robby

Yep trade price but not too bad as a buying price - would get more if i was p/xing but i was thinking of selling up and buying a <£1500 runabout, since changed my mind (again) and keeping the ST for now

Jamz_

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You sure you want to keep it, could swap it for mine:
Ford : Ford Focus ST Lookalike 2.0L Petrol

stilover

Just as long as you included £5k cash.

Jamz_

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5k for my car... dont be daft, got offered 8.5k for it in px

stevros

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i paid £9000 for a 56 plate asbo orange st2 with 19000 on the clock but sold it 4 months later for 10600 with full mot and 5 mnts tax. hope this helps

sorry for not puttin a sarcastic answer but i like to be different!!!! hth m8

Jamz_

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You got a good deal there mate, take it you went private at that kinda price! not seen any ST's under 10k yet (even a 06 plate)

WRX_SWRT

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most under 10k are catD/C id say yours would beadvertise bout 11200

and looking to accept 10800

i have diamond white st-2 06 plate with 32k i want another scoob snow is here today..

ill sell in summer and take anything around the 10400 mark.

mad555

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Was thinking around the £11K mark myself,think I'll put it on for £10950.

stevros

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idid get mine private it was up for £9500 said he wanted a quick sale as was waitin delivery of his new rs and just wanted it out the way, i had every check done on it possible and all was ok still knocked him down to 9k and he took it!! i can only guess he didnt no what he had!! it was a gem too not a mark on it full history etc i'd be in it still now if it hadn't been so thirsty!!
diamond white deffo the colour to have one in but very rare!! i had orange but still looked at the white ones go past!!!

mad555

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Sold £10750

Dream Weaver

Good price, the ST seems to be holding its money well, which is good.

I've been offered £12k for my 2007 ST2 and I only paid £14k for it almost 2 years back, fairly good depreciation in my eyes although it is low miles/good nick.

robby

Was that a garage offering?
I'm getting offered £9200 - £9450 in p/x for my 2006 ST2 with 24k

mad555

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A mate of mine whos a dealer has sold three ST's over the Xmas holiday's!!

Rob Walker

Considering picking one up myself.. Only thing putting me off is the petrol consumption.. Got used to driving a diesel the last year...

mad555

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Petrol consumption is mid 20MPG,the wife went from a Mondeo ST TDCI which didnt matter how hard it was driven never went below 40MPG and before that she drove a Focus 2.0L TDCI which managed 28MPG .
Get one,if you can live with the MPG you wont be disappointed.

Rob Walker

Had An ST220 for 4 years before my current car so i'd imagine it would be about the same (prob better on the motorway.. my ST was one of the old 5 gear ones.. could barely manage 27 on a run)

Current car is Civic 2.2 diesel.. Hate it.. boring as hell.. but liking 45 MPG..

Decisions decisions...

Jamz_

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If you get the dream science unit with the multi map on, there is a eco map on that, which i can get the ST up to 40mpg easily

robby

I run the DS with the DSCi program and manage 23-24mpg which is what a standard ST does exept i have approx 275bhp and 330lb/ft (never RRd but these were the figures i was given)
The Race+ map is supposed to be more eco but maybe only another 1-2mpg and this is 255 - 260bhp (less boost)

A full tank around town gives approx 230 - 240miles but this was the same in my previous Scoobs

Less miles but more smiles

Dream Weaver

It was that webuyanycar.com thing. A few of the Focus forum lads have used them without an issue providing the car is as you describe it. They will knock a £100 or so off for any scuffs etc but there prices are genuine apparently.

I have both an ST and a Civic 2.2 diesel. Although the Civic is better on fuel than the ST (40mpg vs 23mpg), the ST is a better car to own - I find the Civic a bit crashy, even compared to my lowered ST and the ST is generally nicer to live with and cheaper to run. ST also has 300bhp so the fuel econ is fine by me.

The only downside is that my ST is very basic in trim, so doesn't have any of the toys that the Civic has.

Our last Civic service was over £500, whereas the ST is only £180 ish so over 1 year the savings are less than you think.

We also have one of the dodgy 56 plate Civic's with the weak clutches as well and it's just started to slip in all gears at only 32k miles. Quotes are ranging from £800 for the clutch alone to £2,500 if the flywheel is damaged. Honda know about this issue and they have changed the whole assembly on 09 plus cars, but they won;t do anything about it.

But be aware that 2007 ST's also suffer from clutch issues, and of course my ST is a 2007 so I have 2 cars with manufacturer fault based slipping clutches but at least the ST is "only" £900 for the RS flywheel/clutch fitted and I did expect higher clutch wear as the ST is remapped and the std clutch can;t cope with the increased torque on some cars.

Depends how you drive on the MPG - some of the Focus forum lads regularly manage 28mpg ish during a weeks work runs.

Dream Weaver

In dreamland maybe.

There is no "eco" map, there are just different maps ranging from 255 up to 270bhp and none of those will get you anywhere near to 40mpg unless you are talking about your lookalike?

The best econ I've had in mine was about 29mpg taking it very easy. I run the DSCI map and get the same as robby, roughly 22-23mpg max although I'm running other mods as well.

Jamz_

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Was a standard ST with miltek cat back, on the motorway running eco map doing 60mph with a light foot

Dream Weaver

There isn't an eco map on DS though.

And MPG figures have to be real world not some 60mph motorway blast for 5 seconds.

CupraT

Slightly off topic but I used bestcarbuyer when selling my wifes car...the price offered initially was Ok (same as webuyanycar) but after discussion, they upped the price by £1k.

The added appeal of betscarbuyer was that they transferred the funds into my account before taking the car (they come and collect it) which I'm not sure webuyanycar do?

robby

what other mods have you got?
As well as the DS i've got the K+N element, ecu spacer and baileys dv (yeah i know) but i'm looking for a DS cai as it's supposed to be the best for power/ noise

Rob Walker

Mine is on a 06 plate and I noticed the clutch slipping for the first time last week. Hasn't done it since. Had just driven 250 miles and was going down a slip road in 4th and I could feel it going when I was accelerating.. don't know if it was a one off thing or not.. But knowing how fragile they are i'd rather get shot of it before it gets worse.

Didn't know the Focus had clutch probs either.. Was thinking about something like a 07 model.. But I could be tempted into a facelift one too.. can't make my mind up...

Cheers.

Dream Weaver

I have the Code:Red CAIS and intake pipe, Airtec Gen3 intercooler (best mod by far when summer arrives!!), 2008 Pro Eibach springs, Magnex catback, and I have a bailey DV as well - I like the noise, so stuff what anyone else says

Only mods left to do are downpipe and sports cat, but not sure if it's worth spending £500 for a slight power/noise increase as yet, and then maybe a Quaife LSD - I need the clutch doing this year which is £900 or I can have the LSD as well for £1800 all in and fitted - depends if I'm keeping it or not.

Our Civic slipped every now and then, but last week we got stuck in snow and had to give it some welly which gave the clutch a workout and since then it's been slipping in all gears, even just on light throttle in 3rd gear.

I'm sure you've been on civinfo.com and seen the amount of clutch failure threads over there.

Focus seems to have issues around 2007 from a poll we did on the STOC forum but can affect other model years and only appears to happen on modded/mapped cars. Even a couple of Mountune equipped cars have started getting clutch issues even though MT said it wouldn't happen.

It's not as bad as the Civic slip though, driven it for over a year now without it getting worse.

Just hope the Civic holds on long enough to PX it in the next few weeks as we wer selling it after Xmas anyway.

salsa-king

picked the wifes Focus Ghia TDCi up yesterday from Sandicliffe (tret bridge) Nottm, went in for reverse parking sensor fault... sorted and now fixed under warrenty!!

but, they had a....

asbo orange st-2 (07 plate) approx 22k miles = £12500
gun metal grey st-3 (09 plate) nu shape 150miles = £18999



got pounced on!!!!! and I said i'm looking later this year but want a White St-3 in 5door with every toy possible, as wifes car has everything on it,... reverse parking sensors, heated front leather seats, heated front screen, all round electric windows, electric drivers seat, rear door window blinds, rear view light sensing mirror, auto head lights, auto wipers, dual LED electronic A/C control, 6 disc sony multi speaker radio set up, dash board computer - trip,MPG- miles to empty etc, 17" alloys


asked what the highest spec you can get n a ST-3 to match what we have... he didn't know. :rollyeyes:

can someone tell me?

robby

The ST3 will give you
Heated front leather seats, heated front screen, electric windows, dual climate a/c was factory option so there are some out there, 6 disc in dash stereo, on board computer, 18" alloys

reverse parking sensors - can be retro fitted
electric drivers seat -nope
rear door window blinds - ford accessory
mirror - not sure
auto headlights -xenons but not auto
auto wipers - nope

some rare STs had other factory options such as electric sunroof, sat nav, etc

salsa-king

yep, the st-3 at sandicliffe in nottm at £19k has factory fit rear parking sensors and sat nav, it must be a rare one, but its not white.. and not 5door

robby

Strange as white cars are getting more popular these days and there are less of them for sale

Are you wanting brand new as £19k seems a lot?

Cars R Us : 08/08 Ford Focus 2.5 ST 5dr No Deposit Only £76 Per Week - 08, £14.5k
Perkins Garages Ltd : Focus ST-3 5dr 6spd 225 ps - 08 (silver) - <£17k
Ford : Ford Focus ST3 5dr Stunning Special Metallic Electric White **RARE** - 08 £16.5, auto wipers, auto lights, rear sunblinds, bluetooth, etc