The previous owner put crappy aftermarket spark plug wires on it and one failed; the car started idling high because one of the wires was arcing. Changed the wires and that is literally all I have had to do.
I enjoy driving this car much more than my GF's 98 civic, it handles better and has required less maintenance. In the 50k miles or so I have owned it, all I have had to do is change the oil and tires. It handles better than any other small car I have driven. Really solid deal.
I guess there was a reason it was the number 1 car in the world for a while. If they had the hot rod version in the US, I would buy it in a second.
Having driven both a Civic and a Focus, there is no contest for me: The Focus is twice the car the Civic was. The Civic was sold for scrap at less than 100,000 miles.
Ummmmm...yeah, OK.
You'll need good luck with that Focus if it ever develops a problem with the charging system, or other electrics. Seems as though Ford STILL doesn't know how to make electrical systems that actually work. I would rather drive a Honda any day of the week. BYE!!
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