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Great car!
Art La Cues, 04/06/2018
updated 03/06/2024
2018 Ford Focus SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
60 of 61 people found this review helpful
The Focus is a grand vehicle. At 44,000 miles we have had no problems... Great engine and six speed DTC transmission are trouble free! Plenty of pep, room, and comfort. Drives and rides flawlessly!
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My Pretty Blue Car
Brook, 03/16/2018
2018 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (1.0L 3cyl Turbo 6M)
47 of 49 people found this review helpful
Just got my 2018 Ford Focus SE. Its awesome. The handling the pick up the comfort just amazing. I have own other Ford Focuses and will be staying with them. If they are well cared for they last forever. When I traded in my older focus for this one it had over 200,000 miles and was still going strong.
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Pleasantly surprised for the price
Hoosierdaddy2, 08/08/2018
updated 08/30/2024
2018 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
43 of 45 people found this review helpful
Advertised $4000 rebate and dealer discount got me to the dealer to drive one. Very impressed with handling and quiet ride, for the price. Acceleration is perfectly adequate though not exciting. SEL costs very little more than an SE with automatic, and you get a lot more. Titanium is too much money to put in this car. Drove an S/T and it's a HOOT, like a Golf GTI for thousands less (after rebate); wanted it but wife won't drive a stick shift and it only comes that way. My star-ratings are "for the price." Update at one year - No problems and getting 38 mpg on long highway trips; 27-29 mpg on typical city/suburban driving (doing the math at the pump). One scare: driving up a long steep hill in October with 2 other passengers, I could feel the transmission slipping and then a message appeared on the display that said the transmission had overheated, pull over and stop as soon as possible. I did so, and a few minutes later another message said OK to resume driving. I took it to the dealer the next day and they said no codes came up. It hasn't happened since. Update at 18 months and 28,000 miles: No problems, only expense has been oil changes every 5K miles. Still happy with the car, especially for what it cost. Update at 24 months and 37,000 miles: Check engine light came on in Dec., dealer replaced catalytic converter under warranty. No other problems, only expense has been oil changes every 5K miles. Still happy with the car. Update at 3 years and 45K miles - No problems at all, happy with the car. Update at 4 years and 60K miles - No problems, remain very happy with the car. Update at 5 years and 75K miles - Had to replace the water pump recently, $600. That is the only expense to me other than oil changes and one set of new tires. The car still runs great, very happy. Update at 6.5 years and 88K miles - The car still runs great, paid off long ago, very happy with my purchase. Inexpensive to run except for insurance cost, which is double that of our 2022 Mazda CX-5. Our agent said the Focus has a history of being involved in a lot of accidents, vs. the CX-5 which has one of the lowest accident rates.
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Fun Machine!
Jerry, 11/05/2018
2018 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
16 of 17 people found this review helpful
We bought this car as a 3rd car for work and to use with RV (flat towable). Absolutely love it! Good looks, lots of features - sunroof, big screen navigation, sharp wheels, upgraded sound system, lots of power, great gas millage, solid ride and priced much less than anyone else for what you get!
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Love this car for the looks and MPG.
Scott M., 08/29/2018
2018 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
16 of 17 people found this review helpful
Bought this car with $5500.00 off the price before I started to deal. After test driving the SE vs. the SEL it was a no brainer to go with the SEL for the money. SEL adds fog lights, black bezel headlights, 17" rims that dress up the black color with black painted rims with just enough chrome to make them look sporty, 8" touch screen sync 3, 4 wheel disc brakes, heated cloth seats, heated steering wheel, ambient lighting that you can change the color, Sony sound system with 10 speakers including a nice size sub-woofer in the back. The sync 3 is worth the extra cost alone. Bought this car in black and had the side and back windows tinted to 18. Car is very sporty and I get compliments on it often. The ride is not harsh but stiff enough to feel stable and safe. I can stretch out my 6' 1" frame and do not feel cramped at all. The car is not a speed merchant by any stretch but when needed it gets the job done. I did not buy it for speed. The mileage I get on this car far exceeds the EPA estimates. I live in a relatively flat area and get 42 MPG at 70 MPH highway. I average 39 MPG at 30/70 city/highway use. The car rides smooth for a small car and is quiet at all speeds. This is a great value at under $18,000.00 OTD. Could not be happier.
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