Just a Survey: How many Kilometers Your Focus has Done?

[Syndrome]

Yesterday was exactly 10 years since my parents picked up their brand new Focus.

Year: 2007
Body: Sedan
Series: LT
Model: LX
Transmission: Automatic
Mileage: 66,126 km !!!

Noise from rear end
Calibration of throttle is awful with 'tip in' being way too abrupt.

Parents are both long time retirees so this is your classic 'only driven to the shops, church and friend's houses' type of car. The car has never been abused but neither has it been fawned over. To them the car is an inanimate object and like other 'tools' it is kept in proper working order. But no TLC.

[CFOUR]

my older sisters
What year it is? 2003 she got it in 05 still has it, interior and drivetrain like new, paint a bit sun dammaged, could use a buff.
What Variant/badge? lx Zetec
What series? (LR, LS, LT, LV, LW) no idea
What transmission? auto
and of course, how many km's did it run 41000, she doesn't like driving, i think its still on its second set of rubber and first set of brake discs

[SEZ213]

What year it is? 2012
What Variant/badge? ST
What series? LW, I think?
What transmission? Manual
and of course, how many km's did it run? It's just clocked over 46,000.

No issues except that the value has allegedly nose dived to a point where some peanut offered me $13k as a trade in, and then had the audacity to tell me..."well, it's almost five years old"...The other reason for a dodgy trade in is "oh but that class action with the focus"...not even made in the same country...

[In Focus]

Wrong transmission as well for the class action.

[SEZ213]

Originally Posted by In Focus

Wrong transmission as well for the class action.

Exactly! I tend to think people see me as a bit of a bimbo sometimes...

[NormM67]

What year it is? Built Nov 2015
What Variant/badge? Trend Hatch
What series? LZ
What transmission? Manual
Km's ? 27,900km

Only problem so far is one of the horns has stopped working. Will have fixed at next service in a couple of weeks.

[brucewarring]

2005 December Sth Africa
2.0ltr LS Ghia 4door
Auto
65000
great car

[LaserLikeFocus]

2007 CL LS FOcus 5 sp manual

Nearly 287,000 km on the clock (IIRC).

[siro]

2009 LV TDCI
220,000 ks

Still get 5.5 - 6.0L/100km......at 120km/hr highway use
So happy with this car....had it since new
more torque than my BF wagon

Split turbo hose atm.....waiting on replacement from UK

[JasTDi]

What year it is? 2010
What Variant/badge? TDCI
What series? LV
What transmission? Manual
Km's ? 52000

-Bought this car about a month ago so I'm new here. I changed jobs so needed something that was cheaper on fuel than my Modded Octavia RS.
-The A/C leaks into the drivers foot well which i believe is a blocked drain. I will investigate in the next couple of weeks.
-The boot light doesnt work I have changed bulbs and still not working so I suspect it is in the latch/switch.

-Im a bit of a fiddler so already replaced the horns with decent ones as the originals were woeful.
-Replaces the wipers.
-Started replacing internal lighting with LED.
-Ordered new headunit.
Reverse camera waiting to be installed.
-12" Subwoofer waiting to be installed.

[gumby123]

2011 LW 2.0 TDCI
126,000 km
Superchips remap.
Various suspension updates.

Flaky cruise control.
Otherwise, no real problems to date.

Big fan of the Powershift in this variant.

[leakey]

What year it is? -- 2008
What Variant/badge? -- CL
What series? -- LT Update
What transmission? -- Man
and of course, how many km's IS it running? -- 112,000

Car is still tight and really fun to drive

Blue/grey ST interior from LW
Silver highlights on all vents
ST speedo
Rubber coin tray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ST door handles
Carpet mats
Carpet mat clips
UK reverse sensors & rear bar insert
ST interior light &msensors
Map lights under sunshades
Rear interior light
Zetec rear bar
Cabriolet chrome spot light covers & spotties
Zetec 17" (5) spoke alloys
'Smokers pack' centre console with flap door. (even though I dont smoke)

[stefcio007]

Originally Posted by gumby123

2011 LW 2.0 TDCI
Big fan of the Powershift in this variant.

Same, we got the Getrag 6DCT450 wet double clutch auto which performs great with the diesel engine.

Good to see the next Focus will be coming with a diesel engine but it's only 150bhp for the 2L engine. I wonder if that's electronically limited? They called it Ecoblue Diesel so it could be developed by Ford and not just an off the shelf engine from Peugeot/Citroen.

[RadioactiveX]

As the op, I would like everyone to know that I got a 2011 Ford Focus LV TDCI for almost a year now. And for that, I want to give my share on this thread.

What year it is? -- 2011
What Variant/badge? (CL, LX, Zetec, TDCi, XR5t, ST170, Ambiente, etc.) -- TDCi
What series? (LR, LS, LT, LV, LW) -- LV
What transmission? -- Manual
and of course, how many km's did it run? -- 174,000. When I first got the car, it had 163,000 km's on it. And now almost a year of ownership, the car now has 174,000 km's on the clock.
I had no problems ever since of owning it and knock on wood it stays that way!

As for the maintenance and mods that I have done,
- I did an Oil and filter change @166,000 km's
- Replaced the Fuel filter
- Installed K&N Air filter
- Replaced the headlight globes to Osram Nightbreaker Unlimited
- Replaced plate lights to led
- Replaced side lamps to led
- Installed Chrome line weathershields
- Installed Sport pedals
- Replaced the rear Ford emblem because it was faded
- Other detailing work such as polishing of windows, headlights, paint and trims

Will be updating this thread for more in the future!
Thanks for reading

[watever]

What year it is? 2010
What Variant/badge? XR5
What series? LV
What transmission? Manual
and of course, 58,000.

Owned it for about 4 months. I've had the following (minor) problems:
- Broken bonnet latch (must have broke when I was refitting the front bumper after upgrading the intercooler)
- faulty reverse switch

[Focus Diesel]

What year it is? 2011
What Variant/badge? Focus Titanium TDCi
What series? LW
What transmission? Auto Powershift 6 speed.
and of course, how many km's did it run? ~81000

Runs great - driven every day. Very economical too. Great torquey motor. Only headlight assembly changed under warranty in 2012. Very happy with car. Pity no more Focus diesels are offered here in Australia.

[stefcio007]

Originally Posted by Focus Diesel

What year it is? 2011
What Variant/badge? Focus Titanium TDCi
What series? LW
What transmission? Auto Powershift 6 speed.
and of course, how many km's did it run? ~81000

Runs great - driven every day. Very economical too. Great torquey motor. Only headlight assembly changed under warranty in 2012. Very happy with car. Pity no more Focus diesels are offered here in Australia.

We could get lucky with the 2019 Focus, apparently may get EcoBlue Diesel engine.

Glad to hear another owner’s diesel Focus is doing well.

[tabac]

What year it is? 2008
What Variant/badge? TDCi
What series? LT
What transmission? manual
and of course, how many km's did it run? 133000kms

owned since new, reliable car apart for current fuel issues but not bad for 10 year old car, changed the clutch about 4 years ago due to vibrations when pressing the clutch, and clutch pedal cylinder leaking, thats about it.

[stefcio007]

Just hit 60k, woohoo.

[asianboy]

Year: 2004
Body: Sedan
Series: LR
Model: CL
Transmission: Automatic
Mileage: 190,255km


Been owned for 2 years, When i first purchased the car engine mounts were bad (my fault for not checking with mechanic). Last year did a major service on my car which included timing belt kit replacement, water pump, spark plugs and automatic transmission fluid change.


My focus has been a good daily driver.

[Focuslw]

Year: 2011
Body: hatch
Series: 1.6 litre petrol duratec
Model: Lw
Transmission: Manual
Mileage: 218,000klm

Problems , steering failure caused by a cracked inaccessible fuse. Two serpentine belt failures, they seem to only last 80,000 klms, they then they go into limp mode, which only ford can correctly reset the computer
Owned since new, really great reliable economical car other than those problems.

[Franco Cozzo]

What year it is? 2010
What Variant/badge? TDCI
What series? LV
What transmission? Manual
Km's ? 153,000km

- Bought car new as a run out model in 2011

- Rear tail lights and rear 1/4 windows don't seal properly anymore and when it rains boot spare wheel well fills up with water

- Dash vibrates at idle - suspected busted engine mount(s)

- Car is lightly modified:

Airtec Gen3 FMIC
22mm Whiteline rear swaybar
Bilstein B8 shortened shocks
Eibach Prokit Springs (30mm drop)
3" turbo back exhaust
Stainless IC piping
Devils Own Stage 2 WMI
Factory turbo, remapped running 23 PSI boost

103KW/wheels.

Car has had a very hard life though still on its original pads and rotors it came from the factory with @ 153,000km

[Danielbendigo]

We've got three in our family


Dad's

What year it is? 2007 (bought new in 2008)
Body type? Hatch
What series? LT
What Variant/badge? CL
What transmission? Automatic
and of course, how many km's did it run? 81,000
Problems? Needed the digital display unit (trip computer/odometer) replaced at around 23,000km under warranty.


Mum's (originally mine, but sold to my mum when I switched to a French car)

What year it is? 2005
Body type? Sedan
What series? LS
What Variant/badge? Ghia
What transmission? Automatic
and of course, how many km's did it run? 212,000
Problems? I bought in 2008 at 2.5 years with 97,000km. Trouble free until 155,000km then over next 10,000km replaced rear wheel hub, EGR module, and something else that I can't remember ($3k all up). I sold to my mother after 4 years and 75,000km. When I sold was still on it's original brake pads, and battery had only just been replaced as most of its life was spent on the highway. Transmission has never felt right (just flares a lot), but is getting much worse as it gets on. Clearcoat has worn right off the boot and peeled off mirrors. Despite being well cared for, it now looks and feels every part a 212,000km old car.


Mine

What year it is? 2005
Body type? Hatch
What series? LS
What Variant/badge? CL
What transmission? Automatic
and of course, how many km's did it run? 159,000 (I'll be doing 900-1200km a week for at least 6 months)
Problems? Left rear indicator doesn't work (it's started working twice for 3 days), and rear brakes really squeally when reversing. Had to replace engine mount and leaky CV boot for RWC. Transmission definitely flares more than my Dad's one, but not as much as Mum's.


They are great cars, and an absolute bargain (especially at auctions), and they have a reputation in the trade that a lot can go wrong. Although our three have been great. I think the LX is the sweet spot in the range. It gets 4 airbags, ABS (std on LT CL), global opening on the windows (you don't realise how amazing this is until you get another car), cruise, electric windows, alloys and remote controls on the steering column pod for the stereo.



My sister is going to need a new car soon, and while LS/LT Focus's are older than her Getz, they're structurally very sound, come with good safety equipment (except the CL without the safety pack), and are an absolute bargain. We might make it 4 in the family.

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

Yesterday was exactly 10 years since my parents picked up their brand new Focus.

Year: 2007
Body: Sedan
Series: LT
Model: LX
Transmission: Automatic
Mileage: 66,126 km !!!

Noise from rear end
Calibration of throttle is awful with 'tip in' being way too abrupt.

Parents are both long time retirees so this is your classic 'only driven to the shops, church and friend's houses' type of car. The car has never been abused but neither has it been fawned over. To them the car is an inanimate object and like other 'tools' it is kept in proper working order. But no TLC.

Yesterday was 11 years.


Mileage = 72,665km (6,606km per year)

[BENT_8]

Year: February 2014
Series: LW Mkii
Model: Trend
Colour: Frozen White
Engine: 2.0l GDi
Transmission: Manual
Kilometers: 66,700

Just bought it so no trouble to report yet but service books show a water pump replacement at 45,000k's.
Has full Dealer service history.

[Syndrome]

The original battery fitted to the car when it was built in November 2007 has finally cried enough. Just over 75,000km covered in that time.

[siro]

An update to my earlier post:
Just clocked 250,000 kms on my 2009 LV TDCI 6 speed
So 25K/year for 10 years
Yes i replaced the turbo pipe.......EBay from the UK $100
And Ive just done rearshocks.....KYB
Got the struts ready to go......need some time

This has been and still is a great car

[Fordhill]

What year it is? -- 2018
What Variant/badge? -- Titanium
What series? -- LZ
What transmission? -- Auto
How many km's did it run? -- 5000

Picked up this demo car about 3 weeks back.I really enjoy driving it.Noticed that idle rpm on a cold start is at 1250 and it takes about 3-4 minutes of idling to drop to 750.Is this normal on this model?

[stefcio007]

Originally Posted by Fordhill

What year it is? -- 2018
What Variant/badge? -- Titanium
What series? -- LZ
What transmission? -- Auto
How many km's did it run? -- 5000

Picked up this demo car about 3 weeks back.I really enjoy driving it.Noticed that idle rpm on a cold start is at 1250 and it takes about 3-4 minutes of idling to drop to 750.Is this normal on this model?

Is it really cold? Most cars do this.

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by Fordhill

Picked up this demo car about 3 weeks back.I really enjoy driving it.Noticed that idle rpm on a cold start is at 1250 and it takes about 3-4 minutes of idling to drop to 750.Is this normal on this model?

The engine is calibrated to run at a higher load when started so as to get the catalytic converter hot as quickly as possible. This is normal operation.