written by on 02/08/2010
I bought a used 06 Focus 1.8 TDCi Sport 5 months ago. Prior to this I had a 1.8 petrol Focus for nearly 5 years which gave me no bother. I changed to a diesel due to the mileage I do, and the car seemed ok though I wouldn't exactly call it sporty, but it drove ok once you got used to how easy it is to stall at low speed, and my fuel costs came down. I started getting an intermittent engine systems fault light a few days ago and it now turns out the turbo needs replaced at huge expense! Needless to say im not impressed as it only has 40k on the clock. I will be getting rid of it ASAP.