We have a 06 Ford Focus 2.0 Ghia saloon - i note your after the 1.8 - id be interested in hearing how it performs as when someone bumped the focus, and it went for repair, we had a 1.6 Focus hatch as a courtesy car - nice, but man it was gutless compared to the 2.0.
Fancy a Diesel next mind, as the 2.0 is a little heavy on the juice for the general commute, maybe 27-30mpg if im lucky

and as i work split shifts thats 4 times a day