Focus 1.0 eco bost

[Whistle]

Looking at swapping the other half’s car and we may go looking at a Focus 1.0 eco boost, ST line tomorrow.

She only covers about 5k miles a year round town, what do you think?

[TooLateForAName]

The engine will explode.

Its been a big thing on several consumer programs on R4 and several threads on here that the ecoboost engines are a tad fragile.


Also your post will get moved.

[Whistle]

Forgot to mention it’s only 8months old.

[ST Ford]

Ford should just go back to the trusty 1.6 they used on the mk1/2 they were bombproof them engines

[ST Ford]

Whistle said:

Forgot to mention it’s only 8months old.

If it’s got warranty then it’s fine. They are a cracking looking motor in the ST line trim

[TooLateForAName]

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=14...

[Whistle]

This is it.

[ST Ford]

Looks nice best colour imo. Are you buying it from a Ford main dealership? Check if it’s had necessary recalls as I think the engine failures were from cars losing coolant and destroying the engine but they all got re called for an uprated unit I think

[cuprabob]

ST Ford said:

Looks nice best colour imo. Are you buying it from a Ford main dealership? Check if it’s had necessary recalls as I think the engine failures were from cars losing coolant and destroying the engine but they all got re called for an uprated unit I think

Based on the photo it looks as though he's buying it from Motorpoint.

[S9JTO]

cuprabob said:

Based on the photo it looks as though he's buying it from Motorpoint.

[Whistle]

To be honest I am unsure what swap her aging BMW for.

I want something less than 3 years old that looks ok, Petrol and an auto and no more than £14k

Not bothered about MPG as very low usage.

I just want a good few years of trouble free motoring.

[valiant]

cuprabob said:

ST Ford said:

Looks nice best colour imo. Are you buying it from a Ford main dealership? Check if it’s had necessary recalls as I think the engine failures were from cars losing coolant and destroying the engine but they all got re called for an uprated unit I think

Based on the photo it looks as though he's buying it from Motorpoint.

Will still be under warranty and you can check via ETIS if any recall work is outstanding.

There is a lot of 'noise' surrounding the whole ecoboost issue but generally they are a good engine just keep an eye on your fluids

[ZX10R NIN]

Whistle said:

To be honest I am unsure what swap her aging BMW for.

I want something less than 3 years old that looks ok, Petrol and an auto and no more than £14k

Not bothered about MPG as very low usage.

I just want a good few years of trouble free motoring.

The 1.0 ecoboost has had some issues but less seem to be going bang.

The 1.5T Focus is a much better & more reliable choice they're also the best steer in class.

1.5T Titanium X

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

1.5T Titanium

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

With your budget there are some other very smart reliable cars that tick your boxes:

Alfa Giulietta 1.4T

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Kia C'eed 4 Tech these are just as good as anything out there but come loaded with a load of kit (in 4 Tech spec) & in this case 4 years worth of Manufacturers Warranty for added peace of mind:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

3

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Civic SE Plus there's nothing in it between this & the Kia above (the Kia will ride a bit better) at which point I'd take the Kia

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Mazda3 Sport Nav

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

The bargain car in this segment is the Astra you can land a very high spec & newer car than all the other Manufacturers:

1.4T Astra Elite Nav

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...


Leftfield Option (this is in case you ever want to borrow it:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

From the list above I'd grab that Titanium Focus, after that the Kia 4 Tech & finally the Giulietta Collezione.

[BoRED S2upid]

IMO and only from having them as hire cars that engine should only be in the fiesta the focus is too big and heavy for such a small capacity engine.

[Croutons]

Whistle said:

To be honest I am unsure what swap her aging BMW for.

I want something less than 3 years old that looks ok, Petrol and an auto and no more than £14k

Not bothered about MPG as very low usage.

I just want a good few years of trouble free motoring.

5K a year and trouble free? You want the lease thread then if you're not choosy as to what it is.

[Whistle]

Well I took it out for a test drive and was quite surprised on how it was far better than I expected.

Agreed a deal.

Mrs Whistle only uses her car for Tesco,her mums and the school run so I think it will be ideal for that.

Feels a nicer drive than the 2010 bmw 320 cab we are swapping it for.

[alorotom]

I had a similar car for a rental for a few weeks over the summer while I was working in Essex, only in red.

I was skeptical about the engine but loved it - I’d seriously consider one for our family

[Whistle]

It will be interesting to see what MPG it gets as the 320 auto averages 19 mpg week in week out round town.

[alorotom]

Whistle said:

It will be interesting to see what MPG it gets as the 320 auto averages 19 mpg week in week out round town.

I was getting about 39mpg out of the rental a mix of m25 car park and Essex towns

[Heaveho]

I recently hired a couple of late model 1.0 Ecoboost Fiestas to do long trips in and was dead impressed with them. If I needed one daily, I'd buy one.