as title, 2003 focus tdci sport with 40000 miles on the clock.

any tips to look for on this model that may be wrong with the car?

rob

 

as long as it has full history and HPI clear...you should be fine

 

Just make sure all the numbers add up.

To be fair, one of those at that age and low milege shouldnt have anything wrong with it. Just check for excessive smoke really.

 

right guys, im back after viewing- things found-

last serviced february last year at 18000 miles, car is on 39000 and hasnt been serviced since, service book says to service every 12500 miles so thats gone over, voiding warranty as well.

needs new front brakes.

front bumper has been sprayed on the right side and isnt the best job

tax expires in 2 weeks

limited edition sport tdci with tinted windows for £7495

worth it????

what should i offer?

 

id leave it and walk away, plenty on autotrader,

for example, 2004 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCi Sport 3dr Hatchback Spec Eds,
39,000 miles, Blue. PAS, Rear wiper, Drivers airbag, Passenger airbag, Side airbags, ABS. Full Ford Service History, 11 months Warranty remaining, 5 months Tax, Half Leather sports trim, Cobra Alarm. Any Inspection Welcome. £7,300. ono

and thats a year newer

 

yes phoned up about that one mate and its sold! bugger.

its the black sport version with tinted windows mate, in horsham sussex, type in tdci sport and it will come up.

 

Ah the one below that then, if you aint desperate i'd hold out, as with any newish ford they drop a few hundred quid every week till there 4 years ish old

and any newish car should have IMO fsh

 

yes the warranty is void at the present time, i dont know how much a service would be from ford, it will be the 3rd service.

can do the brakes myself.

what would you think to offer?

 

I wouldn't offer anything!!! Well maybe around 4k.

The car is worth a lot less than one that has been fully maintained and with warranty.

 

dunno, go in with something seriously low, say to the the seller i aint taking the piss, but it had a knock ( bumper ) and clearly aint been looked after (missing a servive ) its going to cost X amount at fords to get service, do brakes etc, even tho your doing it yourself.

say £5000 then meeting at £5750, then thats about £1000 to $1500 below decent market value, show the add for the blue one ect?

worth a try.


but as said there hundreds of focus to choose from.

personally i'd walk away

 

Are diesel Focus's the same service intervals as the petrol Focus's then?

If they are, its gone 9k over its service on the same old oil. I wouldnt want the risk of buying a car that you know hasnt been serviced properly and that excessive engine wear might have already occured that you might not notice now, but 2-3 years down the line when you done another 20k miles you might be finding problems.

Find another TDCI Sport IMO

 

IMO fil cant see him going that low! im not rushing into things, ill keep an eye on it for now, most tdci SPORT go between £7100 and £8000 on autotrader.

£6700 and i may rethink about it.

andyrst, i read the service book and it said every 12500 for a service on this model.

 

Fair enough, i know my ST170 service intervals are 12500 miles and just thought the diesels were a longer service interval but fair enough

 

keep an eye out here for one too, www.cargiant.co.uk

 

nothing on there at the moment.

hmmm... andy ill ring ford tomorrow and see what they say.

 

this one?? says FSH in the ad

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2003-FORD-FOCU...QQcmdZViewItem

e-mail all the bidders and tell them

 

yes mate, was this car indeed.