pnbond007

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I have a 1999 1.8 Zetec 3dr Focus, it has covered 105.350 miles & has not missed a beat, just awesome.....

It has passed every MOT & very often returns a healthy 37mpg.

My journey consist's of 125 'very rarely held up' motorway miles 5-days per week 30k per year approx, it is my daily work horse.

Problems suffered:
1 x throttle position sensor
2 x rear wheel bearings


It still has the original clutch
one change of brake pads 'front only'
One exhaust system change

I intend keeping the car & making my way towards 200k....

Brilliant is all I can say

AudiLover

for a ford it is indeed brilliant

DCI Gene Hunt

I prefer the word 'dull'...............

David Lock

A way to go before it catches up with my '89 405 1.9i petrol on 200k then........

DCI Gene Hunt

2 more potential scumball2007 entries then.........

Baby Scuff

1994 Bmw 325tds 253k+ and still returning 42mpg +, had lots of problems though
was going to put it in the 2006 scumball, maybe next year though

pnbond007

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Nobber.....

black ctr

no doubt you paid big money for it but it s still a focus and worth f u c k all

pnbond007

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blackctr & DCI Gene Hunt

FFS WHY can't you take on board positive feedback on other vehicles, instead of boring everyone with your Lexus lighted heap....

& Yes I do have a Scoob

Dream Weaver

I've just sold our 2000 Focus 1.8 and starting to regret it now. Great car, superb handling (for people that can actually drive), ultra reliable.

Shame the BMW replacement has been off the road more than on it

Dream Weaver

As for black ctr, he's no doubt got a spiky boy band haircut and drives a CTR cos its "cool", would prefer the Focus over a CTR breadvan any time

Vapid

Focii hold their value pretty well. If they'd ever done a really high spec high power model in the past I'd have bought one. The new ST isn't for me though as I'd want 4WD/RWD with that sort of power.

pnbond007

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Big mistake by Ford not producing a road going focus 4 x 4, it would have been awesome....

The Chief

To all the people who are slagging off The Focus i'd say drive one, ok they may be a little dull but they're a hoot to drive. I had the same opinion until i drove one, ok it was a bit gutless (it was a 1.6) but for a family hatchback i was amazed at how it handled and how composed it was over any given road.

I'll never slag em off again

SiPie

Totally agree with the poster...

Sold the scoob when I got married and traded 'down' to the focus (1.8 zetec)

Loved it to bits, cheap as chips to run and never let me down.

Can't say I miss it exactly, but it did me proud for 2 years....oh and it was around 1,000 times better in the snow than teh scoob.

Suresh

My missus has a 1.6focus and it's a great drive.

TheBigMan!!

My missus has a 1.6" focii and it's a great ride.

dazc2

Your Mrs or the car?

v5 man

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I have a Focus 1.8 diesel, 02 plate, 97000 miles on the clock at present.
I love this car to bits. I know its only a Focus, I know its only a poxy diesel, but its fun to drive, holds its own on the motorway, never breaks down, its economical, has a great sounding standard stereo, and all in all its perfect for the 25000 miles per year I need it for.
I drive an Evo 6, previously i`ve had 4 Impreza`s, but I still love having the Focus as my everyday work/shopping/airport run car.

Sadly my time with the Focus is coming to an end. Arval PHH, the company we lease cars off, have changed their suppliers. This means i`ll almost certainly be in a Vauxhall Astra next

pnbond007

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Dear me,
Only a few days after complementing the durability of my Focus at the start of this thread, I suffered brake failure whilst driving along the M6 on Tuesday morning, scary stuff.....

just about managed to move from the fast lane from around 75mph with slowing traffic ahead, across to the hard shoulder, jeeezzz not sure how I did it.

For some un-known reason it shot all the brake pad material from the near side brake caliper, just left the metal plates.

Bizare to say the least.

It's under investigation right now.....

WHEELSHOP0_0

There may be a perfectly reasonable reason for this eg manufacturing fault, lack of servicing allowing the pads to fall too low etc. but there are also "fake" brake pads out there. This is fake in the way fake cigs/designer gear etc. these are brought in for pennies by the same sort of smugglers however these just look like proper brake pads and have no safety testing at all. So if you are offered pads at a price that seems too good to be true BEWARE!. Glad your O.K. I am probably wrong about your case but you say front pad change in your post, did a garage you trust do it?

Blueblaster

Have had many Focus hire cars. All superb. Fun to drive with a super chassis. Buy with confidence.

pnbond007

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The car has covered 62k since the last brake pad change, and it has only recently had a major service by a garage I trust.

The pads on the off side were only half way down.

Apparently something had gone wrong with the caliper mount on the hub that carries the wheel, the bottom caliper securing bolt, 'those covered by a plastic gromet' had come loose & vanished allowing the caliper to move around, hence loosing the pad material off both sides of the disc.

All sorted now, so back to good motoring

WHEELSHOP0_0

Thats good, just a thought 62k on a set of pads? Mine usually last around 20k must be the type of roads/driving/driver. glad its sorted.

pnbond007

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125 miles per day including travelling between junc 3 M6 to junc 14 M1


good mileage for any motor....