Ford was long recognised for the road behaviour of its European models, the Fiesta and Focus in particular, often cited as benchmarks in their segment on that point.
Second-hand the make offers good substance for the money, with faster depreciation than the French mainstream makes at comparable equipment.
The Fiesta dominates the offer in the city-car segment, ahead of the Focus among compacts, as a hatchback and as an SW estate. The Kuga covers the family SUV segment and the Puma the urban SUV format.
The van range is solidly represented with the Transit and Transit Custom, very common second-hand and valued for their usable volume.
The S-Max and Galaxy answer seven-seat needs, in a segment few manufacturers still occupy.
Diesel remains in the majority across the fleet, carried by the vans and by high-mileage Focus models.
In petrol, the small-capacity EcoBoost units power most recent Fiestas and Focuses and offer a good balance of drivability and consumption.
The manual gearbox dominates; the Powershift dual-clutch automatic turns up on certain generations and deserves a careful test in slow manoeuvres.
On EcoBoost engines with a wet cambelt, keeping to the replacement intervals is a documented point: ask for the invoice.
On versions with a dual-clutch gearbox, drive the car in slow, stop-start traffic before committing.
On a used Transit, check the rear suspension, the clutch and the mounting points: these are vehicles that have worked.
A used Ford car suits anyone who puts road behaviour first and is looking for a favourable equipment-to-price ratio, and businesses buying from the Transit range.
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