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Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec 3dr |
| Date: |
29/03/08 (184 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: a very nice car
Disadvantages: none
Driving this car today for the first time, I must say that it is a very good car. This car has a few extras some which are good and some that you could do without but I will explain that in more detail later on in the review.
This car is very popular so the style must be good, as a lot of people have decided to buy this car.
This cars handling is very good and drivers smoothly at slow speeds and really sticks to the road well at fast speeds. The power steering makes the car very easy to drive and parking can easily be done with one hand. I found this very good. This comes in a cheap insurance group for the1.6 engine.
Interior
CD player as standard, this is a good sound system with 6 speakers and can really do the job if you want to listen to some loud music, it has a handy control column behind the steering wheel for the songs you just don't like and this keeps the hands and eyes where they should be.
The front seats have lots of leg and lots of head room and care very nice to sit in, they both have height and recline adjustments for extra comfit. These seats hold you in place no matter how sharp the corner is.
In the drivers seat you can easily access all of the switches windows, heating and lights, when the lights are on the Speedo area lights up so you can see that the lights are on and if the door is opened whilst the lights are on a high pitch sounds. There is an ashtray a hands distance away from the steering wheel with the lighter as well.
The back seats all have full pull down seat belts unlike some cars that have lap belts that have been proven to be bad if you are in a crash as it can and will cause abdominal damage.
There is lots of room in the back without touching legs or getting elbows in each other's sides. The seats are very nice and are shaped so you feel snug in them and the adjustable headrests are also good.
There is a big boot more than enough room for shopping; the cars owner had a horse saddle in the boot so you may be able to relate to how big it is. The boot comes carpeted and this keeps the car not looking tacky or cheap. There is a space saver wheel in the boot under the carpet.
Exterior
You would of seen this car many times in a day and I am sure that you don't frown every time you see its which proves that the style isn't the best in the world but it also isn't bad to look at.
Comes with alloys that are nice and shine up nicely with the right stuff. They really suit the car, this car wouldn't look that good without them and it would ruin its image and make the car look tacky if they weren't on.
Powered wing mirrors for tight spots or if parking on a busy street for that extra bit of comfit as the other cars come flying past yours.
Extras:
Climate pack
This is consists of air conditioning, heated front windscreen, heated mirrors. i think that this is really not worth the money that you have to spend. Most cars now days come with a/c so I don't think that this could possible be an extra, the heated front windscreen is hard to get used to, the heating filaments that can be found in most car back windows are in the windscreen, imagine always looking out of the back window whilst driving, can get very distracting and the few times that the cars do receive bad weather really get bad weather it only takes a few minutes to clean if you have the engine on so I cant se how this is a good extra. You usually find heated windscreens in 4X4 cars this is because these cars are designed to go on long unknown territory drives even though most people don't so it means if you are 1000 feet up a cold mountain your windscreen wont freeze up, this really makes you think how lazy people have got.
This car was brought for £16,500 new
Performance
Fuel Delivery Injection
BHP 113.0
Torque (lbs feet) 114.3
RPM to which the Torque refers 4150
Maximum Speed 118
Acceleration (0-60) 11.0
Running Costs
Insurance Group 6
Fuel Economy: Urban 32.1
Fuel Economy: Extra Urban 54.3
Fuel Economy: Combined 43.5
Emissions Data (co2 gm/km) 155
Service Intervals 12 mths/12500 miles
Description
No of doors 3
Body Style Estate
Transmission Manual
Fuel type Petrol
Front Brakes VENT DISC
Rear Brakes DRUM
Tyre type 195/60R15 V
Production Start Date 1 October 2005
Production End Date 3 March 2006
Key Dimensions
Length (mm) 4472
Width (mm) 1991
Height (mm) 1501
Unladen weight 1310
Boot Capacity (litres) 1526
Summary: A review of a good 3door family car
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