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Trading in for a Used Car

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  • 17-05-2010 8:38pm
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    Divorce Referendum
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    Hi guys, This is my first post so go easy;)

    I currently own a Skoda Fabia 2001 1.4 petrol and I am looking for something a bit more economical as I do a good bit of driving. My brother had a 2005 Ford Focus 1.6tdci and he maintained it was a great car. What do ye guys think of it economically and reliability wise? My mechanic said it is a peugeot engine and has does troublesome dmf filters and also turbos can be a problem in his opinion.

    I have about a 5500 euro budget and have viewed a few cars that included trading my car in the deal but they have been in poor nic. I have been keeping an eye on donedeal and gumtree, carzone looks a waste of time. Is there any other sites worth looking at? Anyone looking to sell their focus pm me:D


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    Mr Benevolent
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    Why are you only looking at Focii? They're good cars, but there are other options out there. The Motors staple, the Octavia, is a good choice in this situation.


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    Absurdum
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    Spending €5500 to save maybe €20 a week doesn't make sense :confused:


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    Divorce Referendum
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    Confab wrote: »
    Why are you only looking at Focii? They're good cars, but there are other options out there. The Motors staple, the Octavia, is a good choice in this situation.

    Yep very true octavia is a good reliable car from what i hear. Seem to be a bit more expensive than the focus from what i have seen on the adverts. I suppose another plus for the focus is the tax will be a bit cheaper on the 1.6 compared to the 1.9 octavia.


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    thebull09
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    The brother only bought a 2005 newer model, he had it about 2 months and low and beholdthe turbo went, as your mechanic said it has a peugeot engine and the volvo the c-max and a few others has to same engine so youd imangine parts would be easy to come by but no,
    the turbo was a GARRETT 110 or 115 BHP and cant be got anywhere and will be waiting amonth for the dealers to get one oh and the best thing about it is it ONLY cost 808 euro lol,

    sorry for the long reply but just giving you my brothers experiance with the focus,


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    Divorce Referendum
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    Absurdum wrote: »
    Spending €5500 to save maybe €20 a week doesn't make sense :confused:

    Yes this a good point but my fabia has 130,000 miles on it and is showing signs of its age and i feel a slightly newer car may be more reliable on the long journies. Servicing this fabia and putting more money into replacing expensiveparts doesnt make sense to me when its worth feck all.


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    Divorce Referendum
    Registered Users Posts: 806 ✭✭✭Divorce Referendum


    thebull09 wrote: »
    The brother only bought a 2005 newer model, he had it about 2 months and low and beholdthe turbo went, as your mechanic said it has a peugeot engine and the volvo the c-max and a few others has to same engine so youd imangine parts would be easy to come by but no,
    the turbo was a GARRETT 110 or 115 BHP and cant be got anywhere and will be waiting amonth for the dealers to get one oh and the best thing about it is it ONLY cost 808 euro lol,

    sorry for the long reply but just giving you my brothers experiance with the focus,

    Ya he mentioned that a blocked oil galley may contribute to the turbo problems. Wow thats pretty expensive for a turbo.


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