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Used 2008 Ford Focus SE 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 5M) Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

Love my Focus

Anna Garcia, Ignacio, CO, 10/20/2016
updated 10/24/2019
Ford Focus SE 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful

220 thousand miles and my car is still running great. Great fuel economy. I've kept up with the maintenance and have had no problem. Have recently started having problems with the ignition switch. Sometimes have to jiggle key to start it.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great little commuter car

J V, Carterville, IL, 12/13/2017
Ford Focus SE 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful

Reliable, functional, body styling not bad. Some plastic pieces have become brittle / broken over the years, but car seems like it will run forever w/out expensive upkeep.

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2008 Ford Focus SE - Nightmare Car!

stargold6480, 05/15/2010
Ford Focus SE 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful

Bought this heap of junk new. Transmission problems started in February. I have 28,000 miles and it won't stay aligned, eats tires, brakes and rotors. Under warranty, but dealer doesn't want to fix it. Dealer replaced it with a worn-out one from a wreck. Now it's having transmission problems again. Wanted to take it on a trip this morning, wrench light came on and car hesitated and shifted really hard into gear. We're getting another car and saying forget this one. Worst car I've ever owned. Never again!

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5 out of 5 stars

My Ford Focus

Kathy, 03/26/2009
Ford Focus SE 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I always owned sports cars then moved into minivans as a soccer mom, the kids are grown mostly so I moved back into a sporty but economical car. Great gas mileage, good pick up speed to jump on the highway, for a smaller car you don't have to drop down on the ground to get in the car. I like the dash illumination, my only negative would be sometimes it picks up a rock and the sound enters the passenger compartment kind of loud.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great small car

howard, 11/01/2010
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.

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