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i'm thinking of getting rid of the fiesta zetec s for something else but i'm not really sure what to buy. I've got 7k ish, i want something fun to drive, at least as good to drive as the ZS. I mainly drive on motorways and a roads. I was think S2000 or Focus ST. But i'm not sure if they are a bit 'much' for long distance commute. Any ideas?
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Why not get a simple Focus 1.8 or 2.0. You get the best of both worlds then. Forget the Focus ST probably more power than you will ever need.
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Friend had an ST for about 18 months. Nothing at all wrong with it as a long distance car but beware that the best it ever did was about 30mpg- brilliant for a large car or a large SUV, less impressive for an average sized hatchback. The S2000 will need its nuts revving off most of the time, but are supposed to be fun to drive.
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The title of this thread is confusing. As written, it appears to refer to a desire of the OP to purchase afresh a "possible car" , which is an interesting concept.
I can only construe the phrase "possible car" to have two meanings, although others may be aware of more possibilities:
a) Something which is not presently a car, but has the potential to become a car. This allows for a variety of possibilities: anything from a Complete Knockdown Kit (CKD) which could be assembled into a car, to a very big lump of metal which with suitable machining could be used to create a car. Or of course it may refer to something small and young which may grow up to become a car, just a caterpillar is a potential butterfly.
b) An object of undetermined nature, which may on further inspection be revealed to be a car, but might also turn out to be something else. (What else? A hologram? A cunningly painted papier-mâché sculpture? A wheeled washing-up bowl?)
Of course, the IP may have intended to refer to a "possible new car", which is a subject where the back room can be relied upon to offer much advice. But that would be so much more boring than a "possible car" :-)
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thanks for the post, very witty keep posting won't you.
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NowWheels wrote....the IP may have intended....
Is sooty123 now an injured party NowWheels?
What have you done to him? I think we should be told.
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Clearly a clean sweep from NowWheels.
Bye bye everyone.....
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Nice dilemma Sooty. You have a reasonable budget and should be able to find something suitable. As for the motorway element most modern kit will cope admirably, especially if you are looking at cars with a bit of power. For A road work you probably already have quite a good car and you will be aware of Ford handling and that any model from that manufacturer is generally good on the twisties.
I guess only you know how comfortable you would be with fairly high fuel consumption and insurance costs which would, I'm afraid, be a given with the models you mention.
As a bit of a different alternative and assuming of course that the the size is appropriate, it might be fun to check out the Panda 100hp. Never driven one but they look like a hoot and you could probably get a new or almost new one for your budget.
Have fun looking !
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