Never Buy This Ford

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[@scottykilmer]

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[@paraskevaspapantonakis]

Hey scotty kilmer how about the ford gt is it a great long lasting car?

[@nolinbarczewski9891]

Please make a Crown Victoria Video.🤞👍🤙

[@DonaldAJr]

Yeah they don't make anything like they used to do. Everything is going to fall apart and be thrown away.

[@rogergarcia4490]

I Got My 2003 Focus ZTS,Love Them! New Ones…Meh

[@robertrouse8264]

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

[@tonymontana3742]

Scotty reminds me that I don't need to spend a lot of money if I don't want to.

[@Oakleyworld]

True but I like having nice things, I only live once to be dealing with ugly crap

[@drankconnoisseur9999]

@@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.

[@Brickedaboss07]

@@drankconnoisseur9999 enjoy the stress of paying for repairs and a heated seat subscription

[@Oakleyworld]

@@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

[@Oakleyworld]

@@drankconnoisseur9999 beautiful car, enjoy the ride and quality

[@LightS_bRight]

Scotty they don't make people like you no more 😢

[@rockhammer3297]

ya, jerks

[@nothingsurprisesmeanymore]

He's been shouting for 67 years 😂

[@drophammer776]

We can change this if Parent's be Parent's to their Kids and not BFF's

[@StoicMind707]

i really hope he had some kids 😢

[@feral4813]

My 2002 Focus wagon has over 200k miles, and still going.

[@buddymahoney6328]

Mine did too, until I drove it haha. The shift tower broke somehow

[@ImPatrickStarl]

Never knew there was such thing as a ford focus wagon Lol

[@real_talk8749]

Just rebuilt a 02 wagon I got for $600.

[@Imkuto_]

I got a 2006 wagon with 210xxx

[@chickensalad4202]

The wagon is pretty dope, enjoy it​@real_talk8749

[@cincychris1]

I loved my 2006 Focus, should have never given it up :(

[@ivorybrksable]

Ugh i just sold mine I’m so sick

[@eduardomeza7279]

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

[@darkwolfrc]

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

[@harrylong9781]

You sound like buyer's remorse. You gave up a '06 and wish you never had a. You fell prayed to the new trash

[@lanaayz5991]

I got focus of 2001, love thst car. Its 🔥

[@leadnsteel1428]

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.

[@MustangGuy112]

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

[@leadnsteel1428]

@@MustangGuy112 it's good to drive them hard. It cleans the carbon out.... they call it the Italian tune up

[@relentlessenterprises9238]

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

[@MustangGuy112]

@@leadnsteel1428 oh 💀

[@the92hoe]

just got a 2009 ford focus for my first car. i love it.

[@elkyt358]

nice. so many memories i have in my dads focus❤ (2010)

[@Reborn77774]

2005 in 2024 🎉 it’s nice and orange 😊

[@CozmoClapz]

Just bought an 09 focus last year with 160k on the clock and no lights, absolutely love the car.

[@HybridBlueDream]

@@elkyt358did you bang dudes in it?

[@diffsnicker]

I have two of these cars because I liked my first one so much. 07 sedan and 03 zx3 hatchback

[@pedrofernandez8729]

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.

[@daniellaudman8580]

Did mine as well. No vibration. 2006 zx4

[@Howknows78199]

Got an 08, falling apart but runs like a champ never quits on me

[@ded5630]

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

[@seanie99511]

My 07' base model with a manual is going strong. Although it only just rolled passed 90k miles. Fun little go-cart tho.

[@LivingInAnInverseReality]

Manual transmission! Lucky!

[@salmashaikh8852]

I have same

[@kurtbitner6675]

My dad owned a 2001 & 2007. Got 250 out of both of them without ANY major problems

[@heath7596]

My 2011 focus was such a fortunate buy. I'm so happy to pass it to my daughter.

[@davekeller2798]

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

[@tigerscorpion111]

My 2003 Focus hatchback still going good at 175,000 miles! Still cleans up nice too.

[@user-qd8dn2hc8f]

Hey planing on getting one how much you think it has left you still have it!

[@douglasmount188]

That's why I bought a 2011 Focus SEL back in 2014. Yes, vibrating noises, but still runs great with no surprises!

[@Cesarthinksclear]

Doesn’t the SEL have a 6-speed automatic transmission? If is that the same thing as dual clutch

[@douglasmount188]

@@Cesarthinksclear No, just the standard automatic transmission

[@leoderosia9279]

My 07 and now 14 focuses have run great

[@RicardoPCGamer]

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.

[@Rickinsf]

What I like about Scotty is he makes me feel OK for still driving a sixteen-year-old Corolla.

[@johnwyskochil463]

That 16 year old Corolla is probably built better than 95% of the garbage they make today.

[@marlinmr7]

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!

[@relentlessenterprises9238]

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

[@sethat8e]

Had a 99 escort. We did everything in our power to kill it, but it just wouldn't die.

[@jamesplymire5342]

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!!❤️

[@lenajk2004]

easy solution: just buy a manual

[@seanorourke7397]

Now all you need is duck tape to hold it together.

[@huntguy3831]

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.

[@darthhull85]

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.

[@huntguy3831]

@@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.

[@cameronbennett-ferland4361]

I had a 2005 Focus and I LOVED that car. Wish I still had it

[@RickNethery]

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.

[@erikramos4621]

I have a 2010 focus and it runs like a top.

[@brianbonilla9276]

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

[@eusebioliwesdusayenjr]

better than corrola and civic

[@brly4542]

Vibrating noises on those old ztec engines is usually just bad motor mounts

[@baycoastangler5741]

I have an 06 Ford focus. Manual, good car!

[@Elchamuc020]

Honestly yeah early and mid 2000s ford focus were pretty reliable after 2011 things just went downhill.

[@Tyrsblade]

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

[@nonooohlii]

The 5 speed 2012 and up were pretty solid

[@memphis_sean8169]

but the clutch job is expensive 🤷

[@johnwyskochil463]

I've worked on a few of these....yeah they vibrate...lol but usually over 200k

[@doughughes1514]

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.

[@ethanroth217]

I’ve had three ford focus’s, 2012, 2006, and 2017. Currently with the 2017, my 2006 has been the best one yet.

[@bikeman9419]

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.

[@jimmungai1938]

Just remember Scotty a third class ride beats a first class walk in this is Jim mungai from Kennerdell Pennsylvania

[@zheozymark7743]

It’s a party in the Ford Fiesta 😇

[@RandomCarGuy17]

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.

[@Jdub169]

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

[@zigman1976]

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.

[@andrewfiorini8169]

I had a 2005. 203,000 miles in 15 years of ownership. Great car

[@Schmeekss]

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.

[@Perich29]

the 02 model would be a great beater car.

[@johnregan3591]

I've had two ford focus's a 2001 and a 2005 both good cars but sadly both got written off

[@nativeoutdoors1780]

2007 Ford focus manual, over 200k runs like a dream and had ridiculously low maintenance and issues

[@BalwinderSinghDeol]

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

[@jamesf4405]

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!!

[@felixcaballero1428]

My looks exactly like that is a 05 and 185k and runs like a beast 🔥🔥🔥

[@suzettebavier4412]

"They don't make 'em like they used to"...can i get an Amen brutha?!

[@randallwegman1028]

I got a 2012 Focus, runs just fine. Course I got the 5 speed manual transmission though...

[@goodlife6277]

5 speed manual in 2012 ?

[@glenroberts7388]

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!

[@halaheleu7013]

305k miles on a 2016 focus manual runs great

[@alistairblaire6001]

@@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.

[@alexflosho]

If you want a Focus, get a stick. Got it.

[@yankies0002]

I love my 2010 Focus! She’s got 250k miles with no major problems just normal maintenance and 28-32mpg!

[@Scruffy32]

I had an 03 SE and it made it to 330k miles with nothing major being done. It only died from the rust and just wasnt safe to drive anymore. It was in the family from like 05-20 and was a great car. I passed my drivers training in that car.

[@mshum538]

I use TST undercoating, good protection

[@jaysrandomnesschannel]

I helped my daughter buy a 2007 SE hatchback with only 107K...it's a tank lol!

[@WesAKAthemilkman]

They’re great cars. It was my first and I still own it, although I replaced the transmission just because I had one to use (it only had 40k miles on it). Anyways, they’re super reliabe engines.

[@mlester3001]

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!

[@evangillis1387]

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.

[@bernarddrenzcampbell2757]

I got the same car with 200,000 miles on it love it

[@richardtitzmann3217]

Had a 2016 focus, at 3000 miles the transmission started with issues. Dealer never fixed it properly.

[@sayingnigromakesyoutubecry2647]

I always loved first gen focus. It's beautiful

[@jessewynne8193]

I had a 02 focus wagon that had 200k and ran like new and shockingly it was a automatic and lasted til I sold it at 280k never had any major problems And never left me stranded in the 7 years I had it..driving from NH to CT twice a week I bought a 2010 focus sedan Manual and loved loved it…til I totaled it by rear ending someone.. My friend bought a 2017 focus automatic NEW and kept having to bring it back for software updates on a shaky shifty transmission that ford could never get to shift right even with all the software updates! Lmao And said it’s a major known issue on the newer ones…so he got rid of it..

[@soupermom]

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.

[@talonfluff]

Had a 2004 mk1 Ford Focus and I really loved the car. Sadly the structural parts started rusting away.

[@Carmellothetheatrekid]

My Uncle has a 2014 Focus SE and it still runs great. He’ll have that car until it can’t drive anymore.

[@HeyyBrxnden]

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

[@davidperry4013]

If you buy a 2012 or newer focus, get it in a manual transmission or don't get it at all.

[@tbones2583]

Omg!!! Just bought a 2014 automatic.. runs great right now.. only 45k miles. Maybe I should sell it before it dies on me!!

[@mshum538]

@@tbones2583 thats why it has low mileage, its a good car on the highway, we traded our 12 in 2019, go to ford and ask them if the tranny warranty extension ( 2012-2013 )’s had is still being honored…..ford extended them to 140.000 miles…..

[@michaelrichey6783]

I've got a 2015 Focus Titanium hatchback automatic, bought used at 60k and now has 137k on it and no issues. I also ran the VIN before I bought it and found out that the transmission clutch issue or whatever recall was taken of too. I love it !

[@andylipiro3862]

I had a 09 focus that had 339000 miles on it and still ran perfectly. The guy I sold it to in Colorado had a family emergency in Miami and drove it round trip with no problems.

[@UBBY-bg7wn]

I just bought a 2010 ford focus automatic. I just need it to get me from a to b safely and even with 113k miles onit, it's in really good condition. I probably overpaid for it for $4900 but if it lasts me another 5-10 years with no major issues I'll be pretty happy with that.

[@idkanymore1298]

I just bought a 2008 manual focus with 105k miles for $2760.

[@UBBY-bg7wn]

@@idkanymore1298 Nice, that's a good deal.

[@rudybutler4587]

Shouldn't have gotten rid of my 2011. Ran great, had problem with starter or related part, but made it to 164,000 miles.

[@shahnazdavis1481]

what I can't understand is why they changed something that worked so good in 2002 ? if it ain't broke don't fix it...

[@eg1789]

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.

[@RELLIKPIR]

Avoid spi engine. The mirror was probably replaced cause they are broken easily and they didn't or couldn't get that piece back on. The vibration just means the motor mounts need to be done. Scott finally gave this car the respect it deserves and still showed he just isn't as good as I used to think.

[@Delhi_Sultan]

My 2004 Ford Focus had about 250,000 miles with original motor and transmission. Drove just fine until my dad borrowed it and crashed it.

[@stevebost8048]

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.

[@BlueNJazzy]

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.

[@WesAKAthemilkman]

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.

[@morganmurdock2546]

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.

[@vibarva]

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

[@StCloudConcertina]

My Ford Focus is still running well at over 240,000 miles. He's right about things falling apart and rattling!

[@AndyKard84]

2011 Focus here, just had too replace the engine mounts at 50,000 miles. She's running smooth now.

[@heath7596]

Ditto.

[@TrapperWelch]

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.

[@OlivierEdits]

I have a 2000 wagon 1.6 and I absolutely love it, my first car and it's got 263 xxx km.

[@alistairblaire6001]

2012+ Focuses are fine if you get a manual. My 2013 is running like a champ.

[@gbaileyo7]

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!

[@arthurgord]

I had 2014 focus. Best car ever. Sold with 150k miles. Still in touch with a new owner and she is still kicking

[@miketype1each]

Wifey had an '02 Focus. It drove like a go cart. Plus, it had a cubby in the dash for loose change which she really loved 'cause her mom would slip money in it every so often.

[@Astronomator]

I own a 2000 Ford Focus (manual) that I bought five years ago for $2000. Yeah, some of the plastic interior parts are worn and falling off, but it runs great, is fun to drive, and gets great mileage. It's easily the best value I've ever gotten when it comes to cars, and I couldn't be happier I bought it.

[@scorpionwins6378]

He's right about the early model Focus, with one caviat. If you are looking to buy a first gen, make sure to AVOID the split-port engine. The valvetrain is screwy and will self destruct early on in the cars lifespan. It will say 'split-port' on top of the valve cover, very easy to spot. These engines are terrible.

[@cadillacs4890]

2005 ford focus zx4 ses, i love it she’s so fun to drive, i whip her around like a race car around corners

[@amanor409]

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.

[@jimmyg5657]

The CVT in a Nissan I had was the worst transmission ever made.

[@JetSkiBuyFixPlaySellChannel]

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

[@shebrightmechanics4033]

We ran ours through a huge puddle it sounded like a sick Subaru but didn't die and she started right up the next morning Confirms the claim BUILT FORD TOUGH 💪

[@robertdelvecchio6690]

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.

[@hundio88]

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.

[@qbraun9241]

My mother bought a new Focus back in 2001. She never changed the oil in the 9.years she owned it and we found out later that the water drained out, and had been inadvertently air cooled, and still running.

[@hooper365]

My uncle I think is rocking a focus

[@Averagedude-mi3fl]

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

[@atn362]

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.

[@johnclemans7802]

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.

[@halaheleu7013]

Thanks will give it a shot. aftermarket rear sway bar helps.