micksalt Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Hello, After 11 years of Fiat ownership, the constant repair bills were seriously denting the kit car budget, so I decided to go for something more boring. On Saturday, I pick up my 59 Focus Estate 1.6 TDCI in poverty spec. I'm no stranger to working on my own cars, so if I can do things myself, I will. Thanks, Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 A Focus in any trim/spec is never boring :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Welcome to the family Michael! Definately agree, no spec is boring, but the lower the spec, the more fun you have upgrading ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksalt Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 It was an absolute peach to drive on the test drive, and seems to be the perfect car for my commute and general load-lugging. By 'boring' I mean spending less time in my pit fixing it, less things falling off, less games of 'hunt the electrical fault' and I'm going from Petrol to Diesel, which is a touch soul-destroying. However, going from a 1.8 N/A petrol engine to a 1.6 diesel is much better now I have a 75 mile daily commute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 haha, I can see your point! Its definately a pleasure to drive the Focus, but you can swap the "find the fudgey wire" for "Stick a mod"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksalt Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 haha, I can see your point! Its definately a pleasure to drive the Focus, but you can swap the "find the fudgey wire" for "Stick a mod"! I noticed that the guide section contained more guides on modifications than guides to fix known problems (known, but never officially acknowledged as a kludge by Fiat). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 We have a combination of both really I suppose. The most common issue on the focus is probably the bonnet catch and barrel issue, but we do have more mods than repair manuals thats for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksalt Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Picked the car up on Saturday, really satisfying to drive. The only thing I need to do is just top up the power steering fluid a little, I occasionally see the amber light when taking a lengthy right-hander. It's either not been properly topped up last time the fluid was renewed, or there is a leak which will be covered by the warranty, so no drama either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 The benefits of warranty Sent from my MY SAGA C2 using Ford OC mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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