Guys, i'm thinking to buy Ford Focus or Peugeot 408, can you guys give me some advise or ideas?

I love both actually.... which one is easier to get spare part, cheaper spare part price, FC?

thx much ~~ 

for me, only the 308 is worth considering in Peugeot, I love hatchback 

guess I'm young then

To good to be true at 85k even mudah is selling at 90k+-

Went to Genting over the weekend. After making on of the corner the gear seems to be disengaged. The RPM shoot up to 4k and lost the torque momentarily for a second. Then the gear engaged back and continue my journey.

At one point I was on a downhill steep slope and the RPM went up to 4.5k and the gearbox refuse to shift to the next gear.

Other than that the gear seems couldn't predict much which gear to use. Really have to floor the accelerator a bit to gain the speed and momentum.

Would like to ask all the sifus about the low speed juddering issue, I find that its the worst especially moving from 0 - 50 kmph, especially in Jams or when you just started to move the car. Its even worse when you step on the accelerator really really lightly, as it really does seem that it revs up higher and then moves to 2nd gear causing it jerk because of the gear shift. But if you do step on the accelerator it more consistently (aka picking up speed) its much better and the juddering is not so noticeable. It feels really like when in super low speeds like in Jam or maybe in the car park etc when very low speeds are needed its a little confused on how the gear shifts should be handled, esp from 1st to 2nd gear. (that or I'm used to how my VIOS drives haha)

Is this the common juddering in low speed characteristic of the FOFO in low speed that everyone is talking about, or is mine kinda out of character?

I tried before but the current is so low that it doesn't charge fast enough to overcome the drain.
I am using a usb cigarette port charger that works like a charm.
I don't think it will affect the car battery.
As of phone battery, my thought is that because our car is new, the battery and alternator is all new, the voltage and current would be stable, so it will be ok for the phone.
There's also a fuse in the usb charger just in case.
On top of that, if I remember correctly, I was once told that there's voltage stabilizer or current stabilizer chip in the phone so it should not be a threat.
I am no good with electronics, maybe some sifu can advise oso.
Do you guys train the transmission?

I am not sure what I am going to say is valid or perhaps its only my own perception.
I have not always been light on the peddle since day one.
Sometimes took it for some hardcore speed drive with D mode, just simply step on the peddle and let it rev up to accelerate on a clear road.
By doing this, I believe that I am giving more data to the transmission computer on the average rev that it should change gear.
I do not have juddering problem since 2000km mileage and I am at 7000km mileage now.
At crawling speed, the gearbox would not try to change gear and judder as my gear change from 1 to 2 will happen at 2000rpm.

I am sure that most existing owner already get use to it and no longer a concern.
For new owner, you will feel concern but after awhile, you will know how to avoid the juddering.

Just stumbled upon this Table. Not too sure how accurate are these figures though the Focus registered 9.5s in a 0-100km/h dash. Surprisingly the new Toyota Altis 2.0 goes quicker than the Honda Civic 2.0 VTEC.

The 0-100 list appeared for cars sold in thai. They dont have VW Jetta is it. Jetta 0-100 is 8.3s.

guys... new Ford Focus..... to be announced in Geneva Motor Show next month....

http://www.carscoops.com/2014/02/2015-ford...ets-fusion.html

actually i have test drive it yesterday alongside mazda 3. did not know of this problem before. my first chocie would be mazda but there was a gap of 28k which is a little to wide for us. perhaps i should test drive another time. correct me if i am wrong. the  judderign happens when you break and immediately step floor teh accelerator? so need to do it slowly?

in terms of handling i prefer Ford(a little better not by far) but design wise mazda is better both interior and exterior. Mazda has a cleaner interior as comapred to focus where there are lots of button here and there.

I just tried the cerato 2.0 just a while ago. In term of handling it still have a long way to go compared to m3 and ford. The stearing not as responsive and there seems to be a lag between pressing the peddle and the acceleration. It's quite obvious so much so my wife equates it with out mivy. Sound proofing  also not as good probably due to 17in rim.

But of course a lot of feature. Aircond on the butt etc. anyway need to decide between ford and this Kia.

hi, noticed quite a numbers of vios changing to focus or thinking of changing to focus. i was one of them. after ting-tong for 3-4 months n read thru all the pros n cons, i finally get the focus. my vios served me well for exact 9yrs with 320k km. no offence, i never thought of changing to altis or even a camry as its only a bigger size of vios. i always be the driver n i want to have fun during the drive. focus is the car for driver.

A very sad incident happened to my car.
My younger brother took it to Cameron Highland for vacation.
When he reverse up a steep slope at the parking lot, the car loses power and slide forward and hit the wall.

There's deep scratches to the paint job and the bumper lip torn off.
The lower radiator cover shattered into few pieces.



I have encounter this before.
I am not sure if it is the transmission, engine or traction control.
When at steep slope, regardless how hard u step on the pedal, the car refuses to reverse.
Anyone experience the same?

I disassembled the bumper, stitched the cover and reassemble it as a makeshift solution.

becareful of door wing mirror it cost 2K++ just to replace.
And is super fragile any motorcycle hit it the bracket will broke and the wing mirror wont close any more
Things are super expensive in bolehland. In UK and US the replacement don't even hit Rm1k mark.

Now im trying to source it from other country for the correct version.
Too many different variant and model code and different pin connection.

Ok thanks for your opinion.. One of my friend also said.. Buying a conti car as a second car is ok.. But not advisable if you have one car only.. Which make sense.. Is the fofo reliable enough??

Just test drive the Ford Focus today.. oh no... oh no... I have fallen in love...