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2001 ford focus
cab, 12/13/2003
2004 Ford Focus LX 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
I have a 2001 Ford Focus. I have the high performance tires on the car which suck if you live in the Northeast. They are horrible on bumps and have had bubbles in them caused by hitting potholes. Hello this is the notrtheast. If the tire can not take potholes then don't sell cars with that type of tires in the northeasr. sell them only in phoenix. I have had constant emission problems. Thank god they were covered by the warranty. The paint has rusted & chipped out by the trunck. Which was covered by warranty. At 40,000 miles my starter went and i had to pu a new one in .
This should have been a LEMON Vehicle
Elisa Maldonado, 12/13/2003
2004 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought in 6/00 a brand new Ford Focus 2000. To make the long story short, I have had to have 5 fuel pumps put in the car. Has left me on the street, shop had my vehicle for 3 months, could not figure out what was wrong with it. Co worker at work has similiar problems that I had, she has traded the car since. Her vehicle was newer than mine.
Decent and fun to drive!
Roen, 10/10/2006
2004 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
I've had my 2004 Focus ZX3 for a little over a year now and so far no problems. I've heard Ford had fixed all the problems in the previous model year Foci into the 2004 models and it's pretty obvious. The 2.3L PZEV engine is very torquey at low RPM ranges, around 3,000 rpms, which is practically everyday RPM ranges. Very smooth ride, nice interior, and beautiful styling. Fuel economy isn't as great for a car this size, however. I calculated an average 26 mpg city/highway driving, which is what you'd expect from a larger vehicle like an SUV. But the 2004 Focus is an overall great car to drive that's actually more reliable than the previous model year Foci.
2004 ZX-3 (2.3L) Automatic
atl_focus, 03/03/2005
2004 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
My model is the "premium" ZX3 with the 2.3L engine. It is fully loaded and I picked it up for $11,500 with only 11k miles on it. If you don't have this engine, you are missing out...it really makes the car. I was looking for a hatchback to replace my truck and had one of these as a rental. I liked it over the Honda Civic Si, Golf/GTI, Protege5, Mazda3 hatchback, etc. Great handling and performance (145 hp), and decent mileage (24/30). Decent build quality for the money; couple of minor problems so far.
excellent car
Nancy Macias, 05/05/2004
2004 Ford Focus ZX5 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
i love my ford focus, we liked it so much we bought another one, they're some of the best cars ford's come out with..