Written on: 26/02/2012 by nostrilotoole
Honda electrical and mechanical engineers are the best on the planet:- My 19 year old 1993 2.2 Honda Prelude had 3 Faults: 1. New Battery 2. New rubber boot on a CV joint. (€40) 3. aircon electric clutch burn out(bypassed with smaller belt) My daughter's 1999 1.6 Ghia Ford Focus had the following 23 faults:- 1. New battery 2. wiper motor - link failure 3. Rear suspension bushes (NCT) 4. Rear wheel bearing 5. Steering rack - high point 6. heater resistor pack 7. New plug leads 8. New... (read more)
Written on: 10/08/2009
I think the Ford Focus LX is a great car however when I first drove in my full 100 percent driving I notice the accelerator is not at the same level with the other two pedals (break pedal and clutch) which is a bit pain when your uphill because I don't use hand break in an uphill start which will give me some tiny delay to press the accelerator but a delay enough for me to go down a little. In general the car performance is ok and the design of the body is good but it has negative effects... (read more)
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Limpet's Response to nostrilotoole's Review
Written on: 13/01/2013
I had a 2001 Focus 1.8 as a company car. Put 99,700 miles on it in three years. Outside of scheduled servicing it had an auxiliary belt tensioner replaced, and a rear tyre developed an odd wear pattern and needed replacing prematurely. The most reliable car I have ever experienced (including two Hondas)