows no bounds, at least $1500 per year on the average. Unfortunately most of it hits all at once. I'm saddened by it's performance.
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