I BOUGHT A CHEAP FORD FOCUS FOR £2,000!
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I must say I love your "I bought a cheap.." videos😂😂😂
Thanks!
Why are you laughing?
Should change the titles to 'i thought i bought a cheap........'
@@caliqm2199 other people's misery
@@HighPeakAutosFord owners left out of pocket - BBC London th-cam.com/video/7iGDEqRBr14/w-d-xo.html
I think you’re single handedly keeping automotive specialists in your area in full employment with your purchases. Great job.
😂 that’s what worries me
@@HighPeakAutos Would it be possible to make the car inspection *before* the purchase? In Switzerland this is quite common.
I’ve tried one of these, maybe the worst car I’ve driven. Absolutely gutless engine, horrible gearbox, vague steering, junk interior.
@@Ianmundo Well it IS a Ford. 😁
They're highly in demand anyway
Matt please keep the initial walk-around of the car when you pull up to it. Just keeps the curiosity on and its nice to see it coming straight from the previous owner.
I agree. I liked that style of format. Gives you his genuine reaction to seeing it the first time. This new style just isn't it.
I can see why he does that. It s just a lot more time efficient doing it like this. But an old style vid one once in a while would be great - especially for the more grody examples. I love the enthusiasm turning into resignation part :)
I agree, I actually rewound the video a bit thinking I must’ve zoned out and missed it. It just randomly went from Range Rover to ford focus there wasn’t the usual pulling up, disgusted face while looking around lol. 😅
Ever since I watched your Discovery 3 review video a few years ago, I don't think I've missed any of your "I bought" videos. You've mastered your niche and you sir are killing it. Keep at it bro.
Thanks! I appreciate the support
As soon as you said ecoboost and 10 years, the first thing I thought was the wet belt is due a change! Daughter has a 13 plate Fiesta which she bought about 4 years ago and we were told then it was about a £2k job to change the belt. Her original plan was to sell it before then. She still has it......
I have one. 2012 1.6 tdci estate with 310k km on the clock. Had it remapped at 140k. It's been a real working horse in my family and we plan to drive it until it falls apart.
These videos have made me look at my own car and, even though I’m not selling, I’ve cleaned it, put new plates on, new headlight lenses and mats. Just taken a bit more care so you wouldn’t roast it 😂
Ah that’s good. I’m pleased about that. It’ll last you longer now
That's the problem, fix it up, keep tidy, then you want to keep it.
Roasting viewers cars would be a great video series tbh.😅
Love the transparency in the video's. Complete honesty and not just oh look at how good I done with this car. Keep it up mate 👍🏻
My normal fleet car in an old job was a 68 plate 1 litre ecoboom focus, lovely thing to drive. Sounded like a bag of spanners on idle at 40k, but it drove well... until we sent it for a service and didn't see it for 6 weeks, think they did an engine under warranty.
My work mate has one in the same white colour, he only had it 1/2 months and the engine light came on😂
@@jonnygti I drive a 16 year old Peugeot. I believe the light on the dash is to inform me the engine is still there.
@@steve5772 haha I drive an 18 year old Toyota, no lights on the dash(in the 5 years I’ve owned it), the last 2 years MOT’s passed with no advisories. Just gotta buy the right brand mate 😜😂
@@jonnygti It was by far the best vehicle in it's price bracket (£350)! 🤣 Only use it when I'm not riding my bike or driving the works vehicle, so I don't care.
@@steve5772 fair enough, it serves its purpose 👍🏻😅
Matt, you have put huge effort into educating and entertaining the motoring public, thank you 👍 It's brilliant to see all of your hard work being paid off with tens of thousands of views, likes and comments 🏆🏆🏆
Thank you. All the best
You knew it was a risk 😂 but massive respect for sorting it out properly before selling.
Great video, very honest. So many people give random figures and quote " just a few bob" but don't add everything up. You make some very interesting points. I really smiled when you pointed out the door rubber hanging out, as I've spotted so many of this model focus with that annoying feature! Keep up the good work.
When I took my beloved’s 13 plate 30k Ecoboost Fiesta in for its MOT the garage told me that it had reached its 10 year or 100k mile cam belt change and quoted me minimum £1,500 to do it because of the high difficulty of the job. I’m getting it done but I expect that there will be quite a few of these cars blurting out onto the second hand market when their 5k mile a year elderly owners get that good news.
Love this channel. Channels like car wow are amazing and entertaining but this gives good tips and advice for cars we’re more likely to buy. Interesting to see cost of keeping your car going as opposed to selling
Thanks!
Another great honest review mat 👏
Owned a Focus cc with over hundred and odd thousand on the clock and drove mint , ultra reliable. Very underrated car .
Your optimism is refreshing 🎉 you never get pee’d off and just carry on
Always enjoy your videos. No stupid music, no b.s. and the sound quality is always good. Love the occasional funnies too, particularly when you mimic assumed previous owners. A complete hoot!
Very professional blog. Love these videos so much info.
Really great car preparation. The best of the best re car sales.
Our other ecoboost just passed 300k km, with timing belt done at 220k km. Our other is catching up at 130k km. No problems with either. Some a-holes say ecoboom, but cant look after them.
Ford have finally after 12 years started recalls. Only took them over a decade to acknowledge. Absolutely hideous things and whoever thought a belt would have a long service life in engine oil is deluded. Same issues happening on Vauxhalls using shitty PSA engines with wet belts. Oh boy am I glad I done my homework before I bought a new focus. Ecobooms are an abomination 😂
I got a 2012 Focus for £6k back in 2019, had something break on it every couple of months, engine included. Got rid of it it the second I finished paying it off 😅
love the constant content this week
Honestly, your walk-arounds have helped me soo much!
Currently looking for a new car, but when someone in my family does they take me along for my detail...
...little do they know High Peak taught me all I need to know :)
Wanna get into buying and selling as a hobby tbh, thing is I'm only 20 and dunno where to start
Id like to buy and sell a couple myself
68 and very mechanical
Appreciate the Marple, Mellor, New Mills backgrounds
Like I said the other day Matt I was wary of the early Ecoboost and dropped on a good Mk3, last of the 1.6 Duratec cvt with around 65 on the clock, full Ford history. They did me cambelt and water pump, new wipers and pads and discs. I’m on 86k now, had a hose go around 70 but apart from that a battery and key fob battery so just wear and tear. I check oil level every few weeks but never uses any. I’m about to do a interim service oil and filter change as I always do every 5K, always good practice I’ve found. The oil is only just starting to darken up so I’d say that’s a good insight into the engine condition. I look after it, and fingers crossed I can get a good high mileage. Nice cars to drive I’m happy.
Great video matt surprised by how many things you had to put right after that first walk round, I have a Ford Focus Hatchback 2013 1.5 TDCi (120bhp) Titanium 5d solid car's. after you completed all the jobs and showed us round the car again one thing that stuck out which was noticeable the very worn ford badge on the rear otherwise than that excellent job ready for sale
8:12 '''let's not be all glass half empty.."! Agreed, let's be glass nearly completely empty. 😁 I feel for you there. It looked like a half decent car, but as you always say, you never know for sure until you've had it fully checked out. Great vid, as always.
Another good un Matt, you could maybe do update on these ‘bought a cheap’ cars as to what they eventually sell for 😎👍
ive got a 15 plate 1.5 ecoboost petrol love it never had any bother
That timing belt thing is the reason I would never buy one of those. Here in our german forum those engines blow up like hell and they also do when setviced right. Only thing you can really do is check the oil pickup on any service which noone does. Love my Fords, but hate Ecoboosts. The 1.5 TDCI is by far the superior engine for the Focus (at least the Mk 3.5).
Anyway, thanks for the video, I think the Focus Mk3 is a lot of car for the money.
I had a 14 plate Focus Estate 1.6 Diesel ( navigator) It has to have been one of the most reliable cars I've owned. Apart from a new stop/start starter motor, it never ever let me down. People sometimes knock the Focus, but they are a great drivers car and very practical too.
I've just gone back to another Focus estate, after having two french cars in-between. Never again am I going french cars.. lol.
But can't really go far wrong with a Focus.
I'm another anti-French car guy. I suffered a very severe bout of Peugeot-itis back in the early 90's Never again ( my dad said said that when he had all his teeth pulled out)
Funny. I think hat 1.6 diesel engine is french (PSA). Very good for a diesel specially after the first years when they had issues with the turbos.
I have a 2017 focus. Very good car overall. I too had to replace the starter motor at 93000 miles. The interior is compact and sporty but not as roomy as the Mk1 or Mk2. But my 1.5 tdci 120ps is averaging 58 mpg, drives great and is comfortable..a fine car all round... oh and the diesel engine is a PSA group product... so a Peugeot engine!
Soon as I heard the words 1.0 ecco boost I was keeping everything crossed for you Matt 🙂 great video as always though and hopefully the next one will be a larger profit for you..🤞🏻
Every episode has the phrase’ it needs a good buff’ ! Love to play Phrase bingo ! Great video as always 😊👍
great video once again, keep makin em ..
Love the I bought a cheap videos, I miss your walk around at the start and initial impressions of the car in your office car park.
They say “Buy cheap and pay twice” you proved that to be true. Keep the videos coming. Thanks Matt.
awesome video matt! i love the “i bought a cheap..” videos! always entertaining! the audi a4 is no longer roadworthy, as the diesel tank expanded, and how the car didn’t blow up audi doesn’t know. it did have 160,000 miles on it though, but it was a ten year old car, and it was a good looking car. me and my parents went up to bath yesterday (01.05.2023) and got a volvo v50.
Serviced my 1.0 2014 regularly and it still blew up....nothing to do with not servicing them but Ford knows most wont do it often so when it does blow up if you don't have full service history they basically blame you for it happening, 1.0 ecoboost even has its own fb groups, problem is for sellers its quite well known not to touch these engines with a 50ft pole! plus £4,495 seems a lot for a 106k 1.0 Focus on a 13 plate with paintwork like that, only paid £4,500 for my 2014 automatic Focus with only 64k miles and has the 1.6 petrol engine that is pretty much bulletproof.
Personally wouldn't of touched this car as you've spent a lot on it and chances are there will be a angry owner ringing you up quoting consumer act in a few months lol.
I had one and I’m really sorry that I ever went anywhere near it , worst car that I’ve ever owned!
I agree, they’re complete shite. Engines are like a ticking time bomb.
Previous focus was a lot better
Agreed, just annoys me when you hear people spouting nonsense just because they know they have to sell it...Ford has finally recalled the 1.0 engines proving what everyone was saying was true! fully serviced ones even fail but doesn't stop salesman trying to talk people into buying them still.@@tomjardine100
Definitely OK to touch up. You sorted the big issues.
Another Great Video Matt.
The great thing about the Focus of any vintage is they're mostly straightforward and the AA man has seen one, seen them all
Love this shape of focus, all it needs is a touring car wrap and bingo, you are virtually a professional racing driver.
Just needed the powershit box for ultimate peril on this one.
I had a Peugeot Puretech 1.2 with the same idiotic cambelt in oil design which consequently suffers from the same problems. Fortunately I got rid before the engine grenaded itself but the Facebook owners group is littered with people who weren't so lucky. Whoever thought a lubricated belt was a good idea needs a good slap!
I currently drive a 2016 1litre Ecoboom Titanium X which is loaded with kit. Love the car. It feels very sporty for a car that only has 125HP and handles like a dream. There are most certainly quality issues like the door sills and broken interior plastics (all 4 door seals came loose on mine, plastic surround around the headlight dial broke, etc). However, as a bit of a DIYer myself, they're easy fixes so never bothered me too much. My engine is ticking away happily at 55k miles... For now. I really liked the body kit that the ST-Line models have, so I decided to treat mine to a full ST-line body kit and I think it looks superb! If only they released the Titanium X with the sports body kit like they did on the 2008 - 2014 Mondeos.
Keep this series coming! I hope to see some more cheap nuggets soon!
Love these “every day car “ videos! And when you said Flange twice 😂😂😂😉😉.Fantastic video again Matt👏👏👏
Your Channel has a lot of potential 💯
Great watch as always, 👏 for getting the car fully sorted before selling it on 👍
Ps...meant to also say it looks like the original owner had upgraded alloys on it as visually on the outside it looks like a Titanium 👍
love your channel Matt really interesting . I know of 3 owners of the focus and fiestas whose wet belts failed and snapped about 50000 miles.The 2020 mhev models were fitted with timing chains which when checking with ford does not cause any problems
These are good cars, used to have a Mk1 which was lovely. These will sell easily to most. Great video.
This is nothing like your MK1, mate. How do you know these are good car just because they are popular?
@@worldhello1234 I agree, it doesn’t come close to a MK1, but driven many of these as I am in the trade, and I think they are decent cars.
I can’t help but admire your commitment to repairing (restoring ?) your car buys to the best they can be spending whatever money is required. Trust you still made some money …
5:09 that blue jazz really looks stunning
Yeah I liked it too 😂 Shame they rot badly underneath.
To be honest, I think your cars warrant a premium price tag. Those in the know would be better off paying you a bit more for going the extra mile like this. I would happily travel the 300+ miles. I can't imagine the vast majority of dealers go to anything like the bother you do. Fair play.
Always good videos. Greetings from Stockholm Sweden ❤
I really must say, you do prep you cars vey well, It's just a shame that buyers don't often recognise that. Things are rarely what they appear, eh Mat ? All the very Best...Andre..
I am new here and I find this very interesting. Gonna keep watching. I learn the one or other thing here.
I do love a cheap car video 😊
Thanks!
LovingAlll these vids lately 🔥👌
Thanks!
I used to have a Ford Focus & they were a good run around. I had it in pepper red & it never let me down 👍
The original Focus from the late 90s early 00s was bombproof i used to have a 2001 2 litre focus not very fast but so reliable 265 thousand miles before it blew up lol
@@christineayres7199 I could not agree with anymore, mine was a 2000 model & sound as a pound! They went on forever 👍
@@SMX815 Yeah sad how bad the new Fords are same as Vauxhall and even VW gone down the toilet 🚽 QC non existent lol
Got a 09 focus totally reliable & no rust
@@patrickmcteigue luck 🍀
I love the chilled repeating of the word "flange"
Excellent video once again.
I was on the verge of putting a deposit on one tomorrow. Its got 115k !!
I think not now.
The little Suzuki Alto was a better buy/sell !
👍👍
Great purchase Matt, I love these mk3 focuses especially in white. I also prefer the previous generation to this as it just looks more sporty in my opinion and there's loads more room. Fantastic cars and great fun to drive
That eco boom engine is exactly why I searched out a 1.25 Zetec Fiesta for the kids to learn to drive in. Great video as always.
The zetec 1.25 is such a reliable unit. Yes it’s gutless but it’s a solid Yamaha designed unit.
I really want to see a video about how do you touch in paint. Could be very useful for many I guess
The mark 2 focus’s were good back in the day probably one of the best eras of Ford focus
Actually a really nice looking small car. The wheels are nice and give it a sporty more expensive look. The unexpected expenses are unfortunate. Too bad you won’t make a larger profit. Like I said it is a great looking car.
I remember when those new shape Focus models first came to the US. I thought them rather cool. Especially the shape of the fuel door which fit in with the rear lamps. I think the PowerShift transmissions finished most of them off, for better or worse
I have a 2011 1.6 petrol and absolutely love the car. I did have to have the rear subframe replaced and the rear suspension arms which cost a lot of money, but I've saved the car which is lovely and only has 60k on the clock. Went straight through the MOT after that, and yes, the shape I have is a lot nicer in my opinion too. Should last me a good few years yet.
Just catching up on some of your old road trips Matt..you really need to do some more mate 👍🏻
Love the vid as always but not sure why, I prefer the old style where you'd go around the car and inspect. Seemed like we were checking it out together even if you had checked it before a few times. 😅
just wanted to say I am a huge fan of the channel.
Thanks!
I bought a 2014 one of these last year on 77k miles. It came with a fully stamped service book from Ford but no bills or receipts and only when I spoke to the main dealer that last serviced it did I find out it had had a brand new engine fitted by them at 75k - a lucky break for me. No indication as to why but I suspect the normal Ecoboom fault. It’s a Titanium X model so comes with all the toys and has been great so far. It had the usual paint/rust patches above the rear number plate just like yours
Thankfully the whole submerged timing belt thing is largely behind us. Both the PSA 1.2 PureTech and the 1L Ecoboom both had fairly significant issues with those belts (particularly in the early to mid 10s), it was just a bad idea. They would often go wrong even if the car was serviced per the schedule.
But now even more engines have oil pump belt in oil. VAG TSIs and TDIs, PSA cars, fords and probably many more. This brings the exact same problem. Although I haven't seen single broken one if they are serviced correctly
@@webmktv1781 Yeah, thanfully it seems like they've figured out the material they use to make the belts. Even those problematic engines are fine if they have the latest revision of the belt.
I'm happy with my Toyota 1.2T that has a timing chain will never have to worry about it.
@@gravemind6536chains stretch!
When i was little FORD stood for * Found on rubbish dump"
Morning Matt, I guess evey day isn't a pay day. Interesting to learn about the cambelt on these did not know that..cheers Phil form Newark
I have a 2013 Focus as well. Amazing car.
You should have called this video “Meet the Focus!”
Haha yes I should have
Alfa Romeo Brera. Giorgetto Giugiaro design. Legend.
Love your work 👍
I've had the eco boost engine 2012 from new and no problems. I agree about what you call the weather seals though.
I dunno why but I love these videos more then watching super cars
Thanks!
same
Love these videos, I would have replaced the ford badge on the boot lid. Every focus seems to be prone to them deteriorating
I must say, I’m surprised that this Focus doesn’t have a spare tire well full of water.
Me too!😉
Oh Matt.... Ever the Optimist. 🙂
Well done Matt Iam proud of you for restoring this car.
Although you made only a small profit you made someone happy that is the orion who buys this car as it is now a good car that will last a few more years
Well done Matt forever the positive car sales man
Have a great day Matt.
Go for a nice country ride in your best car .
And chill for a while.
Kevin from Radcliffe by the Sunny 😊 River Irewell
Great video HPA, I've read horror show stories about the eco boom engine, would you entertain another one?, sorry to hear you had a mare with it,but a small profit anyway 👌👍😀
I kinda forgot about these cars and remembered that they indeed not so realiable but overall i used to like them back when they came out especially the ones with the non eco boost engines like the 2.0L TDCI with the auto gearbox
Didn’t know the 1.0 ecoboost were that bad.. must say I don’t have the same experience as you with the build quality. I drove a company car focus estate back in 2013, although that was a diesel and an estate. Apart from the odd dpf filter thing all diesels suffer from, I really liked how that car handled and felt and I never had any problems. That said, I did drive 120k miles in 3 years, so it was then of course still only a few years old🤷🏻♂️ ah well, tough luck mate! Hope the next one works out better!
I do very much enjoy these videos. Made me gain a lot of respect for the 2nd hand car trade!
Thanks!
I forgot it was my sisters birthday the other day ( I did remember during the day ).
Can’t say I’ve missed any of your videos 😂
Happy birthday to your sister
Hi Matt, My focus is going for sale soon. It’s a 2013 tdci with a nice spec. I’ll give you a special offer the only downside is that the steering wheel is on the ‘right’ (as in good) side of the car :) greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
I remember I drove this exact Ford (it had less than 40k miles) as a substitute vehicle in my company (while my main corporate vehicle 2019 Skoda Octavia 1.4 TSI was being repaired). The Ford was much newer, like 2018, also had 1.0 Ecoboost, but it was a facelift model I guess, front of it slightly different. It had exactly the same problem with the rusty spot on the boot door in the very same place on the right, even though it was 2018. Overall, it left quite a cheap impression compared to Octavia, Octavia that is actually assembled here in Ukraine. Thanks for your vids, definitely great content to watch 👍
I went off the focus with the mk3 and 4. It ceased being a Euro only car and the handling ride I think took a step back. I had a mk4 loan car about 3 years ago and it felt cheap and nasty with zero steering feel. Then went straight to an old mk1 as a stop gap car which was just So much nicer to drive - honestly !! Ended up keeping that car for 18 months and then have it to my daughter who loved it too!
and thats the problem with ecobooms, £1200 to do a cambelt. and thats why most of them go bang at around 100k, because people dont want to pat 50% of their car's value for a belt
🎉nice Ford ST
I had to laugh when you said that your wee bit of touch up looked not bad Matt and then you showed us the scab on the tailgate 🤣but, you were right when you said it didn't look too bad from a distance. 👍
been a few videos since i dropped a comment.. but i'm still here watching them religiously 😁
Thanks!
This is so funny….. just love your misplaced optimism despite years of experience telling you the opposite. Take heart someone is going to get a great little car….. all fixed 😂
Know all about the wet cambelt.... Mate from work got identical car (year colour engine etc) 97000 miles....quoted £2100 for new cambelt & water pump from Ford main dealer in sunny CH1 4QJ ...true story! Another great watch btw!
Just the kind of video i was waiting on. Looking to buy another ford myself lol
After speaking to a few knowledgeable people I decided to go for the 1.6 125bhp 2011 Focus Zetec, the last of the older petrols. It's a little slow on the uptake but otherwise is always going to be far more reliable than the Ecoboost.