whats difference between CL/LX/Ghia/Zetec
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From: jgkgolf on 15 Jul 2006 04:38 Hi, I'm thinking of buying a 2 - 4 year old focus estate, 1.8 TDi, but don't really know what the difference is between the CL/LX/Ghia/Zetec ? Will these all have the same BHP? Are there any other differences worth knowing, any worth avoiding? I'm thinking of paying 5.5k to 6.5k from a dealer. Thanks, John
From: Dr Zoidberg on 15 Jul 2006 04:57 jgkgolf(a)hotmail.com wrote: > Hi, > I'm thinking of buying a 2 - 4 year old focus estate, 1.8 TDi, but > don't really know what the difference is between the CL/LX/Ghia/Zetec > ? Will these all have the same BHP? > Parkers is pretty good for details like this http://www.parkers.co.uk/choosing/specs/derivative.aspx?manu=&model_id=269 -- Alex Piece by piece the penguins have taken my sanity www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
From: Chris Whelan on 15 Jul 2006 05:00 jgkgolf(a)hotmail.com wrote: > Hi, > I'm thinking of buying a 2 - 4 year old focus estate, 1.8 TDi, but > don't really know what the difference is between the CL/LX/Ghia/Zetec ? > Will these all have the same BHP? > > Are there any other differences worth knowing, any worth avoiding? > > I'm thinking of paying 5.5k to 6.5k from a dealer. > > Thanks, > John CL = Base or poverty spec LX/Zetec are mid range, Zetec has slightly sportier spec with firmer suspension, LX is slightly more comfortable. Ghia is top of the range with all the bells and whistles. Detail differences will depend on the exact year, month, and what Ford had in stock at the time of manufacture! The only one I would avoid is the CL, but they are pretty rare anyway. Early cars had some minor problems, but were all fixed by 2001. There is a dedicated newsgroup for the Focus at alt.autos.ford.focus which you may find useful. FWIW, I've had an LX hatch from new since '99, and am still impressed with it. HTH Chris. -- Remove prejudice to reply.
From: DervMan on 15 Jul 2006 05:29 <jgkgolf(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1152952735.078793.177930(a)i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > I'm thinking of buying a 2 - 4 year old focus estate, 1.8 TDi, but > don't really know what the difference is between the CL/LX/Ghia/Zetec ? > Will these all have the same BHP? > > Are there any other differences worth knowing, any worth avoiding? > > I'm thinking of paying 5.5k to 6.5k from a dealer. As others have said, it's the specification level. The CL is the base, the Ghia the top level, the LX and Zetec are comparable but the LX is comfort orientated and the Zetec biased for sporty driving. The CL doesn't get double locking, which may be a concern if you've ever had a car broken into. In all cases, avoid cars without air conditioning, it makes them harder to sell on. And for the money, it's worth waiting a little bit and getting the TDCi version. It's slightly thirstier but a whole lot "better" in every other respect. -- The DervMan www.dervman.com
From: AstraVanMan on 15 Jul 2006 06:01
"DervMan" <thedervman(a)gmail.com> wrote: > In all cases, avoid cars without air conditioning, it makes them harder to > sell on. > > And for the money, it's worth waiting a little bit and getting the TDCi > version. It's slightly thirstier but a whole lot "better" in every other > respect. Indeed - the 1.8TDi (or TD DI if you will) isn't a *terrible* engine, and it's reasonably economical, but it's really not all that great either. And the oil coolers are known to crack across the ports, giving head gasket like symptoms (sludge), thus messing up the cooling system, and every garage telling you the head gasket's gone when it actually hasn't. -- "For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died." |