 I owned my 2012 Ford Focus SEL with the Select Shift transmission from new to 89982 miles. MPG was just over 40 for trips at 65mph and drops to 37.5 at 75mph. All around mpg highway and city mix was 34.8. MPG exceeded my expectations. Unlike my previous 2006 manual transmission Focus, the 2012's front brake pads lasted 88,500 miles whereas the 2006's lasted roughly 30,000 before both pads and rotors needed replacement. Brake durability exceeded my expectations as lasting longer than 70,000 miles is exceptional in my eyes. The motor worked great. I never had a problem with starting in Minnesota even at -25F. I did my own maitenance such as changing the oil and such so I see under the car. I noticed at the first oil change the plastic fasteners holding the front end and plastic bumper falling off and loose. They kept falling off until I traded this car in. Now for the transmission. It's unrefined and not smoothe. 5000 miles after the clutch pack and seal for the dry clutch area are replaced, it's not broken in and it doesn't get better, it's on its way out. At anytime, it's at best as smoothe as the VW dsg transmission not maintained properly at 120,000 miles. Herky jerky at best during virtually every stop and go but just fine before 5000 miles after a clutch pack and seal replacement. It shifts when it wants too and sometimes stays in a gear where turning off the the car and starting again is the only way to get it working again. Under warranty, the seal and clutch pack for the dry clutch were replaced at 18Kmi, 58Kmi, and 88Kmi. The transmission was reprogrammed at 31Kmi. The warranty ends at 100Kmi. Needless to say, I took a bath on my 20012 Ford Focus SEL as I could only trade in to a dealer. Dealers already know about the 2012 and on automatic transmission Ford Focus. I could not sell to a private party as I cannot keep secrets or lie.  Mine is not an isolated case for my friend had a 2012 SEL but traded it away after the second clutch pack and seal replacement under warranty.  Plus, there is a class action law suit against Ford for the poor performance, cost of maintenance, and resale value for 2012-2016 Ford Focus equipped with the Select Shift transmission. Allowing the Substandard Select Shift Transmission into production comes from the top of Ford. Maybe Ford executives expected an inexpensive engineering solution in time for the Select Shift's shortcomings to minimize warranty expenses. I will never by a new or used Ford again.