Is my car decent looking?

I'm a 19 year old college student that just recently bought this 00 ford focus. Is this a nice decent car for a 19 year old girl? Or is it ugly? Honest opinions! Is my car decent looking - 1

What is a comparable car to the ford focus?

I'm looking to buy a car that will get good gas mileage and is VERY reliable. In wanting to spend no more than 5000 so I'm obviously looking at used ones. What are some other card that are similar I could look at?

How to change a positive cable on a ford focus?

I have a 2000 ford focus and i believe that my positive cable is no good. When i put my key in my car the lights and radio come on and work but when i go to turn on the car all i hear is a clicking noise which i think is the starter. I been having some trouble with the battery for a bit. I been having to move the red wire so that my car will start. Today it just gave up on me so i took out the battery so i can see where the red cable hooks up too. I see that it goes under my engine but other then that i can't tell where it goes too. I'm going to get two jacks to lift my car up so i can get under it and see better. I'm also going to autozone to see if its the battery. But if its not the battery would you think its the cable?

04 Ford Focus: Rough Idle / Intermittent Check Engine Light?

2004 Ford Focus, Manual transmission SE 120k Miles.
2 weeks ago I had a fluid leak in my vehicle. I took it to my trusted mechanic and I was told I had a slightly damaged oil pan leaking a very slow leak and the thermostat housing was leaking coolant substantially. I had both fixed, brand new oil pan and a used thermostat assembly from a scrap yard.
After getting the vehicle back I noticed a slightly rough idle while in neutral at a stop sign or red light. It wasn't that bad at first but it over the following days it grew worse. Finally, last Friday it came to the point where the vehicle almost stalled at a red light. I tapped the gas slightly to rev the engine and prevent it from stalling. My attempt was successful but as soon as I hit the gas the check engine light came on. For the rest of my drive I had a rough idle and the CEL was lit. The following day on my drive to/from work I had the same problem. That afternoon I made another appointment with my mechanic to have this issue investigated. On the third day, during my ride into work, the CEL was lit with the usual puttering engine at idle. But then after work I started the vehicle and, mysteriously, the engine sounded and felt absolutely pristine, and the CEL was no longer lit.

So basically, I'm wondering first if I should keep my appointment with my mechanic, and second if the previous coolant leak, from the top of the engine compartment leaking downward, could have possibly somehow caused the current issue.