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> "MRS. CLEAN" <goldenmike4393@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Mar 27, 4:33 pm, Ed <Ednoth...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> MRS. CLEAN wrote:
>> > 60,000 freeway miles.
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>> > How long can I expect this little gem to keep going?
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>> > I have always done well with Fords <Escort, Tempo, Mustang, and now
>> > Focus> getting 150,000 miles easy.
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>> > Will the Focus go the distance? It gets 40 mpg.
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>> Well if it's like my US 2001 Focus ZTS which now is just shy of 316,000
>> miles you can expect it to last for a very long time.
>
> We have a WINNER!
Roger wrote:
> Sorry to have some negative comments but my UK 2003 Focus has just over
> 70,000 miles and has needed both front wheel bearings replaced, one rear
> bearing, together with ABS sensor bits and tonight my third O/S
headlight
> lamp failed.
> I now dread the second N/S one failing because I'll need to remove the
> battery to get the cover off, unless somebody can tell me another way of
> doing it.
> Oh, by the way, about a year ago the water pump failed, but due to the
> Ford engine shut down to "limping mode" I managed to get home, but with
> much gesticulation and honking from other impatient B*****s who have no
> tolerance of mechanical imperfections.
> I cannot understand why these things have happened to me when I have
> obeyed the rules and have had the necessary services when required. My
Dad
> once said "There are cars and there are Fords" He also said that Fords
> work on a principle of getting the same car for twice the price; The
first
> time when it's bought and the second time in replacement parts.
> Despite all of that I like my car and it suits my particular
requirements
> as well as I could expect for the price. I only wish that items not
> maintained during routine servicing would last a bit longer, but, I
> suppose, that is the standard of quality to be expected at my lowly
level
> in the food chain. There are winers and there are losers.
> In between there are statistics / stories and re****ted experiences.
> I wish you good experiences and joy with your car because one swallow
> doesn't make a summer but that is not to say tat it won't!
>
> Roger
You have been a bit unlucky, but there are owners of other makes of car
that
would have been overjoyed with the level of replacements you have
experienced.
One of my step-sons recently got rid of his two-year old Corsa; it had
spent
about 5% of its life in the dealer's workshop. The final straw was failure
of the electric power steering. That took two dealer visits, and a total
of
two weeks off the road, to fix. OK, it was all under warranty, but still
cost in terms of lost time.
OTOH, my '99 Focus, bought as an ex-demonstrator, now has 93K miles.It had
a
couple of small warranty jobs done in the first year. Since then,
replacement parts have been well under 100UKP.
Chris
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