2004 Ford Focus Station-wagon SE review from North America
"40mpg Gasoline Station-Wagon"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Funny noise at idle speed when the clutch is up (sort of rattle snake)
Intermittent wipers stopped where they are when I put them at off (front only)
CD player sometimes jumps
Tires too small for my concept a comfortable family automobile.
General comments?
I put 205-70R14 tires (about 9.7% bigger in term of distance and 7.8% in RPM) which upgrade the comfort to the Taurus/Malibu class, but decrease available power. No proof that i'm saving more than 5% in gas mileage after 1 month experiment
In term of gas mileage I got
Summer: City from 37 - 42 mpg
Road from 38 - 43 mpg
Winter: City from 30 - 36 mpg
Road from 33 - 38 mpg (Quebec)
Let said that I'm always driving between 1,000 and 2,500 rpm (max: 70 mph) and most of the time on mexican overdrive in city (50%).
I got all statistiques for 1 year perior.
See 40mpg.org Focus for my techniques
It's a Ford so you don't expect to have Japanese fancier gadgets as Nissan, but when you go for maintenance, It's much cheaper and as good...
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| I would not recommend buying a focus! |
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| Best Bang for Buck - Sporty and still practical |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 2004 |
| Year of manufacture | 2004 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0L SOHC Manual |
| Performance marks | 2 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 9 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 250 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 48000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Plymouth Voyager |
| Date of Entry | 26th April, 2005 |