2008 Ford Fusion, 65,0065 miles, automatic, used car dealer - is there any chance it might be a good buy? My 2008 Ford Focus, which I love, has kind of had it. It runs, but no A/C, and don't know if it's worth getting A/C fixed. Focus= abt 120,000 miles on it
is there any chance it might be a good buy?
Well, there's always a chance. (Usually a pretty small chance when a used car dealer is involved and you're looking at an 18-year-old Ford.) You need a good mechanic to examine the car before purchase to determine that, as well as compare the price (which you did not mention) with Kelley Blue Book and comparables in your area. The mileage is suspiciously low for a car that old and would need to be verified.
You can get an idea of failure trends at sites like the one linked below. Drill down into each failure category for details:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Fusion/2008/
Also note these cars were involved in the Takata airbag recall. You would want to verify that problem was fixed. (If you have a faulty airbag and it fires off you can wind up with a face full of metal shrapnel.) You can check the car's VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov:
