Used car advice £3.5k

ShiWarrior said:
with a 100+ litre boot space
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year, the ecoboost is the newer engine, its the 1L turbo as apposed to 1.6 non-turbo

better on fuel and lower tax

make sure you go for the 125 BHP one, its a 6 speed gearbox not the old 5 speeds which i have in mine, they are awful really, high RPM all the time :(
 
Le Clandestin Brun said:
Is a 1L turbo more reliable?
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stand-out motor, though, is the 1.0-litre, three-cylinder Ecoboost, which offers spectacular performance and economy: we managed more than 50mpg while making respectable progress in the 123bhp variant (a 99bhp version is also offered); economy typically only on offer from noisier diesels. It also confers a remarkable new layer of smoothness and refinement on the hatchback. It's a real game-changer.

Other engines include 84bhp, 103bhp and 123bhp versions of a fairly tame 1.6-litre petrol, while a 180bhp version of the 1.6 Ecoboost petrol sits below the ST as a cooking Zetec-S model. Like all lukewarm hatchbacks, it seems disappointing if you’re secretly hankering after the gratifying pace of something hot, and even armed with the perkier Ecoboost, the Zetec-S is unlikely to set your pulse racing.






It comes with a huge choice of engines, too. The petrol engine line-up starts with a 1.6-litre that has to be worked hard and isn’t particularly efficient. The 1.0-litre three-cylinder Ecoboost might sound like a small engine but it comes in either lively 99bhp or 123bhp versions and is in fact a capable and refined choice. There are also two 1.5-litre four-cylinder Ecoboost engines to choose from, both with more punch than the smaller engines but inevitably a greater thirst for fuel.
 
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You will need to make sure both belts have been done or get them to do it for free (bargaining chip)

If its got full service history, hand book and 2 keys worth a look
 
Le Clandestin Brun said:
Isn't a 1L turbo stressed more? For his budget it won't be a low miler
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Just because it's a turbo, doesn't mean it's inherently stressed.

The same 1L "Fox" engine is available in a Non-turbo 79bhp version, so the Turbo is adding 44bhp (in the 123bhp version) - which is a fairly "normal" amount for most cars that have turbo vs non-turbo versions of the same engine.
 
ShiWarrior said:
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You will need to make sure both belts have been done or get them to do it for free (bargaining chip)

If its got full service history, hand book and 2 keys worth a look
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Good luck getting a 1.0 Ecoboost cambelt done for free - I believe it's around £800 due to the amount of labour involved (as the cambelt is submerged in oil within the engine)
 
Nasher said:
They also fixed the carbon buildup and low fuel pressure problems?
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Carbon Buildup affects all Direct Injection engines (not just the Ecoboost - and certainly not as widely reported on the Ecoboost as say on Mini engines).

I wasn't aware of a fuel pressure problem, but a quick look suggests it's high mileage related, and a relatively simple fix in just requiring the HPFP to be replaced (much the same as many other models e.g. VAG 2.0TFSI fuel pump issues)

Nasher said:
They only replaced the leaky coolant pipes afaik, which stops the most obvious overheating issue.
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There was also a recall for clutch slip/overheating, which had the potential for the clutch housing to burst, rupturing fluid lines and cause a fire (which was also misrepresented in the press as being an ecoboost issue)
 
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