Are the new Ford Focus really as good as the Corolla or is the dealer just trying to get a sale?

Are the new Ford Focus really as good as the Corolla or is the dealer just trying to get a sale? - 1

FORD thinks they are. I'm sure that Toyota would argue the point…

Ford has started making nice cars over the years. In terms of style and being "fun to drive" I would choose Ford. However, in terms of reliability Ford does not have a strong record compared to Toyota.

If you look at reliability ratings, then no, they aren't better---they might look better and drive better however.

The worst cat I have had for reliability was my Toyota.
If broke down 3 times in 8 years.
One weak item was the manual shift cables. The end fell off a common issue. The cables were expensive and 8 hours labour to fit as the whole dash had to come out.
My wife loves her Ford.

Yes they are.

I think I read that Consumer Reports said good things about the Focus.

But I'm not sure its better than Toyota or Mazda.

All salesman are trying to get sales, all the time.

Its that good. But of coarse the salesman wants the sale. Thats what they do.