Hi Folks, Am looking at changing from my 1.8 Zetec 5door 2000 V Manual Hatchback to an automatic for various reasons. I understand that the 1.6 engine is fitted with a different gearbox than the 2.0 litre. One is straight Ford I am led to believe, whereas the other is a Mazda gearbox. Does anyone have any views of which would be the best buy to replace my
1.8, I think that although the 1.6 appears to be a great engine with good balance of performance and petrol consumption, the 2.0 litre has that little extra performance and a reasonable petrol consumption. I am extremely satisfied with the performance of the 1.8 and the petrol consumption but automatic gearchange is not available with the 1.8. Althought the diesel Tdci is available with auto on the Mondeo it doesn't appear to be available at all on the Focus. Which would be the best auto gearbox and which would be the best engine>?Thanks Justin Case