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4.13 out of 5 stars

Took the crash well

Tom, 11/13/2008
2003 Ford Focus SE 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
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My wife bought this car new. In the time she had it there was very little maintenance done on it. Had to replace a tail light that had melted to the plastic holder. Had to drill the old one out. Car ran smooth. A couple of weeks ago another driver pulled out in front of her and my wife and 9 month baby hit them head on at over 45 MPH. The good news is they both walked away. Minor injuries. Insurance did not give is much money for it but they car crumbled and not my family. Other problems with the car was the radio stopped working but could not be turned off. It just blinked, and the tailgate release button was not working had to use the keypad.

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5 out of 5 stars

my excellent car

edman, 07/25/2003
2003 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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this car is great, make more cars like it and make more after market parts thank you.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Not bad so far

BadAndy, 04/02/2004
2003 Ford Focus SE 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
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The Good: Spacious Front/Trunk. Premium Sound with mp3/cd player. Thoughtful moveable driver hand rest/item bin. Power everything AND Cruise control. 6 speed int. wiper. 24/27 mpg w AC, 30/33 mpg w/o AC. Low/Mid highway road noise. The Bad: Gear change hangs/jerks from zero to low-very annoying, thoughtful hand rest not so thoughtful for bigger people (gets in way of seatbelt buckle when down). Trunk lid doesn’t pop all the way up, gets very uncomfortable after long period of driving. The Ugly: The gear change ratio makes an otherwise very peppy, sprightly car feel grossly underpowered.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

SVT Plays No Games

Guy McFadden, 04/02/2004
2003 Ford Focus SVT 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
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I work in a body shop and there we had an SVT Ford Focus ZX3 and it in the shop for repairs. Looking at the car on the lift, I was amazed at the transformation of the suspension of the vehicle MAN! I was impressed. To expand my curiosity I opened the hood and as soon as I saw the prim and propper set up of the engine and the sound I said im diffinitly going to buy this car and I did.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Steal This Car

juanabee, 07/27/2003
2003 Ford Focus SVT 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
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I was the lucky guy who snagged a 2002 model for under 15 grand. The love the car and it would be a wonderful machine even at list however knowing I paid economy price I still pinch myself to see if I'm dreaming. I've logged 7500 miles so far with one long trip and it has not shown any weakness. I even took it over a jeep trail in Colorado to the surpise of the many SUVs at the top.

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