as all p/cs data store, this car one has had a manfactures software up grade on its last service it has a gear change icon on the dash great but the car has a good torque at over 3000revs so great on the motorway but if u drive buy the book u spend all day in traffic changeing gears ie low down torque poor not a good town car ie 29 mpg motorway 47 mpg tilil u get back into town then it drops back down .when new it read full tank 430 miles now one year later full reads 330 miles this is my second focus last one was a mk2 auto same problem after the service lost 100 miles on the full tank acording to the girl on service reception same complaint from customers its ur driveing style mk 2 is a better drive than the mk 3 its lost the driver input feel .The real test should be 4 up with a loaded boot of cases then u would see the performance overall ie correct millage under load real condictions
ps iv driven a lot of fords since the 19 60s ie anglias corsars escorts mondeos why some company cars some private because all reliable servicable value for money cars when i stared motering u could get four gallons of fual for one pound fill a tank for a fiver now its liters thats 4.55 lts to a gallon a pure money makeing tax system
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