Ford Focus vs Vauxhall Astra: Used Car Comparison

IFord Focus neVauxhall Astra yizimoto ezimbili ezidumile e-UK, okusho ukuthi kuningi ongakhetha kuzo. Zombili izimoto zinhle futhi zisondelene ngazo zonke izindlela, ngakho wazi kanjani ukuthi iyiphi engcono? Nansi inkomba yethu ye-Focus ne-Astra, ezobheka ukuthi inguqulo yakamuva yemoto ngayinye iqhathaniswa kanjani ezindaweni ezibalulekile.

Ingaphakathi nobuchwepheshe

Kokubili i-Focus ne-Astra zibukeka zizinhle ngaphandle, kodwa zibukeka kanjani ngaphakathi futhi kulula kangakanani ukuzisebenzisa? Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi uzozizwa usekhaya futhi ukhululekile kunoma iyiphi imoto, futhi zihlonyiselwe ukukugcina ujabulile ohambweni olude. 

I-Apple CarPlay ne-Android Auto zisezingeni kukho kokubili, ngakho ungakwazi ukulawula izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-smartphone ngesikrini esisemotweni. Isikrini se-Focus sibukeka simangalisa kakhulu, nakuba lokhu kungamangazi selokhu yethulwa ngo-2018, kuyilapho i-Astra ikhona kusukela ngo-2015. Nokho, isikrini se-Astra sisabela kakhulu uma usisebenzisa, ikakhulukazi uma iVauxhall oyibukayo kuyinguqulo yakamuva (eyethulwe ngoNovemba 2019) njengoba ithole isistimu entsha ye-infotainment kanye nokubukeka nezinjini ezithuthukisiwe. 

Sekukonke, i-Astra izizwa ingcono kancane ngaphakathi. I-Focus yinhle, kodwa i-Astra inomuzwa owengeziwe wekhwalithi, onezinto ezibukekayo nezizwakala njengeprimiyamu ethe xaxa.

Igumbi lezimpahla kanye nokusebenza

Amamilimitha ambalwa lapha futhi kukhona konke okuhlukanisa i-Focus ne-Astra ngobukhulu bangaphandle, futhi ingaphakathi layo lifana ngokulinganayo ngosayizi. 

Akukho okuningi ongakhetha kukho ezihlalweni ezingaphambili. Ungakwazi ukuhlalisa kalula abantu abadala ababili ngemuva kwanoma iyiphi imoto, nakuba abathathu bazompintshana ohambweni olude. Abantu abadala abade bazothola isikhala esengeziwe ngemuva kwe-Focus, kodwa zombili zinesikhala semoto yalo sayizi.

Sekukonke, zombili izimoto ziyasebenza ngokwanele emindenini, kepha uma izihlalo zangemuva sezikhona, i-Astra inenzuzo esiqwini. Uma ugoqa izihlalo zangemuva ukuze uthole izinto ezinkulu, uthola indawo eyengeziwe ku-Focus, ngakho-ke kungcono kakhulu ukulayisha amabhayisikili noma ukugibela ithiphu enkulu. Zombili lezi zimoto zinezindawo eziningi zokugcina kanye namaphakethe ezicabha, kanye nezibambi zenkomishi ezinezivalo ezishelelayo phakathi kwezihlalo zangaphambili.

Iyiphi indlela engcono kakhulu yokugibela?

I-Focus ne-Astra ezinye zezimoto ezijabulisa kakhulu zohlobo lwazo ukuzishayela, ngakho-ke okukulungele kakhulu kuncike ezintweni eziza kuqala kuwe. 

Zombili zilula futhi kulula ukuzipaka, futhi zishayela kahle edolobheni njengoba zihamba amabanga amade emigwaqweni yezimoto. Kodwa uma uthanda ukushayela futhi ukhetha ukushayela uye ekhaya emgwaqeni wasemaphandleni kunendlela yenqola embaxambili, uzothola i-Focus izwakala ijabulisa kakhudlwana, inekhono, umuzwa olinganiselayo, nesiqondiso esikunikeza ukuzethemba kwangempela. Ngemva kwesondo. 

Uma leyo nto ingakukhathazi, khona-ke akukho ukukhetha phakathi kwalezi zimoto ezimbili. Uma ukunethezeka kubaluleke kakhulu, gwema noma yikuphi ukusika kwezemidlalo (njengamamodeli we-ST-Line ku-Focus) ngoba ukugibela kungase kungabi ntofontofo. Ukunethezeka kokugibela kwe-Focus ngokuvamile kungcono kancane, kodwa zombili izimoto zihamba kahle futhi zilungele ukushayela umgwaqo ngenxa yokuthi awuwuzwa umsindo omningi womgwaqo noma womoya ngaphakathi ngesivinini esiphezulu.

Yini eshibhile ukuba nayo?

Zombili lezi zimoto zinenani elikhulu lemali, kodwa ngokuvamile uzothola ukuthi ukuthenga i-Astra kubiza kancane kune-Focus. 

Uma kukhulunywa ngezindleko zokusebenza, okuningi kuzoncika ekutheni ukhetha yiphi injini. Izimoto zikaphethiloli zithengeka kakhudlwana futhi uphethiloli uzobiza kancane egalaji likaphethiloli, kodwa udizili unikeza ukonga uphethiloli ongcono, ngesilinganiso esiphezulu esisemthethweni esingu-62.8mpg ku-Focus no-65.7mpg ku-Astra. Qaphela, nokho, ukuthi uhla lwenjini ye-Astra lushintshile ngo-2019, namamodeli amadala angasebenzi kahle.

Ungase ubone amamodeli amasha e-Focus akhangiswa ngobuchwepheshe be-"mild hybrid". Isistimu kagesi ozikhethela yona exhunywe enjinini kaphethiloli esiza ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli kancane, kodwa akuyona i-hybrid egcwele futhi ngeke ukwazi ukushayela ngamandla kagesi wodwa.

Ukuphepha nokuthembeka

Kokubili iFord neVauxhall zinedumela elihle lokwethembeka, nakuba i-JD Power 2019 UK Vehicle Dependability Study, inhlolovo ezimele yokwaneliseka kwamakhasimende, iklelisa iVauxhall ezindaweni ezimbalwa eziphakeme kuneFord. Kodwa-ke, bobabili abakhiqizi bangaphezulu kakhulu kwesilinganiso semboni, okuyizindaba ezinhle kumakhasimende angaba khona.

Uma kukhona okungahambi kahle, bobabili iFord neVauxhall banikeza iwaranti yeminyaka emithathu, 60,000-mile. Lokhu kusezingeni lesifundo salolu hlobo lwemoto, nakuba abanye abaqhudelana nabo beneziqinisekiso ezinde kakhulu, kanti iwaranti yeKia Ceed yeminyaka eyisikhombisa, 100,000-mile igqama kakhulu.

Yomibili le mishini ifakwe izici eziningi zokuphepha. Ngo-2018, inhlangano yezokuphepha i-Euro NCAP yaklomelisa i-Focus ngesilinganiso esiphezulu sezinkanyezi ezinhlanu esinamaphuzu aphezulu kuzo zonke izilinganiso. I-Vauxhall Astra yathola izinkanyezi ezinhlanu emuva ngo-2015 futhi yaba nezilinganiso ezicishe zifane. Zombili lezi zimoto ziphuma ezijwayelekile nama-airbag ayisithupha. Ukubhuleka okuzenzakalelayo kwezimo eziphuthumayo kujwayelekile ku-Focus yakamuva, kodwa nakuba ama-Astra amaningi asetshenzisiwe analesi sici esibalulekile sokuphepha, ezinye (ikakhulukazi izibonelo ezindala) kungenzeka ukuthi azikho njengoba bekuyinketho kwamanye amamodeli.

I-Размеры

I-Ford Focus 

Ubude: 4378 mm

Ububanzi: 1979 mm (kuhlanganise nezibuko)

Ukuphakama: 1471 mm

Indawo yemithwalo: 341 amalitha

I-Vauxhall Astra 

Ubude: 4370 mm

Ububanzi: 2042 mm (kuhlanganise nezibuko)

Ukuphakama: 1485 mm

Indawo yemithwalo: 370 amalitha

Isinqumo

Kunesizathu sokuthi iFord Focus neVauxhall Astra zidume kakhulu iminyaka. Zombili ziyizimoto ezinhle zomndeni, futhi iyiphi ekulungele incike kakhulu ezintweni eziza kuqala kuwe. Uma ufuna inani elingcono kakhulu lemali, ingaphakathi elihle kakhulu kanye nebhuthi enkulu kunazo zonke, i-Astra iyindlela yokuhamba. I-Focus ijabulisa kakhulu ukuyishayela, inobuchwepheshe besimanje kanye nezinketho zezinjini ezimbalwa ezisebenza kahle kakhulu. Ngenxa yalezi zizathu, lona ungumnqobi wethu ngemajini ewumngcingo. 

Uzothola ukukhethwa okukhulu kwezimoto zeFord Focus ezisezingeni eliphezulu kanye neVauxhall Astra ezithengiswa kuCazoo. Thola ekufanele, bese uyithenga ku-inthanethi futhi ulethe emnyango wakho noma uyilande kwesinye sezikhungo zethu zesevisi yamakhasimende.