Why The Car I Fear The Most is.... A Mk2 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec

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Today on the channel, I share with you a confession - the car I most fear driving is a Mk2 Ford Focus - but why?
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@JayEmmOnCars 8 месяцев назад

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@toyota420xp 8 месяцев назад

Focus rust very fast

@Beer_Dad1975 8 месяцев назад

Nice to see Ranger drivers are the same on the other side of the planet as they are here. Oh it was a Nissan Navara - same type of person always buys a black ute anyway.

@xsbgtr 8 месяцев назад

The MK1 is the most popular in Mexican off roads (there´s no such thing as a road in Mexico)✌

@richardharrold9736 8 месяцев назад

Yet another of Richard Parry-Jones' great efforts to democratise great driving dynamics. May he rest in peace.

@vladx2 8 месяцев назад

Hello, fellow reader of The Intercooler

@Juiceian100 8 месяцев назад

I met Richard at an awards event some years ago - he was presenting the awards. He had brought along a Puma which Ford were just launching (I’m that old). A lovely man, a real car fan and a proud Welshman.

@richardharrold9736 8 месяцев назад

@@vladx2 I'm not.

@richardharrold9736 8 месяцев назад

@@Juiceian100 go and have a listen to his appearance on the Gareth Jones On Speed podcast. It's a good hour long but worth every second.

@Beer_Dad1975 8 месяцев назад

I've only ever driven one of these once - being known as "mechanically minded", a friend of mine asked me to check one out that he was buying for his daughters first car. I was genuinely impressed with how it drove as I really wasn't expecting much - and yes, he ended up buying it for her. I'm a fair bit older than Jay, & I learned in a 5th gen Escort - of which my overriding memory is it was a utter shitheap even though it was brand new at the time, so that's probably why I didn't expect much from the Focus.

@lloydbrock2711 8 месяцев назад

My wife had a 1.6 Zetec when she ran her own driving school. Bought it at 10k miles, sold it at 110k miles. Literally nothing went wrong with it over that period. Great car.

@TheRealCatof 8 месяцев назад

That's good, but 100k miles is not a lot.

@kevincraven4038 8 месяцев назад

@@TheRealCatof it is when it's a driving school car! 😂

@highmm2696 8 месяцев назад

@@TheRealCatofDepends on what those miles are! Motorway/A roads? Nothing. Start stop traffic in rush hour, thats alot!

@stevenfarrall3942 8 месяцев назад

Fords can do that if looked after. My 2.0 1996 Mondeo Estate did about 146,000 miles and the only failure was a lambda sensor. It only stopped when some idiot crashed into it and it was 'beyond economic repair'.

@ShaunCollins-qj2sf 6 месяцев назад

Most cars do that mileage trouble free though

@418_im_a_teapot 8 месяцев назад

In the three and a half months between me getting a drivers license and me moving out of the country, my father just gave me his old Focus. The very same mk2 in black and 120-ish horsepower with manual gearbox. So basically the first car I got to drive alone and on my own. Such a nice vehicle for a beginner, it's not too heavy on features but also a totally well equipped one. You really learn to drive a car in one. Fast forward ten years, I was getting a drivers license in my new country of residence: I needed a refresher course and taking written and road tests. The learner car? A bloated Audi Q3. This vehicle made me realise why it seemed to me that many more people were afraid of driving now than before: you have no idea what the car is doing, where it's going and how much space you have around you. Not so in a Focus, you feel and see everything you need. The car doesn't beep at you for every single little thing, it just lets you be the actual driver. Maybe I'm forgetting the bad things, but I remember it as an okay car.

@stevenfarrall3942 8 месяцев назад

Everyone needs to drive something focus-like when they are learning. Having said that my daughters learned to drive in a 1996 Defender 110. You CAN see every corner in that and now they can drive anything....

@fools_opinions 4 месяца назад

And yet Ford now think we don't want a focus or a fiesta so the range starts at the pointlessly fat puma.

@arnehurnik 4 месяца назад

It's because they can add a free 3000€ to the price tag on that. What we would have needed though was a new Fiesta with significantly more rear headroom.

@418_im_a_teapot 4 месяца назад

@@arnehurnik like the B-Max. Tons of headroom and is built on the chassis of the Fiesta. Drives like a Fiesta, too.

@arnehurnik 4 месяца назад

Yes. Although just using that better roof shape would do half of the work already.

@snbala 8 месяцев назад

Hi James, thanks for the review of my MK2, as people can see I am a big fan of the Focus with the first MK1 and now MK2 as I also learned to drive in both the MK1 and MK2 and I do encourage people to give the Focus a try if they are in the market for a good all round hatchback that’s great to drive 👍

@Marcus-cf6xc 8 месяцев назад

And me

@williamwood395 8 месяцев назад

You’ve got 2 lovely cars buddy

@davidthomas1424 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for your contribution to James ' great channel 😉👍

@MartinJones123 8 месяцев назад

I own a MK2 Focus ST/XR5 Turbo but the standard Focus doesn't seem bad at all... I prefer the styling of these to the very feminine (IMO) Toyota Corolla or Mazda 3 of the same era...

@Emira_75 8 месяцев назад

@@MartinJones123'looks too feminine" sounds like something my narrow- minded grandad would say about anything other than a white dress shirt😅 don't be so insecure buddy phaha

@PenryMMJ 8 месяцев назад

I had a Mk2 Focus, and it is indeed a very pleasant car that does everything you need for daily use. However mine seemed to be fitted with a kind of Klingon cloaking device that engaged whenever it was parked in a large carpark. I spent ages wandering around trying to find where I had left it. Apart from that though, it was great.

@blatherama 8 месяцев назад

Jay's battle with the Nissan pick-up truck added some interesting spice to this episode.

@alfonsodriver1324 8 месяцев назад

Yes, I liked Jay's comments - at the incident, and later - on the lack of common sense (ie cameras everywhere! And achieving nothing apart from putting lives in added danger), incompetence and bad driving of vehicle YL68 XWY, including that fast overtake with a cyclist in play. Great video Jay, many thanks. Kind regards.

@johnalees99 8 месяцев назад

The irony of it was that here in Australia the ute in question would almost certainly be a Ford Ranger.

@troynewton5833 8 месяцев назад

@@johnalees99 Came here to say I was surprised it wasn't a Ranger, however many a "#navlife" numpty run a close second.

@nickyburnell 8 месяцев назад

As a driver, HGV driver and cyclist: Pickups, "Redneck Transport", the worst driven things in North Devon, even worse than Audis

@DUNK007 8 месяцев назад

Someone should tell the Navara driver that according to the DVLA they has an outstanding recall on their car !

@GentilsGarage 8 месяцев назад

I also have a MK2 Focus 1.6 zetec. Bought it as a stop gap and 3 years on, I still have it. It’s cheap to run, affordable and I now can’t part with it.

@chrishart8548 8 месяцев назад

I've got a mk2 1.8tdci style. Can't seem to part with it. My dad borrowed it for a year then I had it back for a year then the mother in law had it for a year. Probably going to keep it till it dies but it feels like it might last forever. Got 69k on it

@jacknickprobe 8 месяцев назад

Same here

@Karl_Burton 8 месяцев назад

Pulling off a problem ?

@chrishart8548 8 месяцев назад

@@Karl_Burton don't really know what that means. Does that mean the car is a problem having it around but I'm making a good situation by making the most out of the car ?

@GentilsGarage 8 месяцев назад

@@Karl_Burton no. Let’s face it, it’s 25 year old tech so doesn’t have the urgency of similar period or more modern cars. But does the job from getting a to b and in Surrey country road, it does it really well

@DrFod 8 месяцев назад

I had a Mk2.5 Focus Zetec with the old 1.8 Lynx diesel engine. It was a heavy lump of cast iron up front and you could feel it at times, but it was reliable unlike the disastrous 1.6 PSA lumps they replaced it with. A cool feature was that you could adjust the weight of the steering with comfort, normal and sport modes, a surprise on such a low trim level.

@lillexus5589 7 месяцев назад

1.4 PSA diesel is bulletproof on the other hand.

@gimble447 6 месяцев назад

Lynx sorry damned phone lol

@dtulip8 8 месяцев назад

I had a 56 plate pre-facelift 1.6 Zetec as a second car. Loved it, was cheap to run and much nicer to drive than the 2015 Punto I’d shared with my mum for a year after passing. Have now had the ST and RS versions as well

@stevenmanning6884 8 месяцев назад

Great video, I must admit I'm being drawn back to the blue Oval either a Focus or a Mondeo. With not alot of pennies to shell out on a vehicle its increasing likely. I learnt to drive late 70s mni, my driving instructor used to make me push it hard across the fens towards Peterborough training me to read the road ahead Great fun and learnt so much from my instructor. Needless to say my first car was a mini, which I modded to drive like a go car. Happy days indeed.

@machidaman 8 месяцев назад

These are the reviews that have kept me subbed since the really early days of your channel, and i love them. These are the cars that we can all relate to and many of us have driven, or even still drive. When I returned from over a decade in Tokyo and was waiting for my own car to ship here, my mum gave me her Focus and it was solid and i ended up keeping it for a while as a daily. Got me where i needed to relatively quietly and confortably, literally never broke, and just kinda slowly and progressively lost power in a way i have never relly experienced with any other car until it was no longer driveable.

@timblanden2778 8 месяцев назад

I learnt to drive in a XY Falcon (an Australian car), built like a tank, and apart from what felt like 300 turns lock to lock steering, I have a lot of fond memories. I bought a mk2.5 Focus XR5 (ST everywhere else) as an end of model demo run out in 2011 and have had it ever since. I love it. Sure I've had dalliances with other cars over the years, but all the new stuff is so boring (and expensive) that in the end I just keep it. It's due for a cam belt and the clutch is now near its end, so I'll give it a bit of a birthday and add a limited slip diff (it's only real dynamic let down) and maybe a bit of a tune. It's a great everyday car.

@jackburtonstwin 8 месяцев назад

I feel your pain. I have an Audi A2 which suffers from the same issues with pulling away from a standstill. It requires all 40 years of my driving experience to manage a hill start and, even then, I have stalled-out as the whole exercise is like being a professional plate spinner having to work the clutch, throttle and handbrake in micro-managed unison to achieve something utterly basic, like rolling!

@richardharrold9736 8 месяцев назад

I had the same in an E39 520i Touring, M54B22 engine. The driver who couldn't stall that thing at the slightest provocation has yet to be invented.

@liamclarke8269 8 месяцев назад

I have a honda s2000, and sometimes it's the fastest car in the world but it seems like the slowest car at slow speeds, it has a large exhaust makes lots of noise so try to keep it quiet staying at really low rpm and everything pulls away, silly really. P S 13 years daily never let me down once, I love it ap1 1999 x

@neilturner6749 8 месяцев назад

Would that be an A2 with the 1.4 engine - either petrol or diesel? I worked in sales for VW/Audi in 2002-6 period and if I’d had a pound for every new 1.4 A2, Lupo or Polo returned to our aftersales workshops within 3 months due to persistent stalling I’d be a rich man! Thing was there was no fault as far as the manufacturer was concerned - it was just “how they were” in order to meet the first real wave of emissions restrictions. They’d used such a “tight” fuelling-map at low throttle that you either stalled or gave it some welly and shot off with the engine screaming! You could cure it with the petrol engine by running Super Unleaded (which effectively richened the fuel/air mixture) but of course costs 10% more but there was no cure for the diesel. It was such an irritating issue and ruined our customer satisfaction survey results (that hugely influenced our pay) so much that the savvy salespeople used to subtly direct buyers to alternative engines in the range.

@jackburtonstwin 8 месяцев назад

@@neilturner6749 Fascinating response. I have a petrol which was purchased for my son to learn to drive in. Needless to say, he has faced some challenges getting used to the throttle action. Heck, even I have struggled at times and I have been driving long enough to have experienced everything from an Austin 1300GT to various old Renaults, Audis, Rovers, Opel, Lancia and even the Ford Corsair with a V4 engine, and none of them were as easily coaxed into a stall as the A2.

@nlpnt 8 месяцев назад

Had the same problem in a 2008 Toyota Yaris, 1.5 (all of 'em here). I think early digital throttles just were far too laggy.

@josephkelly4893 8 месяцев назад

I Had a 2008 saloon of this magic little car, the Ghia, the balance in that chassis was sublime, brakes were on point, steering perfect, and surprisingly quick. Thanks for the video JM

@Pietervdv 8 месяцев назад

I had a 2004 1.6 tdci as a company car and absolutely loved it. Mind you, my company car before that was a 60 bhp Golf SDI, so it was an easy win.

@FatHead1979 8 месяцев назад

Ah, yes. That was the non-turbo charged engine wasn't it?

@18pestilence 8 месяцев назад

Yes, the SDI was VW’s non-turbo diesel they put in their smaller cars. While I haven’t owned one, I have heard stories of those engines being virtually indestructible with just regular maintenance.

@FatHead1979 8 месяцев назад

@@18pestilence They also do 0-62MPH is about 2.5 hours! 🤣

@chrishart8548 8 месяцев назад

@@FatHead1979I think it's 18.5sec 0-60mph that's a long time though

@Pietervdv 8 месяцев назад

@@FatHead1979 it was indeed. Embarrassingly slow.

@harryturner9907 8 месяцев назад

I loved my mk2 zetec it was my third car and the first car I had that had any ammount of power behind it, going from a 1.4 astra to this felt like a different world. I told everyone it was a luke warm hatch it was great!

@canerguener8664 7 месяцев назад

Cornering behavior like a sports car. Underrated vehicle.

@Jam3sA 8 месяцев назад

The mk2 to me was a step down on the styling & fun front, but were way more comfortable mile munchers. Much prefer this engine to the Ecoboost too! I can understand James' reticence in jumping back into the car he learned in, I've refused to drive a Mk1 Clio since my test too

@MrAjjm65 8 месяцев назад

I would refuse to step in to the car I passed my test in but I don’t think there are too many still on the road - a Metro MG Turbo!

@bensmithkent22 8 месяцев назад

When I learnt in a 206 1.4 glx in 2003 it felt like it was so modern and refined 😂. Then a year or so later I owned a big (for me for the time v6 a4) drove a 206 again and a mk1 focus 1.6 and they felt so tinny in comparison with teeny little pedals.

@johnjackson2349 7 месяцев назад

Early ecoboost engines had way too many problems, on the 1.0l for example the turbo was too close to the block and the heat cooling cycles would crack the block resulting in needing a new engine! Bloke at work had it replaced under warranty and the new engine came with a 1 year warranty because it was certain to happen again

@LOTPOR0402 7 месяцев назад

But a step up an the mk3

@dornsmichel_1364 7 месяцев назад

I actually think the MK2 is by far the best looking of the Focuses 😅

@AntJoseph_ 8 месяцев назад

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="550">9:10</a> That’s exactly my thought with most 2000's hatchbacks. They just still look somewhat modern today, and they're not as ugly as newer ones.

@BN-cf8gk 8 месяцев назад

I learned to drive in a brand new mk2 Focus Titanium 2.0. Terrific car, extremely easy to drive, very easy to place on the road and park. All the controls felt right, including the relatively short throw gears, the stalks, steering, pedal feel etc. The works, it all felt right. I do remember it being a bit fussy on take off, but it was able to pull away okay in first, probably because it had more power.

@missogyny4921 8 месяцев назад

My nemesis of a learner car was a Hillman Imp (yes, I am that old!). The surging/kangarooing tendency on start off due to the rubber driveshaft doughnuts is something I remember, plus the disconcerting way you had to ram the gear lever across the gate to find reverse. Fond memories of the ex-Army instructor asking me to stop at the tobacconist during lessons so he could keep his pipe lit! I eventually owned a couple of Imps, one of which I rolled over on a gravelled country lane while showing off, so my (over) confidence had grown since the learner days!

@deaks25 8 месяцев назад

My parents had a black 59-plate Mk2 1.6l Zetec that had been very well spec’d. it was a generally nice little car that was a reliable little workhorse. The fact they went straight to the Mk3 based on how the Mk 2 performed. I know it’s relatively gutless, but that 1.6 always sounds nice and peppy.

@jacksjp 8 месяцев назад

I also learnt to drive in a focus 1.6 from the aa from that time. And I agree the clutch took alittle getting used to. The visibility of seeing out made the manoeuvres easy and it was a easy car to judge when approaching gaps in traffic or down narrow lanes. Several years later i owned a st version and it was a blast to drive.

@harryfonseca7730 8 месяцев назад

I had one of these as my first car at 17. Exactly the same as this one. Absolutely loved it.

@RJ-fj8cf 8 месяцев назад

Feels very nostalgic seeing a tidy one in AA driving school spec, then realising it was 14 years ago I last drove one. Thanks for that 😄

@petersturt8746 8 месяцев назад

I'm driving a 2l mk2 focus zetec in Australia and I find it's clutch quite easy but I do have the exact same problem with being passed aggressively by large pick ups who then go slow in the bends

@alanjm1234 7 месяцев назад

That's just 90% of Australian drivers. Super aggressive but basically incompetent. Anything other than a dead straight road is simply too much for them.

@anthonygregg862 8 месяцев назад

Hi James. I learnt to drive in a 1.4 Nova SR. It was a decent car. My instructor was a lovely chap and felt at ease driving the car having been driving on private roads for a while. Then I had a limited budget for my first car which was a Talbot Horizon 1.3. It lasted a few years until it fell apart to rust. Thanks for all your superb content and entertainment.

@GTFour 8 месяцев назад

Nova SR learner car, very cool (for the time) instructor and learner car! I had one as my second car for a year. Great fun. Got ragged stupid absolutely everywhere. Always wanted a GSi though!

@kevinjamesparr552 8 месяцев назад

I learned to drive a Mayflower made by Triumph. Since then have driven million miles in many cars . This Ford is a modern safe deal .Cars back in my time had none of the safety features but we drove them all over the world with no fear

@leedsleedsleeds1747 8 месяцев назад

I had a MK1 1.6 Zetec which was a great car to drive and used to go round roundabouts like it was on rails

@alecboyyes 4 месяца назад

Same, now have a Mk3 1.6 econetic diesel, not quite as fun to drive.

@Jo3man96 8 месяцев назад

I learnt to drive in a mk2 focus too, a 1.6 diesel. I found it very easy to learn in, definitely more than the seat ibiza my first instructor had (had to change instructors because the first one had to have open heart surgery and he had to have time off from driving).

@awesometised8065 8 месяцев назад

I passed my test in October 2021 and got my first car in January, a MK2 Focus Sport edition. I’ve still got it and I absolutely love the thing! The ST style alloys really make it stand out and look more modern than a 2011 car, it only has a 100hp variant of the 1.6 petrol but it still makes me smile every time I drive it as you can just rev it out making you feel you’re going much faster than you actually are! Unfortunately mines suffering from a rust problem on the wheel arches and other parts of the car but I have no intentions of ever giving it away until it literally falls apart under me. Not sure if it’s the first car buzz or the fact the MK2 is a gem but it’ll always hold a special place for me, thanks for the great video again Jay, definitely a bit bias if I say it’s one of my more favourite videos😉

@majorminor3367 8 месяцев назад

I have exactly the same one. It was the last run out of the mark 2 before the mark 3. In fact Ford built the mark 2 and 3 together well into 2011

@awesometised8065 8 месяцев назад

@@majorminor3367 I think they look better than the original mk3s, comparing mine with the mk3 on the street it looks a fair bit more sportier, obviously the trim levels and edition models make a huge difference when it comes to fords

@gimble447 6 месяцев назад

Sport and studio models were very basic bottom of the range affairs, equipment levels were just too low especially in the earlier models up to 2007/2008

@epicginganinja1142 8 месяцев назад

I’ve owned a mk2 pre facelift ST in electric orange for just over 5 months and I’ve fallen in love already. Keep up the good reviews!

@mattnev 8 месяцев назад

Had one. Genuinely brilliant car. Drove well, looked ok, could fill it up take rubbish to the tip. 🤣

@Golo1949 5 месяцев назад

I have the MK2 1.6 tdci Zetec estate, 59 year it also has wind-up rear windows, discs on the back also, but it is actually the 2010 model. 75+ on a long journey cheap road tax, plenty of torque and it isnt slow, when needed, comfortable easy to drive, excellent road holding, (the Zetec have sports suspension).

@reececollison5101 8 месяцев назад

My favourite thing about the Mk2 Focus: the best and most satisfying indicator tick in any car ever 😂

@Daniel_Tromans 8 месяцев назад

Great video James! I learnt to drive in a 1999 Polo, which was base spec so had no abs, power steering, or anything really! But loved it so much that I bought it back a couple of years ago and have recently gone on a road trip to Croatia and back in it

@robertwilkins3043 8 месяцев назад

Great job 👍🏻 I have been restoring my Scirocco Storm for the past 5 years and found your videos super helpful.

@mikestringfellow7999 8 месяцев назад

My first car was a pre-facelift mk2 Focus with this engine. It had the auto box, so was even slower than this, and it had more issues than any other car I’ve owned in the 16 years since, but all were relatively cheap and easy to fix, I could park it with 1 finger on the wheel and it was mine. I loved it!

@mitsum17chi 8 месяцев назад

I learned in a "19 MK3 Leon 1.5 TSi Evo. Quite modern compared to the Focus (then again, this was only 6 months ago that I passed) but a great car to learn in. Very easy to control, smooth gearbox, and a user friendly layout. I would own one myself, so haven't really got any fear of it.

@steverees1936 7 месяцев назад

After owning a mk 1 focus 1.8 diesel estate which was called Florence by my wife, I really enjoyed owning it for many years. I finally traded it in after reaching 300,000 miles for a mk 2 focus estate with the same 1.8 diesel engine and I've had it for 6 years. It has got 176500 miles on the clock and still pulls like a train. I really love these wee cars and the 1.8 diesel is in my opinion one of Fords best engines. I personally don't have the clutch issue, when pulling off so not sure if it has the same set up as the petrol cars.

@taxus750 8 месяцев назад

Apart from the 5-pot ST (sold here in Oz as the XR5) the other Mk2 Focus I wanted to drive was the 1.6 turbo-diesel. I still like the design of these. [edit] I meant to type 2.0 TDCi, not 1.6 [/edit]

@ktmkevin День назад

Just got one exactly like this. I like driving cars, but I don't like spending too much money on them. Was looking for a no nonsense car with nice handling characteristics and roomy interior. Found a 2009 mk2.5 with 70k miles on it in absolutely prestine condition inside and out. For the money it's an absolutely great car. Runs great, handles great, comfortable, seats 4 adults, big boot. Interior still looks modern (i think) and tidy. I think I actually love this so very average automobile😂

@brunorosa2227 6 месяцев назад

My lad had just got back from overseas (one of those explody places back in the 20teens) and asked me to spend some of his treasure on a decent run around. Well after not much searching we found him a pre-face lift mk2 in quite a high spec, disks all round, 120+ hp etc etc, nice light blue, almost the same colour mk1 escorts had!! One rainy afternoon not much later and with a bit too much speed involved he drove it through a hedge, which led to a 10 foot drop onto a field that was about 20% in steepness, and as you can imagine, it end over ended 3 times the farmer/witness said before rolling another 3 or 4 times to the bottom of the hill and ending up near the stream at the bottom on its wheels. Laddo very very shaken, but not a scratch on him, the roof was pushed in maybe 4" on the drivers side A post, millions of airbags went off but he was fine. Brilliant car, one window leaked a bit before the crash and the wheel bearings weren't a strong point. But that car saved my sons life, that I have no doubt about.

@lordbeermonster 8 месяцев назад

YL68 XWY Oh dear 😆

@billyboy2866 8 месяцев назад

Yeah…what a bell end!

@bradscott1177 8 месяцев назад

Just had my mk2 focus scrapped yesterday, broke my heart it was a brilliant car!

@RZM_Valkyrie 8 месяцев назад

I'm currently learning in a Ford Puma. It's ridiculously easy to drive and it'll take anything a learner can throw at it

@tobothehobo 8 месяцев назад

I had a pre facelift mk2 1.6 3door and loved it. i kept it for 7 years and it was bulletproof only general maintenance kept it tip top.

@FatHead1979 8 месяцев назад

I'm still running a very early MK2 Focus 1.8 TDCi saloon. Currently it's on 181K miles and still on it's original clutch, DMF, injectors, high pressure fuel pump and turbo. As Jay mentioned on the video, it's important to keep on top of any new patches of rust (whilst it's still only surface rust), the early MK2s also didn't come with the long black plastic protective strip for the bottom of the sills, so I have to take extra car to grind off any rust spots etc. I've kept on top of maintenance so despite it not looking a bit rough painwork wise, it drives like a 7-8 year old car. MOT is due in December, which I'm expecting it to pass (it passed last year without needing any work) but I think I'll probably have replaced it with a MK4.5 Mondeo 2.2 TDCI Titanium X Sport before the December 2024 MOT lands due. I've owned the car for nearly 12 years and will be sad to see it go, on the upside if everything has gone to plan I'll then own a 197BHP Mondeo with heated seats 🤣

@chrishart8548 8 месяцев назад

Wow very close to my situation I have a mk2 focus 1.8tdci hatchback owned since 2008 so just over 15 years. My other car in the garage off the road for now as I'm driving the focus is a mk4.5 mondeo titanium-x powershift estate. Its not the 2.2 just the 163hp 2 litre. It's a real treat to drive though. Heated / cooled seats cruise control. Auto light's/wipers, adaptive headlights, halve leather alcantara interior, brushed aluminium everywhere.

@DrFod 8 месяцев назад

The 1.8 Lynx diesel engines are a bit agricultural but will go on forever if maintained properly. The 1.6 engines they replaced them with had all kinds of problems.

@chrishart8548 8 месяцев назад

@@DrFod I had a choice of the 1.6 or 1.8 diesel when I bought the car. The ford garage actually said I should go with the 1.8 looks like it was good advice. It's 16 years old Feb 2024 and it's cost me nothing other than fuel.

@FatHead1979 8 месяцев назад

@@DrFod Indeed. The only exception to that in terms of the Lynx engine is the last 12-18 months of the production run, Ford decided it would be a super idea to change the lower heavy duty chain (that NEVER, ever failed) for, wait for it...a phucking wet belt 🤦and we all know how well wet belt's worked out of the 1st gen 1.0 EB and the current 2.0 TDCi (EcoBlue) engines #Muppets

@chrisdowns1987 8 месяцев назад

As an apprentice in the mid naughties we had a fair selection of the mk2 ST on the used car pitch. I remember them as a car that started you grinning as soon as they fired up and kept you smiling long after you put the keys back. Great noises 😊

@klimenz 8 месяцев назад

Yay! I had fully loaded black 05 Ghia saloon for 6 years. A very decent car that was, except rust. Usual stuff around wheel arches etc. Dirt cheap spare parts available everywhere was a massive bonus. Much better motor than similar year's competitor Auris

@chrishart8548 8 месяцев назад

Ive stuck 17" wheels on my mk2 with 215/55/17 tyres (for reference same size as a nissan juke or vw t-rok) amazing they fit ok and never rub. The rid over bad roads is amazing. And the speedo is spot on according to gps dashcam and google maps. And it still handles like its on rails. Suspension on these cars is way to firm. Its a bit like a cross over without the premium. Its also made it much easier to get in and out of due ti the extra height.

@philcrockford5534 8 месяцев назад

Learned to drive in a 1982 Datsun Sunny saloon, but my last car prior to my current one was a 09 plate Mk2.5 Focus Titanium TDCi with the 2 litre engine and 6 speed manual. Loved it. All Fords had a reasonably sharp clutch but you get used to it. Plus it meant that in 30 years and 4 Fords I never had a clutch last less than 130,000 miles

@Beth9228 Месяц назад

I used to drive a 2005 Ford Focus ZX5 with SES trim level. It got totaled in a bad car accident in early March 2012. From the accident that I gotten a broken left ankle. It was a fun little car and I almost have it for 7 years. My vehicle now is a 2020 Ford Escape SE in black.

@Marcus-cf6xc 8 месяцев назад

The mk2 focus is a very good car with the seats down you can almost anything in there

@eddiec438 8 месяцев назад

Admittedly I've had the ST versions, but still basically Mk2 Focus and they have been brilliant cars. Extremely reliable, well-built and tough. No rust and great paintwork. Loads of space and comfort and enough tech for me. Plus with the ST its fast and easy to modify. A great Ford.

@jameslawford4057 8 месяцев назад

Like you I learned in an AA Ford Focus, passed second time and loved the car so much that I bought a Mk1 Focus 5dr. 1.6l petrol, and... Ghia spec - grey leather seats, wood trim and a tape player!

@ImadHadjersi 8 месяцев назад

Crazy how it still looks good and modern (except for the interior obviously)! I especially like the rear.

@neil12nealison 8 месяцев назад

We have owned a 2007 mk 2 since it had 7k on it and was 3 years old. Bought for the Mrs to use after she passed her test. Its now well over 100k miles. Our other cars have come any gone but we have still got this one. It's just such a happy car. Can take family of 4 with their crap on holiday, lots of space for trips to the tip and a great shopping car. Dog likes it too. We have thought many times of getting rid but for a run around its perfect. Yes it's basic, its got a few knocks but until something goes bang or the rust underneath gets bad why sell it. It's worth nothing but loads to us. And it's ulez friendly.... Great to buzz about in.

@tonybrookes4524 8 месяцев назад

I still own a 09 Titanium Focus bought when it was 9 months old. Longest I've ever had a car and still going strong. The cost of cars being so ridiculous these days means I can't justify changing it when it still works so well.

@somethingfromnothing8428 8 месяцев назад

My dad had a 2006 mk2 ford focus st3 that he’s owned for 17 years. He passed away a couple of months ago and i’ve kept it on as my second car with the aim of one day restoring it to mint condition in memory of him. Its an amazing car and i never, ever intend to get rid of it

@philmurphy3549 6 месяцев назад

I’ve had everything from gt3’s,Astons,RR’s, my 2009 zetec focus shopping trolley is one of the best, I’ll never get rid of it , it never fails me 🤷‍♂️

@nealadsett8484 8 месяцев назад

I had a 2010 Focus 1.6 mk 2 sport in white. Really nice car, handled well, looked great. Yes completely agree on the pulling away. I pulled away regularly in a more lumpy manner than in any previous cars. When I first owned it I often thought my driving skills had taken a nosedive. Not had the same problem on subsequent cars.

@optimusprimevil1646 8 месяцев назад

happy to hear chris harris and jay emm say the mk1 was a special car because i always felt mine was. i used to take it into the hills of stirlingshire just for the driving experience. felt so sharp in the corners, rotated well, great body control, balanced, notchy gear shift, 1.6 was adequate, not too heavy, marvellous. one of those cars that seemed to get everything right, like my clio 2, e46 318 and mk2 mx 5. it's good to be vindicated because without much context, i never new if i always made luckily superb choices or just loved cars so much, because i also had a strange fondness with my p12 primera and dad's insignia

@n0temalex 8 месяцев назад

The MK2 Focus is really got into my heart, as well as other cars on it's platform like Volvo S40/C30/V50 and Mazda 3, my mom even got an S40 2007 pre-facelift with 1.6 B4164S3 engine with 5 speed manual. Even though Volvo got different suspension settings, all disc brakes, heavier body than a Focus, but still - Great car. It was the one, who teached me how to drive. And it is still a car, which is still my biggest dream.

@chumbucket1026 8 месяцев назад

I too was an AA learner 20 years ago. I hated the heated screen on the focus. My instructor went self employed and got a fiesta black. Great little car

@bigddb92 8 месяцев назад

My first car & learned to drive in was a Saturn SC2 3 door coupe 5spd. Love that car. Took it to my first autocross too

@kevincockburn7805 8 месяцев назад

Had a mk1 focus with the TDCi diesel engine. A very good car. A Focus a great car. .

@matthewgodwin3050 8 месяцев назад

Had a mk2 Focus diesel as a courtesy car earlier this year and was very impressed with it. 130k on the clock and had previously been in a frontal accident and repaired, but it drove absolutely fantastically. Don't recall it being difficult to get off the line though, and I usually drive an automatic, so if anyone was going to have problems, it would be me. Maybe it had had a recent new clutch or something. Anyway, it was a brilliant car, and I certainly wouldn't be opposed to buying one, just so long as I could find one with a torque converter auto.

@peterbarber8053 8 месяцев назад

I owned a mk2 1.6 for two years. It wasn’t quick but the controls were weighted nicely, steering gave good feedback and just handled well. It also happens to be one of the most reliable cars I’ve owned.

@Jaguarwhisperer 8 месяцев назад

I had a mk2 1.8 zetec for a year . It rusted more every time I washed it. It was a miserable experience for me. It doesn’t go on performance or engine size for brakes but trim. You need a Ghia or above for rear disc brakes. Great video ,sent shivers down my spine to be reminded of it too.

@ChuckFickens1972 8 месяцев назад

If you want a tricky car to get off the line cleanly, you're welcome to try my MK2 Mazda6 2.5L sport. it's the hardest thing to pull away smoothly I've ever driven in my over 30 years of driving, yet once it's going one of the nicest driving cars I've ever owned.

@davidd4531 8 месяцев назад

So good to learn that I am not alone with the clutch issue… Mine is however on a Volvo C30, with the Ford 2l engine and the 5-speed gearbox. Extremely frustrating driving experience in traffic. It is so bad that I took it to a Volvo specialist, which told me it was in perfect condition and that it just was a trait of this engine and gearbox.

@peterrichardson9248 8 месяцев назад

Hired a Focus Mk2 in Newcastle and drove to the lake district. It was a revelation for me. Not much power but such a joy in the corners.

@mr_pastry 8 месяцев назад

I started to learn to drive in a Pug 106 1.1. As I am 6ft3 with size 12’s, I struggled with the footwell so finished learning in my Mums S reg Golf Mk4 TDi 90bhp.

@johnchalmers8142 Месяц назад

Had an 06 plate between 2011 & 2019, best car I ever owned, Had 50k when I got it & ended up on 240k when I sold it, still original clutch/gearbox & no major mechanical ussues when I traded it in against a Mk3 1.6 diesel 2013, Engine was pushed a lot over that period & took it well, eventually rust took its toll, Loved it & would consider buying another one as a run around❤

@Kacpa2 8 месяцев назад

Nice to see more basic cars again :) I wonder if you have Lexus IS200 Sportcross on the radar to review.(manual ofcourse). I am curious about those and your reviews are always touching up on things that truly matter for a petrol head. I myself drove Focus mk1 2.0 Zetec, and it was a blast. Engine so maniacly lively and rev happy that in spite of having "just" 130hp it was incredibly fun.

@maidenthemetalhead 8 месяцев назад

I learned to drive in a MK5 Astra with a 1.3 Diesel engine. My mother owned a MK2 Focus and its probably the best car she's ever had. Comfortable, easy to live with, fairly reliable, spacious and great to drive. Still a great car 18 years on 😊

@hugobloemers4425 8 месяцев назад

I learned to drive in a Mitsubishi Galant MK1 1.6 petrol and I absolutely loved that car.

@Backpfeifengesicht45 8 месяцев назад

I'd argue the Mk2 Focus was the best everyday car of the last 2 decades, all things considered. Fun to drive, roomy, practical, comfortable, relatively well equipped in the right spec and obsurdly reliable.

@thecreedy 8 месяцев назад

My mum has had one for the last 6 years, I've owned 3 Focus' myself and they've always been fantastic cars.

@Too1998 8 месяцев назад

I had a Mk 7 pre facelift Fiesta with the 1.25 82 hp engine, and I immediately recognized what you said about getting the car going. I stalled that car so much, and it being my first car probably didn't help a lot either 😅

@marcelhannover3 8 месяцев назад

I also did my driving lessons and test on a Ford Focus, but a manual turbo diesel, according to the driving school the most difficult car possible to learn on so that you when you master this, you would feel comfortable driving any other car.

@anthonyroylance867 8 месяцев назад

I've owned a fair few cars in my time of driving and I've driven a decent amount of cars and I love my mk2 focus convertible. It's a 1.6 same as the focus in this video so it's not the quickest or the most engaging drive, but as a cruiser it's a lovely car to drive. I've even driven a Merc C220d coupé from London to Manchester and when I got back in my focus cc, I actually thought my car drove better if I'm honest.

@mikeywales1350 8 месяцев назад

The mk2 facelift ST was my first fast car. Really made me fall in love with performance cars.

@alexstoyanov1114 8 месяцев назад

Still have this car and it's so easy and pleasant to drive both in the city and on the motorway. Very cheap to run and maintain as well!

@fgaze72 8 месяцев назад

I only recently noticed the very original tail-light design on the mk2 focus, and now i cant stop noticing them

@migsteele 8 месяцев назад

My first car was a mk2 ford focus, 1.8 zetec climate. I loved it, so many adventures and fun. 30ish mpg, fast enough for me to do tonnes of trips around the country. Super cheap to run, insure, put tyres on etc. Great ‘don’t take on debt’ car. And now we only have my wife’s car, I sold it to my brother in law for £500 (though at the time it was worth more than that) with hope he wouldn’t go into a debt spiral. Amazing car, would buy another one, very grateful for the memories and freedom it gave me.

@flycorvus 8 месяцев назад

Couldn't agree more about Mk1 Focus. My daily driver is a 1.8 Zetec Turnier from '02. 200k miles on it, w/o any problem. Serves like a Swiss watch. Just finished the DIY restoration (brakes, exhaust, rear suspension, all fuel lines, at home) That's a keeper, at the age of 21.

@UKMike2009 8 месяцев назад

I learnt to drive in my Dad's Renault 10 - yes I'm that old. If it was windy he used to put my Mum's sewing machine in the (front) boot to stop it wandering about in cross winds. I've never had a Focus - I went from Escorts straight to Mondeos, but those I have driven have always been remarkably pleasant machines.

@Mmoukarii 8 месяцев назад

I learned to drive in an mk3 Mondeo 1.8 Estate. The mk2 Focus became familiar to me when those were usually given as a service courtesy car from the dealer, and I can agree with the tricky pulling away thing along with the very plastic feeling interior compared to the Mondeo, but other than that I have good memories with this car.

@Richard-Bullock 8 месяцев назад

When I was learning to drive, my driving instructor had a 1991/J (K10) Nissan Micra 1.2 GS, and my dad had a 1986/C mk2 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 L. Both VERY different cars to a 17 year old learner driver.

@xsbgtr 8 месяцев назад

Hello Jay. My name is Sinuhe. I am from Mexico City and learned to drive in an American MK1 Focus Wagon 2.0 Zetec wih the 4-speeed auto. Amazing car. It managed to survive 23 years of Mexican daily punishment 4 different drivers from the same family and several dishonest/incompetent mechanics( including the ones at the dealership). Right now the car has a broken engine bolt and needs replacement of the head gasket and also needs a new battery and possibly also an alternator replacement. It also needs new suspension parts and I have not been able to find the proper steering replacement. But I love it like no other car so it´s my project and I hope in a few years it can look and drive as new or even a little better. Greetings from the American continent and please keep up the great content in this fabulous channel of yours!

@Benjamin-xh5hj 8 месяцев назад

Other half has the 1.8 petrol mk2. It’s done 69000 miles , still feels brand new. Lovely car, pulls well.

@lloydbrock2711 8 месяцев назад

I learnt to drive, and passed my test in my mum's Mk2 VW Polo C FormelE bread van!

@stephenm5000 4 месяца назад

I currently drive a Mk2 having upgraded from my last Celica GT4! I love it, yes, it's not fast, but it is ultimately reliable and has never failed to get me to my destination. It's bonnet lock design is rubbish and the boot handle fails regularly, but the driving experience is joyous. As long as I can keep the rust at bay for MOT purposes, it'll be driven into the ground...

@brianfearn4246 7 месяцев назад

Great video, I've owned 2010 focus for 11 years now and still runs fabulously with regular oil changes and general maintenance they should last. If you are buying a 1.6 focus make sure the cambelt & auxiliary belts have been changed also be prepared to change the external key opening bonnet mechanism when it fails ,ive replaced mine. 😂

@grijsje 8 месяцев назад

Mr Nissan did a great job. Overtaking small cars at such a slow pace. Good video on the Ford Focus.

@tedbainbrigge1374 8 месяцев назад

I’m a mechanic and have a facelift mk2 1.6 petrol and you’ll be amazed how many other mechanics buy them with that engine because there just so good and reliable. I love mine, great car!

@OctopusPrime1982 8 месяцев назад

We had a Td90 version on our fleet at work that I used to use frequently. No, it wasn’t fast and the stereo had what I understand was a common fault that meant it would switch itself off, but it was a lot of fun to drive. Handled really well, reminded me of the old Pug 306 dTurbo, in that it was so easy to drive quickly down a twisty road and you could happily ride the wave of modest but still usable torque to make progress. The Hyundai i30 that replaced it has more toys but none of the charm.

@alextoft9199 8 месяцев назад

Yes! I love the 306 D Turbo. We have a 2012 Focus so the later model with the 1.6 TDCI. I love it. Realised it's because it is like a Modern D Turbo. It's a Peugeot diesel so it sounds similar but has the same sporty but comfortable drive. it's not fast being the econetic, but it does feel nippy when the turbo kicks in and you give it some revs. In true French diesel style it has a bit of Turbo lag but once it kicks in it goes well. 😊