Recommendations on new car.

[HighHo]

First post, hello all!

So I got my first car, a ford focus 2008 estate 1.8. The car overall is in good condition, body work is great. But has shown a few issues despite being from a 'car loving enthusiast' stuff sticky taped on etc, center box drilled through on catch. Stupid stuff mostly that's now fixed. Anyway to the point, one issue was the battery which quickly showed some issues (although apparently fairly new). I replaced it today, left long enough to reset ecu and then ran idle for 30mins. It felt like a different car (for the better). Anything else I should consider doing for the car?

Sorry for the long post, I needed the small rant for myself.

[antward91]

17 hours ago, HighHo said:

First post, hello all!

So I got my first car, a ford focus 2008 estate 1.8. The car overall is in good condition, body work is great. But has shown a few issues despite being from a 'car loving enthusiast' stuff sticky taped on etc, center box drilled through on catch. Stupid stuff mostly that's now fixed. Anyway to the point, one issue was the battery which quickly showed some issues (although apparently fairly new). I replaced it today, left long enough to reset ecu and then ran idle for 30mins. It felt like a different car (for the better). Anything else I should consider doing for the car?

Sorry for the long post, I needed the small rant for myself.

When I had my petrol focus I used to run fuel low until the light came on and put in £20-£30 of premium petrol. Mostly Tesco momentum I think it is. I used to do that once a month or so and found the car to feel a lot more responsive.

[HighHo]

Nice one thanks, I will give that a try next time I need to refuel to see I notice the diffrence.