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Ford Focus 2009: Is it a good car?

It's been suggested a 2009 Ford Focus Hatchback would serve me well. I live down south and would be driving to Perth, Bunbury and Busso etc. Is this a good buy for touring, or should I go for another hatchback?

The Focus is a great driving car, but there are serious issues with its dual-clutch automatic transmission, so serious you should avoid it, or buy a manual. Consider others like the Mazda3, Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, Kia Rio, etc.

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