Ford Focus MK1 Unofficial Buyers Guide (Part 1)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2022
- A video that has been in my thoughts for a long time now since starting this channel… welcome to the slightly less professional unofficial buyers guide/review of the Ford Focus MK1 as it stands as a modern classic of today. Hopefully this will reach a wider and newer audience for the car and helps preserve and enjoy these iconic cars for many more years! Excuse the loss of sound from my wireless mic, it gave up pretty early thanks to my incompetence of remembering to fully charge it! Hopefully this is a useful video :)
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I LOVE this car. I bought mine at the age 18 in 2003 and still is my second car, every day use for going to work 240.000 miles present day. The same model, 1.6 zetec SE. Oil consumption is high, probably by damage valves seals. Handling is absolutely great. Every time you need to repair something is always very cheap. The only feature I miss is the air conditioner.
They can burn oil quite a bit, changing the oil sometimes helps but at that mileage I'd say its just wear. Yeah mine doesn't have air conditioning I miss that in the summer months!
Ford's best car ever, if you ask me. I love it.
No arguments from me, you don't need to be interested in cars to love them either, that's when you know its a great car!
Facts
He is spot-on towards the end of the video as to how relevant this car was and still is today. Many millions I'm sure were sold here in the USA. Any parts not being made any more, I can easily find in the wrecking yards.
Cheers buddy :)
By far the cleanest focus I've ever seen I reckon. My 5dr is an absolute.... Nvm. It runs and drives and I love it
Thank you very much sir, it needs some cosmetics in the bumper areas but has been an ongoing project for a few years now and its really showing. They are great cars aren't they, once once you find a good one you stick to it!
Took mine for a blast today and still holds its own on the motorway. Cracking vid as usual.pal
thanks buddy they are tremendous cars considering their age today they can still hold their own easily... you don't need a turbo charged 1 liter 3 cylinder when you have only 1.2 tonnes to pull!
16:55 Side note, the wingmirrors are also heated with the rear defogger button. At least they are on both of my Foci (09/'02 & 04/'03)
I did not know that, learn something new every day!
Love your review... very comprehensive and very genuine... Great watch
Glad you liked it! :)
I've driven a few in my former companies' fleet. This was around 2000-01....they were superb. The estate Ghia version was vastly underrated
Ghia estates are getting scarce now! I didn't think they were a popular choice as a fleet car as superb as they are.
@@usuallyfixingtinkering We had three of them from memory. 2 litre diesels that went like rockets. All W. registrations - Black, white and fire engine red! They did the longer journeys than the petrol engined cars we had. (The things you remember after 20+ years!) .....With the rear seats folded, the luggage space was impressive.
They are perfect cars for that sort of use with the diesel engines, they never feel as good dynamically as the petrol's but that's not why people bought them.
my sister has just given me her 2002 1.6 auto ( with factory sunroof) and i love it.....
That's cracking! You'll enjoy the smoothness of the gearbox and that rarity of a sunroof! :)
Another amazing video 😊
thank you sir!
I had the 1.8 zetec... Never had one problem with it in four years of ownership.
that is not surprising!
i cant lie you are very informative you got a sub iv watched a few hours and your brill bud i lov mk1s i had a 1.8 d and i loved her she was my second i hate the fact i let het go to scrap 4 years ago im hopfully getting a pretty clean 20l p and i cant wait the way these little cars feel is so god dam good
You can't go wrong with either choice, brilliant cars and I love them with a passion. Thank you :)
Excellent show Sir
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Glad I've found your channel (and subbed). Excellent video and will work my way through all the others very soon.
Had my first Focus back in 2004, it was a 3 year old pre-facelift 1.6 Zetec. Absolutely loved it.. except for the lack of A/C!
Last year I gave my B-Max Titanium to my missus so I could pick up another focus as I always missed the old one. Struck gold, paid £1500 for a 2004 Ghia 1.8 with 62k miles in magnum grey. It has the cream interior with 2 tone dash which I completely love and is in beautiful condition. Only thing that doesn't work is the driver side heated mirror and the 2 front doors could ideally do with a machine polish. Bodywork wise there is no rust (very surprised) but haven't been under it yet or removed the wheel arch liners.
Agree with the pre-facelift airbag part looking much nicer with the smaller badge and nobly bits
Thank you and welcome Paull! That's a steal at that mileage... I actually have said in one of my videos that people who used to own one that hace since moved onto newer stuff - are going back to snapping nice ones up for the long-term. It seems I'm right, I'd look for a 1.8/2.0 model later down the line at least your guaranteed air con! Heated mirrors are cheap to replace its use the mirror itself with the element on the backside that gives up. Plenty of decent 2nd hand or new ones about.
@Usually Fixing & Tinkering
Thanks mate. I have just tried a 2nd hand replacement mirror and that's not heating either so I've ordered a new (genuine) one so we'll see. Also jacked the car up out of curiosity and the underside is really clean too. Looks like it's been a dry weather car. Sadly it's not going to stay that way as it's my daily.
Do you recommend leaving out the front and rear arch liners then?
Another car I would love (but my missus is having none of it) is a Rover R8. My dad had a '90 and '94 214SLi. Both he got rid of as milk tipped in them and could never get rid of the smell 😞
@@Paul_Davies77 holy bugger been there! Had an St170 for a short time... the previous owner spilt milk down the back of the dashboard, stank to gell, I sold it on, last owner still complains about it after removing the dash and cleaning everything! Love the R8 brilliant design and one on my bucket list, I'd probably go for a 416 or 420 (if I can find one!). Yeah the heated mirrors commonly break so hopefully that works it's unusual to have wiring issues in that area.
I would recommend taking the rear liners off and throwing them away. Hopefully it's done little damage and you can clean wire brush and either waxoyl or grab some dynax spray - it works a treat! I'd buy a can and spray the entire underside, exhaust, suspension everything apart from brakes. It goes on very nicely and finely. That way it's protected and can be used with less worry. With the liners out you can keep onto of making sure clay does not build up behind the rear arch lips!
@Usually Fixing & Tinkering I would love to see an R8 on your channel down the line 😉 Back in the 90's when my dad owned the pre and face-lift models (both were SLi). I always loved the face-lift more but these days I'm really loving the look of the pre-facelift model. Do you have a preference?
Fitted my new mirror now and the heater works perfectly, very pleased.
Discovered water in my boot yesterday too. I have dried it out and just poured a few buckets of water over it. As it's not going to get driven for several hours, I'll check later so if it's wet then at least I can rule out water coming in from the vents behind the bumper
Thats the best way to deal with leaks in the boot, its a slow process but you'll find it... tip use baby powder as it should where the water is running from!
Thats grand I'm glad it worked having a new one, its a frequent item to break!
Oh well I have been looking... my preference would be a pre-facelift... mainly because the facelift grille is very much an after-thought on the R8, but either given the conditon and price. I wouldn't want a complete rebuild like the 45, something a little more tidier to own and have for a while then move on (he says!).
Hi mate i have 2001ford focus 1*8 zetec i bought it back in 2014 with about 30000 miles on i have had no major issues with it but as you say in your video i have replaced bushes and also had it welded under the back arch where the carpet. panel is other than that she's in very good condition i have my mate look after it and it's waxolyed every year when she gets her MOT as you say in your video they are modern classics I hadn't even thought about the shape until i watched your video i shall be keeping my focus as long as i can 🚗👍
that sounds like one very chrished and looked after focus, look after them and they look after you! There are many cars that doesn't apply to! They are definetly modern classics now and good ones are very hard to come by now.
@@usuallyfixingtinkering wow makes me feel lucky I bought a decent one for £950, original books and wallet came with it. Been in this guys family since new.
It's a 2004 Edge 1.6. With the spoiler. 😯
@@shanepatrick641 thats a steal keep hold of it! especially with the books and wallet it shows an organised owner!
@@usuallyfixingtinkering will do man, thanks for dedicating your channel to these cars. It's great to learn things about them.
Sold a focus before and regretted it. Now I'm off finance and I have a focus again. I'll Deffo keep hold of it.
Subbed to your channel to.
@@shanepatrick641 thats grand thankyou for saying that. Its definetly being the focus of a chunk of my life so far (no pun intended). I'm also into rovers so there's a mix on the channel. I have a ford audience and a growing rover one. I'm torn😅. I'm glad your away from finance because from my own experience you get trapped in the cycle, now your free and you've got a cracker of a car!
The control-blade rear made it still one of the best handling FWD cars.
Completely! It's so thin it allows enough flex to keep the wheel perfectly flat on the road under harsh forces.
Hi mate hope your weekends going great. Have you ever noticed the wing grooves seem to flow into the rub strip. I only noticed it a few years ago
It's very subtle but clever, I noticed a lot of things when studying the bodywork before making this video. It's a lesson in car styling :)
Had my 2002 1.4 LX since 2005, done 127k on the clock, few issues recently, wear and tear really but overall still runs great, developed a wining/bubbling noise under bonnet, maybe water pump, but it went through service/mot 3 weeks ago, just needed brakepads and coilspring only for it to breakdown a week later and needing a new alternator, itll be due another cambelt change soon tho
They'll change your water pump with the belt so it could tick two boxes at the same time. I'm assuming your the 2nd owner that's absolutely fantastic to hear!
@@usuallyfixingtinkering Yes, original ex motability, bought oct 2005 with only 9k on the clock, also weirdly and happens for most of the time i've had the car, once its colder months, the amber check engine light flickers until 30 mins or so into driving, the spring summer months, it doesn't.
@@shaka7594 mine was ex mobility, it was still fitted with dual gas pedals for someone who only had the use of their left foot (automatic) so if you push the right one up another pedal comes down where the clutch usually is!
@@usuallyfixingtinkering What would you recommend to preserve rust? I had that issue shown in your clip about the bottom of the door rust/bubbling, i used rust coat for that with paintspray over it.
@@shaka7594 it's a difficult repair depending how far gone it is. If it's bubbling I'd get my drill with an abrasive wire wheel to get it back to metal and see what the true damage is first. If there are too many holes then it'll need some new metal welding. You can put filler in but it'll not last long. Doors are funny things once they start going because there is no way to stop water contacting the bottom as its a natural water way.
The zetec engine was developed from the cvh not the pinto engine
It was developed from the CVH but replaced the Pinto engine.
i have two tdci one zetec estate 152k one ghia hatch 5 door.this ones only 61000 miles..yes its rust free and getting rare now.there only going up in value.
The diesels only represent about 5% that's left, look after them properly rare now!
How easy is it to remove the rear arch liners mays
You just have to remove the star clip fixings and two torx fixings, one fits on the back bumper and one the rear of the sill.
Good video, I have owned a 2003 focus 1.8 tdci estate since 2006, it is still in daily use. Love it, but your info is wrong, three diesels were produced, 90 bhp tddi, 100 bhp tdci and my 115 bhp tdci. Definitely a modern classic, it is in need of some tlc now. 160k miles on the clock.
Thanks buddy much appreciated! It defibetly is now, 160K is nothing for either of the two diesel engines, it depends on how everything else is. The TDCI 100 and 115 are the same engine. Is your a special edition being a 115bhp?
@@usuallyfixingtinkering no a standard Ghia estate just with the 115 ps tdci. In Neptune green. With cloth interior, climate control etc. I have much newer cars, but my car of choice is the focus. The only welding so far done is both the rear cills.
Have you any info on how many of my model are left on the road?
@@ianbambury3717 That's lovely you've had it so long, I've had newer cars briefly but they've moved on so I could afford to restore my one. It's my first car had it 10 years almost. 16 years is something. She's a keeper! I should have realised its the estate, they always had a little more power :)
@@ianbambury3717 yes hold on I'll look. To confirm it's a 2003 1.8 TDCi ghia estate.
can you tell me the engine opareting temp for focus mk1 1,4?? cause works on 105 celcius on open road
On a 1.4 the temperature should ideally be around 92-100c, the electric fan cuts in around 105c but I would'nt worry as long as the temperature goes down when this happens. It could do with a oolant flush by the sound of things :)
@@usuallyfixingtinkering thank you so much for the answer i had a problem last week it was aroung 108 celcius in open road with 120klm and then left me with 130 celcius i change my ect sensor and then a thermostat it looks that the problem has solved!! thanks again happy mk1 owner with 360.500km on the clock!!!
@@giannisvlachop2920 most likely the thermostat needing replacement because it's sticking shut or partially.
@@usuallyfixingtinkering one last question how do you explain my old thermostat is working fine in boiling water it opens and close perfect but it seems inside the engine for some reason didnt work...
@@giannisvlachop2920 oh!! The answer to that is simple - this is clearly not the problem - you must have had trapped air that wasn't venting to the expansion bottle, usually caused when the bleed valve on the thermostat is not in the correct 12 o clock position!
You didn't mention the RS200. ¿?
I didn't deliberately, its a specialist car and deserves its own video itself. I narrowed this Buyers Guide down to all the models in the brochure, the RS being completely separate. I will cover this in some way going forward.
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Hiya James!