2015 Focus

[Bailes1992]

Last time I was on here I had a 406 HDi. That didn't last long and I purchased a Mondeo. It was a 1.8TDCi Titanium, 3 years old, FSH, 87k on the clock for £5,400.
I fitted parking sensors, blanked off the EGR and Decatted the exhaust. I fitted a stainless catback exhaust with a staight through type silencer, dropped the suspension and had her remapped!
She ran 146bhp with 400nm of torque.












In the end, at 148,000miles the DMF went. Unfortunately somewhere in the cars history it had a new DMF which was never documented. Whoever fitted the second DMF cross threaded 3 of the bolts leaving nothing behind to thread. I loved the Mondeo but common sense prevailed and I decided it wasn't worth me fitting a new crank and I let her go spares or repair.


So after a week without the car I ended up buying a brand new motor!

So it's a...
2015 Ford Focus Titanium
1.5TDCi (120ps)
Appearence Pack
Sat Nav with SYNC2
Spare Wheel








I'm actually really impressed with it. I was expecting it to feel like a downgrade from the Mondeo but it really doesn't.
The Sat Nav with SYNC is a great bit of kit and really easy to use! The only confusing bit is the fact you can control the climate with it even though there is a separate heating control panel? I feel they done it just to fill a corner on the screen!
Only gripe with it is the fingerprints!





One of the handiest features is the two USB ports and the Line In.
One USB port located under the climate control panel...

And the rest of the connections in the armrest...


It's also got a small colour display in the instrument cluster where you will find two separate trip computers and a verity of different setting and information about the car such as tyre pressures etc.


The engine?
Well it's based on the old PSA derived DV6. It's has a shorter stroke which reduces the cylinder capacity to 1.5 litres.
It's actually the quietest and smoothest diesel I've ever driven. No sign of turbo lag and It has a lovely power band from 1200rpm all the way to 5000rpm with a nice smooth and even pull right through the rev range. I'm impressed with how quick it actually feels!



All in all, it's not my Mondeo but I'm sure once the warranty is up and I start modifying it I will get a bit more attached to it. But at the moment... it's just a car.