Focus of Dreams (Ford Focus Zetec Collection)

Member Name: mattpotter10

Product:	Ford Focus Zetec Collection
Date:	05/10/09 (23 review reads)
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Advantages: MPG, Servicing costs, Comfort,

Disadvantages: Common as muck

Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec has to be one of the most reliable cars out there in the market today. Having owned my Focus for over three years it has only played up on me once, but soldiered on and got me home nevertheless (all will become apparent later :-)

The servicing costs are relatively cheap, or as cheap as they can physically be for a car due in part to the high numbers of these cars on the road. Spares for indicators etc are extremley easy to come by, I recommend taking a trip to your local scrap yard where I promise you there will be some ford Focus's.

The only problem the car has given me, and the only extra cost apart from the annual service/tax/Mot etc is that my Coil pack went in the car which I believe controls spark plug timings. The mechanic said it is quite a common problem in these cars once over a certain mileage. The car limped home on two cylinders, as well as getting itself to the nearest garage without having to call the AA out.

The drive is extremley good with suspension and cornering that you would expect to find in a much higher priced car. MPG is good when you don't keep your foot to the floor and is an ideal car for trips to the dump or long stints eating up the motorway miles. The car does not feel underpowered in any way and handles superbly.

Summary: Awesome car

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