Hi all,
Long time since I last posted on here, but hopefully someone will be able to make up my mind on this one.
At the minute I have an 03 1.4 (petrol) fiesta, and until recently has been absolutely fantastic. However, in the last year or so i've spent a little bit of money on it replacing minor-ish parts. It's had a new coil spring, discs and a break calliper. The MOT is due mid next month and I have a feeling that I need two new tyres for the back (slightly cracking), but still loads of tread. The nearside brake calliper will probably need replacing too as the brake is beginning to stick...
Now i'm in two minds whether to pick up a newer car. I have been looking at a 59 plate Focus 1.6 TDCI and asking the dealership to bring it up for me to have a look at. I have since then found out it has a DPF fitted. My biggest bug bear with this is i'm only doing 10k miles a year in my Fiesta. Will 10k in a Focus fitted with a DPF do me more harm than good in the long run??!! I do a max of 15 miles a day reaching no more than 65mph for about 5 minutes. I'm in an absolutely stress/confusion with the whole thing...
Do I keep my old Fiesta and get it repaired come the upcoming MOT, or bite the bullet go for this DPF fitted Focus, or go for something completely different? Ideally I would like something a little less heavy on the tax front, but more economical to run.
Argggh!!
Long time since I last posted on here, but hopefully someone will be able to make up my mind on this one.
At the minute I have an 03 1.4 (petrol) fiesta, and until recently has been absolutely fantastic. However, in the last year or so i've spent a little bit of money on it replacing minor-ish parts. It's had a new coil spring, discs and a break calliper. The MOT is due mid next month and I have a feeling that I need two new tyres for the back (slightly cracking), but still loads of tread. The nearside brake calliper will probably need replacing too as the brake is beginning to stick...
Now i'm in two minds whether to pick up a newer car. I have been looking at a 59 plate Focus 1.6 TDCI and asking the dealership to bring it up for me to have a look at. I have since then found out it has a DPF fitted. My biggest bug bear with this is i'm only doing 10k miles a year in my Fiesta. Will 10k in a Focus fitted with a DPF do me more harm than good in the long run??!! I do a max of 15 miles a day reaching no more than 65mph for about 5 minutes. I'm in an absolutely stress/confusion with the whole thing...
Do I keep my old Fiesta and get it repaired come the upcoming MOT, or bite the bullet go for this DPF fitted Focus, or go for something completely different? Ideally I would like something a little less heavy on the tax front, but more economical to run.
Argggh!!