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[HMC]

Also no water leaks of any kind into the interior.

[HMC]

I suspect that load liner has been in it since new as the carpet is perfect underneath.

[dean36014]

Have to say if this was nearer to coventry I'd snap your hand off. Anyone fancy bringing it north

[stephen01]

less than £300 -  what a bargain! 

[Jim Bell]

Hyper valu

[bezzabsa]

these do look good in Grey/silver

[Rave]

Very tempted by this as a mountain biking / football away day bus. What tax band is it in? Also doing a bit of due diligence by trying to look up the MOT history, it doesn't like the reg, any ideas?

[HMC]

Hi try kuw285 - that reg was briefly on it and the computer may be slow

[HMC]

Tax It’s band g- 17 per month or 195 for the year.

[Rave]

Hi try kuw285 - that reg was briefly on it and the computer may be slow

 

Yes that works, thanks.

 

Let me think on this some more. I can barely justify it when I already have a Mondeo estate but I reckon I'd save a fair chunk of the purchase price and VED doing an extra 20mpg on long football trips. Or I could just bite the bullet and sell the Mondy. If someone else jumps in and bites your hand off in the meantime that will be my fault for vacilitating!

[dean36014]

If HMC can keep it for a few weeks that would work for me. Can take you to Stoke if needed.

[HMC]

SOLD

[dean36014]

Dare I ask if that's to me or someone else as I was to slow to reply lol

[Rave]

Sorry mate, I feel bad, but I pipped you to the post.

[dean36014]

Ah no worries. If you change your mind second dibs please

[mrbenn]

Another bargain! Looking forward to seeing the Focus.

[HMC]

A longstanding itch has been the mk1 focus. Like the ka and puma, it was launched at a time when I was approaching driving age and I read the reviews with anticipation. Rave reviews by all accounts, yet 20 years on the world has moved on and a mk1 focus is just another old car. I could never quite forget the impression it made on me at the time. In recent years I’ve had a puma, and am on my second ka. No foci, until now.

 

I’m not usually all that fussy with spec, but I was determined to get anything other than silver, petrol rather than diesel, 5 door hatch as I prefer the styling over 3 door and estate variants. Ghia would be nice.

 

This giffer owned 1.6 5 door Ghia cropped up and is due to be delivered by the grandson later this week. It’s a hand me down stop gap car until his usual wheels return from the garage later this week.....

 

I can’t quite figure out if they’d gone all tasteful and ebony on the fake wood by this stage or whether it’s still the the full on gopping original MFI- alike stuff. OBVs Im hoping it’s the latter.

 

 

 

 

[BorniteIdentity]

Facelift ponce.

 

They’re cracking cars. I was pissed AF when my parents px’d their MK1 2.0 sport for buttons about 3 years ago.

 

Much like the Mondeo superseding the Sierra, it’s almost impossible to overstate the progress between the the Focus and the Escort. Razor sharp steering, chiselled angular looks, they were a leap forward in every measure.

 

For me, it’ll have to be a Millennium. Finding a good one now is very difficult tho.

[gadgetgricey]

Its a 1.6 Auto, so cant pull the skin of a rice pudding, but love the wifes Mk 1.

It is in silver though, so cant have everything.

 

Pooma is one I need to have at some point, but wife would rightly murder me if I purchased another car before getting rid of one/two/three.....

[sierraman]

Had a few of these. Check those sills and trailing arm mounts though, they rot for fun. Same for the boot floor to inner wing seam.

 

Top bombing with a ghia!

[HMC]

En route to collect the latest acquisition.....

[Richard]

That's some set of handlebars.

[HMC]

Fuel stop

Digital photographic image of one’s likeness

[hairnet]

That's some set of handlebars.

possibilty of meeting barrett coming in the opposite direction??

[HMC]

I have to admit to a certain fascination with Ghia models. Yes, yes I know it’s a bit of trim stuck on here and there and different upholstery etc, but as a kid I was fascinated by Ghia badged fords. Oddly Especially the mk2 fiesta that had those moulded front overrider thingies. Anyway this focus is also a Ghia. It’s also very dirty inside and out, but I have the feeling that under the recent neglect lies a very straight, tidy car. There was treasure in the boot (see below) the current owner of 3 weeks (a hand me down from a deceased relative) hadn’t ever been in the boot and was as suprised as I was. An electric strimmer, some carpet tiles and a baby’s shoe (!) Getting an older car firmly in banger SCRAP IT terretory is always a school day in terms of budget tyre brands too.

WEST LAKE anyone?

 

It certainly lives up to the reputation these have as it’s lovely to drive and very chuckable. 88k, mainly main dealer history etc.

[Jim Bell]

Looks good man. I really like the 1.6 Focus. The missus has one and it drives great.  The Puma values are picking up but the Mk1 Focus 1.6 values are rock bottom so youve picked the best possible time to pick one up.

 

Enjoy!

[Bren]

Westlake is a chinese minced beef soup.

The soup probably has better grip.

[egg]

I almost had one, put a deposit down on a friend's car, she was emigrating. She took all the paperwork with her to Oz though, and the deal died.

 

Then I bought the Fusion.

 

!

[mrbenn]

Looks in very good nick, and a great colour. Though I am biased.

 

Did you get to keep the goodies in the boot?

[N Dentressangle]

Might have some Ghia badges if you want / need?