The price I paid for my Ford Focus (2005) was very reasonable for the quality of the car. I have had my Focus for almost 100,000 miles at this point and it has NEVER broken down on me. Not once. In the several years and many miles I have had it, it has not required any major work outside of normal maintenance (Such as brake jobs, new tires, oil changes, and a new battery). It is quite powerful in its acceleration, for a 4 cylinder engine. I live in a fairly mountainous area and it handles steep roads easily and accelerates strongly. I have driven it across country three times, as well as numerous shorter road trips, and what I love the best is that I feel completely safe taking it anywhere, whether it is 10 miles or 2000 miles away.

I was looking for something affordable with good fuel economy while still being reliable enough to get me through college without much issue. I landed on this car. I come from a small town, and this was one of the things that fit the criteria I was looking for. I am not too picky with my car at this point in my life. I do get 30mpg roughly. I like that it has Sync to connect my phone. It handles fine. I don't really have any complaints. Has a fair amount of trunk room as well.