i need a bigger car and the fiesta doesent get anyone in the back seats. also iv had a renewal quote for my fiesta and theyv put it up about 200 from last year. (stupid i know) with a focus my insurance will go down the 200 extra for my fiesta plus another 90 odd quid. iv got someone buying my car for 650 at the end of next month so ive got a while to look around.

thanks for replieing

Rich

I remember being given a new one of these about 11 years ago as a courtesy car whilst my Puma was being serviced. I remember it well because it felt so ridiculously slow. I wondered why everyone was raving about the focus at the time.

Quite correct that a car of that age will have niggling faults - having owned runarounds of that age before. Anything made of rubber could be starting to wear out (seals, gaskets, critical plumbing), anything that moves is a prime target for problems... hinges, locks, handles, window regulators or movable parts of the wiring to the doors / etc. Then there is the corrosion...

i was looking at all sorts of other cars but i dont think i can come away from ford. my fiesta had to have a tie rod replaced and my brothers did to (corsa) mine cost £16 and done it me self were as my brothers cost 80 for the part with me doing it. fords are the best. haha.

cheers for the reply

i also want a Classic mini but they are hard to come by in good conditioin and i do0nt have a garage to store it in so will get one in the future

That does seem like a lot of car for the money. I prefer wagons, I think they look better and they make better use of the floorplan. But the saloon focus is an eyesore-what were they thinking??

86k? Didn't have you down as a clutch burner Bobbin ;)

Cumbria? So you're a nuclear physicist then!

I think most cabriolets are ugly. If you're going to drive a convertible, it has to be one that was designed from the ground up with a soft top.