Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec TDdi 5dr

Summary The TDdi Focus is an average car with faults in areas, but this car can be fun to drive if you have time, space and patience. The Focus has a good fuel economy along with excellent handling characteristics, but you trade this for a hard ride, and a tiny boot space. This is not really a family car as in my opinion there is little legroom in the back for teenagers and for smaller children a pushchair would use all the available boot space. This is a company representative’s car, for hard use on the motorways and twisty main roads. Looks The Focus body is average, I’ve looked at the car from many different angles and it doesn’t look ...  Read the complete review

When I got rid of my Fiat Punto 1.9 JTD this time last year I was in the market for a slightly larger vehicle. I was having a love hate relationship with the back end of the Renault Megáne and the Citroen C4 was not released then (what it is about me and French cars I don't know!) although I thought that would be the ideal car. Nothing much was doing it for me (it's all about emotions when I buy a car) so we decided to go and have a look at Ford, in particular the Focus. We had heard great things about the Focus and it seemed only natural to go and see what they had on the forecourt. On arrival at Ford we were greeted with the sight of a Ford Focus Zetec 1.8 ...  Read the complete review

I bought a third hand X-Reg 1.8 TDi Ghia off Autotrader 18 months ago with 79k on the clock. It had been in a heavy front end crash with its first owner and repaired to legal standards, so i only paid £1800 for it, and its the best £1800 pounds I have ever spent. DRIVE: Its great fun to drive and holds the road exceptionally, great acceleration for getting out of junctions. I have never had less than 40 mpg from it and on one occasion managed 75 mpg on a 300 mile motorway journey. PRACTICALITY: Plenty of room for 5 with a boot full of shopping, and will easily manage a rubbish run with the back seats folded. RELIABILTY: All ...  Read the complete review

What a great car! I turned up at the rental office expecting to get a Fiat Bravo or something like that. I wanted a smaller car than the awful Vectra I had last time. I was given the choice of a Peugeot 307, Renault Megane or Focus. I chose the Focus as I have been thinking about buying one. I chose the Diesel as I am used to driving my partners Peugeot 405 Td and wanted to see how it compared. Exterior The car was finished in Metropolis Blue (light metallic blue) and it didn't look too bad. The Alloy wheels and fog lights certainly helped the look of the car. I'm still not too sure what to make of the new nose of the car but as you ...  Read the complete review

The Ford Focus is a fantastic car! I learned to drive in a 1.6 litre Focus Zetec. I was so impressed I didn’t want to give it back at the end of each lesson. The driving position is very good. It gives you a good all-round view of the road. The front seats are height adjustable, move back and forth and have adjustable lumbar support too. Plus the steering wheel is also height adjustable. The result being that both my 6' driving instructor and little 5'3" me could be extremely comfortable when driving this car. I can’t comment on the back seats as I’ve never sat in the back of a Focus. Town driving in a Focus is a ...  Read the complete review