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[Tamworthbay]

I use my 2004 TDCI Focus every day and do a lot of miles. I have had mine from new and its on around 170,000 miles and has been pretty good.
 
They are dirt cheap as they are getting old now but I get over 60 miles to the gallon.
 
I service it myself and so far the only non service parts I have changed are:
 
Front suspension links         £20
Front and rear brake discs  £50
Battery                                 £40
Intercooler hoses                 £60
Cam sensor                         £15
4x injectors                          £400

Mate has just had the clutch done on his. He needed a new flywheel as well which is quite common I believe. Cost him just shy of £1200!

 
 
Yes its a dual mass flywheel. £120 for the parts; that sounds like a lot of fitting costs. I stopped using Ford Main dealers after the warranty period.
 
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He put another dual mass in, I think it was about £400 parts, the rest fitting. He was on holiday at the time spi don't think he had much choice where he went. Turbo also went this year but I helped him do that so it wasn't TOO expensive.

[scaffers]

A BMW or a Mercedes


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[samsfern]

Hopefully going to look at a 57 plate ford fiesta zetecS 1.6 tdci tommorow. With any luck thatll be a better engine than the 1.4d fiesta.

[ANON]

if you're not in a rush and do your research you can pick up some bargains from time to time, i grabbed this...http://www.ebay.co.u...cvip=true&rt=nc...and it was a nice easy free fix to get it up and running  

[Captain Mainwaring]

I had a merc W203 hairdresser mobile - it was very economic and would be cheap to buy now - they fly along well enough with 150 hp.

 

When they start to go wrong, they can be a real headache - my high pressure CDI pump had started weeping when it was cold, and the main cat had to be filleted out with a kango, not to mention numerous grief with SRS system components.

[jamesmpi]

The seat Leon FR diesel isn't a bad motor. But as already said, you can't go wrong with a Golf TDI or GTD

Edited by jamesmpi, 28 June 2013 - 03:33 PM.

[HarrysMini]

I can thoroughly recommend diesel Golfs. As Sonikk said, Bluemotion gets you 65mpg. They are extremely reliable cars and I have found them easy to work on myself. 

[Mk1Dave]

Bini diesel £25 a year tax cheap insurance

[patricksouth]

I have a 2010 fr 170 bhp that car flys but even when hitting it hard you still can get40/45 mpg....and its soooooo comfortable.....so for me stick to VAG

[Tommyboy12]

A Ford gets my vote. The 2.0 TDCi is a great engine. Mine gets 55mpg in a bulky Mondeo. It will do much better in the Focus no doubt.

[adampat84]

Got an a6 avant sport.. 1.9 diesel.. i can vouch for the fact that the only mini part that will no fit inside is the shell.. but it does fit in a trailer an tow behind just fine!

[samsfern]

Decided to have a look and test drive a few dervs before i buy one, had a look at a 57 fiesta zetec s diesel a few days ago, not any different to my 07 petrol zetec s, just a noisier engine. Going to look at a 2007 golf match 1.9 in a little while.

[Sam]

I find the VW TDIs horrifically rough / noisy.

 

Try a 6 cylinder BMW diesel. So much nicer.

[mike.]

It was in the news the other day that because of the price of diesel, you have to do 100,000 miles before you see any benefit of diesel over petrol. 

 

So why not go for petrol?

[samsfern]

Because i get diesel very cheap.