High mileage mk1 Ford Focus - good buy?

[ALfooy]

Hey guys, I'm looking at getting my next car.

After being without my Fiesta for 4 months and due to various reasons i decided to scrap it, save up and get something else.

However, I can't get anything too exciting as 3 points on my license and a couple of claims on the insurance a few years ago has meant my insurance is still pretty expensive even with 3 years no claims.

I have been looking at mk1 Foci however, I am old enougth to remember when they were first on sale 14 years ago and i still can't beleave the design is really that old now and due to growing up around Fords, seeing the late, great Colin McRae do some crazy things with a car, while so far removed from the road car but still looking very similar to it, I've always quite fancied one.

The only problem is, with my budget, most of them are quite high mileage.

Now, personally this puts me off, but obviously with anything, if its been looked after it should be ok, right? What do you guys think, would it be a good buy or should I stay well away and has anyone on here got a high mileage Focus to prove that a Ford with high miles is a reliable Ford.

Thanks, Alex