Description
A STUNNING AND ORIGINAL 1 OWNER EXAMPLE WITH A FRESH MOT AND FULL SERVICE HISTORY
Colour: Brilliant Silver
BRIEF SUMMARY
A beautiful 1 owner example with only 22, 000 miles from new and full Service history by Ford
EXTERIOR
In brilliant silver this Focus really was ahead of its time when launced. A modern day Orion, the Focus certainly was all angles and creases and it hides its age very well. In remarkable condition she wears her age with pride and is also rust free in the usual areas you would expect to find it in a hatch version. maybe not as sought after as the hatchback in its day you very rarely see a saloon let alone a well kept example! so this is quite the rare car nowadays.
INTERIOR
The Focus Mk1 was a lesson in medium car design in its day and the interior was no exception. With only 22k this interior can only be described in as new condition and smells lovely and clean and fresh. there are no marks on the seats and all carpets and trim are exceptional
ENGINE & TRANSMISSION
The smooth and free revving Zetec 1. 6 motor fitted to this car is in perfect working order and is mated to one of the slickest gearboxes you will find. you change gear in this because you want to not because you have to.
SUSPENSION
The first of the medium cars with multi-link rear suspension theres no car of this size that handles like a MK1 Focus. Poised, with outstanding body control this is a lesson in how to make a car handle.
With only 22k this car still has its Mojo and will bring a smile to your face.
WHEELS, TYRES & BRAKES
This has 4 Excellent Tyres on standard and in excellent condition 16" LX upgrade Alloys
Front drivers = 5mm
Front passenger = 5mm
Rear Drivers = 4mm
Rear Passenger = 4mm
Brakes are discs all around, with standard antilock, They are in very good working order with no grabbing or pulling when braking.
EQUIPMENT
With front electric windows, heated windscreen, Aircon, ABS brakes, 16" alloys, Electric Mirrors and a Cd Player. this car is as well equipped as it was possible to be back in 2003.
DRIVING
Never one to set the pulse racing, the Focus Saloon had a hidden secret, It was even BETTER to drive than the outstanding Mk1 Ford Focus Hatch. The reason.... Stiffness of the bodyshell, the saloon rear bulkhead meant that the Focus slaoon was actually even better than the hatch and by far the most advanced drivers car of its time. Arguably never bettered even now this car is not your average boring 3 box saloon.
There is a fluidity to the controls, the perfectly weighted steering the exquisite body control and the deftness of its turn in. this car is a drivers delight.
HISTORY FILE
A 1 Owner car from new with a fully stamped up service history most of it by A Ford main dealer.
ROAD TAX
At £215 per year it is not a lot to pay for a car that will hold its value compared to other cars at under £2000
MOT
A fresh MOT will be given to the new owner on Purchase.
ABOUT THE MK1 FORD FOCUS
The Ford Focus is a compact car (C-segment in Europe) manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since 1998. Designed under Alex Trotman's Ford 2000 plan, which aimed to globalize model development and sell one compact vehicle worldwide, the Focus was primarily designed by Ford of Europe's German and British teams. The Focus was released in July 1998 in Europe, succeeding the Ford Escort, and replaced the Mazda Familia-derived Ford Laser in Asia and Oceania along with the Laser-based North American Escort. Wayne Stamping & Assembly started producing the Focus for North America with sales beginning in 1999, ending by May 2018. The fourth-generation Ford Focus was revealed on the 10th of April, 2018.
Ford of Europe introduced the Focus in 1998 to the European market as a replacement for the Ford Escort. The decision to name the new car the "Ford Focus" was made in early 1998, as Ford's senior management had been planning to keep the "Escort" nameplate for its new generation of small family cars. A last-minute problem arose in July 1998 when a Cologne court, responding to a case brought by the publisher Burda, ordered Ford to avoid the name "Focus" for the cars in the German market since the name was already taken by one of its magazines (Focus). This eleventh-hour dispute was resolved, however, and the car was launched with the name Focus. The Focus MK1 was awarded the 1999 European Car of the Year award. The Fusion name was eventually used on two different vehicle families - a utility version of the Fiesta in Europe, and on a mid-size sedan model in North America. The project manager for the Ford Focus at Dunton was Rose Mary Farenden.
Ford of North America began marketing the Focus in September 1999 for the 2000 model year, with some changes from the European version. The car was launched as a three-door hatchback, four-door saloon, and five-door wagon; a five-door hatchback debuted in 2001.[4]
In 2002, Ford launched its highest performance version of the Focus, called the Focus RS. It came with a 2. 0-litre turbocharged Zetec engine, a Quaife ATB limited-slip differential, Brembo brakes, and a host of other performance changes, combined with a much more aggressive appearance, and was available only in blue. This original Focus RS was only available in Europe.
For decades, in the U. S., small cars like the Focus were seen as a tool to draw in younger buyers looking for a cheap basic transportation and to increase auto makers' fleet average fuel economies to meet U. S. federal standards. Ford was said not to concern about losing money on the Focus so the company could sell gas guzzlers for big profits. However, recent sales of new Focus's have been able to maintain lower or overall discounting incentive rates than many competing vehicles in its class. Many industry insiders view cars like the Focus as 'compliance cars' because of their role in helping to bring down the corporate fleet average fuel economy to meet current fuel-economy standards.
