Ford Focus zetec

ForeverYoung90

Are these good cars?I will be doing mostly town driving.Bopping to work and college and that.I hear the 1.6 zetec is the best model.I have about 6000e to spend.I like the look of this one on donedealhttp://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2054949

ct89

If you use the word bopping its says it all really

ForeverYoung90

ct89 wrote: »

If you use the word bopping its says it all really

Could You explain please?Fine il use the word "driving".:rolleyes:

Alanstrainor

ct89 wrote: »

If you use the word bopping its says it all really

Please don't post if you don't have anything constructive to add

MidlandsM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

The 1.6 Zetec focus is a great choice, nice handling, good on juice and its a decent looking car too.

Hmmmmmmm, not sure about them good on juice. My choice is the 2005 onwards 108bhp 1.6 tdci - decent torque, very easy on fuel, long range timing belt interval,good all rounder and will have great resale value in time to come, more so than the petrol version.

Ardennes1944

MidlandsM wrote: »

Hmmmmmmm, not sure about them good on juice. My choice is the 2005 onwards 108bhp 1.6 tdci - decent torque, very easy on fuel, long range timing belt interval,good all rounder and will have great resale value in time to come, unlike the petrol version.

for 6k though?

MidlandsM

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

for 6k though?

yep, i sold one the other week for 6k, new model,a sport acutally. Nice car:)

Ardennes1944

MidlandsM wrote: »

yep, i sold one the other week for 6k, new model,a sport acutally. Nice car:)

that mustve been a good deal for the buyer!

MidlandsM

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

that mustve been a good deal for the buyer!

it was.....I did well too:D

MidlandsM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

DMF
DPF
Injectors
and the other joys of modern diesels engines.

I`d stick to the proven 1.6 zetec engine!

yeah, but shure if we all worried like that, you would'nt get out of bed in the morn. I've had a few of these, never had an issue.

ForeverYoung90

MidlandsM wrote: »

yep, i sold one the other week for 6k, new model,a sport acutally. Nice car:)

What do ye think of the 6000e asking price for the focus in the link?From looking around it seems like the general price for an 05!

MidlandsM

ForeverYoung90 wrote: »

What do ye think of the 6000e asking price for the focus in the link?From looking around it seems like the general price for an 05!

Its a good looking car, but they are getting cheaper nowadays, and there's lots of offer.
This one is cheaper and with a good haggle, you might get it closer to 5k, higher spec, taxed and 2 years fresh test/nct.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2077306

Henry Ford III

MidlandsM wrote: »

yep, i sold one the other week for 6k, new model,a sport acutally. Nice car:)

UK import? There was no "Sport" sold here.

ForeverYoung90

MidlandsM wrote: »

Its a good looking car, but they are getting cheaper nowadays, and there's lots of offer.
This one is cheaper and with a good haggle, you might get it closer to 5k, higher spec, taxed and 2 years fresh test/nct.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2077306

Wouldnt be too gone on that colour now tbh!

DoubleBogey

I drive a 2005 1.6 petrol Zetec. Fantastic handling, extremely reliable and economical. Bought it from new and have never even had the slightest thing go wrong with it so I couldn't even tell you what problems to look out for in a 2nd hand. Zetec has the sports suspension and seats, alloys, AC and heated windscreen. Take your time and pick a well cared for one. It should purr, handle nicely and gears should be smooth.

dr.fuzzenstein

MidlandsM wrote: »

Hmmmmmmm, not sure about them good on juice. My choice is the 2005 onwards 108bhp 1.6 tdci - decent torque, very easy on fuel, long range timing belt interval,good all rounder and will have great resale value in time to come, more so than the petrol version.

Go for the 1.8 TDCI, less to go wrong, not much more in tax, frugal and have been putting 100's of k on them since '04 (had the bog '99 turbo diesel, very slow, 04 TDDI and 06 TDCI, a big improvement) and nothing has gone wrong.
The only thing to watch out for are the pipes from the turbo to the injector, they can blow, but a chimp could replace them.
And most importantly no DPF, they only make sense in a post '08 car where you'll get some tax benefits, but that seems out of the OP's budget.

EPM

Go for a Ghia or Titanium as they have the better 1.6 petrol engine. It's more powerful, refined and economical.

MidlandsM

Henry Ford III wrote: »

UK import? There was no "Sport" sold here.

yes, but I did'nt import that one, it came thru a trade contact.

MidlandsM

ForeverYoung90 wrote: »

Wouldnt be too gone on that colour now tbh!

ohhhhh no ,its going to be a colour thing......:rolleyes:

irishh_bob

MidlandsM wrote: »

Hmmmmmmm, not sure about them good on juice. My choice is the 2005 onwards 108bhp 1.6 tdci - decent torque, very easy on fuel, long range timing belt interval,good all rounder and will have great resale value in time to come, more so than the petrol version.

would a 2005 focus zetech qualify under the scrappage scheme or is it strictly limited to cars over ten year old

MidlandsM

irishh_bob wrote: »

would a 2005 focus zetech qualify under the scrappage scheme or is it strictly limited to cars over ten year old

offically gov wise, 10 years, unoffically renault wise, they'll give you scrappage on anything.

irishh_bob

MidlandsM wrote: »

offically gov wise, 10 years, unoffically renault wise, they'll give you scrappage on anything.

so your limited to renault :mad:

maybe trading a six year old car under a scrappage scheme might not be such a good idea , wouldnt they simply value the car at the same price as a ten year old or an old banger

maidhc

irishh_bob wrote: »

would a 2005 focus zetech qualify under the scrappage scheme or is it strictly limited to cars over ten year old

Why would you scrap a 05 car?

irishh_bob

maidhc wrote: »

Why would you scrap a 05 car?

as it happens , the car is giving trouble and no mechanic has been able to get to the bottom of it , imagine your cruising down a motorway doing around 70, all of a sudden , a message comes on screen , engine default and before you know it , you are freewheeling as thier is no response from the accellerator , however , once you pull in and turn of the ignition , everything seems to reset and your on your way again , that was ok when it only happened at motorway speeds as i wouldnt be on a motorway that often but its started happening while doing 35 mile an hour of late

maidhc

irishh_bob wrote: »

as it happens , the car is giving trouble and no mechanic has been able to get to the bottom of it , imagine your cruising down a motorway doing around 70, all of a sudden , a message comes on screen , engine default and before you know it , you are freewheeling as thier is no response from the accellerator , however , once you pull in and turn of the ignition , everything seems to reset and your on your way again , that was ok when it only happened at motorway speeds as i wouldnt be on a motorway that often but its started happening while doing 35 mile an hour of late

I'll give you 1,300 for it. That is €50 more than the scrappage just there!