TDI Focus
11-02-2006, 10:22 AM
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TDI Focus
Is the 1.8 TDI (90ps) engine eney good?
My mum is just about to go get one. I no the TDCI is good but don’t know about this one.
Are they reliable?
Cheap to fix?
Last long?
MPG?
??????
My mum is just about to go get one. I no the TDCI is good but don’t know about this one.
Are they reliable?
Cheap to fix?
Last long?
MPG?
??????
11-02-2006, 10:12 PM
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they are great cars and they are the best FWD Ford has done to this day
I rate all the focus's , I had a WRC
TDI estate (90bhp) on track with the slicks on it and it wasn't that slow belive you me it passed a few hi spec Rsturbos modded ones 
i was out most of the day @ bedford (open pit )giving it loads of abuse and nothing happend it
I only came in the pits a coulpe of time because my arms were killing me
i never drove a car so long on a track for in all my life
here a pic of the beast
great cars
Marco
I rate all the focus's , I had a WRC
TDI estate (90bhp) on track with the slicks on it and it wasn't that slow belive you me it passed a few hi spec Rsturbos modded ones i was out most of the day @ bedford (open pit )giving it loads of abuse and nothing happend it
I only came in the pits a coulpe of time because my arms were killing me
i never drove a car so long on a track for in all my life
here a pic of the beast
great cars
Marco
11-02-2006, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by James
lol, they're slow, smelly and noisey but do seem to last well and be fairly reliable.
11-02-2006, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by James
lol, they're slow, smelly and noisey but do seem to last well and be fairly reliable.
they are very good cars i don't know how people can slag them
the standard tdi estate handles very well so i can imgine what the Rs Focus must handle like
I love to try a Rs focus around a track i recon they would be very quick cars
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11-02-2006, 10:37 PM
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you know for what it was a bog standard 90bhp it was ok and it wasn't the slowest car theere but slicks did help
ok it wasn't fast but i could hold the speeds thought the bends because of the slicks and thats what made it good fun to drive and the way the car handled
i thrasted it all day and drove it home that night used only 1/2 tank of fuel allday
what more could i ask from a car
lenny
you know for what it was a bog standard 90bhp it was ok and it wasn't the slowest car theere but slicks did help
ok it wasn't fast but i could hold the speeds thought the bends because of the slicks and thats what made it good fun to drive and the way the car handled
i thrasted it all day and drove it home that night
used only 1/2 tank of fuel allday what more could i ask from a car
lenny
11-02-2006, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by marco polo
Originally Posted by MAD Ade
Originally Posted by James
lol, they're slow, smelly and noisey but do seem to last well and be fairly reliable.
they are very good cars i don't know how people can slag them
the standard tdi estate handles very well so i can imgine what the Rs Focus must handle like
I love to try a Rs focus around a track i recon they would be very quick cars
marco
mines Panther Black, cream leather and wood, League black widow 7.5 x 17 with 215/40 tyres and I fooking love it. Sheady recons it's shit hot, the quietest diesel he's been in
Mine handles better than my Saff Just wish it had the same sort of acceleration 
11-02-2006, 10:52 PM
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There great cars...My dad had a W reg one and it
A) Wasnt slow (Not as fast as the tdci obviously but defo not slow
B) Was excellent on the diesel (60MPG easy)
C) Didnt really sound too bad
In 4th and 5th gear they do actually pick up speed and have a lot of pull... (More than a 1.6 petrol)
I would have one over a TDCi anyway
Less problems and more MPG (We've owned both)
A) Wasnt slow (Not as fast as the tdci obviously but defo not slow
B) Was excellent on the diesel (60MPG easy)
C) Didnt really sound too bad
In 4th and 5th gear they do actually pick up speed and have a lot of pull... (More than a 1.6 petrol)
I would have one over a TDCi anyway
Less problems and more MPG (We've owned both)
11-02-2006, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by marco polo
Ade
you have a good spec one , they do handle,i was well impressed with it.
Mine was a CL import from italy rhd , with elecy window/elcey mirrors/AC/ full elecy pack
i was well happy with it proper cars
Marco
you have a good spec one , they do handle,i was well impressed with it.
Mine was a CL import from italy rhd , with elecy window/elcey mirrors/AC/ full elecy pack
i was well happy with it proper cars
Marco
12-02-2006, 06:48 AM
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I've got one at the moment, '52' plate TDDi LX, its obviously slower then the 130 TDCi Monday I swapped for it, but I have no complaints
12-02-2006, 09:32 AM
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yes i have driven one and that how i rate it as above!
yes the focus handles well we all know that but imho that early diesel engine is lame when compared to diesels from the same time, 306 hdi, xsara hdi, golf 90 tdi.
it may well do 60mpg, i've not had the misfortune to drive one long enough
yes the focus handles well we all know that but imho that early diesel engine is lame when compared to diesels from the same time, 306 hdi, xsara hdi, golf 90 tdi.
it may well do 60mpg, i've not had the misfortune to drive one long enough
12-02-2006, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by M Brian
ive got one at the moment and im pretty sure at 80k miles its quieter than my old 2.0 16v tdci after 15k!
12-02-2006, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by M Brian
ive got one at the moment and im pretty sure at 80k miles its quieter than my old 2.0 16v tdci after 15k!
12-02-2006, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by James
yes i have driven one and that how i rate it as above!
yes the focus handles well we all know that but imho that early diesel engine is lame when compared to diesels from the same time, 306 hdi, xsara hdi, golf 90 tdi.
it may well do 60mpg, i've not had the misfortune to drive one long enough
yes the focus handles well we all know that but imho that early diesel engine is lame when compared to diesels from the same time, 306 hdi, xsara hdi, golf 90 tdi.
it may well do 60mpg, i've not had the misfortune to drive one long enough
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