2008 Ford Focus

Pros: What do you like about 2008 Ford Focus?
Sync.
Gas mileage.
Design.
Performance.
Room.
Reliability.
Style.
Seats.
NICE!

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Ford Focus?
Leather wrap the E-Brake instead of plastic.
Tilt wheel instead of tilt column.
Make the vanity mirrors stay in place.

2008 Ford Focus Review:
I am 16 years old and got this as my first car... It is a Black SES model, and I absolutely love it.

Perfect for a highschooler, for things such as the Sync system for iPods and phones (which parents will love because of the safe text feature), gets terrific gas mileage (averaging 27 in a crowded college town.), not a fast car, but can zip around and can certainly maneuver into tight parallel parking spots.

Absolutely the most reliable car conceivable, easy for someone with a lack of car knowledge like me to change the fluids, due to the easily identifiable and accessible yellow caps that designate essential items such as oil, wiper fluid, etc.

The four door sedan is perfect for friends to get in and out of and is surprisingly roomy in the back even for me (6'2'').

The trunk in the back is great for many backpacks and could easily transport even the biggest of suitcases multiple times. (Also great if you have a teen who wants a subwoofer, allows plenty of space and best buy hooked one up with a breeze).

Also, the safety features should really impress parents on this. Side curtain, frontal, and even torso airbags, along with a rigid/collapsible body style, this car is truly one of America's safest.

I love it and would recommend to anyone!

Pros: What do you like about 2008 Ford Focus?
This is the SES edition of the Ford Focus 2008 Vista Blue.

I liked it for about 5,000 miles then winter came.

Right off the bat there were some problems... Including Paint and Carpet when I purchased the vehicle. Noticed after washing it and cleaning for the first time.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Ford Focus?
During the winter, paint all over the surface of the car was scratched down to a white layer. I am guessing this is the primer, I work for the Milan plant where we make the fascias of the car, and there are paint issues directly in the factory. Which are usually ignored and then sent to the customer anyway.

I would suggest saving your money and not leasing this car like I did. Now I'm stuck with a car that has several problems, from the carpet coming up on the passenger side, which was replaced by the dealership to look even worse.

Poor Trim on the Dashboard, plastic cuts in the dash with extra plastic sticking up.

Rattles everywhere in the car, it sounds like there is a turkey in my car in the rear of it while driving. Which Ford dealers apparently can't locate.

The tires are already bald, I've rotated them 6 times. At 30,000 miles they were almost completely bald.

Fuel pump Issue - I can hear the pump giving out. I just replaced the filter awhile ago. Now the pump is making this loud squeal noise.

Rattles in the Dashboard, everywhere there are rattles in this car, the doors, the dash, the control cluster... Even where sync is situated I can hear it rattling.

2008 Ford Focus Review:
Since Ford will not fix my problems, and I work for the company. Is this because I purchased the car under the A Plan?

When I had a 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid, I never. Never had any issues with paint or anything and it had 300,000 miles on it and it was still great for a car!

Now I'm stuck buying this car, and I'll have to take a loss on it.

So I'll buy it for the $15,500 from the dealer even though according to everyone else it is only worth...

Used Car Blue Book Suggested Retail (dealer): $13,665.00

Used Car Blue Book Private Party (owned): $11,815.00

Horrible resale value.

I will never buy a Ford Again, where is the Ford Quality, and the Promise to fix.

With the paint scratched all over the roof, the trunk, the front bumper not lining up right, the solvent pops in the door. The whole thing would be better off scrapped and then sold for metal I think it would be worth more.

As they say "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me."

Pros: What do you like about 2008 Ford Focus?
Everything.
Car: 2008 Ford Focus SES Coupe.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Ford Focus?
It doesn't need improvement.

2008 Ford Focus Review:
I have owned all sorts of vehicles....Dodge...Ford...Toyota...Chevy...Mazda and BMW. I have never, ever enjoyed a vehicle as much as I enjoy this one. The cabin is SUPER quiet, even when shifting gears(can barely hear the engine)and the shifting is smooth as butter. It handles awesome, the ride is very soft, has plenty of power, the seats are very comfortable, the Microsoft SYNC easily plays all my Artists on my Wolverine 5160(160GB). It took about 5 minutes or so to index all the files, but when it finished, I asked it to play whatever artist I wanted and it responded beautifully. Hands-Free phone conversation is another Gem with this vehicle. The person on the other end can hear your voice perfectly. This is the real Bluetooth! I have the Audiophile system and music sounds awesome with the built in Subwoofer in the trunk. Also, Ambient lighting is great as well. Do yourself a favor. If you want to get a great vehicle that is inexpensive, but has quality to boot, please look into this car. You will not be disappointed. Did I mention that this car gets around 35 miles per gallon as well. I am so happy about this car....Can Ya Tell? It's perfect in every way.

Pros: What do you like about 2008 Ford Focus?
Nice little car, good mileage, and can fit in tight spaces.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Ford Focus?
Fix the Sway Bar Linkages so when you drive it isn't noisy and does not wear the tires. I have taken in my car quite a few times due to the noise. The first few times I was told it was dirt. Then I took it to another dealer and it was diagnosed as a broken Sway Bar linkage and they fixed it. A few months later I took it in because of the noise and the other side had a broken Sway Bar linkage, which they fixed. A month before my warranty was over I brought it in complaining of noise, and they could find nothing. A month after the warranty was over they found that both front sway bar linkages were broke and I have to pay for it. I have NEVER had a vehicle where even one sway bar linkage has broken or that I have ever had to replace. The dealer told me that you have to replace the linkages on the Focus every 2 years.

2008 Ford Focus Review:
Not Happy.

Pros: What do you like about 2008 Ford Focus?
Gas MILEAGE.
STEREO.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Ford Focus?
BACK CARPETS STILL GET WET. BEEN TO DEALER 2 TIMES, STILL LEAKS.

2008 Ford Focus Review:
Fix water leeks, should have electric door locks as standard feature.

Pros: What do you like about 2008 Ford Focus?
Good gas mileage.
Car has more feels bigger than other compacts in its class.
Sound system is nice.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Ford Focus?
Paint is chipping below the rear doors - design flaw. Debris from roads has made the metallic brown paint gray or even white in some places. Mudflaps don't seem to help at all.

2008 Ford Focus Review:
Besides the paint issues I like the car. I would recommend this car to someone if the paint issues were resolved.

Pros: What do you like about 2008 Ford Focus?
I love everything about it!

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Ford Focus?
Trunk release inside the car.

Pros: What do you like about 2008 Ford Focus?
Nice car, decent gas mileage.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Ford Focus?
The no spare tire and no trunk eject inside the car are very....VERY annoying and cheap.

2008 Ford Focus Review:
It's no wonder ford has struggled on the brink of bankruptcy.

Pros: What do you like about 2008 Ford Focus?
style...better looking then the older model
handling
5-speed moves great...i get to about 2.5 RPM's in 3rd gear and it takes right off

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Ford Focus?
high beams are horrible
windshield wipers and directionals being all in a cluster stick

2008 Ford Focus Review:
i am 23 years old and i drive 60 miles a day... i gave up my 1993 Ford Escort for this car... i really really like it. i have the 5-speed, S. i get in and go no problems so far....... i am soon buying a borla exhaust for it. it's too quiet... everything i drive needs to be loud and it will give me some more horses. so far very pleased

Pros: What do you like about 2008 Ford Focus?
I like the style and the quiet of the cabin. It also rides very smoothly. It has more bells and whistles than I know how to operate yet at 17,000 miles. I do have auto trans. and ABS and a button on my key pad to open the trunk from anywhere. I don't see the necessity of an extra button in the cabin.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Ford Focus?
Make touch up paint match the color of the car. I ordered a small bottle to touch up tiny marks and it is darker than the original paint on car.

2008 Ford Focus Review:
I drive around town mostly so I don't get over 29-30 miles per gallon but when I do go on a trip, I can get up to 35 mpg. I'm glad I bought the car but I didn't get any concession and the finance co. (JPMorgan Chase) is hard to deal with even with a perfect record of payment. My recommendation is to NOT finance your car through them.