Update on replacing Barbie.
After renting several Focus estates these past few years it was top of my short list. The 1.5 Active, 140 bhp, slightly raised ride height. Met all my criteria for internal space and occasional rough mountain roads. My experienced friend in the trade thinks I’ll struggle with the power drop...he is a big believer in the reliability of Fords 2.3 engine in the ST variant and 100% thinks I should get one. I’m more concerned about it’s lower ground clearance. And don’t need that performance.
Second on the short list was the XC40. T4, FWD ( don’t need AWD) with 190. Sufficient internal space for me, just about adequate performance, good ground clearance, sky high residuals at the moment so no deals to be had. Amazed that some specs of the T4 are in the higher VED bracket...didn’t mind paying it on the GTS but not an old blokes Volvo.
As my next car will be a long term keeper I’m being very spec specific..colour, options etc. Which rules out Motorpoint. So far.
In the meantime I’ll try to source a cheap practical runaround and reassess later in the year when extended test drives hopefully become reality. And the possibility of actually driving over to Spain becomes clearer.
First world problems.
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