bmac800

I sold my white STI about 18 months ago and ordered a Focus RS about 6 months ago.I have had the RS for a couple of weeks now after loads of delays and thought I would stick a few pics up here.
My old STI

New RS Focus

Old and new RSs - the Escort Cossie is my cousins and is absolutely immaculate.

With my brothers modified Focus ST

And the three together.

I have to keep it sensible for the first 1000 miles so cant comment on how it compares to the Scooby but it will need to be really good as the Scooby was the best car I have ever had and was totally fault free.Couple of things I have noticed are the Focus feels really wide and the turning circle is not great.

mervil

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Gorgeous RS mate, the Red Cosworth is stunning

scooby1929

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Personally would much prefer the StI but saying that the new RS looks the part. Much nicer inside than the Subaru

stilover

The STI looks stunning.

The Cosworth looks stunning.

I'll take the Cossie please.

harp

All lovely looking cars there, the escort looks really small in the middle.

bioforger

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oh y oh y did u sell the STi, looks stunning in white and rare to.

bmac800

There was only 5 of the MY05 blobeye STIs in white registered by Subaru and most of the owners used to post on here.I could have sold the car half a dozen times over and the boy who bought it has it stored away and it hardly ever comes out.

paulwrxboro

The sti was a nice car thr RS is a beast, both about as quick as each other thers nowt in it realy scooby might be quicker off a rounderbout, the RS with have people saying nice car everywere you go

What do you think of it up to now ?

Ste RB5138

They are great pics of the fast Fords together, enjoy the RS

fatherpierre

RS looks nice. Made even nicer looking when put next to the ST.

tofu_man555

really like the rs mate think you got it in the best colour too hope it doesn't disappoint when your able to open it up only ever seen one go for it n it was chasing me off a roundabout n i pulled a little on it, i was chuffed lol but just coming off a roundabout gave me the advantage i think

beef-on-the-bone

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do like a fast ford

wrx-kurt

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pic's look cool mate, do love the escort cossie

J4CKO

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I love the RS, but would be concerned about leaving it anywhere, they are quite high profile are most people as you say quite into it and do you get many trying to race, sat on your boot ?

stevie1982

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can i ask how does the st compare to the rs, i appreciate you have not had the chance to hit the rs hard but how does it feel in the bends and that

oh and lovely looking car mate would like one at some point

Matteeboy

Focus RS + Bristol would = pain.

It was bad enough with a relatively "low key" Golf R32. So bad I had to sell it.

Not a problem now though.

Nice RS - I like them in white.

paulwrxboro

dident you once say you seen a white one and it was horrible ?

94legturbo

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Your STi was mint! lovely looking scoob!

really like the RS too though.. have been for a ride in one and was really impressed. my mates also got a modified ST, which goes really quite well.

i bet you cant wait for the first 1000 miles to be over..

bmac800

The ST has quite a few mods and is 270/280ish bhp - Dreamscience remap,CAIS,catback,lowered suspension,big intercooler and is pretty quick and there probably wont be a great deal between them.The ST is a great car even in standard form and is very easily and cheaply modded and definitely worth considering.

The RS has a much stronger delivery of the power the turbo comes in really strongly - the ST is more gradual but just keeps pulling and pulling.The noise the RS makes even standard is great loads of pops and bangs and a really nice growl from the exhaust.

The Focus has a lot to live up to I had three different Imprezas over 10 years and they were all totally fault free I think I only ever made one warranty claim on my UK300 and that was for warped discs.The Focus does seem to have had a few teething problems but hopefully being a late build my one wont have any trouble - having said that I was speaking to another lad who got a green RS the same week as me and he has lost the boost from the turbo and it is back at the dealers.

wrx9181

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all nice cars their you lucky bugger ;-) enjoy your new toy after the 1000 mile run in

Jimpreza

Is it that I am getting old, but I don't want a car to be banging and popping from the exhaust under hard acceleration, otherwise I'd get a barried up Nova.

I do like the look of them in white just think they are slightly ott with the spoiler.

stilover

He said it was a Green one.

TVH, I say a Green RS outside the Crown pub at Kirklevington on Friday night, and they are growing on me.

mattvortex

I think you sold the best car!

paulwrxboro

Na it was the green one that made him vomit, it was a white one he dident like he said it had a carbon rear defuser
on another note our lass keeps seeing 370z's and saying oooh thats nice , she knows ****all about cars

seppy101

WHATS WRONG WITH YOU!!! that scoob was a peach, you joining the ken block club?

fpan

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+1.
I have driven a RS and didn't like it but each to their own.
Enjoy the new car!

stilover

Sounds like a girl with impeccable taste.

My Lass really likes the RS. Loves it in Green. Want to swap Girlfriends?

However, mine doesn't know about the 370Z.

Devildog

LOL

TBH, with Matt it sometimes depends what they are saying in EVO that month

Anyway, what's that saying about perogative to change one's mind?

Or is that just women................

Devildog

Popping and banging is on the overrun, gear change or modulated throttle. If they are doing it under hard acceleration then they are f*ked..

To the OP - nice car Where did you source it - Inverness?

Jimpreza

TBH mate I wouldn't want it popping and banging when changing gear either. Each to their own I suppose though.