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2008 Ford Focus 5 speed manual Excellent car!!
focus, 02/19/2017
updated 02/22/2022
2008 Ford Focus SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Bought nearly a year ago great car. Just typical stuff...just tires so far. 175,000 Excellent on gas nothing under 33 mpg and as much as 38 mpg. Shifting the manual transmission is great. Smooth clutch. Lots of headroom. I can wear workboots and still shift...pedals aren't too close together. Great car for the money. Had a 2002 Focus that was expensive to maintain but had 240,000 miles on it when I sold it and was still running great. Lots of people swear by Toyota....Ford Focus is a great car without spending a lot of $$$ Update: Have owned the car for 3yrs now. Very cheap to run and repairs are few and cheap also. I take it to NY every so often and it does just great! I would own another Focus!! Update: Have had the car nearly 6yrs now and at 260,000 miles. Since last update: tires, brakes, control arm bushings, both tie rod ends, windshield and battery. Car never fails me and still cheap to own. Hands down best car Ive ever owned!!!!
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Best car EVER
Jess Perez, 02/15/2018
2008 Ford Focus S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
I’ve had my 2008 focus for 1 year I bought it with 119k miles and I am at close to 130k I absolutely love this car. I haven’t had a single issue yet all I’ve done is change the oil. Now I am going to buy some new tires and do some annual Maintance and that’s it. It drives like a dream and never fails me. Perfect little car.
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Ricky, 03/18/2010
2008 Ford Focus SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I am having the same problem as the other guy. Around 16,000 miles my car started to shake really bad when i drove it so i brought it to the dealership to find out what was wrong.They said that two of my tires are bald and defective so they replaced them for free. So at about 27,000 miles i start having the same problem the bumping while i am driving so i bring it to the dealership again and they say they cant find anything wrong. I told them to do an alignment because there was something wrong. I got the report and the alignment was off and said it wasn't under warranty so i had to pay. Ok so now i am at 34,000 miles with the same problem and they balanced my wheels this time what should i do
A very good car!
Andrew, 09/05/2017
2008 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
My 2008 Ford Focus was purchased new nearly 10 years ago. I have overall been very pleased with no repair issues. I do not like not having anti-lock brakes or a cruise control. The instrumentation could be a bit more fancy but very functional. Great for city driving. On long trips the ride is not very confortable as the seats are thin. However, overall I am very pleased with the car!
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Great car
albie, 11/20/2010
2008 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
great little car, bought it with 65 miles in it, now has 51,000. No problems at all, oil change every 4,000. miles, second set of tires at 35,000 miles got cheap ones from walmart, still handles great, no problems at all, will but new one, when I get it payed off.