Is the maintenance of Focus expensive?
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Whether the maintenance and repair of Focus is expensive or not depends on the car owner. In regular maintenance, choosing different engine oils will result in varying prices. Here is a partial introduction about car maintenance: 1. Car maintenance refers to the preventive work of regularly inspecting, cleaning, supplying, lubricating, adjusting, or replacing certain parts of the car, also known as car servicing. 2. Car maintenance mainly includes the maintenance scope of the engine system, transmission system, air conditioning system, cooling system, fuel system, power steering system, etc.
I've been driving a Focus for over three years now, and honestly, the maintenance costs are more affordable than I expected. For basic maintenance, it's just an oil and filter change each time, costing around 500 yuan at the dealership, which is significantly cheaper than a similarly priced Corolla. If you bring your own full synthetic oil to a small shop, it can be done for just 300 yuan. However, you need to be careful with replacement parts. Last time the headlight assembly was damaged in a collision, an original part cost me 1800 yuan, but an aftermarket one was only 600 yuan. Overall, it's much more economical than German cars, but remember to service the transmission on time—this key component can be expensive to repair if it fails.
As an experienced auto repair shop technician who often helps friends with car purchases, the Focus is considered maintenance-friendly among American cars. A minor service can be done for around 600 yuan, but special attention must be paid to its dual-clutch transmission - the oil needs changing every 30,000 kilometers, costing at least 2,000 yuan each time. Wear-and-tear parts like brake pads are quite affordable, with a full set (front and rear) replacement costing just over 500 yuan. The newer models with three-cylinder engines have better parts availability, sharing many components with the Kuga, and the abundance of aftermarket options can save significant money - about 30% more economical to maintain than a Mondeo.