Hi Allan, I drove 180,000 km on a non-zetec Focus wagon over 4 years. Lot of city driving, including a 25 mile commute to and from the office on stop-and-go highway. It was a great car for the first 120,000KM, but after that it started to show its age, and rode pretty rough. By the time I was done with it the dealer wanted $5K to make the front suspension right. Never had any engine problems with it, from day 1 to the last. Other than the fuel pump, the drive train was perfect. And the fuel pump is not part of the engine. But I wouldn't want the non-zetec engine in a van, it doesn't make enough torque to be worth the trouble.
Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato www.pottsfamily.ca www.busesofthecorn.com On 18-Jan-08, at 8:03 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > THAT's encouraging. I've had people tell me that the Zetec is a good > engine but the rest of the Focus is a 100K mile car. > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL (and 2004 Ford Focus wagon) > > On Jan 18, 2008, at 7:44 PM, Mike Riley wrote: > >> just saw a 2002 focus with 325,000 on the clock. all city driving, >> it is used for a delivery >> vehicle for drug company since new >> mike >> |
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