Petrol Estate/Saloon/SUV up to 15k

[Tony_T]

Hi All,

Family member is looking for a new car and current choice is a Focus estate (either 1.0 or 1.5) for a budget of up to 15k.

What are the best alternatives? Must be petrol as they only do 5k miles a year and can't be any bigger than the Focus estate so rules out Mondeo, 5 Series etc.

Estate is preferred but open to other options. They want something fairly new with decent kit.

Thanks

[Tony_T]

ZX10R NIN said:

Tony_T said:

Hi All,

Family member is looking for a new car and current choice is a Focus estate (either 1.0 or 1.5) for a budget of up to 15k.

What are the best alternatives? Must be petrol as they only do 5k miles a year and can't be any bigger than the Focus estate so rules out Mondeo, 5 Series etc.

Estate is preferred but open to other options. They want something fairly new with decent kit.

Thanks

The 1.5T Focus is a very good pick (don't go anywhere near the 1.0T) Titanium X spec is the pick:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202404168...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202404138...

1.4T i30 Premium SE:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202404028...

ProCeed GT Line:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202404028...

Cheers, does the 1.5 have the expensive belt change? Also do you know the interval on them? Thanks

[Tony_T]

ZX10R NIN said:

Tony_T said:

Cheers, does the 1.5 have the expensive belt change? Also do you know the interval on them? Thanks

The 1.5T has a normal cambelt not the £700+VAT change you have on the 1.0T (the 1.0T in Honda's have the same system as does the 1.2 Puretech in the Peugeot) all are best avoided.

Cheers. They ended up going with a 2020 Octavia (1.5tsi Manual) in SE L spec.