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I hired a Focus 1.6 TDCi 1.6 110BHP and got about 43 MPG. I average 47 MPG in my 1.9TDi Audi A4, so i was very dissapointed with the Focus fuel consumption.

Thanks mate :D

Just got a brand new Focus TDCI LX delivered for use tomorrow. Is the radio and mileage light supposed to stay on when you lock the doors ? Hope the battery will not be flat tomorrow :roll:

I would scrap the Sony unit, and fit my Blaupunkt Los Angeles MP3 player if I bought a Focus.

Thanks, I presume that is the old Focus interior as 18,000 miles in one day seems a bit excessive. :D

Do you have any interior pics ? The old black one looks very nice....might get myself one :D :D

The new TomTom Go 500 and 700 also control a mobile phone with bluetooth handsfree built in, so that also eliminates the need for the Ford bluetooth option :) (and you can add a safety camera POI database for free) http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk/p3325

A TomTom Go system is better than any overpriced manufacturer option. The leather and a TomTom Go for £400 is a great combination. :)

It does not look too bad :roll: Thanks for pics :)

This is exactly the reason I park in the mother and child bays :roll: 5 feet either side :lol: If anyone questions me (they never have), I will just say my 6 kids are still in the shop :lol:

I drove past another new Focus today, and never even noticed it was there until I had just driven past it. It seems I never notice them until they have driven past me, and then I say to myself, oh, that was a new Focus I think. :mrgreen: This proves they are not worth looking at. The mark 1 Focus is much better to look at and gets noticed, and I saw an 05 reg one today, so I am not the only one that is not impressed with the new look.

I might not love the look of the new Focus....but what else is out there ? I need a diesel car, and it must have good sound system :D , and would like to keep my Blaupunkt MP3 head unit as it sounds great in my Audi A4 with 6 speakers. Definitely not an Astra I thought I preferred the look of the Citroen C4, but not so sure now. I like the look of the Renault Megane, and maybe Skoda Octavia. Maybe I will end up with a Mondeo. I have a few months yet to make up my mind. :D There is definitely no such thing as the perfect car for under £18K

Is the new Focus 1.6TDCi quieter than the 1.8TDCi in the old Focus ?

errr ? Every way :P It is a car that nobody notices because it looks so bland. :roll: I remember on Top Gear when they parked one on a busy high street with hidden cameras, and nobody looked at it :D

It looks nice in silver :D I had virtually gone off the idea of getting a focus having seen it in dark colours. Silver makes it a lot less ugly than what it really is, so If I did get one it would have to be silver. The only problem is I do not really want a silver car :(