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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.
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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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!
GREAT CAR FUN TO DRIVE
Jon-Paul, 07/09/2005
2005 Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Very cool unique car, nice design and layout and great standard features. Wish they would make the SVT but no luck. Not a fast car but it makes up for it in reliability and features.
Fun & great to drive
Jeremy Dillon, 09/16/2004
2005 Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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The only thing I don't like is it stays in high idle between shifts. Like the speed controler doesn't work to idle the motor down. Other than this the car is GREAT..