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Originally Posted by RED XR8
Hi everyone,
I'm just wondering what you all think of the Focus Zetec. With the price of fuel now, I'm tossing up between putting our '03 BA Fairmont Ghia on gas or perhaps getting my wife to drive a '06 Focus Zetec auto. The down size in room wouldn't bother me as we have another BA if we need to carry anything big. I read on the Ford site that they average about 8lt/100. Is this optomistic or accurate? Also how do they go? We haven't owned a 4 cylinder car for a few years now ( last one was a manual also ) My wife is by no means a fast driver, but I think she would get annoyed if they were really slow. One more thing, they seem to have a lot of stuff in them for the price, is the stereo mp3 compatable and do they need anything done to them to make them any better?
Thanks,
Greg.
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If you are used to 6 cylinders a 4 cylinder will not be the same in power unless you have a turbo attached. Like most 4 cylinders, the auto will take away power but not buy much. The auto goes pretty well in a 2.0L Focus, not a rocket, but enough power to get you out of trouble. The Fuel comsumpion is actually lower at 7.1L/100km but 8 would be about right for a mixture of driving. The stereo is not mp3 compatible but there is an AUX input. They do have pretty much everything except DSC but this is now available on the new LT model. an 06 will be an LS. If your wife is driving it just for a run a bout I wouldn't bother modding it. They are a good package though, you would be happy with one, just make sure you check the paint work, it can be a bit dodgy sometimes. Black is the worst! Hope that helps a bit.