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#1967 of 1997 06 Civic 4door vs Focus 4door by scape2 Aug 04, 2008 (5:08 pm)
About 3 months ago I bought my daughter an 07 Focus 4door SE automatic. The car had about 15K miles. At the same time a close friend bought thier daughter a "cooler" 06 Civic LX automatic with about 20K miles. At a get together the Dad actually got cocky and said to me the Civic would last longer and be more reliable than a Focus any day, plus the resale would be better. Knocked him down on the resale bit, when he told me he paid about $2,600 more than I did! The funny part is we talk to these folks and visit each others homes all the time. He tried to hide it from me that the Civic had 2 issues, A/C went out about 2 weeks ago, and one of the Power windows stopped working!! The Focus has about 18K now and not one issue. This just solidifies my view on Honda's "Legendary reliability".. LOL! Replies to this message: creakid1 (Aug 04, 2008 6:28 pm)
#1968 of 1997 Re: 06 Civic 4door vs Focus 4door [scape2] by creakid1 Aug 04, 2008 (6:28 pm)
Replying to: scape2 (Aug 04, 2008 5:08 pm) I'm an owner an '07 Focus ST, which already has the sport suspension. Lately I rode in a Civic LX coupe w/ std suspension & felt like being punished by the nervous stiff ride.   Why don't you guys swap the cars for a few minutes & show the Civic owner how "limo-like" a compact Focus SE glides over bumps, although it is the Focus SES's suspension that has a more balanced set up w/ less body roll.   & I doubt the Civic's steering feel can match the '07 Focus' European-design system.   With powerplant developed by Mazda, there's no doubt that your Focus will last long enough to see his high-resale Civic worth "only" $2000. Even if your Focus will worth almost nothing by then, he will still never get his $2600 back
#1969 of 1997 $500 please. by mschmal Aug 12, 2008 (11:26 am)
Yeah and don't forget that you WON"T have to pay for a timing belt anytime either.
#1970 of 1997 Re: 2002 Ford Focus Rear Suspension [jacksoncat] by kingcobra2 Aug 16, 2008 (6:54 pm)
Replying to: jacksoncat (Dec 01, 2007 5:06 pm) Have the dealer install a rear shim kit. I went through 3 sets of tires by 45000, had the kit installed no more trouble. Currently have 73500 mi on car with the tires I put on at 45000 with lots of life left on the tires. Good Luck. Worked for me.
#1971 of 1997 Focus by scape2 Aug 20, 2008 (2:04 pm)
has been a great car. Very overlooked on purpose in my opinion by the media. Civic has an image advantage over the Focus. When people are educated and actually drive a Focus they can see they get a great little car for a very fair price. They don't have to pay the extra $$ for image. Took my daughters Focus on a 300mile trip and at speeds of 70mph we averaged 38MPG! with the AC on at that!
#1972 of 1997 by rapidrick Sep 05, 2008 (4:51 pm)
"Have the dealer install a rear shim kit. I went through 3 sets of tires by 45000, had the kit installed no more trouble. Currently have 73500 mi on car with the tires I put on at 45000 with lots of life left on the tires. Good Luck. Worked for me. "   Greetings. What kind of Focus do you have?
#1973 of 1997 2000 FF - REAR Coil Springs? by walterq Sep 24, 2008 (9:30 am)
So one of my front coil springs snapped a few weeks ago and I had both replaced under Ford extended warranty program for these.   THEN, next day, Rear LH coil spring snaps.   Has anyone had this problem; assume Ford will not cover since their letter pretty specific to front.   Just seems like quite the coincidence?
#1974 of 1997 2005 Ford Focus? by andersonnc Oct 27, 2008 (7:23 pm)
Will two car seats fit well in the backseat of the ZX4?   Currently I am driving a Chevy Malibu, so Im a bit concerned about transitioning from mid-sized to compact.   Thanks Replies to this message: micweb (Nov 22, 2008 5:23 pm)
#1975 of 1997 Re: 2005 Ford Focus? [andersonnc] by micweb Nov 22, 2008 (5:23 pm)
Replying to: andersonnc (Oct 27, 2008 7:23 pm) I just got a new Focus and a forward facing infant seat fits fine. Two will fit fine, since forward facing car seats don't extend much beyond the seat cushion, if at all. It's a different story with REAR facing newborn seats, which are REAL space hogs.   I'm pretty sure a rear facing infant seat won't work well in the ZX4, I know it didn't work for us with a Neon unless we pushed my wife's seat too far forward for comfort and made it max upright (I couldn't drive with the seat behind me or in the middle). We traded in the Neon on the much roomier, in the back seat, PT Cruiser, and later a Dodge Caliber and Nissan Versa also worked, but now that both kids are in forward facing seats, I got a Focus and it works fine too.   The Focus definitely doesn't have a much "behind front seat" room as the Caliber, PT Cruiser, and Versa, but those three are the exceptions to the "not much rear seat room in small cars" rule. All the small cars are ok for kids up to 10 or 11, but adults aren't very happy back there, at least American size adults.
#1976 of 1997 Focus Sales Up by pf_flyer HOST Nov 24, 2008 (11:21 am)
http://www.freep.com/article/20081123/BUSINESS01/811230406/1014/BUSINESS01 For much of the year, the Ford Focus compact car, which averages 27 miles per gallon and comes with optional cutting-edge Sync telecommunications and entertainment technology, climbed the sales charts. So far this year, the vehicle built in Wayne is up 20.5%.

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