2015 Ford Focus 1.5tdci Titanium

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M1C said:

Same here. And i did (although this was.....woah....22 years ago now)

This was in 2000, mam kindly gave me her 1988 Renault 5 1.2 TR. It was a bit crusty, a bit battered...the heater didn't work...it had a wheel bearing going.....it didn't matter - i absolutely loved it and miss it greatly!

Edited by M1C on Friday 25th November 15:30

Bit like me with my first car, though I was 19 at the time, it was a 1994 Fiesta 1.3 Equipe given to me by my gran when she gave up driving. Yes it was an old car that was worth very little and had seen better days, but I was glad to get it.

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daqinggregg said:

When I was 17, if my parents had offered me any car, I’d have said thank you very much, put a pair of Cibie Super Oscars on it, (because they make cars go faster).

They couldn’t afford to buy me a car, my first car was a Vauxhall Chevanne, I absolutely loved that car, couldn’t afford the Cibie’s though.

I presume Cibie Super Oscars were tyres, to be honest I've never heard of them

Edit I've just googled it, they are actually spotlights

Edited by Eyersey1234 on Friday 25th November 23:12

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FourGears said:

Wow! I just wanted any car when I was 17, it didn't matter what it was it was the independence that mattered

I suppose it shows just how entitled the youth of today seems to be, but I'm derailing the thread once again. Cambelt and auxiliary belt are nearly done, it will need a new engine mount soon though as it is leaking oil, according to the guy doing the cambelt they are easy to change though.

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Bobberoo said:

It's an age thing, I remember Cibie Supers, along with Carlos Fandango wide wheels, bubble arches, Cherry Bomb silencers, Peco Big Bore exhausts, CB radios, window slats.........oh those were the days, when as a teenager it was a rite of passage to buy a car that was as much filler and chicken wire as bodywork, servicing it was an afterthought whereas "souping it up" was important, scraping it through an MOT each year if you hadn't crashed it in the meantime, and evening meets in car parks were all about what you'd done to your car not paid someone else to do for you!!!
Born in 1970, teenager during the 80's.

Oops sorry Bobbers I didn't mean to make you feel old

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Bobberoo said:

No need to apologise Eyersey1234, I am in fact old!!!
Glad to hear the cambelt is progressing nicely, Focuseseses do like to munch on engine mounts!!!

Yeah I remember someone else saying that about the engine mounts, I wonder which mark of Focus is worst for it. I wouldn't describe you as old, you aren't much older than my Mrs by the sound of it.

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Just as well the belt was done along with the auxiliary belt, it turned out the auxiliary belt was starting to crack and the tensioner was knackered as well.

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The engine mount is being replaced on Monday along with an oil leak that the mechanic found getting sorted.

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The Focus had a ride to York yesterday and Hornsea Garden Centre today. Now covered 16k miles since purchase.

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Bobberoo said:

Superb!!
Peanut has been to Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales this weekend, she performed excellently!!!

Excellent, glad she enjoyed it. The engine mount and oil seal are now done, the next jobs to do are the Nearside front wheel bearing and rear shock absorbers.

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The Focus reached 110k miles this morning

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Hitch said:

I see your tyre pressure monitor system doesn't work either!

No the system does work, the o/s/f tyre loses pressure for some reason, I suspect a bit of corrosion on the alloy wheel. I've pumped it back up to the right pressure now

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Another mileometer moment yesterday, I doubt the Focus will do many more miles this year now, mostly going to and from work. It will have done around 11000 miles this year by the time New Year comes, though I need to get it in after Christmas to get a grumbling front wheel bearing changed. I'm also hoping to get up to Northumberland at some point to see the family, so that will be another 300+ miles added.

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First update for 2023, the Focus has done around 300 miles since the last one. Been on taxi duty today taking my stepdaughter to and from work as there are no trains.

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The Focus clicked over 111k miles on Monday.

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Another mileometer moment tonight

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Mobile mechanic booked for next Thursday to do the wheel bearing.

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Wheelbearing getting done.

Edited by Eyersey1234 on Tuesday 28th February 11:59

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Yeah it's all done and sorted, much quieter now. I used the same mobile mechanic that did the cambelt. We move house tomorrow so the Focus will be doing a bit of running backwards and forwards between houses, we have a removals lorry coming but the smaller stuff can go in the cars.

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Bobberoo said:

Good luck with the move!!!

Thanks Bobbers

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The Focus has been acting as a removal van today, still some stuff to bring tomorrow. Notified the insurance company of the move, the premium has gone up by £20 a year which isn't too bad.