Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec TDCi 115 3dr

I bought my Ford Focus 1.8TDCI 115psi in March 2010. It has been by far and away the most unreliable heap I have ever owned.

The car only has 31k on it when I bought it (legitimate) after 6k mile of driving the turbo went, and then consequently the engine.

Had a recon engine fitted, with turbo, 6k later it happened again.

This time luckily the engine was damaged, had another turbo fitted under warranty, and ever since then the engine is hunting for fuel when cold at about 1000rpm, and cuts out. The Ford main dealer have looked at it, but just don't know precisely what the issue is, and to take the engine apart to try and cure it would cost and arm and a leg.

So I perservere, dreaming of a Passat TDI, waiting for the inevitable day when it just gives up for good.

If want some advice from somebody who has suffered, and you want a relaible 2nd hand turbo diesel...GO GERMAN.

Have owned the 1.8 113 TDi since april, purchasing from what seemed a fairly reliably dealer. 2 months into purchase, the glow plug light flashes, loses all power, and have to pull over to restart the engine. I took it to the ford garage, they were convinced that replacing the fuel pump at a ridiculously high labor rate would fix the problem. This was the biggest mistake of my life, huge waste of money, 3 months later, the problem occurs again to the point the car wont move at all, there fore forking out £140 for an AA van. And from that point on, i have had the problem occuring every week. i have bought an RAC membership, and have been hitched on to a van 3 times since, each time the ford dealership, attempting to fix the problem. It seems they haven't got a clue what they are doing, or what is wrong with the car. I have wasted about £4G on this scrap metal, and am looking forward to owning a completely different car!, yes apparently this is meant to be reliable, but i wouldn't risk it, get a petrol at least. I also find it amusing how people have problems with the cars handling when some of our cars breakdown every other day!

Bought my focus 1.8 tdci zetec climate just over a year ago. The car is a good all rounder, and never has any problems despite the terrible roads where I live.

Fuel economy is good, realistically around 44mpg around town, 65 on a long journey.

I only have two issues with the car, the boot is quite small, mainly as its a full size spare wheel under the boot floor. The second issue is the drivers seating position, the seat only moves up and down at the back, as opposed to the Vectra i had previously which allowed the front of the seat to drop, as well as the back. Not really that big a problem.

On the whole its one of the best, if no the best car I have had.

2008 Ford Focus 1.8 TDci Zetec.

Great looking car with good extras. Drives well with excellent road handling, the car is well planted on the road. Feels solid and safe for young children in the rear. Good MPG.

My only gripe is that the 1.8 engine (8 valve) seems noisy in the first three gears, its better in 4th and in 5th you can cruise along and the engine sounds so refined.

I have the mk2 06 Ford Focus TDCi durotorque sport 115 bhp very responsive and economic to run handlings, great i love it.

the ford focus 1.8 is a great car with great deal at the moment a1+++, great performance and handeling

I had a 2003 model TDCi which was amazing. The ncap safety test rated the car highly. I had to swerve to avoid a van on the A1 and went across 3 lanes, hit the retaining wall and then got hit by a 44 ton artic! The drivers safety cell survived intact although I received multiple injuries and the car was 4 feet shorter. It drove like a dream and was quick at accelerating and had enough power to torque ratio to keep you out of trouble. Plenty of load space and leg room for us tall folk and loads of safety features too. I`ll be getting another I guarantee it.

The gut who recovered mine said had I been drivivng any other car I`d have been scraped out of it so it`s a 100% car for me.

Good car would buy again. Ford Focus 1.8tdci zetec climate 2007 love the heated front window screen, looks fab with alloys, cruises well on motorway, big boot space.

the problem seems to be intrinsic as ford refuses to accept that they have a serious problem with their diesel engines continually cutting out and losing power without warning

we have a 1.8 dci focus which has been in the ford main agent garage for 6 weeks without any sign of finding the cause of this problem The Ford customer service is non existant

Overall this is a good workhorse type car, its the first car I have had driven with a sporty feel to it and if you drop down to 3rd coming into a roundabout then if all clear, put your foot down, feel the turbo kick in and it becomes a fun car to drive (so that's why my front tyres didn't last ?) I recommend this car and it would make a great use car buy, I still think it looks a lot better than the new shape focus