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TheHogwartsBEngO
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Another Triumph for BEngO's motoring advice.
My dad wanted a new (or nearly new) 5 Door hatch for his retirement conveyance and Grandfather duties. He was thinking Focus, Astra etc. I took him round Fords, Astras and the new Civic. A major factor in the choice was of course my mum, who didn't want anything 'fussy' and 'can't be doing with all these buttons and gadgets'
So the civic (with all it's space-age styling and gimmicks) was out.
I suggested Focus Ghia or Titanium and to leave the astra alone as it suffers with a lack of interior space over the focus.
Although taken with the Focus Ghia, my folks didn't like the 'tacky' faux mahogany and preferred the simplicity of the Zetec and Titanium interior trim. Mum wanted leather seats but budget constraints and the fact that it tends to only be available on the Ghia put pay to that but the titanium comes with part-leather seats as standard.
My Dad has wisely plumped for a new (pre-registered with about 3k off list!) 56 plate Focus Titanium. It comes with plenty of kit: air-con, hetaed windscreen (great for frosty mornings and ageing hands), CD player, auto headlights, auto wipers etc and it benefits from a standard supension set-up so it's a nice smooth ride as opposed to the firm ride of the zetec.
My work there was done - here's wishing my dad many happy miles.
My dad wanted a new (or nearly new) 5 Door hatch for his retirement conveyance and Grandfather duties. He was thinking Focus, Astra etc. I took him round Fords, Astras and the new Civic. A major factor in the choice was of course my mum, who didn't want anything 'fussy' and 'can't be doing with all these buttons and gadgets'
So the civic (with all it's space-age styling and gimmicks) was out.
I suggested Focus Ghia or Titanium and to leave the astra alone as it suffers with a lack of interior space over the focus.
Although taken with the Focus Ghia, my folks didn't like the 'tacky' faux mahogany and preferred the simplicity of the Zetec and Titanium interior trim. Mum wanted leather seats but budget constraints and the fact that it tends to only be available on the Ghia put pay to that but the titanium comes with part-leather seats as standard.
My Dad has wisely plumped for a new (pre-registered with about 3k off list!) 56 plate Focus Titanium. It comes with plenty of kit: air-con, hetaed windscreen (great for frosty mornings and ageing hands), CD player, auto headlights, auto wipers etc and it benefits from a standard supension set-up so it's a nice smooth ride as opposed to the firm ride of the zetec.
My work there was done - here's wishing my dad many happy miles.
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