Tips on finding bargains?

Janesy B · 5 Apr 2009 at 20:28

Phil W said:
Focus is a nice car, it was what i was looking for before i ended up with the 206!

Where did it all go wrong?

Stormster · 6 Apr 2009 at 01:20

Dude you drive a Fiesta! lol, Phils 206 was a very tidy car.

Phil, you know me, I'll never be happy so theres no point me getting a loan if I will want to swap it again before long.

Moeks · 6 Apr 2009 at 08:02

Stormster said:
Dude you drive a Fiesta! lol,

At least it isn't French though

Phil W · 6 Apr 2009 at 11:10

Can you get FRP converted Fiestas for <£2.5k now? Pretty sure you can...

Janesy B · 6 Apr 2009 at 11:19

Stormster said:
Dude you drive a Fiesta! lol, Phils 206 was a very tidy car.

What I drive is besides the point. The Focus is a better car than a 206.
I could drive a Reliant Robin or a Ferrari, the point still stands.

I don't know about FRP'd fiestas at that price but one with the standard puma lump in are available at that price on Pistonheads.

Stormster · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:58

I want something a bit more grown up than another Fiesta/Corsa kinda motor really, despite the rapidness

Scania · 7 Apr 2009 at 07:02

paradigm said:
They obviously aren't trying hard enough. Since I've had the Leon, I've averaged 18MPG, and the BMW is around the 22 mark.

Me neither!

My MPG drops to around 24 at weekends when I have to drive in heavy town traffic, during the week, when I travel largely at night on deserted roads, it goes upto about 27MPG.

What engine has the Leon got Paradigm? a 5.0 V8 or something? :confused:

silversurfer said:
Arent the diesel alfas more reliable

Alfa & reliable are two words I struggle to put together.

Jonnycoupe · 7 Apr 2009 at 07:59

Must be the crappy chassis, having to slow down so much for each corner would really hurt MPG i guess