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4 out of 5 stars

New Focus Experience 5 speed manual

DKulp, 08/03/2009
2009 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Comfortable, Synch is great. Fuel economy 40-41 on highway trip. 30-33 in town. Used 3 quarts oil in 3,000 miles.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great Car!

Owensry, 11/25/2008
2009 Ford Focus SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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This is a great car, rides nice, love the color, Sangria Red on the SES model with the standard spoiler and the SYNC system! Great handling

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4.75 out of 5 stars

A great car at a great price

jagar, 03/12/2009
2009 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I own a 2001 Focus with 105K miles, so I tested a 2009 model. The 2009 model is a quantum leap better than my old car. The new Focus has excellent handling and a quiet, nimble ride. Fuel economy is excellent with 39 MPG on the highway and about 28 in town. I average about 33-34 MPG in average driving and that's with the 4 speed automatic. I looked at the Toyota Corolla and the Honda Civic, but those cars cost thousands more in exchange for a marginal increase in quality & reliability. The Focus proved a better value overall. Advance Trac and SYNC are great features that virtually no other car maker offers in an automobile this inexpensive. Kudos to Ford!

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3.75 out of 5 stars

Almost 3yrs with my '09 SE sedan-automatic

skater69, 11/14/2011
2009 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Bought new in Feb. '09. Now closing in on 30K miles. The auto isn't exactly quick but it gets up to speed fast enough. Very comfortable car and easy to drive. Great on the highway.....80mph is about 2900rpm only. Gas mpg close to 30mpg overall. Higway 35mpg. Just a nice easy car to drive that's also comfortable with a pretty civilized ride. I love the leather wrapped steering wheel/cruise control package that my SE came with . I also like the looks. No problems at all thus far although I do hear a slight rattle coming from the left rear but it's not nearly audible enough to bother me or be that noticeable. The stock Hankooks were lame and lasted 25K miles. New Kumhos-better!

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5 out of 5 stars

So far I'm impressed !!

gqlefty, 08/13/2009
2009 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Thanks to web-sites like this one, my selection process was easier to make. We downsized from driving an Expedition for the last 10 years. Haven't had it long but so far this SEL has made the change an easy one and my wife loves it. Especially the GAS bill !! My son drives a 99' V6 Stang and it has been bullet- proof. So I lean towards driving another Ford product. Ford has done their home work on this one and has a winner for a small car. Ford must be reading these reviews because my SEL has 3 headrests in the back seat(2 would be enough) and an inside trunk release which earlier models lacked. Will report back in about 20K miles to update my review. All for under $19K, I'm very impressed

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