There was still plenty to do, though, starting with some of the bodywork scrapes being repaired by my local SMART repairer, then a proper valet by Richard Tipper of Perfection Valet – the shine on the bonnet made me laugh, it was just so good! The guys there were recommended by the Cherokee XJ group on Facebook – a tremendous resource – and my car returned feeling fitter than before and with a reasonably clean bill of health. ![]() But at long last, June the Jeep joined the family and the work began – as it has to on most modern classics.įirst up, a trip to RCBS 4x4 specialist for a full service and check over. This purchase was a long time coming, not least because of the number of cars I’d seen and rejected or missed out on. Naturally, it’s not perfect: the lack of power is remarkable by the standards of today, the door mirrors are tiny, and it corrodes like any other 20-year-old Ford, but the Focus was such a landmark model that it deserves classic status. The compact dimensions – it’s a whisker wider than a current Fiesta – mean it’s easy to place on the road, and its New Edge design has grown old more gracefully than pretty much any other late-1990s model. The steering is beautifully weighted and brimming with feedback, while the ride wasn’t just exemplary compared to its contemporaries, it’s still brilliant today. In fact, it now has huge sentimental value, because it took both my kids home from the hospital after they were born.Ī lack of performance means my Focus will struggle to get out of its own way, but it’s still an utter delight to drive. ![]() I’ve always liked the first-generation Focus, and this is my second, but I bought it for entirely practical reasons just before my eldest child was born.
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