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Yeah, this one has gone slightly mental. Far more than I was expecting/hoping. How much earned? Pennies really. Before this I earned £20-£30 a month (not even enough to cover the fuel I burn when I film LOL). This latest one though has pushed my earnings up to about £8 a day...so I've almost...

FLOL, I'll suggest that as an addendum!

Ahem, 8,500 miles. Pay attention at the back.

I'm saying that the failure rate is higher than that, potentially much higher. The trouble is that unless the car goes through regular and full heat cycles, which the low mileage cars generally don't, it will never show the head distortion as it cools down. Low mile cars may well appear to be...

If I do end up on this merry-go-round once again after this time then that's definitely something I'll be looking for. Before that though I don't think it's unreasonable to expect answers from Ford explaining the failure and what they've done to ensure the engine I've been given isn't also a...

Even if everyone knows it's incontinent?

Exactly this. The thought of demanding a replacement car never even occurred to me...give me a new engine that's fixed and I'll be happy. If it fails, give me another one. And another. And another. They have to fix it eventually surely...and hopefully that'll happen before my 5yr/100k mile...

I've no idea yet...that'll follow at some point. It is f***ing with my head though. This is what I'm hoping. Especially a one owner standard car that's been documented far more than anyone would ever want to know.

I did. all of them, several times all the way through. Yes it did seem rushed...very apparent I think from the fact that at the global launch the car they had Ken Block yo drifting about in was wrapped in camo and sporting a front bumper from what looked to be a Focus Titanium. I'v never...

Keep a close eye on it and listen closely at every start! If it stutters like mine did it's firmly on its way. The basic engine assembly part no. 1916186 costs £4.5k but labour and all the other odds and sods increase the total final bill to a shade under £5,750. The gasket and coolant...

This is what I thought but many many people have told me/said that it will include both the turbo and the clutch. I am indeed. Not the 3x 10hr days I spent back in in May though. No need, I've bonded with this car already, I'm going to enjoy taking my time this time around. We will see...

I have no problem with any of this at all. I'm delighted by it if I'm honest...where I was looking like I'd have another 65k miles before needing to retire it from daily duties...I now have another 75k miles. In effect I have the same car that I bought six months ago but, after 8,500 miles, it...

I have extended the warranty so I'm good for at least the first 5 years and 100,000 miles. I hope by that time Ford have sorted the problem out! That's what I'm mostly hearing although others have said just a block/head, or the full engine but without all of the ancillaries. Nope. Two weeks...

Along with uncertainty and a mssive PITA there's also a big nod to the CS old-timers in here. Thanks to @ForceIndia for the inspiration :up:😂

There have been one or two that I've heard of. The thing is, with Ford playing their cards so close to their chest, no one knows a) the exact reasons why they fail or b) how the replacement engines have been 'fixed'. What I'm getting may be doomed to fail again in the next six months! From...

Based on forum reports a fair estimate from what we know so far would around 5% or so. Some suggest more that 10% but I think that's way too high.

I will sell it eventually...but there's no hurry at all, I'm curious what will happen to the value of it over time. Getting it moving about daily is a wonderful thing, understanding and analysing the hell out of it comes a close 2nd :laughing: As for the engine replacement? At worst I can see...

This is what the internet needs to know and why I've asked for comfort that I'm not going to be back again with the same problem in six months time. Unlikely I'll get a definitive answer but that won't stop me pestering them for one!

I've asked but it's unlikely I'll find out.

I'm feeling that ^^^ b**ches. I did take my gloves out last time but completely forgot to use them as I was being so awesome without them. In other news, complete replacement engine is scheduled for delivery to dealer Friday 8th December. That's quite quick compared to what others have...

I'm in a hire car for now. Video update to follow...

The last three starts have all sounded like this...it's gone from one in every four or five starts to almost every time. I hope the dealership see sense today and don't just top the coolant up and hand it back.

We'll see in another 9.5 years if it was a sensible move or not. I think it will be :smile: Define a 10? To be fair to Ford so far they've been quite accommodating...there's a few modded cars that have had entire engines replaced. This is how I feel. I can mostly scare myself anywhere in it...

£900 for an air filter, induction pipe, and dealer installed map is a lot no matter how much power you gain from it. They give you exactly the same (hardware + map) for the Fiesta and charge £600. The accountant in me only sees and hears £900 minus £600 etc.

It clearly is. I have it booked in for a once over by the dealership tomorrow...although I'm hoping for more I expect to have it handed back with the coolant topped up and the instruction "keep an eye on it". £900 plus fitting I think.

I'm hurt. I even kept the whole video short for you.

To see notifications on the home screen? If it's idle I just pick it up or move it slightly and they appear. I now have visions of you standing up and leaning over your phone to get your face read rather than picking it up LOL

It'll never happen though as it would be seen as a tacit admission by Apple that they were wrong.

That's the perfect place for it to be. It falls naturally to hand every time you pick your phone up. It may be different to what you're used to but it's no less convenient. As Jaff said above, my phones unlocked, open, and on it's home screen or whatever app I was last using before it's even...

I must resist, standard's enough, standard's enough...