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Question

My husband is going to get me a new car next month and we plan to get me a ford focus is that a good car

Answer 1

yes of course http://smartdrives.blogspot.com/

thanks - http://scooters-review.blogspot.com/

Answer 2

go to edmunds.com for a review

Answer 3

yes it is,may i also suggest you look into the saturn astra?

Answer 4

Hopefully they have improved since I bought one for my wife in 2001.  Our focus was the worst car I have ever owned, more recalls than I can count and plenty of problems I had to fix on my own.  The wheel bearings on the rear tires wore out in under a year, replaced under warranty.  The alternator had to be replaced after 2 years.  Not fun to do, the motor mounts have to be loosened on the passenger side and the engine pulled forward to get it out.  Positive battery cable was too thin, it had started to melt and had to be replaced.  The alternator and battery cable was not covered under warranty.  Could have taken it to the shop, but I shudder to think what they would have charged to fix it.

The car did hold up well in a crash though, someone turned left in front of my wife and 3 yr old son.  She hit them at about 45mph, the passenger compartment stayed intact and my family was OK, just a little shaken up.  I'm not a Ford person, never have been.  Their engineering used to be, maybe it's changed, is too cheap for a reliable car in my opinion.

Answer 5

yes it is

Answer 6

The 2008 Ford Focus is a wonderfull car! in fact, my wife and I liked it so much we each got a fully loaded "SES"! (SHE DOESN'T LIKE TO SHARE) the fit and finish is great! No squeaks rattles or bangs to be heard. Ford did lie a little about the fuel mileage though.... the 08 Focus is rated at 35MPG but both my wife and I get 38-40MPG on ours!. The heated leather seats are comfy and the upgraded 500 watt Audiophile stereo sounds like a concert hall!. We both traded in our Toyota's to buy the Focus and haven't looked back!. And with the thousands of bucks we saved by not buying a Honda or Toyota , we are going on a 3 week cruse in December to a warm island in the Caribbean! By the way, I raced a kid in a Honda yesterday and left him at the stoplight! you should have seen him sitting there with his mouth hanging open LOL! and, if you go on line on the Ford Focus web sight and request a brosure on the Focus you will find a unadvertised $750.00 coupon in the brosure when you get it in the mail! with that coupon and the cash incentives we got over $4,000 off the price on each car! plus we talked the salesman down even more on the price! We paid $15,237.49 each out the door on our fully loaded top of the line "SES"s price including everything! A GOOD BUY! and just wait until you get to use the new Sync system in the Focus! do you have some fun ahead of you!!!! (HINT) make sure you get the anti lock brakes and traction control option! (safety first!) now hows that for a review?