Need a Diesel. Opinions please

gabbleRatchet

Marktheshark wrote: »

I would get your focus serviced fuel filter and engine flushed and stick to the devil you know.
Some of these new dpf diesel can throw some serious wobbler's and trundling down the hard shoulder at 25mph with a dpf issue is not fun.

I've considered that but it's got 220k on it. It's got a turbo and injector fault, needs a new cam belt, plus multiple other niggling faults.

It's coming to the end of it's life and even if I don't replace it now it'll need it in the near future.

At this point I'm not prepared to pay potentially huge sums on fixing a 13 yo car.

Yes I'm aware of the fragility of modern Diesels, hence my OP.

To clarify, my car needs replacing. I need a Focus sized car that will be good for occasional long distance commuting and will last a few years without bankrupting me. It doesn't have to be Diesel but having driven them for 15 years I'm used to the midrange grunt.

Marktheshark

gabbleRatchet wrote: »

It doesn't have to be Diesel but having driven them for 15 years I'm used to the midrange grunt.

Driving round in a petrol I know that feeling, you can boot and go from 2000 rpm

gabbleRatchet

Marktheshark wrote: »

Driving round in a petrol I know that feeling, you can boot and go from 2000 rpm

Yes, difficult to go back to a small petrol after that.

colino

Absolutely no problem, if you do have work all over the place, you either stick with what you have got, the simplest solution, or buy a 1.8 petrol Vectra. Easily available for under £1000, the rough cost of getting a second hand, someone elses problem, "cheap" diesel repaired to decent order.

gabbleRatchet

I'll certainly give it some thought

WellKnownSid

bigjl wrote: »

Where do you get the idea that Korean cars are built poorly?

I said that they were closer to US standards of panel fit / shut lines - not that they were poorly built.

And that particular quote came from the manufacturer themselves...

As I say - they are "honest" cars - any penny pinching isn't in areas that'll leave you stranded at 3am in the morning... You might need a micrometer to see it...

tony6403

gabbleRatchet wrote: »

I'm probably going to be doing a 100 mile round trip commute in the near future and my Focus TDCi is really not up to it any more. I'm looking at getting a smallish Diesel. Most likely a 3 or 4 year old Focus, i30, C'eed or possibly a Golf.

I'm interested in anyone's views on these choices. I recall the Ford 1.6 was a bit of a ticking time bomb. Have those issues been resolved? Are there any known issues with the Korean cars? The 7 year Kia warranty is very attractive.

It's a good thing to have but you need to read it in full.
An extract from Kia's warranty :-
This document explains the terms & exclusions for three relevant separate warranties that apply to our current range of cars, as below:
• Basic Warranty
• Anti-Perforation Warranty
• Parts Warranty
In particular these exclusions:-
Normal deterioration
• Normal wear, tear or deterioration such as discolouration, fading or deformation
• Surface corrosion on any part other than the sheet metal panels on the exterior body
• Gradual wearing of mechanical components in proportion to mileage