TomsFocus Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Was that reset after warm up? Pretty impressive if that included cold start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.K Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Technically cold start. Only drove to the vets cattery 2 mins away then did the reset. Before starting the journey. I know right very impressive Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurswes Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Hi all.....Saves starting another post,on this note,from the South west driving up to the north of England driving a 1.6 focus petrol Zetec climate 55 plate,being a 5 gear car I suppose stopping on route often will be good for the car as it hasn't got a 6th gear. Advice would be great on this.....thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.K Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Hi all.....Saves starting another post,on this note,from the South west driving up to the north of England driving a 1.6 focus petrol Zetec climate 55 plate,being a 5 gear car I suppose stopping on route often will be good for the car as it hasn't got a 6th gear. Advice would be great on this.....thanks Mine is the same spec but 08 and not climate. I reckon if the car is serviced well and not pushed too much you can do it non stop. Just stick to 75 Max 80mph and you should be fine. Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurswes Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Yep it's all cool on the service side of things,like to keep up to date with those things. I do stick to just over 70 at the very max. With the 5th gear and revs high it does the engine good,gets the cobwebs blown out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.K Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Yep it's all cool on the service side of things,like to keep up to date with those things. I do stick to just over 70 at the very max. With the 5th gear and revs high it does the engine good,gets the cobwebs blown out Yeah then your fine. Am contemplating to France maybe sometime next year if I have not gotten a 2l replacement then will definitely use it. I used to do 85 but since today will stick to just under 80. Car felt more responsive and quiet. Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurswes Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 15 minutes ago, Ken.K said: Yeah then your fine. Am contemplating to France maybe sometime next year if I have not gotten a 2l replacement then will definitely use it. I used to do 85 but since today will stick to just under 80. Car felt more responsive and quiet. Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Once I was doing 70 a little old fiesta overtook me and there engine sounded really loud,I expect that was a 1.2ltr around that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.K Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Hahahahaha I can imagine that. Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurswes Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Haha it really looked like a shed on wheels,you could tell the small car was working quite hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.K Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Although the 1.2tfsi vag engines are super Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incontro Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 On 11/26/2016 at 3:36 PM, Ken.K said: Just did 130mile trip to Wolverhampton reset mpg and miles stuck to 75mph and on reaching destination checked avg mpg and I got 43.3mpg, I say not bad at all not bad. Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Having the same engine as you, I got 41 MPG sticking at 70 MPH (with a few right hand lane overtaking bursts mixed in) on a 200 mile trip this weekend. But my tyres were deflated (thanks Ford service dept!!) at only 29 PSI. Brought them back up to 33 PSI, once I found out after the trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.K Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 41 with deflated tyres not bad. Only problem Now is the 5th gear though if only I got a 6th the focus would be excellent. But then did not plan on doing motorway miles a lot when I got it. Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkeehull Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I've got an 03 MK1 petrol 1.6 Focus. I did around 400 miles on a full tank... mostly A Roads, is that good?? I don't know. It's my first car so still a little new to this... Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannywestwood Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 In my 1.6 zetec im lucky to get 30 now and thats with me driving sensible all the time, i dont fly about, so id say 38 is decent, do what i did and upgrade, i got a merc and its strange to get less than 60mpg now Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.K Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 In my 1.6 zetec im lucky to get 30 now and thats with me driving sensible all the time, i dont fly about, so id say 38 is decent, do what i did and upgrade, i got a merc and its strange to get less than 60mpg now Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Am looking at getting a mondeo in the new year. Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incontro Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 On 11/28/2016 at 7:03 PM, Ken.K said: 41 with deflated tyres not bad. Only problem Now is the 5th gear though if only I got a 6th the focus would be excellent. But then did not plan on doing motorway miles a lot when I got it. Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Likewise - I wish I knew too - then I would have gotten the 2.0 version of my car. But that said, the tax on it is eye-watering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyG1982 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) On 11/26/2016 at 9:27 PM, spurswes said: Hi all.....Saves starting another post,on this note,from the South west driving up to the north of England driving a 1.6 focus petrol Zetec climate 55 plate,being a 5 gear car I suppose stopping on route often will be good for the car as it hasn't got a 6th gear. Advice would be great on this.....thanks One wonders how cars coped before the addition of a fifth gear, I used to own a Fiesta 1.1 with only 4 & a manual choke... :-) Anyways that's just by the by. I used to be able to get from where I'm living near Oxford past the Scottish Border on 3/4 of a tank in my Pug 206 1.4 (even fully loaded) & that used to rev much higher than my 1.6 Mk1 Ford Focus does. I'd expect the mileage I get from it to be quite similar, not least because I don't have to rag this one to keep up with the traffic... Edited December 4, 2016 by MickyG1982 Added stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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