Only 20-30k in 8 years? No wonder its not breaking lol. Tbh I often buy cars that have only been used for school run etc, barely done any mileage then they just cant handle 1-1.5k miles a month, especially on rough B roads and loads of 30-60 overtakes. Tbf to the estate it was used as a workhorse when there was a bit of a crisis month, but it literally just fell apart during that month!!
As for electrics, you're definitely lucky there....the '6 is the first one Ive had for a long time without any door loom faults! Estate had door loom, boot loom faults, blower motor wiring burning behind dash etc.
Difference with yours is its low mileage and you've owned it a while, bought when people still looked after them... Buying one now the majority are shitters tbh. Not just buying either, I don't see many about but the ones I do are wrecked...parked next to one yesterday with the mirror hanging on just by the wires, door trims hanging off, rear bumper scraped and sticking out, wheel bolt missing, fog smashed, backbox about 1mm off the floor with broken hangars... Im not usually bothered about parking dents but I wasn't brave enough to stay next to that heap!
Just another one that'll end up scrapped when the MOT runs out though. Finding a decent one now is near impossible and basically limited to forum cars!
I really hope you spent a lot less than half the price of the Focus on it tbh!! Even a quarter would be more than I'd spend on one these days!
As for electrics, you're definitely lucky there....the '6 is the first one Ive had for a long time without any door loom faults! Estate had door loom, boot loom faults, blower motor wiring burning behind dash etc.
Difference with yours is its low mileage and you've owned it a while, bought when people still looked after them... Buying one now the majority are shitters tbh. Not just buying either, I don't see many about but the ones I do are wrecked...parked next to one yesterday with the mirror hanging on just by the wires, door trims hanging off, rear bumper scraped and sticking out, wheel bolt missing, fog smashed, backbox about 1mm off the floor with broken hangars... Im not usually bothered about parking dents but I wasn't brave enough to stay next to that heap!
Just another one that'll end up scrapped when the MOT runs out though. Finding a decent one now is near impossible and basically limited to forum cars!(06-02-2015, 06:01 PM)Piggy Wrote: Tom, obviously it cost more than £140. But Im betting it cost less than half the cost of your focus. And does 60mpg, runs on veg, has over 200bhp...
meh. Brick wall. head. Banging.
I really hope you spent a lot less than half the price of the Focus on it tbh!! Even a quarter would be more than I'd spend on one these days!