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New Ford Focus impressions

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  • 31-07-2008 3:12pm
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    Stevie Dakota
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    Picked up a Jan 2008 Focus in Wales a few days ago. Bought from Motorpoint in Newport, second car purchased from them and very impressed with the place. Easy to get to, mint cars and safe to deal with.

    Anyway, really impressed with the Focus, it is a top spec 2.0TDCi Titanium with all the toys. Lovely to drive, pulls like a train and has a much nicer than expected interior. Having had a Golf before it is easily on par, I would suggest even better quality and certainly more stylish. Road noise and refinement much better than led to believe, although really bad surfaces do intrude. Having come from a BMW I expected to be underwhelmed, but far from it.


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    Longrangedriver
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    Stevie Dakota wrote: »
    Picked up a Jan 2008 Focus in Wales a few days ago. Bought from Motorpoint in Newport, second car purchased from them and very impressed with the place. Easy to get to, mint cars and safe to deal with.

    Anyway, really impressed with the Focus, it is a top spec 2.0TDCi Titanium with all the toys. Lovely to drive, pulls like a train and has a much nicer than expected interior. Having had a Golf before it is easily on par, I would suggest even better quality and certainly more stylish. Road noise and refinement much better than led to believe, although really bad surfaces do intrude. Having come from a BMW I expected to be underwhelmed, but far from it.

    What kind of funds did you part with, I'm thinking of changing mine, but I reckon the second hand market may kill me. Wouldn't mind going to get a UK spec Focus, as the cars here are poorly equiped. Also is it a 140bhp one, if so 'good buy'!


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    Stevie Dakota
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    It worked out at around €20.5K. It was a cash deal so no trade in hassle. Best deal I could get here was €22K on a new 1.8TDCi Ghia. The UK car had 5000 miles on it, and has the cracking 2.0 liter engine (136bhp), alarm, privacy glass and Sony 8 speaker stereo over the Irish Ghia (with nasty fake wood trim), and the UK 3 year warranty.


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    Tragedy
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    Did you have to pay VAT on it with only 5k miles?


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    Stevie Dakota
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    No VAT, the rule is 6,000kms, not miles, and the car was a few days over 6 months.


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    Bee
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    Stevie Dakota wrote: »
    Picked up a Jan 2008 Focus in Wales a few days ago. Bought from Motorpoint in Newport, second car purchased from them and very impressed with the place. Easy to get to, mint cars and safe to deal with.

    Anyway, really impressed with the Focus, it is a top spec 2.0TDCi Titanium with all the toys. Lovely to drive, pulls like a train and has a much nicer than expected interior. Having had a Golf before it is easily on par, I would suggest even better quality and certainly more stylish. Road noise and refinement much better than led to believe, although really bad surfaces do intrude. Having come from a BMW I expected to be underwhelmed, but far from it.

    It drives better than any Golf and has a much better and refined engine than the agricultural Vag 1.9 tdi's


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    Terran
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    I haven't had a chance to drive the new model, I drive an '06 Focus myself. I would be interested in getting a new one soon enough, I love the new 'Kenetic Design' styling.


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    bazz26
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    Terran wrote: »
    I haven't had a chance to drive the new model, I drive an '06 Focus myself. I would be interested in getting a new one soon enough, I love the new 'Kenetic Design' styling.

    It should drive the same, as the new model is only a facelift of yours.


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    TheDriver
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    I have been very loyal to Ford, had a 05 focus (new model) which would give Monday morning cars a good name, everything that could go wrong did. Thing was worse than a sieve and gave up on a dangerous bend on rush hour 2 months into ownership. Apparently its on its 4 th owner now!
    My 06 is better but still things go wrong that I believe shouldn't in a standard 2 year old focus zetec. Been back twice this year when it basically failed to drive properly, turns out leaks into spark plugs, leaking leads etc.
    My older Fords are as bad, while a friends 05 new model had a very expensive electronic component go and they couldn't get the part for 2 weeks and garage didn't care.
    Needless to say, Fords are bye bye for me. Honestly think the build quality has gotten worse over last 2 years.


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    Mellor
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    What sort of VRT on this?


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    Stevie Dakota
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    €4467 :mad:


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