2002 Ford Focus ZX5 Review - The Cheap Little Hatchback That Could!

[@garrettraakman6465]

Man that is such a clean Focus. Most around here are in pretty rough shape. Also the only Focus bodytype from this gen you have left to do is the wagon (my personal favorite)

[@jacobyo99]

It’s crazy that there were so many body styles of this focus: ZX4 Sedan, ZX3 Hatchback, ZX5 Hatchback, and ZXW Wagon

[@evandemarco6013]

Love my zx5 hatchback ❤️

[@alexcuevas5633]

The ZTS sedan too

[@duanehaffner5796]

ZX2

[@jacobyo99]

@@duanehaffner5796 the ZX2 was an Escort

[@darylyatestransportblogs]

These sold hugely in Europe mostly the 1.6 Sigma Zetec with the IB5 manual as the 2.0 Zetec this car has was rare in Europe compared to the US not surprised a lot of people in the US that wanted a small car like these they are really nice to drive I think the Mk1 Focus is one of the most important cars Ford ever built in Europe at least.

[@markhealey9409]

The Focuses sold in the US & Canada were always built in America. The first gen & 3rd gen were developed & designed in Europe,the 2nd gen over there was a different,American design. Strange how they reverted back to the European design for the 3rd gen. North America unfortunately didn't get the current gen of the Focus,or the current gen Fiesta.

[@darylyatestransportblogs]

@@markhealey9409 the reason North America got the European Mk3 was part of the one Ford strategy so one car for all the world Ford ditched normal cars in North America in favour of SUVs and it seems to be the case that Europe is heading the same way.

[@markhealey9409]

@@darylyatestransportblogs sad to see normal cars going away!

[@darylyatestransportblogs]

@@markhealey9409 I get it in the US as everyone likes big cars over there but here in Europe it makes no sense a lot of people still want small cars.

[@reallyrandomrides1296]

Nice! Just sent this video to a friend who loves his manual trans 2004 Focus ZX5. Harkens back to the days where we had modern sophisticated cars but that are really quite plain on today's standards. Amazing how much technology has advanced in less than two decades. The Focus still looks current, not too dated at all.

[@Memesfromthestreets]

unpopular opinion: this generation of focus is great

[@christopherjohnston6343]

It is not an unpopular opinion in the UK/europe

[@simeonmarinov2017]

In europe they are extremely popular. Rear bumper looks better too.

[@renamamiya158]

Not very unpopular. 4 people in my local neighbor hood have them and i see them everyday. my mother i one of the 4 having it since 11 years ago and the previous owner also hadit for 11 years. pretty much everyone loves this car.

[@theprismaticsystem2833]

Getting a 2001 zx3 from my gf's parents for essential nothing tolearn stick on when they can manage to drive it up here (car is in iowa I'm in Minnesota) so it's nice to see you've basically done a video on it.

[@bradleymeyer9775]

Today I saw a second generation Acura TSX wagon.

[@bwofficial1776]

Manual is really the only way to go for these compact econoboxes. You can wring out the engine and have some fun.

[@bradleymeyer9775]

My grandma used to have a 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 in red.

[@williambreeze2659]

I really like the two door version of this car!

[@charlesdemay4192]

I just recently picked up a 2002 ZX5 from a police auction for $910. It MANUAL and that was the main reason why I got it, they (manuals) are getting HARDER to find these days. It has 206k miles on it and was in a somewhat minor accident in the front (air conditioning condenser was WIPED OUT) and the windshield needs replacing. The car actually RUNS PRETTY GOOD, decent tires, electric windows work, cruse control works, clutch appears to work fine, the interior is ok but small plastic pieces are missing or broken. ALL and ALL I'm reasonably happy as long as it does breakdown anytime soon. My WORSE mileage so far is about 21mpg and I've gotten almost 27mpg so far, mostly around town driving. I want to check STRICTLY HIGHWAY MILES after I replace the air cleaner and check out the plugs, don't know when they were done last. I REALLY ENJOY DRIVING IT, IT HANDLES QUITE WELL (better than I thought it would) It's not easy to actually drive SLOW with this car. It's not real fast BUT it would be EASY TO GET A SPEEDING TICKET if you aren't careful. I ENJOY SHIFTING GEARS AND DOWNSHIFTING, PUTS THE FUN BACK INTO DRIVING.😁👍

[@profoundclarity8497]

I've owned like 4 ford focuses, and their driving characteristics always make me smile....like little go karts....current setup is an 05 ST with the 2.3 and 190k miles....still running strong

[@mrdaykurutakuchannel]

I love mk1 focuses! It reminded me of Colin McRae's rally cars and Colin McRae game I played as a kid! The mk1 Focus RS is so badass! I wish we got the mk1 Focus back then (us Indonesians only received the MK2 & mk3 focuses before Ford exits the Indonesian market)

[@rogergarcia4490]

I Have My ZTS 03 Never Had A Hatch Focus,But Since They Came Out Till This Date,I Love Them

[@mistah_nahamsha]

My cousin had a 2001 Focus LX Sedan and I used to play in it all the time. She loved that car but upgraded to an SUV over time. I like both of the hatchback models but the ZX3 is just different from all the, Altimas, Civics, and Corollas in the school parking lot.

[@dave11686]

I love that body style of Focus

[@moldyrefrigerator]

This was my first car, exact trim and color. So many memories with this car! I definitely wouldn't buy it again, but it was good to fondly look back on

[@Brizzo200]

I have this exact car with 117km with all the features, leather seats. Amazing car honestly..

[@celsovera91]

Its kinda funny how for the first couple of years This was sold alongside their other compact, the escort

[@markhealey9409]

Same here in Europe; the last gen European Escort was sold alongside the first gen Focus for about 4 years,over here.

[@Bmovie5000]

These Focus ZX5’s used to be so common. Now I can’t recall the,at time I saw one.

[@nolahahnshouse3389]

I really want you to review a svt focus I almost bought one 2 twice but they both sold before I got to them.

[@Raiders1917]

Eying a 5 speed 08 Focus SE, and I love that clutch. I had a bit of trouble with the car I was learning on, but that focus is butter smooth, and easy to drive.

[@shinobusensui9395]

As mentioned in this video, is the shifter stuff?

[@esteranglesiobzhzhdhdhdhdh9870]

Domenica 05 gennaio 2014 Al 42 Zecchino d'Oro 1999

[@patrickhuntoon534]

ive got a 2003 Zx5 with 74k Miles on it!

[@theheffalump5963]

Really makes me wish I kept my ZX3 manual. It was an absolute shitbox but I loved that car anyway.

[@MikeKraemer87]

The zetec is not Fords k series. That would be the duratec...

[@JuanDiaz-qj6bj]

Don’t forget the fact that almost every car in the live action cat in the hat movie was a zx3 or zx5!!

[@juant6289]

Plz drop that intro for a wallpaper

[@berdt4870]

I prefer the European facelift versions from 02-04, such handsome things

[@chriswillman5829]

The cup holder is missing the cup holder inserts 😬 unfortunately with the cup holder inserts this thing would fail the big friggin bottle test

[@mammyrammer4209]

Yep,and that's not an ashtray.

[@divinedriftofficial]

How do they get an extra 30hp from the zx5 vs the svt when it's the same engine? Just tuning? I wanna wake bring mine up to 170hp like the svt

[@supertrinigamer]

First car I've seen to pass the BFB test.

[@DrscammerRacingrush2]

Love this car of year these are good cars

[@punkbutler88]

great video and edit. Thanks. Im looking for a car to drive all over the effin state for my daughters cheer stuff. Thinking this or a Mazda6 v6.

[@ShootingCars]

I also have a review of one of those with 209,000 miles!

[@LaidBackLora]

How many miles do 05 Ford focus Last

[@fabyrbl8177]

hey i own one of those XD , mine is the 1.8zetec with 114hp and its a december 2004 model(last year and month for this body style in europe)all i can say is , parts are cheap and kinda easy to find (i had some trouble getting a rear caliper for mine since most models had drum brakes at the rear) and they do suffer from electrical problems like the radio setting itself on fire or certain sensors having errors from a smudge of dirt and also rust is a huge problem, and i mean barely better than mk1 mazda 3s , mine got so rusty a spring snapped and the whole right side is now a "piece of art", but considering all of these i would recommend one more so if its your first car, they are dirt cheap and easy to work on, so easy in fact that i even took 3 broken radios, made a good one and added a #custommade aux cord to it, so get one while they are under $1500 before they suffer from "the great uprising" in value like civics (who in the world thinks that his rusty ej9 civic base model is worth $3000)

[@esteranglesiobzhzhdhdhdhdh9870]

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[@esteranglesiobzhzhdhdhdhdh9870]

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[@esteranglesiobzhzhdhdhdhdh9870]

2016 17 apr

[@Descatane63079]

And there are v8 conversations

[@kwasia4882]

That was a generous review, really wouldn’t rate this car that high.

[@sebdupree1]

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