NEW CAR

Jo · April 06, 2008, 08:36:37 AM

After much deliberation, and many phone calls and hours on the net, I decided that buying a new car was better and cheaper than fixing the Neon. So off we went this morning to look at a Ford Focus Ghia, and I bought it.

Top of the range, new tyres, wheels & exhaust, engine bay is really tidy looked at the spark plug leads looked nice & clean the oil looked ok, no crap in the engine bay at all apart from usual dust.

Took her for a test drive the gears are nice and smooth and the acceleration was great, put a smile on my face, took some getting used to a manual after driving an auto but no probs.

There is slight chip in the windscreen but not awful or in the line of sight, the paint is chipped ever so slightly on the bonnet but nothing a good t cut wouldn't cover. So I'm a happy girl and pleased with my choice. Photo's will follow once the camera has charged.

1999 FORD FOCUS 2.0 Ghia 4dr Saloon

Price:
£2,000

Features:

* 95,000 miles
* Manual
* BLACK
* Petrol
* Saloon
* 1989 cc
* Traction control
* Air con
* Electric Windows Front & Back
* Multi change CD player for 6 CD's
* Locking Wheel Nuts

EDGE · April 06, 2008, 09:03:59 AM

nice cars thoe Jo... I had a 99 3 door in black, mine was the 1800.

Enjoy :)

(what was wrong with the neon?)

Titsy · April 06, 2008, 09:08:17 AM

Good stuff...

Quoting: Podette

95,000 miles

Cam belt wants changing for 100,000

Quoting: Podette

There is slight chip in the windscreen but not awful

You can probably get it fixed for free on your insurance... they prefer to pay out and get a chip fixed than wait for it to develop into a ~~rack~~ crack...

Titsy · April 06, 2008, 09:08:49 AM

Quoting: EDGE

(what was wrong with the neon?)

The box went again...

FUBAR · April 06, 2008, 09:59:03 AM

Quoting: Titsy

wait for it to develop into a rack...

Glad you've got some wheels again Jo, have fun with that 2.0ltr

Jo · April 06, 2008, 10:58:02 AM

Will do just need to wait for the insurance to come through then I can tax her, should be here by Wed this week so that's cool.

Titsy · April 06, 2008, 04:01:46 PM

Freudian Slip...

FUBAR · April 06, 2008, 04:02:33 PM

Philo has bought a 3ltr Lexus today too...

ianjpage · April 06, 2008, 05:01:25 PM

Cool least you got yourself sorted with another motor..hope all goes well with this un!

philoldsmobile · April 06, 2008, 05:14:54 PM

Quoting: FUBAR

Philo has bought a 3ltr Lexus today too...

yup, 94 L reg GS300 - you gessed it, the alfa expired again... SUCH a shame, because i absolutely adore that car, but i'm not convinced about its long term reliability.. lexus seems a much safer bet.

Jo · April 06, 2008, 05:54:15 PM

You killed it twice?? what happened the first time? must have missed that!!!!

55starchief · April 06, 2008, 05:55:05 PM

Quoting: Podette

You killed it twice?? what happened the first time? must have missed that!!!!

Clutch went at edges meet last month

Jo · April 06, 2008, 05:59:22 PM

Ahhhh ok, bummer

Roadkill · April 06, 2008, 06:00:07 PM

Good luck with the new motor . . . I hear Fuk-ar$es are pretty damn reliable.

55starchief · April 06, 2008, 06:00:58 PM

Quoting: Roadkill

Fuk-ar$es

nah its a ford sucof

Jo · April 06, 2008, 06:03:59 PM

Well all my previous Ford's have been reliable so lets hope this one is too, and with it being manual and not Auto I can work on this one, which is a bonus..

HardRockCamaro · April 06, 2008, 09:54:25 PM

I loved my 1.8 Ghia Focus, they're great cars...

Jo · April 07, 2008, 02:46:25 PM

We'll I've not read a bad review, and heard lots of good things from Focus owners I know, so I hope