Interesting Listen up peeps.

[ogr1]

PS, sorry if you are offended by being called Shirley.

Better than some other names I've had.

 

[Squag1]

PS, sorry if you are offended by being called Shirley.

You're skirting around the issue

 

[ogr1]

The Mito looks like it's had summat rammed up it's jacksy and without prior warning.
Kinda, pissed off, angry and shocked look.

 

[JayTee]

The Mito looks like it's had summat rammed up it's jacksy and without prior warning.
Kinda, pissed off, angry and shocked look.
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Looks like it’s caught a glimpse of your jacket mate .

 

[derek kelly]

Before I bought the peugeot 308, I had a sit in a guilietta, salesman asked if I wanted to take it for a test drive, both Bev & I said “no, it seemed more basic than an old Dacia Logan (they didn’t even come with stereos in them.) very plasticy

 

[andyBeaker]

Unsurprisingly most on here are going for the Mazda as it’s the safe choice, going with the head rather than the heart.

Then again the Alfa is an ancient FWD Fiat Punto platform in a party frock.........

in conclusion I would go for a VW Golf

 

[slim63]

The Mazda. We've had 3 over the years... 2 Mk1's and 1 Mk2. All were 1.6L petrols but the diesels are well rated.

Er indoors has the mazda2 ts2, brilliant little car, all its needed in 10+ years is a service & a steering rack (the rack on this particular year is a known problem others are fine)

 

[Cougar377]

Unsurprisingly most on here are going for the Mazda as it’s the safe choice, going with the head rather than the heart.

Then again the Alfa is an ancient FWD Fiat Punto platform in a party frock.........

in conclusion I would go for a VW Golf

The Mazda 3's shared the same chassis as the Ford Focus and the Volvo S40 of the time, but the Mazda definitely had sportier handling. The downside was that the ride was a bit harsher on your average potholed town roads.

 

[Squag1]

Friend had a 2 Focus then Mazda 3.
No comparison even though they are supposed to be the same.
Focus was a petrol guzzler too.

 

[Malone]

I have been told by a Ford mechanic that the Focus 1.0 eco boost 3 cylinder turbo thing, when it has an overheating problem ( when and not if) it means the engine will be scrap as they can’t be rebuilt in the usual way, refacing the head etc.

 

[slim63]

I have been told by a Ford mechanic that the Focus 1.0 eco boost 3 cylinder turbo thing, when it has an overheating problem ( when and not if) it means the engine will be scrap as they can’t be rebuilt in the usual way, refacing the head etc.

Is this the one that has been setting fire to itself on a regular basis ?

 

[Malone]

Not sure< I meant it had cooling problems

 

[ogr1]

Looks like it’s caught a glimpse of your jacket mate .

Begins with 'F' and ends with 'F'...It's not fluff.

 

[ogr1]

Eco boost engines are like sewing machines on full chat.
Eventually summat is gonna go pop.

 

[slim63]

Not sure< I meant it had cooling problems

I know you did mate

There was one of the eco engines that would set afire I remember reading about it & that ford were denying it so I wondered if this was the one & the same was still going on

 

[Squag1]

Ford had flywheel problems also a few years ago. Know of a car and a minibus.