Any focus owners

firstborn · 29 Mar 2006 at 14:33

Hi,

A friend is looking to buy the following:

http://www.ford-usedcars.co.uk/vehicledetails.asp?p=Used+Vehicles&s=28&VehicleReg=NL53EXD&comm=0

Only concern at the moment (apart from a few littl escrapes on the near side door) is that the gap along the front edge of the drivers door and the panel )front wing) next to it is 1+cm. Where as the gap along the passenger door front edge is more or less non existent. Think that makes sense.

Is this cause for concern? The sales chappy said thats normal for a focus??!?!?!

Cheers

cheets64 · 29 Mar 2006 at 14:35

Cant see the car, only the search options.

Matblack · 29 Mar 2006 at 14:36

Theres a billion 2nd hand Focus' out there, if the panels are dodgy it could be a sign of crash damage.

I'd instictivly woalk away from a dealer who told me that a 1cm panel gap was 'normal' especially when the other side of the car proved him wrong

MB

Firestar_3x · 29 Mar 2006 at 14:37

Me 2, they will tell you anything to sell you a car, don't trust sales men they aint your mate no matter how much they act all buddy buddy.

firstborn · 29 Mar 2006 at 14:49

My thinking is to walk away. Correct link to car is:

http://www.ford-usedcars.co.uk/vehicledetails.asp?p=Used+Vehicles&s=28&VehicleReg=NL53EXD&comm=0

Althought the first one appears to work for me.

Morba · 29 Mar 2006 at 15:53

that doesnt work either

tbh, if it looks dodgy leave it, there are loads of good private focus available :]

*Moangroan* · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:07

Yeh leave it alone....maybe someone just took the door off for some reason and didn't align it good but its not worth the risk.

Like mr black said there a gizillion focuses to look at...