2012 Ford Focus Titanium
Discussion
Mr Pointy said:
Good to hear. Can I buy it now it's sorted?
For one million dollars! (cue Austin powers music)In all seriousness, I wanted a car that looks modern, comfortable, quiet, safe, kitted out with options, economical and cheap to run. It ticks every box so realistically there's no reason to buy any other car or to ever sell it.
The newer ones look gorgeous, and would be a welcome replacement. But considering this costs nothing to run or tax and that it only cost me £3,500, it's a bargain too good too sell.
Had quite a close call a few days ago. Driving on a 30mph road, with a car in front and on-coming traffic. A car behind me decides to overtake me and almost hits a van that's coming the other way, squeezing in front of me, missing me by inches. He continues to do this going forward with other cars, and it was one of those moments where I wish I had a camera.
So off I went to buy a camera.
Me being me, I don't like anything sticking down from the windscreen or having wires on show, so I went about to find the best camera that would fit the awkward positioning of the windscreen. As it's a titanium, there's about a million camera's by the windscreen so there's an enormous plastic scuttle that's blocking any sort of ordinary camera positioning.
(image taken from google)
As you can see, you can't place it by the mirror, and there's a sun shade either side that blocks the view. This makes things kind of awkward! I opted for a camera that sits flat on the windscreen, just to try and match the aesthetics.
I've bought a hardwire kit too. It gives you the USB input on one end, and a positive/negative output on the other. The negative is placed on a ground point, and the positive is plugged into this:
Which then plugs into a fuse that's on with ignition but off when the ignition is off. Fuse 85 was just the one, so I pulled this out, plugged this in, and placed the fuse back on top of it. A simple piggyback solution. Most of the kits come with normal microUSB plugs and not a 90 degree, so I cut up the one supplied that was attached to the cigarette power source and placed that onto the wire instead.
The wires were then run behind the dashboard, behind the a-pillar, into the roof lining and into the camera so that it's permanently hardwired with no wires in view.
It's quite annoying that there's a small wire on show, but there's not much I can do about that.
You can just about see it on the right. So many cameras, I may just call the car Paparazzi...
The camera is brilliant. It's on sale on Amazon for around £25 ( link here). It has a horrible start up sound and beep, but can both be turned off. The camera quality is fantastic, clear with no motion blur, and great night quality. It has impact detection, loop recording, 1080p quality with a very wide lens, audio, etc. It doesn't come with an SD card so I'd pick one up separate. I'll be picking up a second for the MX-5.
I wanted to hide this camera as much as I could, wires and all, as I'm a bit of a stickler when it comes to keeping anything negative out of my life (I've had my fair share of it years back). I'm a very optimistic person (overly sometimes) and have no time for any negativity that doesn't need to happen. I don't go looking for conflict, I don't start arguments, and am generally quite forgiving. If someone cuts me up on the road I'll tend to think that they may be in a hurry, perhaps their loved one is in hospital. I don't have any news apps on my phone as I don't like waking up to someone telling me "Good morning", then telling me why it's not, and generally keep any negativity out of every day living. The reason why I've explained all of that is that a dash camera is only there in case of a bad situation, something which I'd rather not get constantly reminded of whenever I sit in the car, hence the effort to hide this. If I need it, it's great that it's there. Sounds petty, but there we go.
So off I went to buy a camera.
Me being me, I don't like anything sticking down from the windscreen or having wires on show, so I went about to find the best camera that would fit the awkward positioning of the windscreen. As it's a titanium, there's about a million camera's by the windscreen so there's an enormous plastic scuttle that's blocking any sort of ordinary camera positioning.
(image taken from google)
As you can see, you can't place it by the mirror, and there's a sun shade either side that blocks the view. This makes things kind of awkward! I opted for a camera that sits flat on the windscreen, just to try and match the aesthetics.
I've bought a hardwire kit too. It gives you the USB input on one end, and a positive/negative output on the other. The negative is placed on a ground point, and the positive is plugged into this:
Which then plugs into a fuse that's on with ignition but off when the ignition is off. Fuse 85 was just the one, so I pulled this out, plugged this in, and placed the fuse back on top of it. A simple piggyback solution. Most of the kits come with normal microUSB plugs and not a 90 degree, so I cut up the one supplied that was attached to the cigarette power source and placed that onto the wire instead.
The wires were then run behind the dashboard, behind the a-pillar, into the roof lining and into the camera so that it's permanently hardwired with no wires in view.
It's quite annoying that there's a small wire on show, but there's not much I can do about that.
You can just about see it on the right. So many cameras, I may just call the car Paparazzi...
The camera is brilliant. It's on sale on Amazon for around £25 ( link here). It has a horrible start up sound and beep, but can both be turned off. The camera quality is fantastic, clear with no motion blur, and great night quality. It has impact detection, loop recording, 1080p quality with a very wide lens, audio, etc. It doesn't come with an SD card so I'd pick one up separate. I'll be picking up a second for the MX-5.
I wanted to hide this camera as much as I could, wires and all, as I'm a bit of a stickler when it comes to keeping anything negative out of my life (I've had my fair share of it years back). I'm a very optimistic person (overly sometimes) and have no time for any negativity that doesn't need to happen. I don't go looking for conflict, I don't start arguments, and am generally quite forgiving. If someone cuts me up on the road I'll tend to think that they may be in a hurry, perhaps their loved one is in hospital. I don't have any news apps on my phone as I don't like waking up to someone telling me "Good morning", then telling me why it's not, and generally keep any negativity out of every day living. The reason why I've explained all of that is that a dash camera is only there in case of a bad situation, something which I'd rather not get constantly reminded of whenever I sit in the car, hence the effort to hide this. If I need it, it's great that it's there. Sounds petty, but there we go.
Only a quick update:
Front left brake is still perfect. I haven't heard or felt a thing since changing the hub, so I'm glad all of that is over and done with. I still find it hard to believe that a binding caliper can get so hot that it warps the hub.
Also an update on the RimBlades, they're still going strong too. One or two areas (where there's heavy curbing) came a little loose but I glued these areas back and they've been fine since. I even had two new tyres put on the fronts and they barely marked them, even though the garage told me they'd understandably come off during a tyre change.
So the car is spot on and hasn't put a foot wrong since... but I'd love to sell it.
Sounds odd, but the reason is that I've taken to Mazda's lately. Ever since buying the MX-5, having a friend with a CX-5, and looking into their range, I've realised how reliable and now how good looking they are.
Maddie's just purchased this:
It's her first car while she learns to drive. A 1.3 chain driven petrol that's £30 a year to tax, £300 a year to insure for her (for a learner that's amazing) and is quiet and lovely to drive. £2,500.
So that's two Mazda's on the drive:
...and one Ford. Me being me, I hate inconsistencies and started looking at the Mazda equivelant of a Focus.
It's this:
It has to be in that colour, too. A 2.2D Mazda3 SportNav in soul red. Being spoilt with the optional extras on the Focus, I'd want the same in the Mazda and this delivers, too. It has everything the Focus has, and some on top. You can get a decent one for around £5,500 to £6,000 if you're fine with slightly higher (under 100k) miles that needs tidying up here and there, but that's what I enjoy.
What a beautiful looking car. That back end is very 'Alfa' like. I won't be selling just yet as I couldn't just sell and swap though as the Focus wouldn't sell for that due to its miles. If we weren't saving for a wedding I'd have put the Focus up for sale to put a few grand towards a Mazda 3.
For now I'll wait and will enjoy the Focus, but that's certainly on the horizon.
Front left brake is still perfect. I haven't heard or felt a thing since changing the hub, so I'm glad all of that is over and done with. I still find it hard to believe that a binding caliper can get so hot that it warps the hub.
Also an update on the RimBlades, they're still going strong too. One or two areas (where there's heavy curbing) came a little loose but I glued these areas back and they've been fine since. I even had two new tyres put on the fronts and they barely marked them, even though the garage told me they'd understandably come off during a tyre change.
So the car is spot on and hasn't put a foot wrong since... but I'd love to sell it.
Sounds odd, but the reason is that I've taken to Mazda's lately. Ever since buying the MX-5, having a friend with a CX-5, and looking into their range, I've realised how reliable and now how good looking they are.
Maddie's just purchased this:
It's her first car while she learns to drive. A 1.3 chain driven petrol that's £30 a year to tax, £300 a year to insure for her (for a learner that's amazing) and is quiet and lovely to drive. £2,500.
So that's two Mazda's on the drive:
...and one Ford. Me being me, I hate inconsistencies and started looking at the Mazda equivelant of a Focus.
It's this:
It has to be in that colour, too. A 2.2D Mazda3 SportNav in soul red. Being spoilt with the optional extras on the Focus, I'd want the same in the Mazda and this delivers, too. It has everything the Focus has, and some on top. You can get a decent one for around £5,500 to £6,000 if you're fine with slightly higher (under 100k) miles that needs tidying up here and there, but that's what I enjoy.
What a beautiful looking car. That back end is very 'Alfa' like. I won't be selling just yet as I couldn't just sell and swap though as the Focus wouldn't sell for that due to its miles. If we weren't saving for a wedding I'd have put the Focus up for sale to put a few grand towards a Mazda 3.
For now I'll wait and will enjoy the Focus, but that's certainly on the horizon.
My brother in law has the CX5 of this generation. The Mazda 2.2 is a complete dud of an engine. His blew the head gasket just like many others and needed a new turbo at just 100k miles. It also drinks like a mofo during DPF regeneration. There is a reason why they are so cheap.
Better off sticking with the Ford.
Better off sticking with the Ford.
Just wanted to drop in to say thanks for the thread, it's been a good read.
I'm picking up a 14 plate 1.6 TDCI Zetec Focus on Sunday. I'd of liked a titanium or titanium X but this one has come up locally for a good price. After the test drive I was sold. Very Very comfortable and reassuring to drive and just feels right.
I was a bit concerned about some horror stories with this engine but I understand it to have been pretty well sorted by the time these were made and only an issue quite a few years previously. My dad has the same engine in a mondeo and its been fine.
Good work on the dash cam, I think after an incident a few weeks ago I'd quite like to get one sorted as well.
I also like the look of those Mazda 3s, shame about the engine, maybe you could look in to the 2.0 skyactiv petrol which uses diesel technology to get good MPG from a petrol engine, they're supposed to be pretty good.
I'm picking up a 14 plate 1.6 TDCI Zetec Focus on Sunday. I'd of liked a titanium or titanium X but this one has come up locally for a good price. After the test drive I was sold. Very Very comfortable and reassuring to drive and just feels right.
I was a bit concerned about some horror stories with this engine but I understand it to have been pretty well sorted by the time these were made and only an issue quite a few years previously. My dad has the same engine in a mondeo and its been fine.
Good work on the dash cam, I think after an incident a few weeks ago I'd quite like to get one sorted as well.
I also like the look of those Mazda 3s, shame about the engine, maybe you could look in to the 2.0 skyactiv petrol which uses diesel technology to get good MPG from a petrol engine, they're supposed to be pretty good.
Raymond Reddington said:
Just wanted to drop in to say thanks for the thread, it's been a good read.
I'm picking up a 14 plate 1.6 TDCI Zetec Focus on Sunday. I'd of liked a titanium or titanium X but this one has come up locally for a good price. After the test drive I was sold. Very Very comfortable and reassuring to drive and just feels right.
I was a bit concerned about some horror stories with this engine but I understand it to have been pretty well sorted by the time these were made and only an issue quite a few years previously. My dad has the same engine in a mondeo and its been fine.
Good work on the dash cam, I think after an incident a few weeks ago I'd quite like to get one sorted as well.
I also like the look of those Mazda 3s, shame about the engine, maybe you could look in to the 2.0 skyactiv petrol which uses diesel technology to get good MPG from a petrol engine, they're supposed to be pretty good.
Thanks for the kind words.I'm picking up a 14 plate 1.6 TDCI Zetec Focus on Sunday. I'd of liked a titanium or titanium X but this one has come up locally for a good price. After the test drive I was sold. Very Very comfortable and reassuring to drive and just feels right.
I was a bit concerned about some horror stories with this engine but I understand it to have been pretty well sorted by the time these were made and only an issue quite a few years previously. My dad has the same engine in a mondeo and its been fine.
Good work on the dash cam, I think after an incident a few weeks ago I'd quite like to get one sorted as well.
I also like the look of those Mazda 3s, shame about the engine, maybe you could look in to the 2.0 skyactiv petrol which uses diesel technology to get good MPG from a petrol engine, they're supposed to be pretty good.
Glad you're going down the same route, it's a lovely engine. Slightly underpowered but nothing too drastic if you're just using it for what it's made for; a comfortable daily drive.
I did look into the petrol and I think it's the way to go. I'll certainly be looking into it after this one, but I've a feeling this will last quite a long time. I'm not complaining at all, it's been a fantastic car.
It had its MOT not too long ago, I forgot to mention. The results were:
Repair immediately (major defects):
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
- Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
- Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Failed on two split CV joints, advised on the above. As the CV joints were the tri-lobe kind, I just asked the garage to do them there and then. For labour, parts and the MOT it cost just a tad over £200 for the whole thing.
As for the advisories, I'll be looking into replacing those components soon. I hate having advisories on a car, if it's not correct I'll sort it. I need to pop back and ask them to point the rear worn bushes though. The front is just the track rod end, which I could do easily enough, and the tyre is just a tyre. Could pick up another used tyre of the same make/size as a direct temporary replacement.
Aside from that, the car's been lovely and hasn't put a foot wrong. Brakes have been fine and it's currently on 145,000 miles.
So far in my ownership, the main problems were:
- Warped N/S/F hub
- Battery
- Auxiliary belt tensioner
- Leak in rear (common and easy fix)
- Thermostat
For a well kitted out Titanium for £3,500, it hasn't been too bad on cost and problems. With the odd touch-up needed here and there on the paint, and the wheel curb protectors, that's been the extent of 'fixing' things. It's a big shame that the brake problem went on for so long before we realised it was the hub itself. I'd never have guessed it.
The main thing is that it's rust free with a solid engine and everything works as it should. These are great cars. In the future I'll be taking the wheels to be powder coated - I think it deserves it. Just need to find a cheap powder coating company...
I may have spoken too soon... I need a new steering rack.
This is the sound of it at the moment:
https://youtu.be/mkMR_N14p-M
Annoyingly, it's not a simple replacement. You have to match the part number and, sometimes, get it re-programmed to the car too. It's all a little unclear at the moment so I'm trying to find some clarification. Some people manage to fit them with no problems, others need the power steering control module reset due to the used replacement rack containing learned information from its previous car (so the car could drift, etc), and some people have had to get their racks re-programmed by Ford. There doesn't seem to be any consistency.
Currently my in-law's have the car and are borrowing it for a month or two whilst they find a new car (theirs catastrophically failed their MOT), so I can't do anything until I get it back. When I get it back, I'll try to crawl under the car to get a peek of the part number on the rack (from looking at a few videos it should be just about visible with a camera phone), then I'll order a used rack with the same part number.
Best case scenario, the rack gets replaced and all is well, though because of the amount of assists and options on the car I can't see that happening. Worst case, the car throws a load of errors and the power steering won't work. If that's the case, I'll drive it to Ford for them to re-program the rack. I'm asking my local garage to price up the labour as I don't fancy doing it myself, but I will if it comes to it. If they quote more than £300-£400 labour I'll do the job myself.
What a b
h.
This is the sound of it at the moment:
https://youtu.be/mkMR_N14p-M
Annoyingly, it's not a simple replacement. You have to match the part number and, sometimes, get it re-programmed to the car too. It's all a little unclear at the moment so I'm trying to find some clarification. Some people manage to fit them with no problems, others need the power steering control module reset due to the used replacement rack containing learned information from its previous car (so the car could drift, etc), and some people have had to get their racks re-programmed by Ford. There doesn't seem to be any consistency.
Currently my in-law's have the car and are borrowing it for a month or two whilst they find a new car (theirs catastrophically failed their MOT), so I can't do anything until I get it back. When I get it back, I'll try to crawl under the car to get a peek of the part number on the rack (from looking at a few videos it should be just about visible with a camera phone), then I'll order a used rack with the same part number.
Best case scenario, the rack gets replaced and all is well, though because of the amount of assists and options on the car I can't see that happening. Worst case, the car throws a load of errors and the power steering won't work. If that's the case, I'll drive it to Ford for them to re-program the rack. I'm asking my local garage to price up the labour as I don't fancy doing it myself, but I will if it comes to it. If they quote more than £300-£400 labour I'll do the job myself.
What a b
h.Ref Mazda3.
We have (or she does, but I love it too) one identical too your photos above. 2014 2.0 petrol, Soul Red. Chosen in preference (after comprehensive test driving and looking at many, many...) Golf, A3, Civic, Focus etc.
It is beautifully built. Drives lovely, soft and comfy but with a lightweight and slight edge that the German cars can only dream of. Has all the kit you ever need, can be upgraded to android auto/carplay easily if it doenst have it using the factory hardware.
100% faultless reliability over 45k miles so far.
You want the 2.0 Skyactiv Petrol. Same engine as in the ND MX-5 with a slightly lower tune. (You can easily change this too via BBR etc). You wont find any other cars this size from any manufacturer with a lovely, revvy, naturally aspirated engine like that any more. And it does 45mpg everywhere.
Why on earth would you want a Diesel (especially the god-awful Mazda 2.2 diesel!).
Great, great car. And its Soul Red too,
We have (or she does, but I love it too) one identical too your photos above. 2014 2.0 petrol, Soul Red. Chosen in preference (after comprehensive test driving and looking at many, many...) Golf, A3, Civic, Focus etc.
It is beautifully built. Drives lovely, soft and comfy but with a lightweight and slight edge that the German cars can only dream of. Has all the kit you ever need, can be upgraded to android auto/carplay easily if it doenst have it using the factory hardware.
100% faultless reliability over 45k miles so far.
You want the 2.0 Skyactiv Petrol. Same engine as in the ND MX-5 with a slightly lower tune. (You can easily change this too via BBR etc). You wont find any other cars this size from any manufacturer with a lovely, revvy, naturally aspirated engine like that any more. And it does 45mpg everywhere.
Why on earth would you want a Diesel (especially the god-awful Mazda 2.2 diesel!).
Great, great car. And its Soul Red too,
That's fantastic to hear. I originally went to diesel thinking due to MPG, but seeing those figures from the petrol engine has swayed me completely. Thanks for giving an insight though, exactly what I wanted to hear.
Update on the steering rack:
Ford won't programme a used rack, so that's out of the question. I can see why, they can't take liability on a part that's unknown to them, so they'll only supply and fit a new one. They're asking almost £1,000 for the part alone, so Ford undertaking the repair is a no go.
At this point I thought I was completely buggered, until I came across a company (one of several) that sell re-conditioned units for £450. I called them and they explained that I give them my car registration and they'll program the unit before sending it out, creating a plug-and-play solution. My local garage have also told me it's around £85 for labour to fit, which is great. The whole job is around £535 for a garage to do the work. I could save £85 and do it myself, but it's such a fiddly job on a driveway that for the amount I'm spending, an extra £85 isn't going to be much more for someone to do the work for me.
I'll have to wait a month or two before I get the car back off the in-laws, at which point I'll order the rack. It's drivable and the garage even said I could live with it, but there's no way I could... it would drive me nuts!
Once the rack is done, I'm treating it to a machine polish and will re-furbish the wheels myself. I really miss the car having not had it for around 2 months now, so I'll be happy to do it up a little once it's back.
Update on the steering rack:
Ford won't programme a used rack, so that's out of the question. I can see why, they can't take liability on a part that's unknown to them, so they'll only supply and fit a new one. They're asking almost £1,000 for the part alone, so Ford undertaking the repair is a no go.
At this point I thought I was completely buggered, until I came across a company (one of several) that sell re-conditioned units for £450. I called them and they explained that I give them my car registration and they'll program the unit before sending it out, creating a plug-and-play solution. My local garage have also told me it's around £85 for labour to fit, which is great. The whole job is around £535 for a garage to do the work. I could save £85 and do it myself, but it's such a fiddly job on a driveway that for the amount I'm spending, an extra £85 isn't going to be much more for someone to do the work for me.
I'll have to wait a month or two before I get the car back off the in-laws, at which point I'll order the rack. It's drivable and the garage even said I could live with it, but there's no way I could... it would drive me nuts!
Once the rack is done, I'm treating it to a machine polish and will re-furbish the wheels myself. I really miss the car having not had it for around 2 months now, so I'll be happy to do it up a little once it's back.
snotrag said:
Ref Mazda3.
We have (or she does, but I love it too) one identical too your photos above. 2014 2.0 petrol, Soul Red. Chosen in preference (after comprehensive test driving and looking at many, many...) Golf, A3, Civic, Focus etc.
It is beautifully built. Drives lovely, soft and comfy but with a lightweight and slight edge that the German cars can only dream of. Has all the kit you ever need, can be upgraded to android auto/carplay easily if it doenst have it using the factory hardware.
100% faultless reliability over 45k miles so far.
You want the 2.0 Skyactiv Petrol. Same engine as in the ND MX-5 with a slightly lower tune. (You can easily change this too via BBR etc). You wont find any other cars this size from any manufacturer with a lovely, revvy, naturally aspirated engine like that any more. And it does 45mpg everywhere.
Why on earth would you want a Diesel (especially the god-awful Mazda 2.2 diesel!).
Great, great car. And its Soul Red too,
Is this a lower or higher powered version? 138bhp or 165bhp version from memory? We have (or she does, but I love it too) one identical too your photos above. 2014 2.0 petrol, Soul Red. Chosen in preference (after comprehensive test driving and looking at many, many...) Golf, A3, Civic, Focus etc.
It is beautifully built. Drives lovely, soft and comfy but with a lightweight and slight edge that the German cars can only dream of. Has all the kit you ever need, can be upgraded to android auto/carplay easily if it doenst have it using the factory hardware.
100% faultless reliability over 45k miles so far.
You want the 2.0 Skyactiv Petrol. Same engine as in the ND MX-5 with a slightly lower tune. (You can easily change this too via BBR etc). You wont find any other cars this size from any manufacturer with a lovely, revvy, naturally aspirated engine like that any more. And it does 45mpg everywhere.
Why on earth would you want a Diesel (especially the god-awful Mazda 2.2 diesel!).
Great, great car. And its Soul Red too,
JohnnyD1999 said:
Is this a lower or higher powered version? 138bhp or 165bhp version from memory?
Ours is the lower powered version, I seem to recall they are labelled in Kw, 100 or 130 maybe? The higher powered version (to match the MX-5 tune) are really rare - personally I would have held out for one but its my partners car and she was more bothered about colour and mileage.All the 2.0 Skyactiv in the bigger Mazda6 are the higher power I think. I do not beleive there are any mechanical differences, its purely a tune.
As stated, we really, really like it. Since I bought my first MX-5 15 years ago, its rubbed off on many family members, Ive had 4 MX-5s, partner has a Mazda3, Parents have an NC MX-5 and a Mazda3, Uncle has an MX-5, another family member bought a 6 tourer...
You're lucky you still have power steering at all. The steering rack completely failed on my 2014 Focus. One minute everything was fine, turned the car off for a few minutes and turned it back on and was greeted with the dreaded 'steering assist failure' message 
. I was in Belgium at the time...
Cue Ford Assist refusing to help me (long story), my dealership back home being useless and several euros later the car was shipped back to the UK two weeks later. The reconditioned racks looks like an ideal solution for you but unfortunately wasn't possible for my car with it being stranded in Belgium. I had to stomach the price for a new rack. It turned out to be a very expensive trip!
Safe to say I don't have the car anymore, didn't really trust it again after that. Shame as it was reliable otherwise in the 5 years I had it, but I thought the failure of such an expensive part was very poor on a car with only 35k miles.
Good luck with repairing yours!
. I was in Belgium at the time...Cue Ford Assist refusing to help me (long story), my dealership back home being useless and several euros later the car was shipped back to the UK two weeks later. The reconditioned racks looks like an ideal solution for you but unfortunately wasn't possible for my car with it being stranded in Belgium. I had to stomach the price for a new rack. It turned out to be a very expensive trip!
Safe to say I don't have the car anymore, didn't really trust it again after that. Shame as it was reliable otherwise in the 5 years I had it, but I thought the failure of such an expensive part was very poor on a car with only 35k miles.
Good luck with repairing yours!
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