Are the new 2013-2014 Ford Focus hatchbacks good cars?
Are the new 2013-2014 Ford Focus hatchbacks good cars?
Only the ST model in my opinion. The ST Focus is actually really fun to drive, it has sharp turns and quick acceleration 0-60 5.7 seconds, 250 horsepower. It's a nice personal quick car. Any of the models other than ST are okay, but you can buy better.
Probably. Ford got their act together for the Focus in 2004 and for the last decade the Focus has been a strong seller - the best selling car in the world the last I heard. They are not as dead reliable as Toyotas often are but they don't collect a lot of expensive repairs, are cheap to own and feed, cheap to insure.
Yes however the automatic ones have issues with clutch shutter from leaking input shaft seals. The warranty on this issue is 100k miles or 7 years, though.
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