This darn car
Anyone who used to read my old blog, The Story Teller, will be aware of the issues I have encountered since I bought the lease out after 3 years on my 2000 Ford Focus ZX3. The turn signal indicator inside the car was blinking erratically for the last month and someone recently explained that it meant the bulb had gone somewhere on the left. Makes sense since the resistance in the circuit will have changed. I'm an engineering type so I bought a bulb to fix it for 3 dollars. To save a lot of typing, I struggled to remove the housing so when I searched Google [ford focus replace light bulb] I found the first link to edmunds.com's solution. Nice. Gotta love the Google.
I followed up looking for repair manuals like those you find in England by Haynes and lo-and-behold, Amazon lists the "Haynes 2000 and 2001 Ford Focus Repair Manual (Haynes Automotive Repair Manual)"
I recommend one of these books if you own a car because you can save yourself a ton of money doing straightforward repairs yourself.
During my search I came across these other useful references:
1. About.com's Do it yourself reference.
2. Edmunds.com's Maintenance Schedules which allows you to find not only your upcoming schedule but also the typical cost of the work in your zip code so you don't get ripped off.
3. I've provided a list of Haynes car maintenance guides to shorten your search.