While my husband babies his BMW, my Ford Focus has cost me almost no head aches. The Ford Focus has been one of the best vehicles I have ever owned.
I have been driving my 2000 Ford Focus Station Wagon since May of 2002 when I picked it up at a used car lot. It had 40,000 kilometers on it. My husband smirked when I brought it home but I simply smiled. Now 5 years later I am still smiling. I have not put the hours of washing and waxing my husband has put into his BMW and I have no where near the bills he has.
When I want to pack up and take my daughter and her friends to the beach I have plenty of room for both them and their beach gear. I have no complaints. My gas Mileage is respectable and my service bill have been quite reasonable.