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4.5 out of 5 stars

Love thiscar

franker01, 05/23/2015
2002 Ford Focus SE 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
27 of 29 people found this review helpful

Bought it several years ago with about 100K on it. Now pushing 200K. It did break a timing belt which cost me some but that was because the previous owner never had it replaced which I didn't know. Doesn't hold freon but neither does my wife's 5 year old Sienna so that is about 50 bucks a year to recharge. It is a very serviceable car that gets me places and is OK to drive. Looking into buying a newer model.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

Great car so far!

truckguy37, 04/27/2014
2002 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
22 of 24 people found this review helpful

Bought this 2002 Focus ZX3 5spd last summer with 201,000 on it...for $700 drove it home! Knew it needed a couple things...didn't realize it needed more....Took the cover off the timing belt for inspection (Zetec motor) looked like the timing belt had never been replaced after 201,000 miles...the cracks were on the outside of the belt ready to snap! Had my mechanic look at it and it was very solid car no rust at all..and the seller never told me it had all new brake and fuel lines!! After spending $1,500 to get most of it done, it seems to be pretty good so far. I take it long and very short drives and doesn't leave me stranded. Getting 37 mpg is pretty good too!

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4.38 out of 5 stars

This car has been amazing! I will miss it!

tara82, 12/11/2012
2002 Ford Focus ZTS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
14 of 15 people found this review helpful

I have had this car for 8 years, it has been amazing, I was actually looking to see what the reviews of my car were like to know whether to take other car model/brand reviews with a grain of salt. I figured that many reviews would be from angry consumers whom may not have had the average experience with their vehicles. It seems that way to me so far because I have so little issues with this car that I am actually scared to sell it, but we are running out of space and planning to have a second child, so -we need a bigger vehicle. Our car has 165K and still runs great. I found it had less serious/cheaper repairs than our 1990 toyota tercel.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Our Ford focus at 184k miles

azasadny, 09/10/2010
2002 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful

We bought this car for our son a couple of years ago and we now have 184,000 miles on it. We have had to replace the coil pack, plugs, wires, shocks, front struts, alternator and several small parts, but overall we are 100% satisfied. This car is 8 years old with this many miles on it and still runs great, no oil leaks, no oil burning, etc. This is an economy car that is still economical to own and fun to drive. With this many miles, parts are obviously going to wear, but parts are cheap, the car is easy and inexpensive to repair and it's safe for our son. He was in a serious accident last year and the car held together and protected our son and daughter. We had a body shop get the car back.

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4 out of 5 stars

Good Transportation!!

Truckguy37, 04/02/2016
2002 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful

Fun little car!! short turning radious....goes good and wanted to get to 300,000 miles which it still could! Currently at 232,000 and unfortunately because of old car/high mileage issues I decided to purchase a 2008 Focus!! Great heater....best I ever experienced!!!

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