Hi,
Not sure if that's OT; please direct me to the right group if not (I can't get alt.autos.ford.focus, by the way).
I have a 2000 Focus 1.8 petrol. I am starting to think about replacing it with another one. Just like with my current one, I was thinking of using the Ford Direct scheme.
However, 1.8s seem to be few and far between, and fetching a premium. There appear to be two 1.6 petrol engines in the new Focus. Having driven my brother's 1.6 (Mk 1.5), I am not keen on its gearing at all. So to my questions:
- Is the low-bhp 1.6 still geared abysmally long? Is the high-bhp 1.6 also geared abysmally long?
- How do you tell one from the other without asking? Did they fit one engine to one set of models (eg LX, Zetec, etc).
- Does aircon come as standard in the 1.6/1.8 LXs?
Thanks,
Kostas