Focus ST225 Replacement..
Discussion
Ive been using my Focus ST225 (facelift) for my 60 mile daily commute for the past 12 months, as you can imagine the fuel bill isn't to pretty! I'm now at the point where enough is enough so I've made the decision to move on, the plan is to get a sensible/reliable daily so next year i can have some money saved so i can hopefully buy something RS4/C63 AMG /M3 shaped....i want to be the 21 year old with the V8
Cars I've looked at so far:
Fabia VRS - these seem to be cheap to get decent reliable power from while maintaining good MPG?
Cooper s - had a cooper as my first car and know how fun they can be
Civic type r - vtec is an itch i want to scratch..should i?
Caddy van 140 - not to sure why but i like the idea of owning one
Would love to hear opinions on the above options and also any others i should look at.
Cars I've looked at so far:
Fabia VRS - these seem to be cheap to get decent reliable power from while maintaining good MPG?
Cooper s - had a cooper as my first car and know how fun they can be
Civic type r - vtec is an itch i want to scratch..should i?
Caddy van 140 - not to sure why but i like the idea of owning one
Would love to hear opinions on the above options and also any others i should look at.
If you want to stay Ford, my Fiesta ST is managing about 38mpg on mainly motorway journeys, could be worth a look.
Alternatively, if it's a short-term shed, the Mondeo ST TDCi seems to get a lot of love, though they're getting on a bit now. Couple of 06 & 07s on Autotrader for about £7k.
Alternatively, if it's a short-term shed, the Mondeo ST TDCi seems to get a lot of love, though they're getting on a bit now. Couple of 06 & 07s on Autotrader for about £7k.
Podie said:
I assume the vRS is the Mk1 with the diesel? The Mk2 twin-charged petrol is pretty poor on the economy side.
If you fancy a VTEC, then it's probably the right time to do it before the turbos take over. A good CTR could be a good shout.
Yeah the Mk1, i notice you have the LE model have spotted a good one for sale with fairly low miles. A CTR would be perfect especially the EP3 not to sure on MPG with them though? If you fancy a VTEC, then it's probably the right time to do it before the turbos take over. A good CTR could be a good shout.
Punto Evo/Grande Punto Sporting T-Jet?
frugal engines, I do a fair bit of mway work and get 36-42 depending how I drive when I'm off of it. cheap to tax and insure, the Grande's can be had for about 3l. 5k gets you in a low mile, late Series 2 with better seats and more equipment.
And the reliability. Most likely someone will come along and say their shyte and break down all the time but in the 8k/6 months I've had mine, only dealer incompetence has forced the car off of the road, so hardly a fault with the car.
frugal engines, I do a fair bit of mway work and get 36-42 depending how I drive when I'm off of it. cheap to tax and insure, the Grande's can be had for about 3l. 5k gets you in a low mile, late Series 2 with better seats and more equipment.
And the reliability. Most likely someone will come along and say their shyte and break down all the time but in the 8k/6 months I've had mine, only dealer incompetence has forced the car off of the road, so hardly a fault with the car.
mbuc93 said:
Podie said:
I assume the vRS is the Mk1 with the diesel? The Mk2 twin-charged petrol is pretty poor on the economy side.
If you fancy a VTEC, then it's probably the right time to do it before the turbos take over. A good CTR could be a good shout.
Yeah the Mk1, i notice you have the LE model have spotted a good one for sale with fairly low miles. A CTR would be perfect especially the EP3 not to sure on MPG with them though? If you fancy a VTEC, then it's probably the right time to do it before the turbos take over. A good CTR could be a good shout.
Not sure on the CTR's mpg, but being a Honda I imagine if you're sensible you'll see mid 30s?
mbuc93 said:
Podie said:
I assume the vRS is the Mk1 with the diesel? The Mk2 twin-charged petrol is pretty poor on the economy side.
If you fancy a VTEC, then it's probably the right time to do it before the turbos take over. A good CTR could be a good shout.
Yeah the Mk1, i notice you have the LE model have spotted a good one for sale with fairly low miles. A CTR would be perfect especially the EP3 not to sure on MPG with them though? If you fancy a VTEC, then it's probably the right time to do it before the turbos take over. A good CTR could be a good shout.
mbuc93 said:
Old man tarring the young with the same brush.....I prefer to drive my cars opposed to sitting in a car park.
Less of the old please. Just seemed an odd thing to say "I want to be the 21 year old with a V8". It's the kind of thing someone who wants to show off says that's all.andburg said:
oddball suggestion you may not have considered
Renaultsport Megane 175 DCI
Another Vote from me. Renaultsport Megane 175 DCI
Ive got one and its great fun. I Average 38MPG in heavy traffic on 'Fuel log', 42-43 is the best Ive seen over a tank. No matter how hard I try yet to get below 35mpg even with multiple hoon's over a tank.
all from something the very respectable real world performance.
Andy
Edit to add, my commute is 17 miles in heavy stop start Motorway traffic to 30/40mph on a good day.
Edited by TheConverted on Monday 27th October 16:53
mbuc93 said:
Yeah the Mk1, i notice you have the LE model have spotted a good one for sale with fairly low miles. A CTR would be perfect especially the EP3 not to sure on MPG with them though?
I averaged a gnats cock under 33mpg in my EP3, over a fairly similar commute to yours (70 miles/day) + usual driving around. Best I ever had was about 38.5mpg, but that was over 300 miles purely on a motorway doing 70mph.
Zetec s Fiesta TDCI, Mrss400 uses ours for her daily commute up in to deepest darkest Longcliffe in Derbyshire and its returning 58-60mpg on the screen.
Ive just driven it to York and back, motorway mainly but sat at 75/80 and its saying 62 mpg when we got back today.
Or thou for poke id say the Skodas better, 130 brake opposed to the Fords 90 odd.
Ive just driven it to York and back, motorway mainly but sat at 75/80 and its saying 62 mpg when we got back today.
Or thou for poke id say the Skodas better, 130 brake opposed to the Fords 90 odd.
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