Ford approved

[niknaksky]

Hi in the market for a focus st3

2 have caught my eye both the same age 67 plate

The first one is higher mileage 28k miles extras are reversing camera, black style pack and sunroof this one is ford approved 1 owner 12 months ford protect warranty and is £1000 cheaper

The second one is 11k miles from a ford franchise doesn't have the above extras comes with 3 months automate warranty but could potentially increase to 12 months and is £1000 more but is closer to home ie over theroad practically.

So my question

Is it worth paying a £1000 less for a car with more miles and added extras with it being ford approved?
Or
Take the car with less miles that is closer to home with potentially less warranty for £1000?

Both are the same colour stealth grey

[TheDrownedApe]

only you can say how much those options/warranty/mileage are worth to you Sir.

I've never worried about mileage on cars before (if FSH) so it is a no brainer to me

[niknaksky]

Whats the difference between ford approved and non ford approved or is it a case of they use the word ford approved to make it appear better maintained?

[Hub]

28k still isn't that high mileage so I'd go with that one for the warranty and additional options all other things being equal.

I think you also get breakdown cover with the Ford approved cars, which you can keep going by servicing with Ford.

There are probably criteria to meet an approved Ford standard - age, mileage, condition, unmodified, main dealer serviced etc

Edited by Hub on Tuesday 17th November 13:39

[resolve10]

I had a Stealth Grey ST3 for 2 years and 30,000 miles back in 2017. Great car, well built. Wouldn't let mileage or warranty sway your decision too much, I'd buy on condition.

[omniflow]

I had to read the first post twice before I fully understood the question.

The higher specified car, with a higher level of warranty is cheaper, but has a higher mileage.
The lower specified car is closer to home, is more expensive, but has a lower mileage.

In my opinion, the mileage on the cheaper car isn't significantly high - so I'd buy that one all day long.