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indeed.. i am lucky, in that the chap i dealt with is a) not a moron and b) a friend (well, as of yesterday, fiancé) of a friend so my buying experience wasn't too bad.. anything he didn't have direct control over, however, was as a shambles..henryscat said:Never had any probs with Fords other than the fact they let cheesebrains like Bristol Street sell and service them. But the actual cars are fine.
Totally agree with that, but since we've started dealing with Bank Top Garage, the service has greatly improved.henryscat said:Never had any probs with Fords other than the fact they let cheesebrains like Bristol Street sell and service them. But the actual cars are fine.
something i noticed in all the foci i've had: it's damn near impossible to drive slowly in them lol.. they take off in 1st, and the slightest pressure on the accelerator really brings the fury! blates not a criticism, natchshoes said:Maintaining a constant speed is a little tricky too sometimes, especially when there is little difference in tickling the throttle and standing on it in 5th.
i had one in my last focus, and the new fiesta has one (presumably to accompany the cruise control) so meb's look into getting a pre-2008 model.. i dare say you can pick one up for a few grand if you try hard enough!shoes said:Whilst I'm at it, a left foot rest would be nice too.
you're having a midlife crisis at 25??shoes said:Nah, waiting until the summer when I will have enough NCB to get a type r
Agreed!henryscat said:Never had any probs with Fords other than the fact they let cheesebrains like Bristol Street sell and service them. But the actual cars are fine.
I find quite the opposite, my focus is woefully underpowered. The engine is just hateful!db said:something i noticed in all the foci i've had: it's damn near impossible to drive slowly in them lol.. they take off in 1st, and the slightest pressure on the accelerator really brings the fury! blates not a criticism, natch
Being family run is no guarantee of good service though. Bostons was family run but their after-care and service was diabolical.Dabbler said:But the difference between Bank Top and Bristol Street is family run vs corporate! We had a couple of experiences with Bristol Street but soon defected to Hill & Swift in Stone, which like Bank Top is family run.
did i hear you mention it's a 1.6? in which case, that will be the cause of the difference, i guess.. i've always had 1.8 foci.. i believe (although i can't think where on earth i got this from so might be making it up) that the renowned Duratec™ engine found in modern fords start at 1.8, so perhaps there is that to consider as well..shoes said:I find quite the opposite, my focus is woefully underpowered. The engine is just hateful!db said:something i noticed in all the foci i've had: it's damn near impossible to drive slowly in them lol.. they take off in 1st, and the slightest pressure on the accelerator really brings the fury! blates not a criticism, natch
Power delivery is smoother since I replaced the sparks and oil though.