Forgot to update this, traded car in July this year, went for another focus in the end as the golf was just too expensive, prices were similar but golf was higher interest hence costing a lot more so went with the Focus. It appears as Fords are stopping the Focus, they have started to cut back on what they offer in the cars BUT haven’t told the dealers…. For instance I was gonna get the leather & elec seats but was told they no longer do leather and Elec seats, its cloth & manual now. So I went with a new car in stock they had at a different location, then told day before collection that its turned up but it’s cloth seats so wont have elec seats… by this time, we’ve sorted the finance, checks all done etc so I ended up going with it as otherwise would be awkward to back out and then look for something else as the finance was done and its 0% interest which no where else was offering on any new cars. So anyway went down to collect and it did have Elec seats but cloth…. so not as bad but still didn’t have other features I’d of licked like parking pack etc as was an existing car in stock and no rear camera but they have a contact who could fit one (they use him for some of there cars) so had to do that so I got a rear camera.
Have to say when I contacted the guy and he turned up and started dismantling the dash – I was starting to have 2nd thoughts as literally glove box, vents, touch screen, gear housing cover other various trims etc is all taken off…. I was just imagining a fault occurring and having no end of problems but fortunately it has been ok to day no issues at all thankfully…
So maybe get a VW Golf next time around, have to see. Depends if the deals get better but Focus wont be a option and only other possible car I can see myself getting would be a Kuga from Fords current line up but I don’t really *need* a SUV so will likely need to go elsewhere as I certainly don’t fancy a all elec car and I’m not too sure on plugin hybrids, I mean I’m sure they are ok to begin with but after couple of years, I’m not convinced the battery’s are any good. I believe that’s why there is lots of 3yr old 330e cars for sale as the batteries are not very good now they been used for few years.
Ironically, replacement car is the 155 engine and I’m getting 43-46mpg out of it so filling up every 2 weeks, doing the same journey where by 1.25 was getting 38mpg tops on same journey so needed to fill up once a week, so can only conclude that it was in fact burning fuel.
Kev
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