I'm in SW Minneapolis, but could be buying the car anywhere, so anywhere within the area is OK with me.

I'm hoping to find someone who knows their way around a Focus.

OK, so avoid the SOHC, right

Any recommendation on a mechanic around the Twin Cities to do a prepurchase inspection?

Hi, I'm new to the forum, and looking for a used Focus to buy. Can anyone recommend an independent Ford mechanic to do a prepurchase inspection of a Focus. It'll be a 2000-2007 model, most likely 2005. I'm looking for a ZX5 manual without the timebomb engine, and they're pretty hard to find. So, I t...