In 2012 we rented a Focus to drive the Pacific Coast highway in California. It was perfect. We had the car for a week and we're so impressed. We couldn't stop praising the ride to our friends when we talked about the trip. Fast forward to the present. I was in an accident and broke my right wrist. My current car has a standard transmission. It was impossible for me to drive it and I didn't know if I would ever be able to shift gears manually again. We went out and compared a lot of other cars but, nothing pleased me like the Ford Focus. Turns out my wrist has healed and I can drive the standard transmission still. The Focus will be in my future again.