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Hey car geeks...

Question for you.

Im looking at a Focus ZX3 S2 for $5500 right now. Its got 66k miles on it. Its "liquid grey." Apparently they only made 3000 of the S2's? I dont know the details about it but apparently they added a lot of cosmetic improvements along with a better suspension.

My question is, assuming the mechanic doesnt find anything terribly wrong with it, is it worth it? Im a little worried that its got 66k on it. I wanted to find something lower but I drove it and now I like it. This is my first time buying a car, and I have to admit, its freaking STRESSFUL.

Make sure you take it to a trusted family mechanic too.

The revised Focuses (Foci?) were decent cars. I can't remember any major technical faults. I think the first gen ones had a few issues which were quickly sorted out.

$5500 isn't bad for it either. Offer something like $4800 and try and end up somewhere in between. Also, check sites like www.autotrader.com to see what similar cars are selling for in your area, just to give you a frame of reference.

Good luck!

that's a lot of mileage.

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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie Question for you. Im looking at a Focus ZX3 S2 for $5500 right now. Its got 66k miles on it. Its "liquid grey." Apparently they only made 3000 of the S2's? I dont know the details about it but apparently they added a lot of cosmetic improvements along with a better suspension. My question is, assuming the mechanic doesnt find anything terribly wrong with it, is it worth it? Im a little worried that its got 66k on it. I wanted to find something lower but I drove it and now I like it. This is my first time buying a car, and I have to admit, its freaking STRESSFUL.

you are gonna have to do big maintanace on it preatty soon.. 75k miles... its about 1,000 dollars that its gonna be spent there.

iv driven a focus though, not very impressive. mazda has great small cars... the 3 and the protege... but im bias i guess cause i have one.

since 2003 and all iv done is change breaks because they were old (car is from 99) and got new tires. other than that, built like a tank.

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Originally posted by nchs09 iv driven a focus though, not very impressive. mazda has great small cars... the 3 and the protege... but im bias i guess cause i have one.

I love the 3's but Im confined to a $6000 budget.

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Originally posted by pmoisse Make sure you take it to a trusted family mechanic too. The revised Focuses (Foci?) were decent cars. I can't remember any major technical faults. I think the first gen ones had a few issues which were quickly sorted out. $5500 isn't bad for it either. Offer something like $4800 and try and end up somewhere in between. Also, check sites like www.autotrader.com to see what similar cars are selling for in your area, just to give you a frame of reference. Good luck!

ya they were preatty well built.

engie google kelly blue book and find what u should be paying for it.

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Originally posted by nchs09 ya they were preatty well built. engie google kelly blue book and find what u should be paying for it.

Ive already done the baseload research. Assuming "good" condition, which it is, its about 6200 or so. Thats not including the S2 package but I dont think it added a lot onto the original MSRP to begin with.

By the way I didnt notice there were a couple other random car threads out there - sorry!

You do not buy a FORD with 66k miles on it! WTF is the matter wit ya!

In fact, you don't buy a FORD period!

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Originally posted by CrazedOut You do not buy a FORD with 66k miles on it! WTF is the matter wit ya! In fact, you don't buy a FORD period!

+1


wherever you live you can get a toyota or honda for under 6k that will perform as well, and not die until 300k miles. it might be a few years older, but do NOT get a ford.

also, manuals will be cheaper to replace in the long run. autos last longer but cost more to replace (transmissions)

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ang: DONT BUY IT! i know someone with a focus and it has PROBLEMS!!!!!! its a british designed car. thats all you need to know! total shite! oh and its a ford too! so double shite!

for 6k there are LOTS of cars out there. is 6k what you have right now? if so why dont you finance a 10k car? that would mean a SUPER low payment plus your car would be quite new. like 2003ish. your young and you NEED to start building that credit history NOW!

I have a 2003 Ford Focus SE.



I guess that could be "liquid grey", seems like it's trying hard to be silver, green, and blue at the same time.

I'm kind of going either way about this car. The handling is nice, it runs alright for right now, and it comes with a fantastic stock Blaupunkt system in it. Other than that, the gas mileage isn't too great (I think mine is around 22-25 for a 4 cylinder that isn't heavy at all), it's very hard on the front brakes due to the design, and I'm just not too sure how well it'll hold up once it starts getting above 65k.

meh.

But I got my 2003 with only 33,800 miles on it for under $9,000, so it was a good deal imo.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel ang: DONT BUY IT! i know someone with a focus and it has PROBLEMS!!!!!! its a british designed car. thats all you need to know! total shite! oh and its a ford too! so double shite! for 6k there are LOTS of cars out there. is 6k what you have right now? if so why dont you finance a 10k car? that would mean a SUPER low payment plus your car would be quite new. like 2003ish. your young and you NEED to start building that credit history NOW!

No I can afford financing 6k. Im just a poor grad student. And also for people suggesting a manual, I live in downtown Atlanta and Im just not okay with driving one through this city.

Anyways, sorry Im dragging this thread up. The Foci with the problems are the manual's. I dont know what it is about them but people have had serious problems with them. Ive done enough research, though. This particular model has no known problems and no recalls.

Thats another thing. There were a TON of Focus recalls for the 2000 model year. Most of them were manuals.

zx3 is a great little car. i had the SVT which was similar and luurved it until I did this:




speaking of which, these cars have under steer so be careful on the twisties

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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie No I can afford financing 6k. Im just a poor grad student. And also for people suggesting a manual, I live in downtown Atlanta and Im just not okay with driving one through this city. Anyways, sorry Im dragging this thread up. The Foci with the problems are the manual's. I dont know what it is about them but people have had serious problems with them. Ive done enough research, though. This particular model has no known problems and no recalls. Thats another thing. There were a TON of Focus recalls for the 2000 model year. Most of them were manuals.

ahh ok financed 6k. thats a lot of help! whats your zip code?

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Originally posted by Demoted I have a 2003 Ford Focus SE.

Hi hi hi.

Yeah first of all I think the sedan's are ugly as sin, which is why Id get the zx3 (no offense, I just have a thing about the 4 doors). Anyways, the other reason is that the zx3 has better fuel efficiency.

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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie Thats another thing. There were a TON of Focus recalls for the 2000 model year. Most of them were manuals.

Haha, yeah, my friend has a manual 2000 Ford Focus. I believe it is the most recalled car in the history of cars. In any case, he has put 120,000 on it and it's still chuggin' and getting about 35-38mpg no less. He recently had to do a whole hooplah's worth of maintenance though that would have cost anyone else about $10,000, but his mom works as a service manager at a Mazda dealership and got it all done for about a tenth of that.

DANG WALKER!

I'd be leery of an American car with lots of miles on it, to be honest. Saturn is the only company I would trust - I have one with 75k on it, and all I've ever had done is new brake pads and new tires. Bought it when it was around 45k miles.

I used to have a Mazda Protege, and it was just fine until the engine completely failed at around 110k miles. Totaled the car (salvage price was lower than cost of fixing it).

My dad has a theory that if you die in a Saturn you automatically go to hell

its a 2001? 66k is good for that year. and check the insurance costs of it. If it is a 'special edition' they sometimes jack the prices up. Like for the svt models they increase your rates.


I have a '03 zx3 with I think 53k miles...a ton. Its a manual and drives great, really haven't had problem yet. But i know once 75 - 100k come around im gona be working on it like crazy.

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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie Hi hi hi. Yeah first of all I think the sedan's are ugly as sin, which is why Id get the zx3 (no offense, I just have a thing about the 4 doors). Anyways, the other reason is that the zx3 has better fuel efficiency.

blech, I hate the look of the zx3's and the like, but I'm cool with the sedan look

Not sure about the fuel efficiency either, it seems that the Focus can go either way. Some have great fuel efficiency, others like mine... eh... not s'much.

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Originally posted by Orbax My dad has a theory that if you die on Saturn you automatically go to hell

Not Neptune?

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Originally posted by Boomer187 its a 2001? 66k is good for that year. and check the insurance costs of it. If it is a 'special edition' they sometimes jack the prices up. Like for the svt models they increase your rates. I have a '03 zx3 with I think 53k miles...a ton. Its a manual and drives great, really haven't had problem yet. But i know once 75 - 100k come around im gona be working on it like crazy.

I knew there was another zx3 owner around here!

Hi Boomer!

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Originally posted by Demoted blech, I hate the look of the zx3's and the like, but I'm cool with the sedan look Not sure about the fuel efficiency either, it seems that the Focus can go either way. Some have great fuel efficiency, others like mine... eh... not s'much.

So how come you cant drive your own ass into the city on the weekends, HUH?!

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