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I have a regular Ford Focus from 2004. Not obssessed with it by any stretch but I am curious as to what's the final mileage this machine can do over the years. It's now on 260k kms, which I think it's not much. Other than that, I guess I will part ways with it when combustion engines get forbidden in the Madrid city area where I live.

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The Ford Focus cars from back then seem amazingly robust and reliable.

To be fair, it seems all petrol car models from that era onwards are robust and reliable too!

My previous car was a 1982 Renault 14, handed over to me by my father. By 1996, with 120000 km that car had carburator and distributor issues that left me stranded on the roadside quite a few times. The Focus has had zero mechanical problems in 18 years doubling the distance. I believe gasoline engine technology did a quantum leap in the 90s decade.

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