Focus ST....?
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Focus ST....?
"The new Focus ST is the most powerful Focus road car developed to date and has proved its potential by lapping the infamous Nurbürgring a full 10sec faster than the original Focus RS, itself a modern performance icon. Ford TeamRS, the company's UK-based racing and performance arm, has developed a car specifically for the performance enthusiast without compromising day-to-day comfort or practicality."
The above was taken from a website http://www.carpages.co.uk/ford/ford-focus-part-1-13-09-05.asp
I know a few people here were recently discussing how good the RS as a drivers car is, does this mean the ST reviews are going to be sublime ? If you could get 20% off would you be beating down a Ford dealers door ? Discuss
p.s. this is not an exam question
The above was taken from a website http://www.carpages.co.uk/ford/ford-focus-part-1-13-09-05.asp
I know a few people here were recently discussing how good the RS as a drivers car is, does this mean the ST reviews are going to be sublime ? If you could get 20% off would you be beating down a Ford dealers door ? Discuss
p.s. this is not an exam question
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The ST is quicker round the 'ring than the RS according to team RS, I think that is just hype, though the ST does look a very nice car, especially at privaledge prices.
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I mention the 20% cos of the privelege prices (ford employee discount) the st, st2 and st3 range from £17000 odd up to £19500 mrp. I can get the top of the range (with 6cd, leather recaros etc) for £15600ish instead of £19500ish.
If the hype is to be believed I think this makes the car up into Subaru WRX terroritory and for £5000 less! I swore I wasn't going to change my car for a while....but........
If the hype is to be believed I think this makes the car up into Subaru WRX terroritory and for £5000 less! I swore I wasn't going to change my car for a while....but........
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I think that the new Focus looks awkward at best. They'll really muffed up the lines of the car, esp at the rear. The ST guise improves things though, and I should imagine its a cracking drive, even if its FWD.
I wouldn't be surprised if Ford change its looks quite a bit in the ear future!
I wouldn't be surprised if Ford change its looks quite a bit in the ear future!
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Thinking about getting one of these for the better half, in 'basic' spec ... if you go onto autoebid.com you can get these for less than £15k from a broker already, either in 3dr or 5dr guise ... or you can get the top of the range '3' model for £16,354 ... I've alrady got all the press release documentation from my local Ford dealer in Hertford
Personally I think its a cracking car and for the money is worth entertaining. We can then race - I have a UK300 PPP
Personally I think its a cracking car and for the money is worth entertaining. We can then race - I have a UK300 PPP
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Thinking about getting one of these for the better half, in 'basic' spec ... if you go onto autoebid.com you can get these for less than £15k from a broker already, either in 3dr or 5dr guise ... or you can get the top of the range '3' model for £16,354 ... I've alrady got all the press release documentation from my local Ford dealer in Hertford
Personally I think its a cracking car and for the money is worth entertaining. We can then race - I have a UK300 PPP
Personally I think its a cracking car and for the money is worth entertaining. We can then race - I have a UK300 PPP
I'm thinking about swapping my VXR order for one - Vauxhall dont seem to be able to deliver
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only 10 seconds round a 9 minute lap is meaningless ,,you would get much bigger variations than that just with different drivers,,,,infact a full tank of fuel as opposed to an empty one would make more difference than that.
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Originally Posted by Fabioso
I mention the 20% cos of the privelege prices (ford employee discount) the st, st2 and st3 range from £17000 odd up to £19500 mrp. I can get the top of the range (with 6cd, leather recaros etc) for £15600ish instead of £19500ish.
If the hype is to be believed I think this makes the car up into Subaru WRX terroritory and for £5000 less! I swore I wasn't going to change my car for a while....but........
If the hype is to be believed I think this makes the car up into Subaru WRX terroritory and for £5000 less! I swore I wasn't going to change my car for a while....but........
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A mate of mine has a Fiesta ST and is looking at "upgrading" to the Focus ST. The spec looks good to me and as he can also get a Ford employee discount, I think he said that he could get the basic ST for as little as £13,600 That is a bargain!!!!
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Originally Posted by bren.wright
With that sort of discount I would buy one and sell it on!
Anyone know when the car mags are going to start doing the test drive reviews ?
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