My mom bought me the Ford Focus SE 2012 in mid 2011 I believe, and she got a flat deal of $20,000 cash. If it was me buying, I would not have spent so much. She wanted it to be a present because I was graduating from Notre Dame. The way I saw the car from the beginning was just "average". Its not super sporty, it's not big and beefy, it's just a car. The exterior look is pretty sleek but it doesn't really stand out amongst other cars from the same year. All in all it is not a memorable car, not one that people are impressed by or a magnificent bargain, but it got me through most of my early twenties was moderate satisfaction.

OK. When I first purchased it, it was a good vehicle. Ran fine and whatnot, but the previous owner had not been completely upfront with me. After awhile of driving, things became obvious that it wasn't as advertised. That's not really the car's fault but buying used is always sketchy even with Carfax. Since it was an older Ford, the wear and tear of the vehicle was inevitable. Everything on that car was plastic, which can be a good thing as in replacing parts was super cheap, but things were constantly breaking down. Every other month I needed to replace a part here or there. At first it was okay, but you really had to be quite knowledgeable about cars to keep up repairs. I took it to a mechanic, and the cost would have been more the car was worth. But with a little internet research, you could fix a lot of things. I really liked how spacious the car was considering the size of it. The handling of the car also was quite nice. Fuel economy was also something to be admired. Not really any power to speak of, but that was to be expected. Overall, it was an average car that got me to work and back. Definitely a nice starter car for the price but nothing long term.