mestonian

As some of you may know, i sold my 03 Blobeye WRX in March/April to help fund myself and my wifes first house purchase, that's all completed now and we've been in for 8 weeks (i've been driving a £300 saxo VTR for those 8 weeks!) and on Saturday we went food shopping and i came back £7,500 lighter in the pocket. I know i may get ribbed for this, but basically drove past a JCT600 dealership and saw a red Ford Focus ST 225 on the forecourt, immaculate mint condition, one owner, 32k miles, and my wife said oh that's nice (she's never liked scoobies and hated me when i went and bought the WRX) - anyway, i decided to test drive it, and i've got to be completely honest when i say i was blown away. It isnt the quickest i've ever driven obviously, but the comfort, the ride, the sound, and the torque in any gear at any revs was immense. No turbo lag whatsoever, in 6th at 2k plant your foot and it just takes off. Anyway, long story short i ended up buying her there and then, and i pick her up tonight at 6.30pm - my intention was to buy a WRX STI in a few months time, and i never thought anything would change that intention, but this has. I'm sure ill be back to the scooby scene, eventually but for now, this makes a welcome change from the rattly old VTR and it keeps me in the good books at home with the wife

Boost luver

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Nice mate they say a change is good

urban

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Buying her there and then

Was it a woman you bought?

mestonian

I probably should have done mate, she'd do more miles per gallon i'm sure

ScoobySteve69

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I like them. I`d like to drive one to see what they`re like. Yours looks nice mate.

Mikej857

I have an ST and love it as well but hasn't stopped me modifying it more or less straight away and a simple remap transforms these cars.

Full 1.2 bar boost is addictive

mestonian

I have bluefin bookmarked already!!

alcazar

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But it's a FORD...........

mestonian

And? My mate used to have until a year or so ago, a 22 year old Sierra Sapphire Cosworth running 800bhp (dyno confirmed) and that thing was a monster. Subaru is hardly a prestige marque now is it. The fact is, i know i'll be back to Subaru in the not so distant future, but until you have driven an ST you cant imagine how well they drive, i had no intention of buying it, i only test drove it to keep the wife happy, look what bloody happened!

zippy!

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i like these to be fair they look and go very well driven a few of them would never betray my scooby religion and buy one though lol

mestonian

lol, i wont be betraying for long, just long enough for a quiet life. I'll let the mrs drive it for a while, whine about the fuel consumption, then chop it in for an STI. I have plans!!!.... haha

zippy!

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lol your plan is to swap one car with bad mpg for one with worse mpg and another scooby at that lol hate to break it to you but im sure your plan to keep the wife happy is flawed lol

mestonian

It's not, she NEVER drives my scoobies and NEVER knows that they do less than 100mpg!!!

MattyB1983

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800bhp saph...... That would make it one of the most powerful saphs in the country then.

My work mate owns a 57 plate ST, he regrets buying it every day but paid big money for it so is unsure what to do with it.

Scooby B

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When I was in the market for a new car I was tied between a Focus ST and a Scooby, although I do still like the St's i think I made the right choice in the Scoob

alcazar

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AND?
Fix OR Repair Daily
Found On Rubbish Dump.

daz1968

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A change is good, but I went the other way, had nothing but fords for 22 years and almost bought another, but a 2 year old st showing rust on the door put me off so I tried Subaru, first a wrx then a jdm sti. Only a focus rs would sway me back, but I really don't think they are worth the money compared to a good sti. I still have my cossie though to keep the ford interest alive. Don't think the st is any better on fuel around town than your old wrx. Enjoy your new toy

zayd

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I don't think the Fraud Focus had much soul. When Top Gear got hold of this model before release, they put it on a high street and then watched it from a distance. Hardly anyone noticed that it was a new shape. I don't mean to offend you, but it's one of the most boring shapes around.

Scoobs on the other hand demand to be noticed, be it positive or negative.

Twin Fields

Nice car and I'm sure you'll be very happy with it....................................until it snows!

mestonian

Haha, that much is true! Just picked it up and really like it, i wasnt expecting a round of applause from a scooby forum, just updating with my new car. I like it and i suppose thats all that matters As for the fix or repair daily, are fixing and repairing not the same thing?!? I could make one for Subaru, does mean it's true. This feels a lot more solid & well built than my 03 WRX ever did, that much is fact.

mestonian

Yep, he had the print outs and spent an absolute fortune of inheritance on it. Eventually the engine went pop, and he ended up stripping it to recoup some money when his inheritence started dwindelling significantly.

Oggy249

looks great mate and good colour too,im a ford nut but mainly classic ford but do really like the st.

S3LDM

Looks very nice mate, you know what they say a change is as good as a rest...enjoy it..!!

craigybaby

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Looks nice mate I used to have one was awesome and 100% reliable was runnin 300bhp and never let me down at all

Bristol98

I think you were right B!

Nice looking ST though, not the usual green or orange.

Norman Dog

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I've never seen a green one.