01-10-2014, 08:33 AM
(01-10-2014, 12:12 AM)Ruan Wrote: Good choice IMHO.
Everyone on here will tell you about the dead steering and horrible suspension and not to mention how drastically unreliable it is...
Remember, everything you read on t'interwibbles will be the absolute worst case... Think about how many 1.6TDCI/HDis are out there vs how many actually go wrong... It's just that they do have a slight reputation for a problem AND they're one of the most popular engines out there... Infact come to think of it, I bet they're one of the most common engines on the road today, if not THE most common, think for a second HOW many vehicles have that engine in!
Thanks Ruan!
Yeah I was surprised how many cars its in when I was searching tbh as I was looking for a DV6 after looking at the stats of other similar engines, I know the have a couple of potential problems (the turbo mainly lol) but there aren't nearly as many failing these days, all the google results for broken DV6 turbos seem to be from years ago, or ones that haven't been serviced in 50k lol. Plus I can't imagine someone like Volvo sticking with it if it was that bad!
(01-10-2014, 07:48 AM)silverzx Wrote: How much was it?
Or how much "do they go for" in similar spec/condition?
Well I bought from a dealer for the warranty - just in case the turbo should pop lol. Though he probably thinks I'm trying to break it as I specifically asked if it was covered.
The book figures for this model, condition, spec, below avg mileage with leather and xenons from a dealer is over £6k!
As said, I didn't pay that lol. Private sale is around £5250, which is nearer. Though I saw one very similar make £5650 on ebay in horrible Tornado red (similar to cherry) with big stone chips on the bumper/bonnet and peeling paint along the sills! Seems a lot when compared to the Vectra which was only 2 years older at the time I sold it for £3k. But then it didn't have the low running costs, hatchback versatility (saloon style rear end crap for fitting stuff in and small length for easier parking) and had double the mileage and about half the spec. The Focus is probably the most desirable used car on the market atm.
(01-10-2014, 07:52 AM)Matt-Rallye Wrote: Im a fan of the ford focus tbh, when i worked at a local 2nd hand car sales the majority of cars we sold were golfs and focus's
More often we would have the golfs coming in for warranty work than the focus's! thats where my opinion of unreliable german 'hide behind an old reputation' shite comes from. i would recommend a focus too anyone wanting a sensible daily
But me being me i would of had the 2.0TDCI just for the powaaaaaaaaaaaaar
Cheers Matt....don't suppose you get any rear ended mk2.5 Focii in your breakers? Looking for a cruise steering wheel if so.
I did consider the 2.0, not just for power, they also get rear discs and are a bit cheaper to buy!! But the running costs were quite a bit higher, on paper at least, and I find the 1.6 adequate anyway. It's not massively fast, obviously slower than the mapped 306, but the in gear pull in 3rd or 4th still amazes me for a 1.6 in such a heavy car and its nippy around town as well. Only once have I felt it was too slow, and that was a very poorly timed overtake in the wrong gear uphill past a lorry.
I'd got used to dropping gears for power again in the 306s though, when its better to ride the torque in a higher gear instead. 