Never Buy This Ford
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- Never Buy This Ford
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Hey scotty kilmer how about the ford gt is it a great long lasting car?
Please make a Crown Victoria Video.🤞👍🤙
Yeah they don't make anything like they used to do. Everything is going to fall apart and be thrown away.
I Got My 2003 Focus ZTS,Love Them! New Ones…Meh
Scotty turns a 30 dollar fix into hundreds even thousands
Get you car code scanned and you fix correctly and spend 30 instead of a bundle
This wanna be mechanic knows nothing
Scotty reminds me that I don't need to spend a lot of money if I don't want to.
True but I like having nice things, I only live once to be dealing with ugly crap
@@Oakleyworld same mindset as you, gonna go full send and get a bmw in my young years. Might as well enjoy the time we have left.
@@drankconnoisseur9999 enjoy the stress of paying for repairs and a heated seat subscription
@@Brickedaboss07 why do you assume everybody keeps cars till their old? Lol warranties go a long way
Heated seats subscription is gum change for people who have some money and that's if you even want it
@@drankconnoisseur9999 beautiful car, enjoy the ride and quality
Scotty they don't make people like you no more 😢
ya, jerks
He's been shouting for 67 years 😂
We can change this if Parent's be Parent's to their Kids and not BFF's
i really hope he had some kids 😢
Just got a 2003 ford focus for 250 bucks and it only has 20k miles. Runs great. Was sitting for years. Perfect first car for me
Awesome 🎉
Was it in a time capsule? Awesome. How's the rust?
@@3434abab 😂old lady’s garage, it’s pretty clean and there’s no rust on the paint but I just noticed some when I changed the oil, pretty much everything on the bottom has a varying layer of rust But None of it is immediately causing any issues. It drives pretty smooth but I do think there’s some issues that my mechanic won’t tell me about. Acceleration can be jumpy and the engine sounds just slightly rumbly but it really could just be a crusty old bearing. Or a few. It’s honestly amazing it works as good as it does how little it was used.
My 2002 Focus wagon has over 200k miles, and still going.
Mine did too, until I drove it haha. The shift tower broke somehow
Never knew there was such thing as a ford focus wagon Lol
Just rebuilt a 02 wagon I got for $600.
I got a 2006 wagon with 210xxx
The wagon is pretty dope, enjoy it@real_talk8749
just got a 2009 ford focus for my first car. i love it.
nice. so many memories i have in my dads focus❤ (2010)
2005 in 2024 🎉 it’s nice and orange 😊
Just bought an 09 focus last year with 160k on the clock and no lights, absolutely love the car.
@@elkyt358did you bang dudes in it?
I have two of these cars because I liked my first one so much. 07 sedan and 03 zx3 hatchback
I loved my 2006 Focus, should have never given it up :(
Ugh i just sold mine I’m so sick
07 ZX4 (5 speed) running strong at 155k miles. Only needed a head gasket and intercooler repair after a bad leak, and a replacement shifter linkage cable. Has ran flawlessly otherwise for the last 3 years
i have a mk2 1.6 500k miles and still runs like new never had any issues and the mk1 hold there value i dont know what scotty's on about ford are discontinueing the focus in 2025 so value will start to climb rapidly
You sound like buyer's remorse. You gave up a '06 and wish you never had a. You fell prayed to the new trash
I still run an 05 and am 06 and never had any issues touch wood
My 07' base model with a manual is going strong. Although it only just rolled passed 90k miles. Fun little go-cart tho.
I have same
my 07 has 270k and runs great!
I got focus of 2001, love thst car. Its 🔥
I had the Mazda protégé hatchback for a long time and it just kept running. It had almost 270,000 miles when I scrapped it.
My dad has an 06 Avalon. It’s coming up on 300k, original engine and transmission, and still running perfectly . It’s even crazier because he abuses it like a hellcat
@@MustangGuy112 it's good to drive them hard. It cleans the carbon out.... they call it the Italian tune up
You mean it's on fire?! Yupp sounds like a Ford. Lol jk I actually have a focus too, and it's stick shift so I enjoy it
@@leadnsteel1428 oh 💀
HEY ! THANKS SCOTTY, I wondered what I was going to do with my wife's 2004 Focas Wagon. It has set in the yard 2 years. It ran good, turned off a couldn't get it to start. Engine, transmission was good. Original owner, kept up with services. Used Mobile 1
My 2011 focus was such a fortunate buy. I'm so happy to pass it to my daughter.
My 2003 Focus hatchback still going good at 175,000 miles! Still cleans up nice too.
Hey planing on getting one how much you think it has left you still have it!
A buddy got one of these cause it was shaking real bad and the owner didn't want to put money into it and no one wanted to buy it. He got real cheap (pre pandemic) and it turned out to be bad motor mounts. (common for these Fords) So he fixed it himself and now it runs just fine.
Did mine as well. No vibration. 2006 zx4
That's why I bought a 2011 Focus SEL back in 2014. Yes, vibrating noises, but still runs great with no surprises!
Doesn’t the SEL have a 6-speed automatic transmission? If is that the same thing as dual clutch
@@Cesarthinksclear No, just the standard automatic transmission
Slight correction in that never buy a newer Ford of any kind with one of Ford's Eco-Boost engines and if it has the useless senseless Stop/Go crap on it!
Yes mine has it.. so annoying that it defaults to have it in start/stop mode so I have to turn it off everytime. I use it drive thrus though lol
Ive owned a 2010 SES 5 speed with every option available (except auto trans) for 10 years. I can squeeze 42mpg out of it if i try and its hard to get below 32mpg. I plan on driving this thing into the ground. 230k and going strong as of now!
I love my 2010 Focus! She’s got 250k miles with no major problems just normal maintenance and 28-32mpg!
Got an 08, falling apart but runs like a champ never quits on me
easy solution: just buy a manual
Vibrating noises on those old ztec engines is usually just bad motor mounts
What I like about Scotty is he makes me feel OK for still driving a sixteen-year-old Corolla.
That 16 year old Corolla is probably built better than 95% of the garbage they make today.
I bought a 2000 Ford Focus in May of 2000. That thing was great. It was very good on gas and pretty quick for what it was. I miss that car!!❤️
I have a 2003 Focus and it's been a great little car. I've owned it for 2 years and put like 18k miles on it.
The 5 speed 2012 and up were pretty solid
but the clutch job is expensive 🤷
I’ve had three ford focus’s, 2012, 2006, and 2017. Currently with the 2017, my 2006 has been the best one yet.
My 07 and now 14 focuses have run great
I had a 2005 Focus and I LOVED that car. Wish I still had it
My dad owned a 2001 & 2007. Got 250 out of both of them without ANY major problems
Had a 99 escort. We did everything in our power to kill it, but it just wouldn't die.
I have a 2010 focus and it runs like a top.
Yea you've got the good one, focus was a great cheap alternative to civics and corolla, 2012 new model they came out with the automatically shifted manual trans , that was a giant pos , that change hurt ford bad when it came to the focus
better than corrola and civic
I put over 300,000 miles on a 2002 Ford Focus, that car was bad about breaking belts in the tires, but was running and driving when I traded it in.
I have an 06 Ford focus. Manual, good car!
Everything Scotty says is correct. I got an 05 zx5 focus and I love it. It’s small, zippy, can get thru double parked cars on a single lane street with ease. Yeah it rattles and such but it just keeps trucking and warms up super fast in winter.
Its 2024 and I still drive my 1999 Ford Escort Wagon SE that I bought off a used car lot in 2007 for $4000. I just maintain it and fix whatever breaks. I like the body style. Holds all six of my dogs and gets over 30 miles to the gallon. Peppy too!
I had a 2000 focus. Bought for 1100 in 2017. We drove it for 6 years and sold it in 2023. Was still running strong
I've worked on a few of these....yeah they vibrate...lol but usually over 200k
I replaced the passenger side engine mount on my 2010 with 250k miles on it and it eliminated almost all of the vibration, if you have a old focus try replacing that engine mount wasnt that hard to do with a pneumatic wrench
I have 2012 Ford focus with automatic it's pretty reliable I'll say that can last about 200k before minor inconvenience. I have one with almost 400,000 miles on it with the same transmission. Ofc replaced clutches.
A ford tech that specializes in transmissions told me that for the dual clutch problem he only seen it on cars that were driven easy such as older people or even the average joe. The ones that teenagers drove that were of course driven much harder had fewer problems out of them. Don’t know any truth to it but I trust his opinion. He also said you have to drive it as you would a manual so when people would speed up and slowing down in parking lots the transmission would go from 1st to 2nd and back a lot and that would mess with them.
It definitely feels like you’re riding in a manual at times at low speeds like when you’re at a light that just went green.
@@darthhull85 If I remember right it is a manual transmission with a electronic actuator that changes the gears. The same concept that semis have but on a smaller scale of course.
I had a 2007 Focus and it was great. Got totaled and bought a 2009. Decent car but you’re right about the post 2012 ones. Not nearly as good.
I have a 2002 ford focus I got from an elderly lady about a year ago when it had 55k miles. It was her grocery getter and her Buick lesabre was her church car. Runs great and the only issue was that when I got it I had to replace the spark plug nd get new tires aswell as replace a fuse so that it would work, but other than that it’s a great car that’s got everything you need and nothing more.
I have a 2017 Focus manual transmission and just flipped 167676 miles. I love this thing and have had only one issue but it was covered on a recall. I wish they still made these as a manual. I’d easily buy another one. I am going to drive it until the the wheels fall off.
We had a 2006 Focus. We owned it for 7 years. We never had any problems with it, not one. It ran as good the day we sold it as the day we bought it.
Thank you Scotty I was thinking about buying a 2012 focus today 🙏 glad I checked with you first
2007 Focus here.. bought it to drive one winter and then flip. Paid $300 and spent $600 buying used parts to fix little stuff like a broken mirror. 4 years later and I wouldn't take $3000 for it. Great little car!!
Honestly yeah early and mid 2000s ford focus were pretty reliable after 2011 things just went downhill.
I've had two ford focus's a 2001 and a 2005 both good cars but sadly both got written off
It’s a party in the Ford Fiesta 😇
Shouldn't have gotten rid of my 2011. Ran great, had problem with starter or related part, but made it to 164,000 miles.
Unless you get a standard transmission Scotty my dad has driven his 2013 with a 5 speed for a very long time with no issues
I had a 2005. 203,000 miles in 15 years of ownership. Great car
I can attest to the 2012 crapy transmission! First time tranny blew at 83kmiles! Covered by lawsuit warranty. The "fixed tranny started to go at 134k miles on an interstate. Cleaned and sold it to webuyanycar and got a 2014 Ford Cmax. So far so good with the Cmax. At least i dont have to contort getting in and out of the Cmax that I had to do with the Focus!
I have a 2000 wagon 1.6 and I absolutely love it, my first car and it's got 263 xxx km.
2007 Ford focus manual, over 200k runs like a dream and had ridiculously low maintenance and issues
2007 ford focus se hatchback zx5 227k plus still going strong
the 02 model would be a great beater car.
2005 ford focus zx4 ses, i love it she’s so fun to drive, i whip her around like a race car around corners
Just bought my 07 ford focus with only 65k miles and only one previous owner! Other than minor vibrations on the steering wheel when idling it runs great! Ac was bad at first but easilly fixed it by replacing blower motor resistor.
So true! Not much of a ford fan but yes if you buy a ford focus, 2011 or older! My ex had a 2012 and transmission went twice!
2012+ Focuses are fine if you get a manual. My 2013 is running like a champ.
My looks exactly like that is a 05 and 185k and runs like a beast 🔥🔥🔥
I have a 2009 Ford Focus 225,000 . Still runs good. Needs a head gasket and probably a valve cover gasket replaced. But ehh it's my back up beater car. 2011 looking to buy a small used car and there were two 2009 Ford Focus sitting side by side. Both of them were the same but one was gold and $1000 dollars cheaper just because of the color. We bought it Ha Ha Ha
Ford Focus Gang where you at???
Have done little to no maintenance orher than oil changes over 200k miles on my 2010 and runs fine. Just now starting to have to fo things like replace pumps and thermostat ect
We had a 2003 Focus with the split port single overhead cam engine. Bought it at 100,000 miles. Only made it 3 years to 130,000 miles and dropped a valve seat. So we swapped in a used engine that lasted a year and also dropped a valve seat. If you want it to last get a rebuilt cylinder head by somebody that knows about the issue. Or better yet get the Ztec one with dual overhead cams
I always loved first gen focus. It's beautiful
I just got my 2008 Focus back on the road. Roll up windows … no fob just a chipped key. I didn’t have to do brakes till after 100,000 miles. My interior and exterior mirror assemblies look just like that one too. Still blue metal flake . . . No rust.
We bought a brand new 2008 Ford focus it was a great car had over 200,000 miles got in a accident. The motor ran like a sewing machine and the transmission shifted like the day we got it. Never had any problems with it.
Had one and loved it. I chose the station wagon version because the chicks dig it. Ran like a top and I showed it no mercy. I only sold it because the bottom part of the seatbelt was anchored to the door. I seen a guy come out of his car in a crash from a similar design when I was a kid.
Just bought a used 04. So far so good!
I've got an '05 Focus with 230k miles on it and it's still going. The only engine related issue I've had with it since I've owned it is the alternator died on me a few months back. If you can get past the constant vibration from the fault motor mounts, it's a great car.
i have 2001 352,000 running strong, original motor and Transmisson.
I’ve driven my 2002 Ford focus since 2005. It is now 2024 and it’s still runs good with 230k. Scotty describe my car totally vibrates in pieces are falling off of it, but still drives me where I need to go I wouldn’t trust it going long distances on the highway, I need to look into Ford buying back the car though lol.
Hey scotty! Recently became a fan and I wanted to say my father has a 2010 focus from new and actually has 826,000km on it so far and still going strong :) so glad it wasn't one of the newer models.
I got the same car with 200,000 miles on it love it
My Uncle has a 2014 Focus SE and it still runs great. He’ll have that car until it can’t drive anymore.
As someone that had a 2001 Focus Wagon, I can confirm this. Mine worked like a charm, just the typical maintenance done and it kept running.
Though mine was in better shape than this one.
I have an '02 ZX3 bought new...1 transaxle replaced at 323,000 miles, now has over 432,000 on it - worst thing about these are inability to get rear wheels properly aligned (since new) even after complete rebuild of suspension, and the horrid rear brake drums ...I converted the whole system to 05 up front, SVT disc on the rear & have ZERO trouble since...and no rust since it's parked in garage which most early ones I see now have crusty rockers...always starts
My 2011 ford edge sport has 230,000+ miles on it and it still runs really good still takes off pretty quick for what it is the 3.7l v6 is an amazing engine and the transmission is pretty solid to only had to replace spark plugs and the infamous break booster once other than that electricals heat and everything works just fine trying to get a 2014 gt tho want something faster edge sport was an amazing first car to learn in and still had the speed to have fun lol
Mine was my first car, it’s an 07 se hatchback. I swear it looks dang near new inside and out, she’s been my commuter since I was 17 (its only been 2+ years). She’s had no issues at all, although I replaced the transmission almost as soon as I got it with one that had 40k miles on it. She treats me well! I’ll be sad when I move on to something nicer here in a few months.
As a Ford owner in the UK I can confirm that they do start to fall apart after about 70,000 miles.
I got a 2012 Focus, runs just fine. Course I got the 5 speed manual transmission though...
5 speed manual in 2012 ?
You got a good car. I had the automatic & the car was great, other than the problematic transmission. My Brother in law had the 5 speed manual...no problem with that car!
305k miles on a 2016 focus manual runs great
@@goodlife6277yeah if you want a Focus that’s the transmission to get. Scotty is right the DCT is garbage and probably should have tanked the company.
Not saying he's wrong but I have a 2015 sedan and 2016 hatch dct and luckily theyve booth been running flawlessly without any issue.
Ford doesn't make anything like they used to. Greed has made them cheapen the quality but made them unaffordable.
yea i think these were a continuation of the escorts...i miss my 1998 ford escort that sucker was unstoppable zero issues with engine, transmission, drive train i barely put any money into it in 4 years , its not a fast speedster but incredibly dependable
Had a 2004 mk1 Ford Focus and I really loved the car.
Sadly the structural parts started rusting away.
Just remember Scotty a third class ride beats a first class walk in this is Jim mungai from Kennerdell Pennsylvania
Now all you need is duck tape to hold it together.
I have a 03 134k. First car and only car. It's falling apart but does run good
If you want a Focus, get a stick. Got it.
My 2013 at 195k miles overheated the transmission . Had it since 64k for $5600, only had to change the thermostat. I think it did good and I’m just gonna junk it for the $500, I’m happy with the work it did
My 2018 has a traditional Select Shift 6 speed. Like the old Cruise-O-Matic. Solid. Made in the USA. No dry clutches. Like a Town Car compared to my 2015 alleged "Power Shift" that they bought back for 5 grand.
I've owned 4 a ztw a zxw a zx4 and a really really thrashed ztw and all made it to 300k and 275k before they needed a engine or transmission never had any issues out of any of them.
My 06 ZX3 has 170k on it, I’ve owned it for 12 years and it’s never been in the shop. Easy to work on and reliable as hell.
I’ve got a 2013. I had a lot less issues once they charged the tcm. I’m currently a little over 182,000 miles on it. When I got my last oil change (I was bad and didn’t get it changed until 8,000) they told me the oil was dirty but it wasn’t low. I’ve been running 5w20 high mileage since about 70,000 on it and it seems happy with it. Maybe when one of the wheels falls off it will be time to retire the car. But I currently get about 36mpg. Hard to argue with
My first ford was a 2003 ZTS 2.3L 4 cylinder automatic. Loved it and got rid of it at 280K with no issues. I was motivated to buy another Ford product so I bought a brand new 2018 F-150 XLT 5.0 L and regreted buying a Ford product. So many issues with it and with 50K miles and 5K dlls later, I traded in for a brand new 2024 Toyota Camry.
Had a 2016 focus, at 3000 miles the transmission started with issues. Dealer never fixed it properly.
I have a 2013 Ford Focus Hatchback. I installed the lower transmission mount from the Electric Focus. It's solid rubber. Makes a huge difference for under a $100. Stay away from aftermarket mounts, including the engine mount and the transmission mount located under the battery box.
Also, you need to take all the paint off where the battery is grounded to the chassis. This helps to make sure everything is grounded correctly, include the transmission.
Thanks will give it a shot. aftermarket rear sway bar helps.
I tend to agree with Scotty, but he’s wrong on the newer Focus. He’s not wrong about the DCT, but my daughter’s MANUAL 2014 is an excellent car. Great engine, very efficient, and inexpensive.
I’ve got a 2017 Ford figo, I opted for the Manual gear box and it’s given no issues, apparently the dual clutch version gives quite a few issues though
my '06 focus just died on me, gonna need a new transmission, getting a new car so im not worried. Served me well for 4 years. "Sure it makes a lot of vibrating noises", can for sure relate to that. Gonna miss that car