I think 7k for 2012 car is not worth esp for cold car.

what make u had a hard time to decide?

after 1.5 years owned a mazda 3 , I switched to focus.... the performance and driving exp away better than mazda

first gen tdci using the same gear box (6 dct) and most of the owner already traveled more than 100k km.Most of tdci owner are heavy footed and some of them even tuned the engine up to 400Nm and the gear box having problem free.

most of them recommended to service the gear box at least half of the stated in service manual (for spirited driver) due to the different climate in our beloved country.

Don't worry to much , u hav 5 year warranty rite?

tdci not using torque converter and it using  wet clutch( cost around rm1200 )

mk3 using powershift too right? wet or dry?

for tdci during 60k (under ESP so FOC)
MK3 is dry clutch...

Hi guys, wondering if anyone faced / knows what this warning indication means. When I exit and lock my Focus, I get this Information sign that appears between my fuel and temperature gauge (attached). It flashes in red colour.

This only appears when the car is locked. I tried reading the manual or check for messages via the system but nothing. Did a system check as well and it said all is ok.

Just curious and a bit worried on this. Thanks.

some time the car  need to be carbonize the engine.

had fun with Accord Euro R CL7 with dual pipes , manage to overtook him at 180 and he followed very close at 220 for around 2 minutes  before I quite to tol exit. Surely I gonna makan asap if I continue , those CL7 got better top speed/hp

wont void the warranty xcept the tuning kit.

just take out the tuning kit each when to SC for service my ride. All those modding is plug and plug

interval service is same for petrol n diesel (10k )

My next service is 60k and still FOC so I hav no idea

rough idea up to 60k for both variant:

petrol rm3705 (Mazda)
diesel rm3950

it is highly recommended to service the diesel every 5k instead of 5k , so another rm450 must be allocated esp if u re always stuck in the jam.

just prepare around RM6k-7k /per 100k km

8.2l/100km since owned for a month. Average travel distance/trip is 35km with speed around 60km/hr. are u happy with the figures here? If you have a lot of short travel distance with start stop many times, it will Makan a lot of oil.

I am proud owner of ford focus mk3. My driving experience with FoFo is great. Only recent counter with warning message *transmission hit stop engine 9 minutes* when stuck in the slope with heavy traffic. The warning message was disappear when I escaped from traffic in the slope and back to normal road with slight jammed in traffic. Believe the warning sign is a protection to the DCT instead of real problem on DCT.

Jerking is gone after 1000km. Auto assist parking is a wow factor when I park my car in office. But not really practical in public road. But the bliss system is really good.
When travelled with high speed around 140 to 150km/hr, nobody notice it and still sitting comfort. the wind noise is very minimum at this speed too. Sync is working well except not ready for Chinese character and pronoun cation.

The transmission hot warning appeared when my FoFo was creeping on 100m hill slope around 30 minutes. Badly jammed during that time where all cars slowly going up the hill. The car transmission looks like sensitive with this kind of road situation. After reach the hill top, the warning disappeared immediately on flat road when searching for parking. Nothing unusual on my car engine after parked my car.
i will search for answer from ford sc on my 1st service.

this is just a minor issue.. it happens when u press the brake for a long period of time in D mode.. so the trick to tackle this is pretty simple.. put your car on N or P when u anticipate a long idle.. cheers..

Greetings!

If all goes well, I'll be trading in my 5-year-old Toyota Vios S spec with a Ford Focus this coming Friday.

Question is: Sedan or Hatchback?

Personally, I love sedans and hatches are not my kind. However, from what I realised (I test drove both the sedan and hatch):

- The Titanium+ interior colour is beige full leather (I don't like the beige colour, and this is a very big factor for me)
- The Sport+ interior is black semi-leather (I love the black, but I prefer full leather)

- The Titanium+ comes with auto-adjusting seat for the driver.
- The Sport+ comes with manual adjusting seat for the driver.

- The Titanium+ comes with a blind-spot assist
- The Sport+ doesn't have that

- The Titanium+ only has 16" rims
- The Sport+ is fitted with 17" rims

- The interior space of the Sport+ feels bigger than the Titanium+ (could it be the bigger boot space allocated for the Titanium+?)

Anything else I missed out?

As much as I love sedans, I'm leaning slightly towards the Sport+ sole due to the interior colour. Can I confirm with you guys that the Titanium+ only comes with beige interior?

Tested it in the PJ SC.

Anyway, what are the common problems for this Ford Focus? Anything I should be worried about?

Read some comments that the Ford Focus parts are expensive as your BMWs, Audis etc., and the apparent poor service from the SC isn't helping matters.

Anyone can confirm this?