Ford Focus CL in general

Newest Review: ... handy when it is wet and you are getting steamed up, probably useful when it's hot too but I have yet to encounter such ... more

... conditions! Careful with this as it does affect fuel consumption. Electric mirrors and windows - Just for lazy people like me, but very intuitive to change the mirror settings. Overall I recommend this car to most people, being all the things you would want from a small-medium family car. I have been a bit stingy in my ratings but will change that in a few months time. So far I have had to replace a brake lamp and the wiper blades, the usual things you expect to go wrong on any car. ...more

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Ford Focus CL in general: Out of Focus (1102 words)
by - written on 16/11/02 (Very useful, 1623 readings)
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I have only owned my Focus for about a month so you need to bear in mind this review is based on first impressions. As with my previous car review I will update it regularly when things go wrong, hopefully not! I bought my 1999 V plate Focus 1.8CL Diesel for £4,950 which sounds very cheap, but it has done 70k miles which means it is a reasonable price. I did a lot of research on the internet before buying, the Ford Diesel unit which the Focus uses is well tried and tested being based on an old design, a bit harsh compared to modern versions but it is strong enough to easily last to 150k miles and beyond so I wasn't too concerned buying such a high ... Read the complete review

Flat Focus (171 words)
by - written on 31/07/00 (Useful, 299 readings)
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A couple of months ago I had to travel to Essex with my job. As a non company car owner I hired, through my firm, a Ford Focus Estate. The car was just 5 days old with less than 150 miles on the clock. The car was delivered on Friday for travel on the Sunday. Sunday evening arrived, I went to the car to start up, nothing - the radio, lights etc all worked but not the engine. After several attempts I gave in and called the RAC. The problemn was diagnosed as a duff battery that would have to replaced by Ford. Luckily I was able to use my own car but I was extremely disappointed that a brand new car hardly used and not dirty was ... Read the complete review