Just flipped a $900 Focus with a junkyard transmission swap

I picked up a 2002 Ford Focus ZX3 for 900 bucks a few weeks back. The dude said it had a bad transmission but the body was clean for a northern car. I found a used trans at a local pull-a-part in Akron for $150 and spent a Saturday swapping it in my driveway. Got it all back together and the thing actually shifts smooth now. I even threw on some cheap coilovers I found on Facebook marketplace for $60 to make it look aggressive. Listed it for $2800 and had a buyer within 8 hours who didn't even haggle. Definitely not a glamorous car but the profit margin was solid for a weekend of work. Anyone else had good luck with those early 2000s Foci? They seem to be getting overlooked lately.

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clark.faith4d ago

My buddy threw the same kind of coilovers on his Civic and the car handled like a shopping cart after a week, ended up taking them back off.

davidh885d ago

Those cheap coilovers on marketplace are honestly the best way to try a slammed look without breaking the bank.