2005 Ford Focus Mk2: What's it like after 19 years?

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My new daily driver is this 1.6 petrol Ford Focus MK2. It's covered a lot of miles in nearly 19 years on the road. In this video we take a look at the car and its features, then take it out for a drive to see how well it still performs on today's roads.
00:00 - Intro
00:33 - About the Mk2 Ford Focus
02:41 - About this particular Focus
03:38 - Engine (1.6 Duratec)
04:45 - Cabin
07:13 - Going for a drive
14:38 - Conclusion
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29 июн 2024

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@denisnyagua8490 4 месяца назад

I have a late 2007 Focus mk2 1.6 tdci currently on 234000 miles (mostly motorway miles). It is still going strong. I hope I haven't jinxed it by mentioning the miles it has achieved lol. I do all the repairs and servicing myself.

@kandoit7527 23 дня назад

I still have the 2005 zetec in the same tonic blue colour, I'm still smiling the value when I bought it for 8K, only grumble is 5 gears no sixth so noisy in long distance driving. I love this classic soon.

@RobGMyMX5 23 дня назад

Yes I agree, 6th gear would be great for motorway cruising, as would cruise control. Apparently this can be mapped into the ECU if one has the right steering wheel with the controls on it. Might look into this as a future project

@ttv_switcher260 4 месяца назад

I think this is a car that I would love. I love naturally aspirated engines with all of their power high up on the revrange, and if the cornering gives as much confidence as you say, I think that this may be a perfect car for me

@RobGMyMX5 4 месяца назад

I really was surprised by how well this handles. I've had a lot of French cars and this feels really planted on the road by comparison, it's great. And that's after 19 years and 115,000 miles

@bradsinnott1445 20 дней назад

I have a 2006 focus sport 1.8tdci less then 120k on the clock, 2 focus owned and absolutely love them, Ford all the way for me but my hearts for the mk2 focus

@garry_potta Месяц назад

I have a ford c max MK2 and it's basically the focus but bigger. It's so much fun to chuck around. You've talked me into buying one of these too for work. Thanks 😃

@RobGMyMX5 Месяц назад

Excellent! Haven't tried the C Max but it has the same suspension so I'm sure it drives really well

@carfreaknazz Месяц назад

I bought a 2nd hand 2006 Focus MK2 1.8 Ghia Sedan in 2016 in Malaysia, it was already 10 years old at the time.. Now it's 2024, the car is still solid.. And because it's such a rare car in this part of Malaysia, it quite a head turner too..

@RobGMyMX5 Месяц назад

Excellent! And I would imagine rust is less of an issue there than here in the UK where they throw salt all over the roads in winter

@Dikkekrimmen Месяц назад

Got a 2005 1.6 tdci with 125000km. My first car and I really love it. It handles very well and it has great space to carry stuff and people around. The seats are quite comfortable for longer drives. It’s not a fast car indeed but perfect for beginners AND it has pretty decent mileage!

@RobGMyMX5 Месяц назад

Excellent! Enjoy 😊 Plenty of miles left in her still!

@Case_ 16 дней назад

Yes, the high clutch bite point is a Focus thing. They're all like that, so rest assured there's nothing wrong with your car :)

@RobGMyMX5 15 дней назад

Good to know, thanks! 👍 My plan was just to keep driving it until it started slipping anyway, so nice to know it's probably got plenty of life left

@hard2600 13 дней назад

@@RobGMyMX5mine 2006 focus with 1.6 TDCi has this issue too, and I also thought it has some clutch issues, but then I watched "JayEmm on Cars" review about focus and he said these cars had this issue even when they were new. He said he learned how to drive on these and he always had a fear of stalling the car. Pretty interesting stuff

@bigaljack56 5 месяцев назад

I loved my Mrk 1 focus. Actually had 2. A three door 1.6 zetec and an estate of the same. Missed out on the Mrk2. Really didn't like the look of them. I'm on a mark 3.5 now st and I really like this one. Love the looks of it.

@RobGMyMX5 5 месяцев назад

Yeah, I love the Mk1 too, they really are excellent cars. The mk2 was definitely the most conservatively styled one, definitely marmite looks! They regained some of the punch again with the mk3 and 3.5, really nice looking cars.

@user-cn4gr4pg8v Месяц назад

I have a 2010 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec. Rust is s big problem and had springs done on all corners. At 116,000 miles it drives well. Also had to have the whole exhaust replaced as the flexi had a hole in it.

@RobGMyMX5 Месяц назад

It's interesting how sometimes they seem to rust badly but in other cases they seem quite resilient. Mines is relatively rust free, but friends of mine had another one of exactly the same age and the entire subframe was like swiss cheese.

@michaelKOTD 3 месяца назад

I just bought one and after i got home i realised its not the same one as in the photos from the ad 🙂 i was so tired after work and a long bus trip to the guy that I totally missed that it said ”style” on the back instead of ZETEC like in the pics

@RobGMyMX5 3 месяца назад

Ah damn! Well the good thing is they all drive pretty much the same, the zetec just had a couple more styling enhancements and toys

@Wolly9102 Месяц назад

I sold my 2005 focus with 125.807 miles on it not too long ago. Indeed mechanically the car would feel like it could go on forever. But rust was starting to get to it.. :/. It's wasn't worth fixing it.

@RobGMyMX5 Месяц назад

Yeah there's a bit of rust starting to creep in on mine too. Should be saveable though I think

@Wolly9102 Месяц назад

@@RobGMyMX5 If you get to it in time it will. It got the point where my rear brake would rust shut everytime I drove through rain/wet road. (And if I left the car for 2 days after that). I got it fixed once but It only lasted for 6 months

@simonelsey 3 месяца назад

suspension is different 10 mm lower on zetec

@anthonyrichardson7240 Месяц назад

I have a 1.8 ztec 2006 its done approx 110 thousand miles is my daily driver ...its been a great car so far ..nothing major ...ooops probably jinxed it now 😂

@RobGMyMX5 10 дней назад

Hope it continues to be reliable for you!