Ford Focus with 140k on the clock

cletus

Hi. I'm currently driving a '99 Fiesta with 95k miles on it. I saw a ford focus 1.6 ghia with 140k miles done for sale in cork city.

My main question is, considering its mileage, whether i should bother driving down to cork to have a look at it, or stick with my current heap

Nissan doctor

cletus wrote: »

Hi. I'm currently driving a '99 Fiesta with 95k miles on it. I saw a ford focus 1.6 ghia with 140k miles done for sale in cork city.

My main question is, considering its mileage, whether i should bother driving down to cork to have a look at it, or stick with my current heap

Surely there are plenty around with less mileage?

A focus can take that mileage in its stride but how well its been looked after will be the main factor.

J Bourke

Currently have a 120k focus myself and its A1. Id be wary about where in the city the car is, northside is very hilly and can be heavy on the clutch and brakes. Just something to look out for

Jammy Donut

Mileage means nothing!

Buy on condition



Also, PM me details if your selling the Fiesta

cletus

Nissan doctor wrote: »

cletus wrote: »

Hi. I'm currently driving a '99 Fiesta with 95k miles on it. I saw a ford focus 1.6 ghia with 140k miles done for sale in cork city.

My main question is, considering its mileage, whether i should bother driving down to cork to have a look at it, or stick with my current heap

Surely there are plenty around with less mileage?

A focus can take that mileage in its stride but how well its been looked after will be the main factor.

There surely are many more with less mileage, but this one is priced at €750, not far off what i'd get for my fiesta

George Dalton

When you go back to an old car in the sub €1000 price range you can pretty much ignore mileage and judge based on condition. I have seen those cars do 160-180k miles with no problems but equally I have seen them with worn out engines at 100k. It all depends on how it was driven and how it was looked after.

lookitsme

thats heading for timing belt changing time

George Dalton

lookitsme wrote: »

thats heading for timing belt changing time

Not really. The interval is 100k miles or 10 years. So it should already have been done and shouldn't need replacing for a long time yet.

lookitsme

George Dalton wrote: »

Not really. The interval is 100k miles or 10 years. So it should already have been done and shouldn't need replacing for a long time yet.

sorry your right, i was thinking about kilometers

Jammy Donut

George Dalton wrote: »

Not really. The interval is 100k miles or 10 years. So it should already have been done and shouldn't need replacing for a long time yet.

Second Interval is shorter though isn't it?

lifer_sean

Sold a 00 Focus yesterday with over 160k miles on it. Clean, well maintained 1.6 5dr with a new NCT. Put it on donedeal Friday night, sold by Monday, several potential buyers. Buyer commented that the 00 drove better than the 05 new shape one that he arrived in.

+1 for buying an older car on condition, not year or mileage.

Joey the lips

George Dalton wrote: »

Not really. The interval is 100k miles or 10 years. So it should already have been done and shouldn't need replacing for a long time yet.

Sorry for doubting you on this one but ford told me that the timing belt interval on a 1.6 tdi focus is 200 000 or 10 years.....

Does 100k apply to petrol?

George Dalton

Joey the lips wrote: »

Sorry for doubting you on this one but ford told me that the timing belt interval on a 1.6 tdi focus is 200 000 or 10 years.....

Does 100k apply to petrol?

The interval varies from engine to engine.

It is 100,000 miles or 10 years on the Mk1 Focus petrol.

The recommended interval on your Mk2 Focus 1.6tdci is actually 240,000km or 10 years but a lot of dealers are advising to change them around 200,000km instead.

bazz26

140k miles on a 13 year old petrol car is not unusual. As already said when looking at a car of that age, condition is more important that what the odometer reads.

Hal1

I've over 140k miles on mine '03 and but it has a good service history from previous owner. So check for that when viewing.

wonski

I don't get it why people are so worried about a mileage with old cars?
If the car is 10 years old, anything below 100k would be to low to be honest. I would rather have a car driven, serviced and taken care of, than one with 50k miles, being driven only in town, and due to low mileage, and type of driving - not serviced as it should be.
150k miles in my opinion is better for 10 years old car, than 50k. At least it spent some of its life on motorways/N roards.

Like some of you said - condition is important. Mileage - an indication rather than deal breaker...

cletus

Thanks for all the replys lads. Might just taje a spin down and have a look after all

dougie-lampkin

cletus wrote: »

Hi. I'm currently driving a '99 Fiesta with 95k miles on it. I saw a ford focus 1.6 ghia with 140k miles done for sale in cork city.

My main question is, considering its mileage, whether i should bother driving down to cork to have a look at it, or stick with my current heap

I bought a '00 Focus tddi over the weekend with 145k miles on the clock, the only indicator of the mileage is the wear on the wheel. Mine's a ghia too, so has a leather wheel which really shows the miles. Other than that it feels as tight as a new car to drive. At this kind of mileage you really do need to check has any suspension work been carried out, as they do have quite a fiddly, expensive setup.

My last car, a '01 Punto with 90k miles felt like it had done 190k in comparison.

bbam

My brother recently sold a 02 Focus Giha and it had 128K on the clock..
It was going great and had plenty of milage lleft on it, he just needed a diesel and wanted a new car.. If I had been in the market I'd be happy to drive it..

Yo need to see and drive the car to know what it's been like.. They could be 140k of easy well minded driving or 140k of rough torture... Big difference