Could someone help me with this please?

[Nino]

Ok after looking around for the past week, we came across this and that, looked and feistas, ST's, Clio sports, GOlfs, Polo's
Then we went to look at this.....
http://www.edgecarr.com/used-cars/ford-focus-2-0-tdci-titanium-5dr-cardiff-201240486846252

Now I gotta be fair considdering the mileage its MINT! it has a full service history (so he told me) and its the Mk2.5 all the extras apart from the Sat nav.
it does come with issues thou however I gave the garage abit of a hard time, the windscreen has a crack, theres no MOT, no tax and there is a whining noise coming from the engine bay when you give it some. I personally drove it and the turbo was NOT lumpy, and there wasnt any lag, however I did notice the clutch felt alittle strange, what I mean by this is when you press on the clutch it goes down really fast and i mean foot onit and you foot hits the floor quicker then what felt it should but coming back up it felt alittle stiff.....

Other than these small issues it felt nice to drive and the bodywork is mint.

I managed to get him to agree to...
* Replace the windscreen.
* Sort that whining noise could be EGR?
* Look at the clutch.
* Put a new MOT onit.
* 6 months TAX.
* 1 month warranty.

The mileage is at 102k so I asked him about the belt and he told me it was done at 80k (I havent yet seen the service book but he said he will have it for me to look over and he said he will also ensure the receipts from jennings FORD will be there). I also got him to agree to take my girlfriends car and give us £1500 for it so if all is well with this car it will cost us, her car and £3500.
He has taken £100 deposit and writen us a reciept stating that he will perform the work we have requested, then we can test drive it again to see if we are happy, if we are not he will fully refund our deposit and we lose nothing.

So what do you guys think? by the looks of the paper work I did see, there was a reciept from Jennings ford showing it went in for this noise and they beleave it to be the EGR valve or gasget. and the mileage reads 91k on that reciept.
The car has had one owner that I beleave used this car for bussiness use hence the mileage.

Your comments are always welcome guys shes got her heart set on this car now shes really excited and I really don't want her buying a car thats more hassle than its worth if you get my meaning?

[barrym381]

pay the extra an get her the focus st 

[Nino]

pay the extra an get her the focus st 

Shes wants that focus cuz of fuel costa etc

[barrym381]

pay the extra an get her the focus st 

Shes wants that focus cuz of fuel costa etc

she do loads of miles then 

[salsheikh]

price wise the car is right and is its a titanium model it will have most of the goodies - especially the heated front windscreen and possibly heated leathers?

register with ford owners forum as its one of the best for a focus (see you on there - or your missus  )

the only thing you may need to check is if it has a DPF as if this buggers up then it can be costly. fuel economy is good, we have a 1.6tdci at work and get a good 50mpg+ even when driven hard.

[Nino]

Salsh, How do I check if its a DPF? what ever that means and when looking at the paperwork is said something along the lines of "Inspected, and suspected EGR gasget" "Customer does not want work done" "Fault check and delete £84"

Barry, yea she tends to do around 15-30 miles per day so dont want something that will kill her on fuel

[salsheikh]

Nino,

check http://www.etis.ford.com/ for car info
the reg is coming up as DE58 KWW

 
* Illustration shows model only  Focus 2008-, 2.0L Duratorq-TDCi (136PS) - DW10, Sea Grey (Metallic) 

 
VIN Number:   WF0PXXWPDP8Y88814
Registration Number:   DE58KWW 
First Registration Date:   18.11.2008 
Registration Country:   GB
Type Approval Number (TAN):   E13*2001/116*0144, E13*2001/116*0157

Registration information for your currently selected Vehicle:
 
First Registration Date:
Registration Number: Registration Date: Registration Country: Modified Date:
DE58KWW  18.11.2008  GB
 18.01.2012
 
 
Historic Registration Dates:
Registration Number: Registration Date: Registration Country: Modified Date:
DE58KWW  18.11.2008  GB
 18.01.2012
 
 

Primary Features 
Build Date:   23.10.2008
Vehicle Line:   Focus 2008-
Body Style:   5 Door Saloon
Version:   Series 40
Engine:   2.0L Duratorq-TDCi (136PS) - DW10
Transmission:   6 Speed Manual Transaxle - MMT6
Drive:   RHD FWD
Emission:   Stage IV Emissions
Air Conditioning:   Manual Air Conditioning
Territory:   (+)"GB"
Paint:   Sea Grey (Metallic)
Interior Fabric:   New York (A-C)

as its a 2.0 i think it does has a dpf but as she does decent mileage it wont be an issue as you need to give it a good thrashing regulalrly if its only used around town but if used on the motorway then it will be fine.

theres more info to be had from the link mate as to what features the car should have.

[Nino]

Thanks alot for that mate

[salsheikh]

a bit more info found on another forum where someone asked a similar question:

the main issue regarding the 1.6tdci is the DPF. when you reach 37.5k miles then you need to refill the additive and get the computer reset (which can be pricey). at around 75k miles you then need the additive refilled and DPF replaced/cleaned and computer reset. which again costs money.

if you can get your hands on a 1.8tdci then you dont have the above. the 2.0tdci (pre 07) also doesnt have the DPF (sometimes)

the main issue is now, due to current regulations regarding emissions. then the DPF is found in most modern diesels.

in essence you might want to do a bit of research on the Diesel Particulate Filter and how to look after them etc etc before buying a car and developing issues later due to not looking after it. after all DPF and additive are very ££££!!!

[Nino]

Koolio, right after doing abit of research, i have decided its best to leave this car, we have found a 07 plate 1.8 tdci on 59k for £5.5k what u think?