Quoting: Titsy
I think I'm sold on a 1.6 TDCi Focus... Does 60+ mpg, £30 tax per year and pulse ad well as my old focus. If I can find an estate I'd be made up...
What year?
There are a lot of people on the Ford Owners Club who have diesel Foci and there are two different types of DPF filters that they fitted depending on the year.
I think I have a contender. A 59 plate 1.6TDCi 110 DPF Zetec hatch with 30k on the clock FSH. It's a bit more than I wanted to pay, but I've had to adjust my expectations on mileage to price ratio...
Quoting: Andy
What year?
There are a lot of people on the Ford Owners Club who have diesel Foci and there are two different types of DPF filters that they fitted depending on the year.
Anything I should be wary of? (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/dontknow.gif)
The test drive I did was reasonably similar to my drive to work, (but with some bigger hills) and returned 50mpg. I figure based on my average mpg I've been used to and driving around 12k a year I should save £550 a year on fuel. The tax is only £30 a year compared to £170 on the old one. The guy was going to put £12 months on and I'd only just put 12 months on the old one so I should get 11 months back on that. The inside and outside are really tidy. There was a mark on one door handle, but he polished that off there and then as it was something on the paint rather than a scratch.
Quoting: Andy
Honestly though, at the mileage you're stating, when i did the maths, I worked out cheaper going for the petrol option. Especially when the price was circa £3-4k more than the equivalent petrol. I also, must say, had had enough of diesels. Cold starting issues, modern diesels being FAR more complicated and expensive when they go wrong.
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Quoting: Andy
Honestly though, at the mileage you're stating, I *think* when i did the maths, I worked out cheaper going for the petrol option. Especially when the price was circa £2-3k more than the equivalent petrol. I also, must say, had had enough of diesels. Cold starting issues, modern diesels being FAR more complicated and expensive when they go wrong. Ok a modern petrol still has millions of bits that can go wrong but the forums are smart and diagnostics on them are easier. Plus having seen my friend pick up a whopper of a bill for a DMF + clutch + starter, the idea puts me off.
However, you would get that money back when you come to sell it, or at least some of the extra. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/wink.gif)
Quoting: Titsy
Looking around, it would cost me an extra £1600 to get the diesel over the petrol, that's 2 1/2 years to see my money back from saving in fuel and tax. If I trade the car in in say 5 years at 90,000 miles I'll be £1600 better off plus any retained value. That said, it relies on nothing big going pop in that time....
Really not sure what to do here... I can see the benefits of diesel, but if it goes wrong it carries a price tag...
You were in the position I was, but I simply didn't have the wonga to stretch to the diesel spec when the petrol was there for me to buy.
If it was me, I would go with the petrol everytime though, especially the 1.8l, Cam chains baby!
Quoting: Amey
Did you buy the blue one yet......
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Quoting: Andy
Wait... what sort of blue
Ocean
Quoting: ianjpage
lol still took you to today to make the choice then
Nah, Agreed the sale on Sunday...
Quoting: Andy
Wait... what sort of blue?
martini would say..
homosexual blue...(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)
Quoting: Andy
They sorting out the missing towing hook cover?
Quoting: Titsy
(like this)
Not this (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)
Quoting: F Body
may be we should call it Clitoris blue
Because every _UNT has that colour (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/rofls.gif)
Quoting: Andy
Oi! You referring to Vision Blue?
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EDIT:
Actually no, it's the Avalon Blue that I think's washy...
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Quoting: Titsy
Actually no, it's the Avalon Blue that I think's washy...
Looks more like battleship grey to me.....
Must get eyes tested(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/shame.gif)