looking at buying a focus between 4 - 6 years old. is the anything
particular to look for when i view the cars?
were there any recalls that should have been done ?
seen a six year old diesel for sale with 33k on the clock are the diesels

My parents are looking for a higher seating position car than their
Camry. We looked at the Toyota Matrix and they liked it but also like
my Focus. They drive a lot (35-40K/yr) and their Camry has been
unbelievably reliable and cheap to run. So we were leaning towards the

   My 2001 ZTS seems to eat headlights!  It seems that every 6-8 months
I need to replace a headlight because the low beam is burned out.  Never
replaced them that frequently on any other vehicle I've owned.  Is this
replacement frequency normal?

My 2000  2.0L has a loud high pitched rattle everytime I get to 3000rpm
which stops as your increase the revs, it does in any gear, does'nt appear
to be anything obvious, any ideas, many thanks in advance

My wife and I were interested in purchasing a dog guard for our Ford
Focus Wagon so that we can travel with our Chesapeake Bay Retriever.  
I found a place online that said they were selling them but when I emailed
them about the item, they emailed me back telling me that Ford has ...

I've own a late 2000 UK Focus 1.8 Collection which is rusting in places.
Last year the tailgate was replaced under warranty which I didn't expect in
a car of it's age (4 ½ years) but it had a happy ending. Now I've got rust
by the door mirrors and on one of the passenger doors and ...

I had this car 5 years and a few days ago the door locks will not
automatically unlock or lock using the key remote or pushing any of
the buttons on the doors.  The trunk lock button will not pop open
either, I looked in the ford owners handbook and it says there is a

Can anyone shed some light on a problem I'm having with a 2.0 focus ghia
1999 as I can now only lock the car using the key manually. I thought it
was the battery in the remote key that had failed, so I changed it but
this did not work. Not sure where to look is it fuses? relays ...

I have 140,000 km on my wagon and find it pretty good but sure goes through
tires. I rotate every 20,000 km and still get flat spots after about 40 km.
Sears has 130 km warranty on their Voyager tire and claim its alignment,
Ford checks alignment and twice now says its okay.

I just bought an used 2002 Focus SE sedan. I like it very much!
However, every time I went to highway, I found it accelerate much
slower than other cars. I had no ideal if it had some problem or not.
Could anyone give some clue before I sent it to autoshop.

my air con isn't blowing ice cold ... had a new air con rad fitted about 18
months ago at ford under warrenty and it was fine .... just seems to have
happened ????

Have just been down to mid France and had vibration through the column and
into the steering wheel.
Suspect this may be a wheel balance problem or dare I say it a warped drive
shaft.

Buy or lease a new Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Mazda, Volvo, Jaguar or Land
Rover under Ford's "Friends & Neighbors" employee discount x-plan.
This will allow you to get a Ford or Mercury vehicle BELOW dealer invoice
without haggling.  The other brands (Lincoln/Mazda/Volvo/Jaguar/LR) ...

Can someone tell me if the metal body panels on the Focus are plated
(galvanised etc) ?  I am thinking of exchanging my Peugeot 306 (has plated
body panels) for a Focus.
Thanks

I am thinking of buying a used Focus Diesel (in the UK)  Probably a four
year old model.  Are there any models I should look for and any I
should avoid.
Thanks