Tock Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Until now ive been driving around in a 3 door 231k mk4 golf tdi.But with having a 13 year old step daughter and as a family we like to go camping once a year.The golf with its comically small boot was just way to small.This came in for an mot at my works.From the front its okay but its gone where all mk1 focuses go in the inner wheel arches.Its a one owner 143k 2.0 zetec estate.If it lives it lives if its just too bad rot wise it will by cubed.Also i need to do discs and pads on the front and sort out the rear handbrake as the osr is doing jack all. Am i brave?Am i stupid?For £150 its a gamble that may well pay off! Comments critisms and questions most welcome! timolloyd, Banger Kenny, Shirley Knott and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Hopefully the pictures come out better now! UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Looks a great buy. And you clearly know what you’re doing so it has to end up being a bargain. A mate of mine swears by his Focus estate for cheap motoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 are you really gaining any boot room, as they don't look huge... and its only welding, get it done!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Looks a great buy. And you clearly know what you’re doing so it has to end up being a bargain. A mate of mine swears by his Focus estate for cheap motoring.Its very rusty and that maybe its undoing.Going to the welders this tuesday.Great cars but boy the know how to rot!! timolloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 are you really gaining any boot room, as they don't look huge... and its only welding, get it done!!!Massively so.A mk4 is so small in that department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Tock said: Massively so. A mk4 is so small in that department. really ...well you learn summat new every day!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 really ...well you learn summat new every day!!!Honestly ill take a picture of them both when shes done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 The golf on isle of weight camping last year Shirley Knott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I’ve seen worse. Those 2.0 are bloody thirsty for what they are though. You are doing it right way though plate it from inside then paste seam sealer on it from inside arches. Assuming cause it’s a 2.0 it’ll be discs on the back? Could be the callipers but just as likely to be the cable seized in the sheathing. Tock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Yeah its got discs on the rear.Im not pissing around with the brakes its having discs and pads all round and new handbrake cables , osr caliper.I maintain my cars to a very high standard. stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 my old man got a 1.6 zetec on an 03 plate brand new on motab. he handed it back 3 years later with 489 miles on the clock. it had actually done 18,000 but the speedo failed the week before handover. new speedo fitted. on handover day (for a fucking cmax that was dogshit) the sales manager thought the 489 miles was genuine and asked my old man why he handt driven it. im sure they sold it as new..... mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Well done. I've had 3 focus estates and they are brilliant cars. All 3 went over the bridge, due to uneconomic welding requirements Really hope you save it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetleysmooth Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 If you do save it and weld it, make sure it's done to a really high standard. One good smack up the arse and the tailgate will end up level with the dashboard with the family in between. Good luck with it, I hope if you have it, it serves you well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 So this got sent for welding today and this happened.Thats that then! Fumbler, Flat4, stripped fred and 9 others 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Jesus Christ ! That’s gonna be awkward - what are they paying you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitzer Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Awwww, my condolences. On the more positive note, seats for Mk1 Focus are readily available and the upjolstery textile looks like very common pattern. Too late for such good advice*, but I think the rot was not exactly terminal and I would personally be happy with a handful of bean cans, a tube of a generic body caulk and a box of pop rivets to prevent water ingress. Do not give up, the car looks worth saving. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley Knott Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I always thought the Mk4 Golf boots were pretty generous, and I've got two of them (And a Volvo) Honestly I've never looked at a Focus but I'm guessing they're pretty impressive. I assume you're keeping the Golf to run alongside this? At 231k it's just run in shirley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 40 minutes ago, Bitzer said: Awwww, my condolences. On the more positive note, seats for Mk1 Focus are readily available and the upjolstery textile looks like very common pattern. Too late for such good advice*, but I think the rot was not exactly terminal and I would personally be happy with a handful of bean cans, a tube of a generic body caulk and a box of pop rivets to prevent water ingress. Do not give up, the car looks worth saving. Fingers crossed. Right by a rear seat belt mount ? Note to self - don’t buy a car off you !!! sierraman, Tock, Low Horatio gearbox and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 shame it got toasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Would it of been too difficult for the garage to pull the seat out, only 4 bolts FFS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosey Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Hopefully you can save this. I had 3 focus estates as company cars they were great NG02UFD AV53??? BG04WVX the last one locked me out the car with the engine running, I’d nipped into the gatehouse at a customers to sign in, went back to the car and it was locked. Had to wait 3 hours for the AA man to turn up and we wedged the drivers door open slightly and used a long metal rod to press the boot open button on the dash to get in through the boot. All mine had zero rust but to be fair they were brand new at the time stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I would think that the smell of burnt plastic ingrained in the rest of the interior would be enough to fuck it off now. Good excuse for a leather swap godammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I can’t imagine an interior for a Mk1 Focus Estate is going to cost much at the breakers. I was due to look at a Mk1 Ghia today with 56k on the clock but the buggers didn’t get back to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 I stripped all the rear interior out before i sent it off to be welded.Ive got all the other mot fail parts to fix her.Tomorrow is the decideing day.Im abit miffed but thats sods law.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 Right by a rear seat belt mount ? Note to self - don’t buy a car off you !!! Within 30cm of seat belt mounting point.Not worth my license and thats why testers lose there jobs.Theres only one way to repair that and thats a countinous seam weld. Banger Kenny and twosmoke300 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 So far its to have the welding for free or he gives me scrap value.As it stands she owes me £350 Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 If you have a look at this picture the headlineing almost caught fire.Scary close to being a real disaster dave j and FakeConcern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 I always thought the Mk4 Golf boots were pretty generous, and I've got two of them (And a Volvo) Honestly I've never looked at a Focus but I'm guessing they're pretty impressive. I assume you're keeping the Golf to run alongside this? At 231k it's just run in shirley?The golf would of been sold or scraped.Its abit tappy but still pulls like a train and does 50mpg every where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Argos seat covers and some offcuts of Axminster from the carpet shop is surely the shitters way theshadow, Lord Sterling, DeeJay and 11 others 3 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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