Good car

I have been driving my 2009 Focus 4 door SEL for almost 2 years. I have put about 50K miles on it and there are some good things and bad things about it. First, don't bother with Ford's dealer installed remote start. It quit working after a few months and the dealer wanted hundreds to "troubleshoot" the problem, that's right, they wanted more to trouble shoot problems with a product less than a year old than it would have cost for a new aftermarket remote start (which would have lasted longer). The handling pretty much sucks with stock tires. I suggest getting better tires, then the handling is acceptable, but, not as good as my old Ford Escort GT. Mileage is great. I typically get around 34 average and I can average 45 doing freeway at 55mph. Comfort on longer drives is okay for a small car. Trunk space is okay, maintenance so far has been pretty easy. Power kind of sucks compared to my old Ford Escort GT or even my Taurus, but, the mileage is so good I don't mind and pick up from 60 to 80 (passing) is okay. The visors suck, they fall out of the clips and get in the way. The dealer replaced one, don't put your CDs on the visor. The power ports and SYNC shorted out within about a month and the dealership fixed that free. Apparently someone misrouted a wire during assembly. All in all I can say it is a good car, but, not a great car. 3-4 stars.