by "HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
Published 08/02/2017 at 15:27
by "HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
Published 08/02/2017 at 15:27
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Not for me though. I went with my buddy to go look at that white Corolla. I’m glad I got to see it in person. We spent 5 minutes looking at it and could see it had been rear ended and put together by an amateur who didn’t even ty to make it look right. Every panel gap was wrong, you could see that the rear bumper was painted while it was on the car. And it had a thick layer of rubber undercoating on the rocker panels and rust you could feel underneath it.
But rather Than go home we decided to check out some local spots. Since we were already 45 minutes from home. Went went to one lot and test drove two cars a 2009 Cube and a 2012 Focus hatchback.
The Cube was the reason I stopped, I knew it was on Robert’s and I’d always wanted to take a closer look at one. It was nice, the doors are HUGE so it’s super easy to get in and out of. The only complaint I had was the seats had Zero blustering, combined with the tall nature of the car you almost fell out of the seat at every corner. It had a subwoofer and accent lighting which was cool. How ever it also had almost 100,000 miles and they are asking 7,000 for it. If it was 5,000, I would have suggested He buy it today.
The Focus was an SEL with, moon roof, leather seats, but no heated seats. It drove as expected, had brand new tires. And really was just a nice car. On top of that it only has 57,000 miles and they’re only asking 9,000 for it. The only thing wrong with it was some cracking paint on the rear bumper from a small impact, and rust in one bottom corner of the hatch. KBB suggests 9,300-10,600 Retail in good condition. He has a friend running a VIN Check on it now and if it comes back clean this might be the one. That lot also had a Mini that Robert wanted to test drive but I was like “dude trust me you don’t want to open that can of worms.”
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
08/02/2017 at 15:31, STARS: 4
Unless that Focus is a manual, it has this prone to fail Powershit DCT.
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
08/02/2017 at 15:33, STARS: 1
I did not know that. Sadly Robert isn’t friends with Manuel Transmissions.
"Milky" (jordanmielke)
08/02/2017 at 15:45, STARS: 1
Ford extended the warranty on the transmission to 100,000 miles IIRC. A couple of my friends have them and got letters in the mail from Ford. Good cars otherwise.
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
08/02/2017 at 15:55, STARS: 0
Oh that’s good to know. We have a local Ford Dealership so it should be a problem.
"DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back" (karsonkinja)
08/02/2017 at 16:14, STARS: 0
How likely would transmission failure be over 100k miles? Would something like this even be worth the risk?
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
08/02/2017 at 16:28, STARS: 0
It could also have the conventional automatic. Not all the automatics were DCTs in the Focus.
"MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner" (montegoman562)
08/02/2017 at 16:32, STARS: 0
Probability is high. This transmission sucks. The failure on it puts the car into limp-mode and you can’t get anywhere really in it.
I’m a huge Ford guy/fan but that transmission is definitely not the reason.
"The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)" (steve-still-hasnt-wrecked-the-powershift-in-his-12-ford-focus)
08/02/2017 at 16:51, STARS: 0
They were in 2012.
"The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)" (steve-still-hasnt-wrecked-the-powershift-in-his-12-ford-focus)
08/02/2017 at 16:53, STARS: 1
While likely, that depends on when it was built in the model year. My end-of-2012-production Focus has had no mechanical transmission problems. The TCM died, but that was covered under the extended warranty. If it shifts somewhat intelligently and isn’t slipping at 57k miles, odds are it’s a good one.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
08/02/2017 at 17:26, STARS: 1
I have a SEL Focus. 55k miles. The trans can be a noob sometimes
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
08/02/2017 at 18:06, STARS: 0
I have heard of some failing as early as 40k.