I could not wait to write a review on this car. I recently picked one up for around £4000 from a company called motoselect (as you can see from the pictures), which in my opinion is a fair price for the condition the car was in. I have the hatchback version and not the estate, however I thought I would put my review here as it was the closest to my model. Ok to the review, I will start out by laying out some of the cars specifications and technical jargon.

One of the cars best points is the features it has. On the dashboard there is a little information computer which can be changed using a stick behind the steering wheel, almost like the indicator, this can be used to tell you the average speed, average Mpg and others; I personally found this quite useful.

The car has front lights, including fog lights, which are fully adjustable and as with any car offer a dipped and full beam. I have noticed however that they can get dirty fairly quick so before a long drive remember to get a piece of tissue and give them a quick wipe. This can prove to be so helpful when night driving. Rear lights are pretty much standard two side brake lights and a strip brake light, which give people plenty of warning that you are breaking. It only has a reversing light on one side, which should be noted as it is not always that clear that you are planning to reverse. Internal lights are also adequate and automatically come on when the door is opened. Both front vanity mirrors also have lights.

The engine has got plenty of power being a 2.0l with 130 Bhp, this means

Pictures of Ford Focus Estate 2.0i 16V

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I have been driving focuses for about 3 years now. So far I have required a new clutch, 8 new tyres and some wiper blades. In my opinion that's not bad around £1000 in total for 3 years worth of repairs, I have experienced no problems with the service people at my local ford dealership.

The second accident, which I was not involved in, was a little bit more serious. Two members of my family were in the car, a van pulled out in front of an oncoming car, the car swerved and lost control, it then spun 180 degrees and the rear of it impacted the front driver side of the focus at 40 mph. At 40 mph obviously both cars were written off. The car that hit the focus was a 1990's Honda civic; the front of the focus snapped the rear axel and the focus sustained damage to the bonnet and the engine. Luckily my sister had managed to slow down to below 30 mph so airbags were not deployed. My sister the driver incurred a small amount of temporary nerve damage to her right leg along with some whiplash and my mother the front passenger also suffered some whiplash as did the driver of the civic. Nobody was permanently injured, which if you could look at the pictures, was a miracle. This accident has just built my confidence with the focus it stood up to a combined 60+ mph crash without severely injuring any of the occupants.

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Second hand 2.0 Ghia: 1998-1999 £3000-£4000 depending on condition
2000:2001 £3500 - £5000
2002 onwards £5000+

If you can find a 1999 onwards second hand focus for around £3500 then this could make a brilliant first car if you can afford it.