jono300

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Seen this on ebay whilst having my daily browse thru must admitt I think I could add this car to the lottery wish list, think the house could come second but only just eh ?? !! you know youe made it in life when you can come up with a picture off you car in front off a house like that !!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2010-60-FORD-F...82666713688124

fawor

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looks good but so shi tty steering wheel

jameswrx

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Cazy money these, no way are they worth £20,000 more than a regular focus RS.

jono300

iTrader: (8)

Nope have to agrea not worth it but limited numbers make them unique hence price . a mountune rs500 spec tune / matt black vehicle wrap and you have your own rs500 replica at a fraction off the price.

jameswrx

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Best bit is they come off the production line in panther black and look so much better than the 'so last year' matt wrap.

ScoobyDriverWannabe

Think everyone who bought one of these did so they could sell them on, after adding about 10k to the price.

stilover

Car, No.

House, yes.

Terminator X

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Looks almost £40k though

TX.

s70rjw

iTrader: (2)

Why does a hardcore hatch need such things as:

TOUCH START

REVERSE SENSORS

RAIN SENSITIVE WIPERS

ON BOARD COMPUTER

Surely you buy a car like this to drive?

If it had 3x3 points rear belts I'd be seriously tempted by an (non 500) RS then have BBS work some magic on it.

Looks awesome though

pimmo2000

iTrader: (6)

These things quick? I mean real life quick, not on paper ?

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

^^There not to bad actually as they have good torque to match the power so pulls well down low in the rev range.

Luminous

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Wonderful noise, quite fast imo. Was out in a 400bhp tuned one and it felt as fast as a V8 M3 in a straight line. Not monster fast though, and a lot of the speed was hidden due to all the weight and padding. Not sure it is my type of car, especially as its fwd.

Get something rwd or awd at that power level imo.

pimmo2000

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So how do they hold up against mid range Imprezas ? Mines a 305BPH classic for example ...

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

It would be a good race,put it that way Pimmo

Terminator X

iTrader: (7)

Check out the FWD cars at recent 30-130 ...

http://www.lancerregister.com/attach...1&d=1300282433

TX.

paulwrxboro

I WOULD SAY THAT HOUSE IS BELOW AVERAGE ..caps.. for wynyard park
its full of football players and lottery winners

jameswrx

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I think you'd be impressed, even with a std RS.

They are quite funny to drive, you're sitting in there and it feels like you're in a new mondeo or something. It cruises along quietly as a modern wanna be luxury type of ford and as soon as you floor it there's a complete change, the engine note is suddenly loud and deep (5 cylinder, almost old school audi) and it pulls hard from 2,500rpm. The exhaust pops and bangs too.

It is a bit strange (as someone said above) that it looks like it does, is a performance car yet has so many creature comforts. I think I'd like them more if they didn't have a chrome trimmed steering wheel and other bits and the fake carbon look is poor. It's almost too 'nice' inside for what it is, and by nice I mean the sort of thing joe bloggs would love in their mondeo company motor. I actually much prefer the interior of my bug sti.

As for comparing it to your impreza. At that power I think you'd find it feels faster than your car for sure (having owned many imprezas and driven a std rs) I took my sti out straight after to sort of compare and they are quite different, my car is more about the higher rpms and the rs feels faster lower down with the extra capacity.

I certainly commend ford for making the RS, as it's certainly a nice experience just for the jeckyll and hyde performance.

pimmo2000

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Sounds good, I have no issues with cars being faster than mine, just for 40k I would expect the world to move back when I put my foot down

Thanks for the replies.

paulwrxboro

standard cars can be had for little over 20k £500 remap takes it to 340 bhp
the RS500 only has 345bhp

The cars not about being the fastest, its a great car to drive and own
I still love mine almost two years on, only last night i took it out just for the fun of it

pimmo2000

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I've been driving Imprezas for 7 years, my last one I only lost because someone else wrote it off .. don't be coming to me with a measly 2 years

robby

I bought my last car from this seller and the inside of the house is a showpiece - overlooks the golf course, private security on the estate. The seller has Porches, bentleys, etc for sale - http://www.wynyardmotorcompany.co.uk...e.php?carId=42

Ste RB5138

I wonder in a few years, if the Focus they will hold their money like the Sierra RS500 does nowadays.

Leslie

I find that I hardly ever look at the steering wheel while I am driving! As long as the wheels will turn in each direction thats good enough for me.

Les

Fulmentaljack3t

That car has only done 460miles!! So basically the owner never drove it!

alloy

this car is lost on me, seems an inordinate amount of money for what it is.....

Tidgy

i wouldn't pay 20 let alone 40 bags for a focus

Leslie

Yes it is a lot of money, I would like to try it out though.

Les

alloy

I suppose on paper this is the best in class, i should imagine accompanied with a fair bit of torque steer trying to put down 345bhp through the front wheels on British roads with or without the weather seems a little optimistic IMO....

Tidgy

the origional has limited power in 1st and 2nd gear via the map so im led to believe, although i'm no expert of fords so may not be true

Matteeboy

Slightly bemused at the acceleration figures of these - seem a little lame for such a powerful car.

A current shape S3 trounces an RS to 100 for example despite a lot less power. Yes AWD but even so, the RS seems a bit slow. RS500 obviously quicker but not an awful lot.

I reckon a half decent tuned STi or similar would eat one for breakfast.

Still think over 200bhp through front wheels only is silly, even with a revoknuckle-flux capacitor-physics defying super diff.