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Originally Posted by robchester
Ive driven focus' for the past 2 years (albeit the 1.4) and yes it is gutless but has a great chassis. I only thought that the seats had no support as they dont have decent firm side bolsters to give you that comfort.
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fair doos - the 1.6 will do the job, the only time i had any major issue was when transporting 4 people + luggage + roof box to southern france, engine had enough poke to overcome aerodynamic drag up until 75mph or so, and over 85 the revs were high enough to develop the power to overcome drag, but between the two it was a nightmare, it would literally take 30 seconds to accelerate from 75-80mph
without wanting to start an argument i'd stay away from the fabia, i've no doubt mechanically it's solid and exceptional value for money, but my mum owned one for some time and it was very tinny, plus the 1.4 engine was a danger on the Mway, which was the reason she eventually traded it for the Focus Mk2 1.8TDCi, which i bought from her when she bought a slightly older BMW 318. the difference in the feeling of quality between the focus and the fabia was greater than going from the focus to the BMW