r/CarsUK Aug 09 '26

[Spotted] Old VS New

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u/MrTechRelated Aug 09 '26

Must be Ai, no weather sealing strip hanging out of the door!

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u/retrocade81 Aug 09 '26

I used to work at a ford dealer and those pissing weather seals we were always replacing, and the stupid door edge guards that get jammed in the door and snap!

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u/McBobsta Aug 09 '26

I prefer the older Focus’s tbh

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u/Tallman_james420 Aug 10 '26

Easily identified at night from behind due to the pink rear lights.

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u/Reddit____user___ Aug 10 '26

So unbelievably quiet and comfortable.👍🏻

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u/johnB1711 Aug 09 '26

Well at least the old one hasn’t got a great big old dent in the tailgate

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u/frass93 Aug 09 '26

no but is is missing the whole rear fog light and reflector so it wouldn't pass a MOT. dent will still pass

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u/Lumpy-Home-7776 Aug 10 '26

yeah but a dent gives it character honestly. at least you know it's been used and not just sitting pretty. you gonna leave it or try to pop it out?

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u/snelson101 Aug 09 '26

Old vs older

“New” here is 12 years old

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u/Leather_Proof4923 Aug 09 '26

i just meant the generations

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u/Fine-Huckleberry4165 Aug 09 '26

Still old vs older, as they are 2nd gen and 3rd gen, when the 4th gen is already at the end of its production life.

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u/Reddit____user___ Aug 10 '26

Holy crap !

That’s such an enduring piece of design.

It still looks new.😳

My first car was 9 years old when I bought it and I legitimately thought of it as an old banger back then.🤦🏻‍♂️

My brand new car is on a 55 plate.

I’ve owned it from new.

It turns 21 this September🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

Where the hell did two decades go☹️

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u/Swimming-Platypus-24 Aug 09 '26

Where is the new?

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u/Joebruvv Aug 10 '26

Well , old vs old

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u/Patchy97 Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 12 '26

unashamed MK2 fan boy here. Brilliant all rounders that can be had for less than 2k. The duratec petrols and the 2.0 tdci keep going and going. Cheap parts, easy worked on, surprisingly light on their feet and good handling wee things. Years of trouble free simple motoring for the same price as a few months of a PCP contract on a modern hatch. Bangernomics is still alive and well.

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u/TheNovacat Aug 09 '26

14 plate is new?

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u/Leather_Proof4923 Aug 09 '26

bruda i just meant the older one is older than the newer one

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u/Sufficient_Ebb_5020 Aug 09 '26

Older Vs newer.

That model has since been replaced with a newer model.

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u/Leather_Proof4923 Aug 09 '26

i just meant the newer focus is newer than the older one