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Originally Posted by aschen
I have a focus st it has been completely without issue for the 30k miles and 3 years I have had it. Transmission shifts great power is pretty good and get 28 mpg mixed. Suspension tuning is firm and sophisticated. Interior is a bit cheap but seems durable. The smaller fiesta st is probably closer to the crx in ethos and really a riot to drive.
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We have a Focus ST with close to 200,000 miles on it. No issues at all. It started life as my husband's daily driver and was given to my son as his first car. He learned how to drive a manual on that car and now drives it to college classes across town. We have never needed a new clutch or tranny rebuild even with the new driver. As far as interior: there hasn't been any deterioration of seats or trim, even with a teen driver for the last 5 years.
We also have a Focus RS, which is way out of your budget, but it, even with a tune, has been problem free for 200,000 miles also.
I think a Fiesta ST sounds more your desired size (3 door). I would think you could have a similar result as far as longevity.