Calling all Focus guys

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Calling all Focus guys

Post by Niceguy » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:53 am

Thinking about a cheap econo box ride... Is this a decent price for this model focus? Looks pretty clean and I can buy nearly the entire A/C system for $146 and have means and ability to fix it.
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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by Toddstang » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:25 pm

Not bad. Mine is a 2005 and it's great for an econo box.

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by DDgunslinger » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:33 pm

Get a Toyota... *cough cough*

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by rustynuts » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:44 pm

'Merica!

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by Niceguy » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:46 pm

DDgunslinger wrote:Get a Toyota... *cough cough*
Definitely one of my first choices. Hard to find Hondas or Toyotas with under 300,000+ miles for an even remotely fair price. Or completely f'up by 16 year old kids...haha

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by Niceguy » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:50 pm

Toddstang wrote:Not bad. Mine is a 2005 and it's great for an econo box.
Could probably get it for $2500.

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by Dave1965 » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:02 pm

Get a mustang

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Post by Niceguy » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:04 pm

Dave1965 wrote:Get a mustang
Had 2. Nothing economy about them other than initial purchase...haha

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by Robert Paulson » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:19 pm

DDgunslinger wrote:Get a Toyota... *cough cough*
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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by WLJ » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:36 pm

Looks like a SE, maybe a little high for the miles
If it was an SES still a little high, miles again, but closer.
Have an 07 SES ZX4 myself.
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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by Niceguy » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:45 pm

WLJ wrote:Looks like a SE, maybe a little high for the miles
If it was an SES still a little high, miles again, but closer.
Have an 07 SES meself.
All IMHO of course.
Kinda what I was thinking. But "cash for clunker" bullshit REEEEALLY hurt the cheap used car market also.

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by Dave1965 » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:47 pm

Niceguy wrote:
Dave1965 wrote:Get a mustang
Had 2. Nothing economy about them other than initial purchase...haha
you got dough, ride right

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by WLJ » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:49 pm

He does say OBO so offer him $2,000 and see if he takes it.
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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by Niceguy » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:50 pm

Dave1965 wrote:
Niceguy wrote:
Dave1965 wrote:Get a mustang
Had 2. Nothing economy about them other than initial purchase...haha
you got dough, ride right
I already have 3 anti-econo boxes...haha Hopefully getting rid of one piece of shit soon though...

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by kokopelli » Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:40 pm

Not bad at all- I know a guy with one that has over 300k miles on it. I agree with the $2,000 offer; he knows it needs AC work, start talking 'evacuate the system' and crap to scare him on how serious Of a problem he has in his hands, with hot weather coming, etc I'll bet he'll go 2,000.

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by irishrob » Wed Apr 01, 2015 6:37 pm

Had an 07 until I totaled it @ 90K. Had to have the tranny rebuilt just before 60K while still under warranty. Never got the gas mileage I expected but the wife had a lead foot & thought you had to floor it from every stop. Otherwise a decent car.

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by Toddstang » Wed Apr 01, 2015 6:39 pm

I drive mine like a stolen go cart daily.

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by WLJ » Wed Apr 01, 2015 6:59 pm

07 SES

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by BK Meyers » Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:22 pm

I drive an '05 ZX4 (4-door, 5-speed, 2.0L engine) as my commuter car. Bought it as a rebuilt title car with just under 90K on it. It now has 173K on it and gets 31-34 mpg on the highway cruising at 75 mph average. I'm hoping to get another 80K+ out of it.

If I were to sell this one today I would look for another Focus.

For the one you are looking at, $3000 seems a bit too high. I agree with the others, talk about the a/c replacement and get him down on price.

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by Niceguy » Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:33 pm

Toddstang wrote:I drive mine like a stolen go cart daily.
That's the way I did my bone stock 96 Civic Ex for 110,000 miles. I spent a total of $2100 on it to drive 110,000 miles. That was $1000 loss between buy and sell price and $1100 for everything put into it short of gas and oil changes. It would have been less but I paid someone to do the timing change the second round. Tires, front brakes, timing belt water pump thermostat and all belts and hoses x 2, 2 axles, a pipe and muffler. That was a damn good investment. And it averaged 36-38 mpg driving it like I stole it. And a best of 41 mpg one tank coming from Va back here to Ky.

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by Niceguy » Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:34 pm

WLJ wrote:07 SES

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Looks good. Did you have the same color hatch before that one?

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by rustynuts » Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:52 pm

There are almost as many Focuses on here as there are cats....

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by Dave1965 » Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:24 pm

Wonder why Todd's neighbor is moving :)

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Re: Calling all Focus guys

Post by kokopelli » Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:46 pm

Isn't it Foci ...?

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