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"BATC42" (BATC42) 08/31/2015 at 23:32 • Filed to: Ford, Focus, Rental

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I’m going to spend a few days down in Wellington and decided to drive there. Because I was tired of the shit Japanese cars you can get for really cheap rentals here I jumped upon this deal. It’s 2014 Focus with the 2.0l petrol, 170 hp, but a 6-speed auto... (at least it’s not a CVT). First impression so far : the gearbox is neither bad nor good. It’s just average. I would have preferred a manual, though the Ford Powershift makes a decent job. Also needs more torque! It makes 20 more hp than my parents Passat, and weighs probably 500kg less, but it has way less kick. Long live torquey Diesels!!

Cé hé sin > BATC42 09/01/2015 at 05:00

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I hired a Mk2 Focus 2.0d with the powershift a few years ago and it was OK, no more than that. The car felt heavy and the gearbox felt like a sluggish conventional automatic. It averaged I think 6.6 l/100km which wasn’t as good as I expected.

I take it NZ has cheap fuel? You couldn’t give away a 2.0 petrol Focus here.

BATC42 > Cé hé sin 09/01/2015 at 16:00

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I’ve been averaging around 6.9l/100km so far. A litre of premium costs around 2NZD. Diesel is cheaper (like 70 cents less) but you have to pay road taxes on top of it.