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Old 12 August 2014, 09:25 PM
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Just bought a Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost, thought about getting another Scooby but went with my head rather than heart. It was 11k, 2013 with 4k on the clock and I actually really like it. It's not to sluggish, pretty good on fuel and on £20 a year on road tax.
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Wurthers originals in the arm rest storage
Walking stick can be slid behind the drivers seat
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Old 12 August 2014, 10:59 PM
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Never understand things like "£20 road tax" when spending ELEVEN THOUSAND pounds on something like a 1.0 Focus that'll drop value like a stone

If you've got money to burn spending that much on a mundane car then £20 tax is the least of your worries.

The only real cheap motoring is something like an old nissan micra or honda civic that'll go on forever and has done it's depreciation. Or you could keep your cheap to run new car for about 60 years and you might about justify the purchase price and cheap tax in
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Originally Posted by jameswrx
Never understand things like "£20 road tax" when spending ELEVEN THOUSAND pounds on something like a 1.0 Focus that'll drop value like a stone

If you've got money to burn spending that much on a mundane car then £20 tax is the least of your worries.

The only real cheap motoring is something like an old nissan micra or honda civic that'll go on forever and has done it's depreciation. Or you could keep your cheap to run new car for about 60 years and you might about justify the purchase price and cheap tax in
true.
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Good luck getting the claimed economy from it.

Not a bad motor though, incredible performance from a 1.0 engine in a modern heavy car.
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Originally Posted by thenewgalaxy

Not a bad motor though, incredible performance from a 1.0 engine in a modern heavy car.
In fairness... Bolt a big enough turbo to any size of engine and it'll perform well.


If it didn't Scoobynet wouldn't exist


I drove a Toyota Auris hybrid the other day, I was quite impressed with it in electric mode.....but I felt dirty, like I'd been with ten Euro Dutch *****. (no emissions check for MOT either...which is bonkers..what if the engine or cat is foobared? )

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Hired one for a week cracking car very good performance from such a little engine
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3 cylinder.....!

When was this last attempted, Diahatsu charade I'm guessing
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A2 Tdi
Fabia/Polo
C1/107/Aygo
Corsa

To name a few

A2/Fabia 3pot Tdi goes well. As does Mercedes 3pot diesel fitted in the Mitsubishi Colt.
Old 17 August 2014, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by The Dogs B******s
Just bought a Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost, thought about getting another Scooby but went with my head rather than heart. It was 11k, 2013 with 4k on the clock and I actually really like it. It's not to sluggish, pretty good on fuel and on £20 a year on road tax.
know the feeling, after I sold my scoob a couple of years ago and after a kit car, I had a mk1 punto, hyundia trajet, then a renault grand espace.

after all of that ****, im back in a scoob again! and with a citroen c5 as a daily driver. so know how you feel about the fuel and cheap road tax etc
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1litre pmsl, you ***** dogs.
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Don't these have ecu issues? Apparently they was waiting for an update as were non at the time of release and the dealers couldn't do anything but to fob customers off.
(Maybe update available now)
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Originally Posted by bioforger
1litre pmsl, you ***** dogs.
Old 18 August 2014, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
Don't these have ecu issues? Apparently they was waiting for an update as were non at the time of release and the dealers couldn't do anything but to fob customers off.
(Maybe update available now)
Correct as I've found out, mine went back in for a software update after a few days of owning the car, all sorted now.
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Originally Posted by The Dogs B******s
Correct as I've found out, mine went back in for a software update after a few days of owning the car, all sorted now.
good to know. I know as I looked into getting wife a fiesta Eco boost.

What was the issue with the car for the need of update?
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
good to know. I know as I looked into getting wife a fiesta Eco boost.

What was the issue with the car for the need of update?
A warning light came on, took it straight to the dealership. They said it just needed a software update.
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Originally Posted by The Dogs B******s
A warning light came on, took it straight to the dealership. They said it just needed a software update.
I read something todo with idle and running issues occasionally.
Sis in law has got the fiesta and it ok for what it is.
Old 18 August 2014, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
I read something todo with idle and running issues occasionally.
Sis in law has got the fiesta and it ok for what it is.
I'm surprisingly happy with it, especially going from an Audi A4 2.0 TDI S-Line.
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Originally Posted by The Dogs B******s
I'm surprisingly happy with it, especially going from an Audi A4 2.0 TDI S-Line.
Lol, most stuff will be better than a 2.0'tdi a4 crap mpg, no power, problematic.
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Originally Posted by jameswrx
Never understand things like "£20 road tax" when spending ELEVEN THOUSAND pounds on something like a 1.0 Focus that'll drop value like a stone

If you've got money to burn spending that much on a mundane car then £20 tax is the least of your worries.

The only real cheap motoring is something like an old nissan micra or honda civic that'll go on forever and has done it's depreciation. Or you could keep your cheap to run new car for about 60 years and you might about justify the purchase price and cheap tax in
ahhh man you fcuked up - i have the FORD FOCUS ZETEC ECONETIC 1.6 and that is £0 a year on road tax




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