Eyerseys Autotrader adventure
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Eyersey1234 said:
Bobberoo99 said:
Has it seen much use during the lock down? At one point during the worst of it I was down to about 400 miles a month, not many for me, and most of that was commuting. 
My newer Focus is about to go to 73,000!!! 
Is it just me that finds doing odd jobs on cars like this strangely therapeutic?
I've had a mk2.5 1.8 petrol Focus for about 18 months now and love it but had recently had my head turned by the works salary sacrifice scheme on electric cars. Brand new car all inclusive of insurance, roadside assistance etc. for decent money. I'd bought a new pollen filter a few weeks ago and just got around to fitting it this week and whilst it's a bit of an annoying job and I ended up being myself into positions that I didn't think possible I absolutely know I'd miss doing my own maintenance if I did get rid of it. Also, as someone that doesn't commute by car and does only about 3000 miles a year it really didn't seem worth the expenditure when I've got a much cheaper car already on the drive that I do thoroghly enjoy driving.
I've had a mk2.5 1.8 petrol Focus for about 18 months now and love it but had recently had my head turned by the works salary sacrifice scheme on electric cars. Brand new car all inclusive of insurance, roadside assistance etc. for decent money. I'd bought a new pollen filter a few weeks ago and just got around to fitting it this week and whilst it's a bit of an annoying job and I ended up being myself into positions that I didn't think possible I absolutely know I'd miss doing my own maintenance if I did get rid of it. Also, as someone that doesn't commute by car and does only about 3000 miles a year it really didn't seem worth the expenditure when I've got a much cheaper car already on the drive that I do thoroghly enjoy driving.
Shominy said:
Is it just me that finds doing odd jobs on cars like this strangely therapeutic?
I've had a mk2.5 1.8 petrol Focus for about 18 months now and love it but had recently had my head turned by the works salary sacrifice scheme on electric cars. Brand new car all inclusive of insurance, roadside assistance etc. for decent money. I'd bought a new pollen filter a few weeks ago and just got around to fitting it this week and whilst it's a bit of an annoying job and I ended up being myself into positions that I didn't think possible I absolutely know I'd miss doing my own maintenance if I did get rid of it. Also, as someone that doesn't commute by car and does only about 3000 miles a year it really didn't seem worth the expenditure when I've got a much cheaper car already on the drive that I do thoroghly enjoy driving.
Absolutely agree, when I bought the newer Focus I could easily have afforded a car around 3 years old but a) I don't like the newer version, b) it would end up being serviced at a garage to keep the service history up and c) I just enjoy doing stuff on the cars!!!I've had a mk2.5 1.8 petrol Focus for about 18 months now and love it but had recently had my head turned by the works salary sacrifice scheme on electric cars. Brand new car all inclusive of insurance, roadside assistance etc. for decent money. I'd bought a new pollen filter a few weeks ago and just got around to fitting it this week and whilst it's a bit of an annoying job and I ended up being myself into positions that I didn't think possible I absolutely know I'd miss doing my own maintenance if I did get rid of it. Also, as someone that doesn't commute by car and does only about 3000 miles a year it really didn't seem worth the expenditure when I've got a much cheaper car already on the drive that I do thoroghly enjoy driving.
I know this isn't a general Focus thread but it seems like a good place to ask. Do any of you have experience with the mk3 petrol engines? At some point I will upgrade this car and another Focus seems like a good choice. I have the 1.8 and it's decent without being particularly powerful but massively misses a 6th gear in my opinion. What are the 1.6 ti-vct and the Ecoboosts like to drive? Is the mk3 much better or worse than the mk2?
Shominy said:
I know this isn't a general Focus thread but it seems like a good place to ask. Do any of you have experience with the mk3 petrol engines? At some point I will upgrade this car and another Focus seems like a good choice. I have the 1.8 and it's decent without being particularly powerful but massively misses a 6th gear in my opinion. What are the 1.6 ti-vct and the Ecoboosts like to drive? Is the mk3 much better or worse than the mk2?
No direct personal experience of the Mk3 but one of my ex colleagues bought a 1.0 ecoboost and the engine blew up after a short time. The 1.0 ecoboost engine had a problem with a coolant hose breaking causing the cars to cook their engines. Ford designed a modified part which seems to have cured the problem. I do like the Mk3 but my choice with petrol would be the 1.6 or 1.5 ecoboost as personally feel the 1.0 would be underpowered. Hope this is of some help. Eyersey1234 said:
Shominy said:
I know this isn't a general Focus thread but it seems like a good place to ask. Do any of you have experience with the mk3 petrol engines? At some point I will upgrade this car and another Focus seems like a good choice. I have the 1.8 and it's decent without being particularly powerful but massively misses a 6th gear in my opinion. What are the 1.6 ti-vct and the Ecoboosts like to drive? Is the mk3 much better or worse than the mk2?
No direct personal experience of the Mk3 but one of my ex colleagues bought a 1.0 ecoboost and the engine blew up after a short time. The 1.0 ecoboost engine had a problem with a coolant hose breaking causing the cars to cook their engines. Ford designed a modified part which seems to have cured the problem. I do like the Mk3 but my choice with petrol would be the 1.6 or 1.5 ecoboost as personally feel the 1.0 would be underpowered. Hope this is of some help. The 1.6 EcoBoost engine is very good, as is its replacement the 1.5 EcoBoost, the 1.0 does a credible job but make sure it's a later engine, so post 13 plate, the 1.6 can be found in some cars with 162bhp, service history is very important with these engines due to being fairly highly stressed and they run quite hot.
Bobberoo99 said:
Eyersey1234 said:
Shominy said:
I know this isn't a general Focus thread but it seems like a good place to ask. Do any of you have experience with the mk3 petrol engines? At some point I will upgrade this car and another Focus seems like a good choice. I have the 1.8 and it's decent without being particularly powerful but massively misses a 6th gear in my opinion. What are the 1.6 ti-vct and the Ecoboosts like to drive? Is the mk3 much better or worse than the mk2?
No direct personal experience of the Mk3 but one of my ex colleagues bought a 1.0 ecoboost and the engine blew up after a short time. The 1.0 ecoboost engine had a problem with a coolant hose breaking causing the cars to cook their engines. Ford designed a modified part which seems to have cured the problem. I do like the Mk3 but my choice with petrol would be the 1.6 or 1.5 ecoboost as personally feel the 1.0 would be underpowered. Hope this is of some help. The 1.6 EcoBoost engine is very good, as is its replacement the 1.5 EcoBoost, the 1.0 does a credible job but make sure it's a later engine, so post 13 plate, the 1.6 can be found in some cars with 162bhp, service history is very important with these engines due to being fairly highly stressed and they run quite hot.
Shominy said:
Thanks guy. I'd read about the coolant hose thing before but don't think it'd put me off so long as it's been fixed. I have always wondered how a 1.0 litre engine would feel in a car the size of a Focus. I would much prefer the 1.5 or 1.6 ecoboosts but they seem a lot rarer. I'm more of a fan of naturally aspirated to be honest so I'd also looked at 1.8 Civics and Mazda 3s. Still plenty of life left in the mk2 Focus though and it's by far the best car to drive that I've owned so may take some beating on that front!
I'll be honest and say that I don't personally like the mk3 Focus dash layout, how old is your mk2? You can find mk2's up to 10 and even 11 plate!!!Bobberoo99 said:
I'll be honest and say that I don't personally like the mk3 Focus dash layout, how old is your mk2? You can find mk2's up to 10 and even 11 plate!!!
I do like the look of the mk3 I must say, especially the facelift ones. I'd have to drive a 1.0 ecoboost before I could ever make a decison on if I liked it though. I had a 1.2 TSI Seat Ibiza on lease before my Focus and didn't really think much of it. Mine is a mk2.5 2008. About 97k on the clock now but I do so few miles that if I kept it for another year it'd probably only just tick over the 100k mark. It does like a drink of oil and was producing a misfire code at one point but I've since changed the spark plugs and it seems to have sorted it. I think the 1.8 is known to like a drink of oil. I think it might be a rocker cover gasket issue as there was some oil in a couple of the spark plug wells when I changed them. I have the gasket but have never gotten around to changing it yet.Bobberoo99 said:
Shominy said:
Thanks guy. I'd read about the coolant hose thing before but don't think it'd put me off so long as it's been fixed. I have always wondered how a 1.0 litre engine would feel in a car the size of a Focus. I would much prefer the 1.5 or 1.6 ecoboosts but they seem a lot rarer. I'm more of a fan of naturally aspirated to be honest so I'd also looked at 1.8 Civics and Mazda 3s. Still plenty of life left in the mk2 Focus though and it's by far the best car to drive that I've owned so may take some beating on that front!
I'll be honest and say that I don't personally like the mk3 Focus dash layout, how old is your mk2? You can find mk2's up to 10 and even 11 plate!!!Eyersey1234 said:
Nice ride up to Whitby today, there's some nice driving roads over the North Yorkshire Moors. Unfortunately it got attacked by a pheasant on the trip back, as far as I can see there's no damage though so it's Focus 1 Pheasant 0.
There may be a post coming from me on my Focus based thread this week.........
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