2005 Ford Focus in Cedar Rapids, IA

Average time on market: 26 days Certified Pre-Owned: No Transmission: 5-Speed Manual Overdrive Color: Yellow Description: Used 2005 Ford Focus ZX3 S for sale - $5,900, 64,034 miles with Steel Wheels

Avg. Dealer Rating: (2 reviews) "car overpriced...dealer made token attempt to respond to my inquiry"

Average time on market: 22 days Certified Pre-Owned: No Description: Used 2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SE for sale - $7,500, 55,000 miles

Average time on market: 18 days Certified Pre-Owned: No Transmission: Automatic Color: Sangria Red Description: Used 2005 Ford Focus for sale - $6,969, 97,495 miles

Avg. Dealer Rating: (1 review) "No pressure. Found the car we wanted, a 2010 Impala and bought it."

Average time on market: 22 days Certified Pre-Owned: No Transmission: Automatic Color: Beige Description: Used 2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SE for sale - $6,988, 92,105 miles

Avg. Dealer Rating: (1 review) "Responded promptly initially but their offer on our trade was very low - several thousand lower than the dealer we bought from on a similar vehicle. They took a couple of days to come back to the table but by then we were already in the buying process with another dealer."

Average time on market: 22 days Certified Pre-Owned: No Color: Green Description: Used 2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SE for sale - $7,995, 75,047 miles

Avg. Dealer Rating: (6 reviews) "Very friendly, knowledgeable and motivated. Immediately responded to my internet inquiry."

Average time on market: 22 days Certified Pre-Owned: No Transmission: 4-Speed Automatic Color: Silver Description: Used 2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SE for sale - $4,900, 190,000 miles with Steel Wheels

Average time on market: 19 days Certified Pre-Owned: No Transmission: Automatic Color: Red Description: Used 2005 Ford Focus SE Wagon for sale - $8,991, 99,858 miles

Avg. Dealer Rating: (5 reviews) "Took a couple of days to call back but truck had been sold the day I contacted them."

Average time on market: 22 days Certified Pre-Owned: No Color: Gray Description: Used 2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SE for sale - $8,995, 97,270 miles

Avg. Dealer Rating: (2 reviews) "I did not have a positive experience shopping for a vehicle with Carriker. Two words come to mind from my experience: disingenuous and sheisty. I had a specific Make/Model, year and mileage range in mind and found a used vehicle matching my needs at Carriker. I live in Des Moines, but was willing to make a trip for the "right" vehicle, which I thought this was. The car was listed WAY above market value (nearly $12,000, to be exact). I thought this must be a misprint, so I called and talked to Wes. My experience went downhill from there. Wes is the quintessential used car salesman; and I don't mean that as a compliment. He was nearly impossible to speak to. His questions were unintelligible half the time and the other half the time he was busy spewing forth disingenuous compliments (oh, you're so smart, you're looking good today, etc.). He said that he'd give me the price I was asking for and a fair trade over the phone, so I decided it was worth the trip to take the car for a test drive. Once in the dealership (this place is SO tired and dirty), Wes would simply disappear into his boss' office without telling us where he was going. He sat with me, jumping the gun and getting information from my trade, for 30 minutes or so before even offering to let us test drive the car (which, by the way, was running outside the whole time...). Wes can barely write; it took him FOREVER to fill out the forms. The car did run great. I would have purchased it, but Wes and his (invisible) boss weren't willing to meet in the middle. His offer was $1,500 more than he quoted me over the phone. This was simply out of my budget, but probably wouldn't have broken the dealership by any means. In the end, though, I'm VERY grateful that I didn't have to deal with Carriker any further than I did. Wes said many times that he doesn't play games, but this dealership clearly does nothing BUT play games with potential buyers. It was a bad experience from front to back for me and my family. Buyers beware!"