Not a “car” person here, but we have an ‘05 Ford Focus, closing in on 190k miles. Other than tires; brakes and hoses, NO problems. Goes great in avg snow storms (FWD); still gets great mileage. And it’s LONG been paid in full:). It’s just a great little workhorse vehicle.
My 97 Escort had 250k on it before I sold it to the daughter’s BF. Still getting 35+ MPG.
Cost me $700 and a clutch 5 years and 75k miles ago.