Morning chaps,
I've been on the hunt for a new car and narrowed it down to a focus mainly because they are cheap-ish to buy and fix or so I have been led to believe. I've never been in one till yesterday. I test drove 2 and wanted to know do they naturally have quite a hard clutch pedal ?
Previously drove a seat leon and it was effortless pressing the clutch very soft on the foot which is nice at my age.
The first one was an 03 ghia 40k and it was like pushing a 3lb weight around with each press, although the car was a shed and walked away.
Second one also a ghia 64k a bit better but noticeable difficult to press.
So I was thinking is this a sign of a worn clutch or is this their natural way ? .. it does feel like quite a lot of resistance. I've driven many cars over the years never a ford though as I've always favoured german cars. I'm just wondering if these are the way the focus behaves, if so driving we be a total pain and a dred.
I started thinking could the previous owner have worn it out in 64k ? possible on driving style but I usually get over 100k usually.
If it is a sign of a worn clutch how much would this job cost on a 03 ghia to have done approx in the london area ?