I picked this car up December 2008. What an amazing car. Amazing to look at. And amazing to drive. It's very comfortable front or back. Lots of leg room if you're a rear passenger. Has all the safety features you want: airbags; ABS; ESP etc.
This 1.8i engine is quite fast if you push it. ... Read review
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Advantages: Great to drive. Great to look at. Very fast - never short of any power. Great safety features. Disadvantages: MPG around town.
I picked this car up December 2008. What an amazing car. Amazing to look at. And amazing to drive. It's very comfortable front or back. Lots of leg room if you're a rear passenger. Has all the safety features you want: airbags; ABS; ESP etc.
This 1.8i engine is quite fast if you push it. Even if you've got a cars full and a full boot. You're never short of power. Coming off a busy roundabout, especially. Add around 4000rpm then bring ... ...1st with no drama. The car can be heavy on fuel around town. I've tried to do as 'economy drive' as I could possible do, and I can only reach, according to car's computer, 29.2MPG. It went down to 28.8MPG the other day. But as soon as you hit the motorway, and cruise at around 65-70MPH, it will bring you back wonder figures. Around 45-50MPG. If you go over 70MPH, the MPG will suffer and will give you figures as town driving. It will cruise at 100, ... more
I picked this car up December 2008. What an amazing car. Amazing to look at. And amazing to drive. It's very comfortable front or back. Lots of leg room if you're a rear passenger. Has all the safety features you want: airbags; ABS; ESP etc.
This 1.8i engine is quite fast if you push it. Even if you've got a cars full and a full boot. You're never short of power. Coming off a busy roundabout, especially. Add around 4000rpm then bring the clutch up, floor it, it'll push to 35MPH in 1st with no drama. The car can be heavy on fuel around town. I've tried to do as 'economy drive' as I could possible do, and I can only reach, according to car's computer, 29.2MPG. It went down to 28.8MPG the other day. But as soon as you hit the motorway, and cruise at around 65-70MPH, it will bring you back wonder figures. Around 45-50MPG. If you go over 70MPH, the MPG will suffer and will give you figures as town driving. It will cruise at 100, as I've done on private ground, with no drama. It will be doing around 4500-5000RPM and you can hardly hear the engine. The only noise, which is quite loud, that you can hear is the wind noise. 65MPH is around 3100RPM and the engine is silent. The car just sails on, very comfortably, on the motorway.
I bought this car brand new in January 2005 and got a good discount because the new shape model was about to come out.
I went for the sporty looking 3 door model in Machine Silver and the equipment included was very good. 16 inch alloys are standard on this model. The Cd player is very good and the sound quality is excellent. The driver, passenger and side airbags are a very good safety feature as are the anti-lock brakes.
I was immediately impressed ... ...like it's on rails! The speed and power of the car is also impressive. The power steering is light and responsive. Its a very comfortable car to drive with adjustments available to the steering wheel and the seat moves up and down as well as backwards and forwards. It also seats 5 adults comfortably. Air Con adds to the comfort on hot days although i've noticed this does use more petrol.
The build quality is superb and i've had no problems with ...
jay.b 10.11.2006
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: helpful Review of Ford Focus 1.8i 16V Zetec
Advantages: Reasonably Fast, Excellent Handling, Looks Good, Practical Disadvantages: Fuel Economy on short journeys
...cars. The Focus seems to be holding its value as well, even with the new models out. Being a Ford parts are also cheap, a year's road tax is £185. Overall a car well worth considering if you are after a practical hatchback with performance levels that can provide fun. ...
Richguitarplayer 10.05.2008
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: helpful Review of Ford Focus 1.8i 16V Zetec
Advantages: great handling, great engine Disadvantages: beginning to look a bit dated
...the competition first.
The local ford dealer had a panther black focus zetec sitting on the forecourt and we went for a spin (literally!) I think I scared the salesman, but I was hooked. I bought the car straight away and haven't regretted it. The car handles as well as anything I've ever driven.
There are a lot of focusses on the road. They've been the best selling car practically every year since they were introduced. The focus does still look ... ...the new style one now available, they're getting cheaper to buy second hand.
The interior is well finished in the zetec, with comfortable, supporting seats. The driving position's grand, but there's a fairly big blind spot because of the 'A' pillar. My car came with the climate pack, which clears the windscreen quickly on frosty days, and automatic heated wing mirrors which I only noticed recently as they unfogged. the fuel economy doesn't seem ...
Orintex 14.04.2005
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: helpful Review of Ford Focus 1.8i 16V Zetec
Advantages: relaible, fast, good looks, over all excellent car Disadvantages: can be heavy on fuel....
...for reference) ...... well the ford focus collection I purchased 3 months ago completely annihilates it!! I loved my last car, to an unbelievable extent (considering it broke down every other week lol) but this car has stolen my heart. It's just an excellent car. The steering is excellent, you can take corners at rapid speed; all the while the car handling smoothly like it is going at 20mph rather 50mph! The acceleration is also fantastic, it makes ... ...yet elegant! I have a ford collection which comes with side skirts, alloys and front mesh as standard. And the best part of that is the car technically has no modifications keeping your insurance relatively cheap (insurance group 7 I believe). The fuel consumption for a 1.8 is relatively good; on motorways the car averages about 400 miles per tank (about £45 worth of petrol). Although when making short journeys and city use, like all other cars, ...
jennyd1827 24.05.2006
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: helpful Review of Ford Focus 1.8i 16V Zetec
Advantages: Good Powerful engine Disadvantages: Poor wing mirrors
I have had my 'x' plate focus for just over a month now and am very pleased with it.
I had an '03' plate Astra before and was a little worried about going older. Did I need to ? NO not at all.
The Focus is a lovely car, very well equiped with a very responsive engine.
The only slight niggle is the driver's wing mirror as it does not have a wide angle glass. Just the stick on squares.
But is this a real problem. Not really when the rest of the ...
teacherman123 23.12.2004
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