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My daughter is in the market for a good used car and we've come across what looks like a pretty decent deal on an '09 Ford Focus SE with 95k miles on the odometer. From what I can find online, it seems they're decent cars for the money, but to avoid 2012's and up due to some funky transmission issues.
Any of you have experience with a Focus? Thanks for any info.
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A Focus was my middle daughter's first car. Bright red. It was a great car and she loved it. I don't recall any serious maintenance issues.
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I’ve got a 2012, and it’s been a great car. 218k with no transmission issues. It shifts a little oddly, but that’s due to design, not a flaw, per say. All be done to the car is replace brakes and tires, and change the oil. Mostly highway miles, but still. I’ve heard good things about earlier cars and I bet that one has a ton of life left in it.
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My BIL had a couple as commuter cars and seemed to find them dependable. His problem was that at 6’5” and 260# it was a tight squeeze. I assume your daughter won’t have that problem so I’m sure that the car would suit her just fine. Good luck. 👍
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Oldest daughter was given a late model Ford Focus Hatchback to drive while her Chevy Cruze is in the body shop being repaired from hitting a deer. She told me yesterday that so far she likes everything about the Focus much better than her Cruze.
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My son has an .09 5sp........He has taken pretty darn good care of it.Fr bearings are a known problem.....we have the equipment to do it but,still sent him to a friends front end shop.They can do it AND an alignment faster than I can clear the junk off the H press.
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My daughter had an '05, former rental car from up north so it had some rust develop over time. The transmission acted up and her mother had Ford put in a new transmission, otherwise she had no issues.
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My daughter had a 2004 Focus. It was a good car. She sold it when she bought a 2014 Fusion.
I still see it driving around town here, it's still going strong at over 175000.
IIRC, the only repairs were for a serpentine belt idler/tensioner pulley.
The rest was tires, brakes and such.
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