Ford Focus Estate 1.6 LX, 2003 petrol MPG?

Ladyinacar

Hi!

Does anyone know the fuel economy of this car? I am thinking of buying one but I am afraid its hard on petrol.
Anyone knows, has experience with this model? I would be using it for back road driving, ca 300-700 km a week.

MuppetCheck

A lot depends on how you drive, how well serviced it is, how loaded up it is etc but on the whole it wouldn't be an excessively thirsty car.

What are you coming from as a comparison?

Dia1988

Buy a Diesel

Ladyinacar

MuppetCheck wrote: »

A lot depends on how you drive, how well serviced it is, how loaded up it is etc but on the whole it wouldn't be an excessively thirsty car.

What are you coming from as a comparison?

I drove Hyundai Matrix 1.5 Diesel car but it packed up expectantly so I dont have time to go and see cars weeks and weeks but have to sort myself within a week on the side of working (driving around) from 9-6.
At the moment Im just not willing to spend more than 3000 for a car. The Ford mentioned comes with 2800 euros and 70000 miles.

Ladyinacar

MuppetCheck wrote: »

A lot depends on how you drive, how well serviced it is, how loaded up it is etc but on the whole it wouldn't be an excessively thirsty car.

What are you coming from as a comparison?

I drove Hyundai Matrix 1.5 Diesel car but it packed up expectantly so I dont have time to go and see cars weeks and weeks but have to sort myself within a week on the side of working (driving around) from 9-6.
At the moment Im just not willing to spend more than 3000 for a car. The Ford mentioned comes with 2800 euros and 70000 miles.

I wanted to get Ford Focus 1.4 which would have more fit my size needs (the lx is more than i need) but the cheaper range sells so fast that I couldnt get my hands on them and now I have run out of time.

MuppetCheck

It will be a little heavier on juice compared to the hyundai, petrol is more expensive at the pumps too.

If you were doing 700km per week most weeks I'd buy a diesel, if it was only the odd time I'd take the focus or similar.

You're better off with a 1.6 focus - there isn't an economy penalty with the larger engine.

Dia1988

Does it have to be an estate?

The 1.4 petrol is quite dead and not that great on mpg.

The 1.8 diesel is a very reliable engine that can be in the Focus.
Which county are you?

Here is an example

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-1-8-tddi-2004-new-nct/8543043?offset=17

Dia1988

This is might fit your requirements with Tax until April 15 for 1995 euro

1.8 tdci Focus

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-long-nct-and-tax/8576570?sv=1

Ladyinacar

Thx. Im in county Cork.

Ladyinacar

Thx. Im in county Cork. NO, it doesn´'t have to be an estate really. I was checking - the size of ford focus 1.4 with the back seats folded would do me fine.

JohnBoy26

MuppetCheck wrote: »

It will be a little heavier on juice compared to the hyundai, petrol is more expensive at the pumps too.

If you were doing 700km per week most weeks I'd buy a diesel, if it was only the odd time I'd take the focus or similar.

You're better off with a 1.6 focus - there isn't an economy penalty with the larger engine.

Having owned a 1.4 and a 1.6 focus I'd have to disagree with this.

MuppetCheck

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Having owned a 1.4 and a 1.6 focus I'd have to disagree with this.

Went from a 1.6 Focus to a 1.4 myself and it wasn't either more expensive or cheaper to run at all for me. No noticeable difference.

bazz26

OP, with that sort of weekly mileage you have justification for a diesel. You should look at something like this:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-combi/8536099?offset=13

Dia1988

If you don't want to be paying high tax, maybe consider a 1.4 HDI Diesel PEUGEOT 206 SW Estate

The 1.4 HDI is far more reliable than the 1.6 HDI

Like this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-estate-car/8348248?offset=4

JohnBoy26

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Went from a 1.6 Focus to a 1.4 myself and it wasn't either more expensive or cheaper to run at all for me. No noticeable difference.

I was putting petrol in the 1.6 a lot more than I was putting it in the 1.4 doing the same driving. There was no problem with the car either so it wasn't that. Tax was around €130 more on the 1.6 and surprisingly the 1.6 was around €150 more to insure.

The 1.4 is grand for a-b driving. It's has noticeably less power than the 1.6 but you only really notice it when you step out of one and into the other.

I'd aim for a hatchback over a saloon, they are a nicer car, and pre facelift if possible.

scudzilla

Dia1988 wrote: »

Does it have to be an estate?

The 1.4 petrol is quite dead and not that great on mpg.

The 1.8 diesel is a very reliable engine that can be in the Focus.
Which county are you?

Here is an example

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-focus-1-8-tddi-2004-new-nct/8543043?offset=17

Not true, i have a 2003 Focus, i've been keeping fuel logs for a year now and the average for the year is 41.23mpg which for it's age is pretty amazing, granted i keep it in god nick and give it a yearly service

My daily commute is Trim to Dublin City Centre so bit of motorway driving, bit of city driving

Dia1988

scudzilla wrote: »

Not true, i have a 2003 Focus, i've been keeping fuel logs for a year now and the average for the year is 41.23mpg which for it's age is pretty amazing, granted i keep it in god nick and give it a yearly service

My daily commute is Trim to Dublin City Centre so bit of motorway driving, bit of city driving

41.23MPG???

How sure are you that this is accurate?

Because the official Ford MPG combined is 42MPG and that was when it was brand New and most Official Car MPG figures afe unrealistic given tbey are tested on a rollong road with no wind resistance!

Here is a link

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/ford/focus/hatchback-1998/22250/

Markcheese

We've an 04 1.6 petrol c-Max (pretty much the same as focus) and are getting around 40 mpg out of it - and that's mainly short runs - I'll have to get better at recording it's mileage per tank ---