4. Ford Focus SVT
The Focus was a notable compact car at the time of its release. Up to this point, Ford hadn’t had very good luck with compact cars on the domestic market. The SVT Focus was a shot in the arm giving the domestic automaker some real hot hatch competition. The SVT Focus was a supercharged variant of the standard Focus hatchback, and for the most part, the car was great. It’s on the used market that the car should be avoided. Most of these have been driven into the ground, such as the Integras and Civics of the world. If you do manage to get a clean one, you’ll be lucky.
Maintenance can be hard and expensive on these cars because of the special SVT engine. Overall if you can find something else on the market you’d be hard-pressed to get an SVT Focus.