LZ Ford Focus Titanium Hatch 2017

[Homesport]

It suddenly dawned on me today that I have been driving for over 50 years. Ford holds a special place in my working and private life. Why? My first new car was a Mk1 Escort twin-cam, a truly great drivers car, however, a real pain in the **** to own. The list went on to include various Cortina models, Capri V6, several Laser TX3, Telstar TX5, Mondeo Zetec, Focus XR5. All of these cars had there good and bad points. Working as salesman selling Ford product for 25 years enabled me the opportunity to drive every model of Ford from 1979 through until 2004. Today, my priority is to own and drive a car that delivers it all. Reliability, drivability, and value for money. May be I am asking the impossible, the LZ Ford Focus Titanium is in my little world the best all round drive available. Opinions, let’s hear them.

[kevino]

I think its what you want that counts.
Like you I had a 100eAnglia as first car, a Mark 1 escort 1.3, an xle 2 litre Cortina then later on a 2003 focus, a 2007 fiesta, a 2008 TDCI Focus (best car I have ever owned) a 2015 LZ focus but now I have moved to Skoda as Ford has moved out of my price range.
My 2015 LZ had got up to 129000 pretty quickly and was starting to wear on me. Riding hard getting bit noisy round the window seals and needed money spent on shocks brakes tyres registration so while it was worth some money as a trade I moved on.
An LZ Titanium would be a nice aquisition at low kilometres on the speedo.
But best car thats subjective.
Most buyers today are going down the SUV and dual cab road. A focus will blast past those vehicles on a two lane roundabout or winding round. The Focus while new has beautifully weighted steering and handling.
I also cant get over how much money will pay for a dual cab. It just blows me away.

[Swordie]

Here's some links to look at.

Provides owners reviews
https://www.productreview.com.au/lis...z-2015-present


RACV Article
https://www.racv.com.au/royalauto/mo...ar-review.html