Originally Posted by WhyMe
i got one as a rental a few weeks ago. i likes it a lot. it was a 2017 titanium hatchback. the gas mileage was excellent i have seen them for sale about $10k for a 2012 to 2014 . model . So what do you guys think of them. are they easy for the home mechcanic to work on? how durable are they? are there any issues to look for ?
Thanks
If you get one with a manual, they're fine. Maybe a little worse than the Japanese for reliability, but parts should be cheaper and the car is a considerably better deal used. When it comes to ease of maintenance they're about the same as anything else of that vintage.
Do not, under any circumstance, buy one with the Powershift double clutch transmission. They're abject garbage for which Ford has been successfully sued many times, in multiple countries, and AFAIK they have still not really fixed the problems.
It's actually a real shame, because Ford ruined what was otherwise a nice little car with a junk, gimmicky transmission. It's especially baffling given as Ford spent a huge sum of money developing a new automatic with GM (6T30/6F35) which would have worked just fine, and is used in GM's small cars with good results.