Ok, I am thinking of changing my instructor's car, I have a ford focus atm, but 1.6 petrol which is a great car to teach in but fuel consumption is crap (bearing in mind i do 35k per year at 30.3mpg)
Now in the past i had a clio 1.5 dci 106hp and it was good, my local renault have a Clio GT diesel hp 3 door for £15k brand new... can get for £14k...
Or there is a ford focus 2.0 TDCI Zetec S diesel 3 door which looks abit more luxurious than the clio 58 reg but with only 3k on the clock so as good as new... for £14k can get this down to £12,500
Now i have had the clio before and had a few problems over 2 years off ownership (new ECU, Steering Column, Start Motor)
Anybody heard any horror storys about the focus? Is the engine a reliable engine?