Well call me nuts, but i did the straight trade for the 02 focus.
Weirdest trade ive ever made, the cars are literally incomparable. Very cool guy, basically was going to sell his car for exactly the same price i was asking for the wagon. Did some research and figured what the hell.
120k focus 2.0 Zetec hatchback with new tires,(not the dreaded P vin 2.0) spare set of mouted snow tires, and a few issues like sway bar links and minor rust spots. For this he got a 330k diesel wagon with a broken odo and radio, extensive cosmetic rust, good tires and spare snows, and needing paint and a lot of minor tinkering.
The wife calls this new car a "soulless black bubble".
it is fun to drive though. Both cars are good runners and have their problems