Even though you see more and more Focuses everyday, it goes to show that they are great little cars.  They run well, affordable.  My focus is 5 year old and I have never had any problems. It runs smoothly accelerates at a descent pace.  I have had no major problems.

LMAO.. everyone goes "how can you like a wagon??" easy i say lol Ford made this vehicle very very fun to drive and its a very comfortable one two, i have to say the only defect or problem we've had with our SE was the AC doesn't work any more :(


I would definitely recommend this car to anyone looking for a fuel efficient vehicle thats also fun!

nice exhaust, lowered suspention, 17" speed rims, hircules G5000 tires, cold air intake and upgraded clutch. it has  great accelration and really nice handling the only problem i had was the stock clutch. i drove it across canada from alberta to newfoundland and never had a problem. from is 5 speed to its  down to the handling it is a really fun car to drive.

I bought this car after my GTI because I needed the space to put my guitar stuff.  I broke my driver seat with my Rivera Knucklehead in my GTI and it was rusting so I traded it for the Focus.
Performance:  Good enough to get you from A to B.
Build quality:  I didn't need to fix anything, but it was cheapy cheapy build quality inside and outside.  It was only a matter of time before the "Found on Road Dead" kicked in.
Appearance:  Ugliest front-end of any car at the time, but I didn't mind the overall look.  It reminded me a little of a Volkswagen.  The interior cloth seats were the grey fuzz which is a trademark of most low-end Ford vehicles.
Cost of ownership:  Low.  It took regular gas, had a small 4 cylinder engine.
Fun Factor:  2/5.  Nothing like the old arm-strong windows!  I was happy that this car had AC, because my GTI didn't. The cool thing was all the gear I could put in it with the seats folded down.  It fit 2 4X12 guitar speaker cabinets, a mini-fridge bass cabinet, 3 electric guitars, assorted cable boxes, and a merchandise bin!  I even installed a hitch on it to pull a trailor for when Cassidy was going on tour!  Good thing we didn't go through with it, because we probably would have died off a cliff when the brakes were to fail on the Coquahalla freeway in B.C.  When I sold this car it was absolutely spotless, it didn't have a single scratch on it!

Performance of this car is absolutely fantastic, the tires (Michelin) in combination with the large front Brembo brakes allow up to 1g in braking and 1 g in cornering due to the active front differential.  The gear box is a dream as well and a shift light is installed which appears on the speed dial from 5000rpm.  The build quality of the car is very good, the brakes however do squeak but i have been told ( by other ford focus rs drivers) that this is normal for the car.  The exterior styling is fantastic, the large 18 inch OZ rims and the aggressive front grill as well as the rear spoiler give the car a brutal tone.  Interior styling is fantastic, aluminum gear shift as well as aluminum colored pedals give the car a great rally touch; this is heavily complimented by the deep Sparco bucket seats colored in blue and black as the rest of the interior of the car.  Maintenance of the car is great if it is kept in its original state as most stock replacement parts are always available at the dealerships (in Belgium at least).  Gas mileage varies dramatically since the power is available throughout the revs, the problem i believe is that although the gear box is fantastic throughout all gears it lacks a 6th gear because when cruising at 120kmh on the highway the car is revving at around 3000rpm so it does drink a fair bit of gas in comparison to other cars in the same class.  The car is extremely fun to drive as overtaking and cornering are a pleasure at any point of the day.  I would highly recommend this car if you are able to keep paying for the high gas prices (min 97 octane).  Keep driving :D