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Just put down a deposit on a 3 door Black 2.0 petrol Focus Titanium 55 plate with a pretty stunning 26k mileage.

Its a fair distance away (200 miles) but should be worth the trip, or so I hope.

I know its not going to set the world on fire, but after owning 2 admittedly very reliable 306's it should be a nice change.





*Be kind Fox*
 
Well for £5,200 I thought that was a pretty good deal? Ok maybe the mileage is just less than average rather than stunning..
 
Not sure if I would want to travel that far for a car that doesn't sound great - entirely depends on condition but I would be wary of being a car with that mileage at that age - that's an awful lot of short journeys (assuming that's what it's been used for).
 
Or very few long journeys :P

What would you look out for on a car thats had lots of short journeys? The usual oil cap gunk?

Its from Evans Halshaw/Stratstone/Peugeot in Wakefield, with 90 days warranty etc which is valid to the local Evans down in Chesham (a lot nearer than 200 miles..) which I might look to get extended, but I thought these cars are pretty reliable, build quality might be a little low, but then I'm used to french, so can't be that bad ;)
 
There should be a ban for everyone who says 200 miles to buy a good car is a "fair distance away". It's not like you're going to Japan to buy a prime example now is it? :p
 
Doesn't sound too bad tbh, a good check over it and you could have yourself a nice car :)
 
I thought 3 months was about average? I went to a local dealer, same price but 54k miles and they offered 6 months tax and warranty which I thought was unusual..

Any idea how much it would be to extend?

Will probably get the train up for £30, if its a lemon I get my deposit back and go home. Nearly 5 hours on the train each way though :s

Unrelated, anyone in Wakefield want to look over a car?
 
Ricochet J said:
There should be a ban for everyone who says 200 miles to buy a good car is a "fair distance away". It's not like you're going to Japan to buy a prime example now is it? :p
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Its further than I've been for a car before, but to add that many miles to a car is not a problem if it all works out and is a genuine deal, the time wasted is worth more than the distance/cost involved imho.
 
Wait are you telling us you put down a deposit on a 5.5 year old Focus without even looking at it?!

Why did you do that :confused: Surely you've compromised your negotiating position as well, how are you meant to haggle now?
 
You put a deposit on it? I doubt it would have sold in the period before you get to see it. As fox said, now you have less/no ground to hassle?
 
I don't think there is much haggle room to be honest, the car is fairly priced and was advertised at £5,744, but when I clicked through the price was £5,244 so I gave them a ring. The price has now gone back up on all the sites to £5,744.

I've put down £100 to secure it, the guy said if I didn't like it he would refund the deposit.

Not a huge amount to lose, just the travel each way. Why what do you think I could get it for? I doubt the margin is that large as the cars are priced the same privately.
 
You wont get it for a penny under £5200 as you've put a deposit down. I'm not even sure why you've done this, it's miles away and it's hardly deal of the decade :confused:
 
Travelling 200 miles away to look at what was one of the best selling cars of the time? I don't mind driving around for a car but something as common as a Focus, come on. The bloke probably knows you are coming all that way and you've put a deposit down. Bargaining power = gone.
 
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