Common issues with 10+ year focus?
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Hi
I’m planning on picking up a Focus for sub £1k as a second car, mainly to leave at the station during the week and for local trips to the gym/supermarket etc.
From monitoring the trader over the last couple of weeks, seems I can get a 1.6 zetec 5 door with under 100k on it for around the £1k mark.
Is there anything in particular I should be looking out for mechanically?
Cheers
Al
I’m planning on picking up a Focus for sub £1k as a second car, mainly to leave at the station during the week and for local trips to the gym/supermarket etc.
From monitoring the trader over the last couple of weeks, seems I can get a 1.6 zetec 5 door with under 100k on it for around the £1k mark.
Is there anything in particular I should be looking out for mechanically?
Cheers
Al
Just passed on a similar sounding one to my daughter after nine years ownership. Price sounds about right (dealer offered a grand p/x). Reliable if looked after. Rear suspension link bushes were only unexpected expense at eighty quid a side. The exhaust was still the original so possibly going to need attention in a year or two.
As always it depends on how its been driven and looked after but not a bad choice for a hack IMHO.
As always it depends on how its been driven and looked after but not a bad choice for a hack IMHO.
Off to see one tonight, 54 plate with 94k on it.
Looks fairly clean inside and out, current owner has just given it a service which included changing the timing belt. Not too bothered about it being maintained at home, it’s what I plan to do anyway.
It’s been surprising over the past couple of weeks how quickly the good ones go, hadn’t expected it to be quite so competitive!
Looks fairly clean inside and out, current owner has just given it a service which included changing the timing belt. Not too bothered about it being maintained at home, it’s what I plan to do anyway.
It’s been surprising over the past couple of weeks how quickly the good ones go, hadn’t expected it to be quite so competitive!
Well, it didn’t measure up well compared to the advert. Body work on the rear end and roof had a lot of scratches and chips, back to bare plastic and metal in places.
Seemed solid enough to drive, although the bite on the clutch was very high – practically at the top of the travel of the pedal.
Maybe more of an eye opener for me in terms of what you actually get for £1k, as it was the first one I’d been to look at.
Seemed solid enough to drive, although the bite on the clutch was very high – practically at the top of the travel of the pedal.
Maybe more of an eye opener for me in terms of what you actually get for £1k, as it was the first one I’d been to look at.
I picked up a 52 plate up for £200 as MOT faliure
Car was just grubby needed elbow grease and a full service
Did everything at home, all filters, brake fluid change, coolant and fixed heater resistor and put on new battery
Total cost of service bits were £140
Took seats out and shampooed them
Total car cost £440, now immaculate, fully serviced with a 12 month ticket
Bargains to be had
Filters from euro on offer £2.50 air, £3.10 oil, oil on offer fully syn £14.50, battery wasp at expensive went for a high power 4 year jobbie halffrauds on trade card £41
Car was just grubby needed elbow grease and a full service
Did everything at home, all filters, brake fluid change, coolant and fixed heater resistor and put on new battery
Total cost of service bits were £140
Took seats out and shampooed them
Total car cost £440, now immaculate, fully serviced with a 12 month ticket
Bargains to be had
Filters from euro on offer £2.50 air, £3.10 oil, oil on offer fully syn £14.50, battery wasp at expensive went for a high power 4 year jobbie halffrauds on trade card £41
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