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Great reliable car!
Cole Amrein, 09/08/2019
2008 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I own a 2008 Ford Focus since it was brand new. The car has 257,000 miles on it. It runs great, but theres a pretty good amount of surface rust. Other then that, one of the best lasting cars I’ve ever owned. Going to keep it till the focus calls it quits.
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Best of the Small Econs
buhwana, 05/20/2008
2008 Ford Focus SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I compared the Civic, Corolla and the Focus. Drove all three and the Ford was quieter, more comfortable and offered more standard features for less price. it was the only car that offered traction control, and ABS brakes. The new body style, though not as sleek as the Civic nor refined as the Corolla was a great improvement over the 07 model and that it was the deciding factor. I would have paid 3K more of the Honda or Toyota. The sync is neat (I don't own an ipod yet) but the bluetooth is a true safety feature. I trade the cheap compressor and bottle of green slime for a spacesaver spare since my last three blowouts were on the sidewall and no slime will fix that!
Great small car
howard, 11/01/2010
2008 Ford Focus SE 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
It has been a great small car. Fun to drive, great gas mileage and well made. We have the manual transmission and it is very smooth. The only thing I miss is another way to open the trunk aside from the key fob. We had no problems and just change the oil. We would buy another one.
Issues with door latches, and truck latch.
ownerof2focus, 06/10/2013
2008 Ford Focus S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought a 2008 Focus Automatic(why doesn't Edmunds have the automatic as option for review?) brand new. First winter the passenger side door lock froze. 6months into ownership of it the carpet came undone from under plastic door trim on both sides of car. Same issue with "09" too. 2 years in the trunk door latch is blown. We had to rig it so can open from pulling a rope threaded though the fold down back seat. Asked it to be repaired when had it in for service and idiots at shop failed to do anything to it. Haven't taken it back. 5yrs old now and back door on passenger side will not latch. Going to have to have it repaired when have the money. Issues with alignment on it and the 2009 too.
door locks don't work
m, 05/01/2021
2008 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
door locks don't work. can't open my back doors at all. there's no trunk button on inside.