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Used 2005 Ford Focus Hatchback Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

Love my focus!!!!

lucyjo, 08/07/2004
2005 Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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This is my 2nd focus, went from a Ferrari (divorce), to a Tracker, damaged by a "Hummer"... to my "FOCUS"...leased the 1st one, bought the 2nd one loved it so much!! GREAT CAR!!! 5** "GET ONE"!!! :)

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5 out of 5 stars

1 of the best 10 cars

Yas305, 08/08/2004
2005 Ford Focus ZX3 S 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Its a realy fun car to drive its reliable, has a beautiful style.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Good bang for the bucks

ThePassenger, 08/25/2004
2005 Ford Focus ZX3 SES 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I purchased my Focus couple weeks ago. I was debating between Sentra SE-R or ZX3. Although SE-R has more power I liked the ZX3 styling more. I was very suprised how responsive Focus was. 2005 version has few more horses under the hood compared to the previous years. I only have few hundred miles so far, but so far so good.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Great for Price

N0v4c41n3, 06/01/2005
2005 Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I'm pretty critical of vehicles myself, but overall i was very pleased with the vehicle. Unfortunately it is not for the die-hard performance fan. Granted it definitely has the potential. No major problems with the car but it does rev too high between shifts, clutch is not as responsive as the engine needs, the engine does not lose rpm's fast enough for serious performance use and takes most of the fun out of it, corners well, accelerates rather well, but cannot use the torque of the engine to drift in corners because the engine does not wind down. But for under $20,000 we shouldn't expect it to handle like a Porsche

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4.5 out of 5 stars

The PERFECT first car

Julz, 09/10/2004
2005 Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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This has been a wonderful first car! It was actually purchased in '03, and I've just now had my first glitches. Which were still covered under the warranty and promtly fixed!

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