Originally posted by happywithit:
Thanks for the quick responses.

I would sell the car if I bought the Focus.

My water pump was done at 55K miles. I think I got a replacement with a metal impeller, but no issues with that to date.

No CEL light at all, does that mean all is fine with the behavior of the converter?

No bad noises from the tranny (manual) and my axel CV boots are all still intact.

With the bigger ticket items like the steering rack/pump and gearbox, am I likely to hear them coming and have months or longer of warning? or happen all of a sudden.

The car has been (knock wood) extremely reliable so far. The normal spark plug wires issues, but nothing I couldn't sort out.



Pre-cats are toast, main cat is likely fine, but perhaps plugged up with some debris.

Steering rack will likely show leaks before a major failure. Tranny will get crunchy and/or difficult to shift as a warning. If you're not abusing it & have no symptoms yet, who know how long it will last? Maybe for years.

Suspension will get harsh and/or bouncy when you need struts. If you haven't replaced them yet, you're due along with some strut mounts.

Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.