Biggest rivals to the Ford Focus include the dull but talented Astra and the spacious new generation five-door Honda Civic. There are loads of Focus LX and Zetec models about. Ford dealers are selling 00X 1.6 LX hatchbacks for as little as £8000; models with air con bring in £200 more. Astra is an attractive buy for private buyers because of heavy first year depreciation - an 00W 1.6i 8v Envoy is just £7200. Honda's MPV-like Civic starts at £11,500 for a 00X 1.6 VTEC SE .