Any previous Focus ST owners

[R32UK]

I think at that price its hard to say no!! but if you look at the full picture your getting the usual staff discount + a further discount (due to the new focus coming out). Will this be echoed in the resale value?? its alot of car for your money.... but if you take into account the extra your spending on petrol, and the depreciation it might not sound so great... its worth doing the maths.

Remember its not about how much the car costs. Its about how much it costs YOU over the period you have it

[gti_technik]

Remember its not about how much the car costs. Its about how much it costs YOU over the period you have it

what  

cant you buy a car because you like it and its fun to drive??

[R32UK]

Remember its not about how much the car costs. Its about how much it costs YOU over the period you have it

what  

cant you buy a car because you like it and its fun to drive??

thats the only reason to buy a car in the first place dude... but at some point you have to draw a line as to how much you can spend. thats where working with the total amount a car will cost you, rather than how much it initially costs you is a better way of looking at it!

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I have an ST as my current car, its fantastic, very quick, very well built, 5 cylinder sounds great and would recommend it to anyone.. but as with any performance car the mpg is low.. mine shows average of 21.. but who cares? you don’t buy one to be frugal.   

this is probably i bit controversial but i test drove allot of cars including the new golf but still chose this..

for 13.5k its a right deal!

most people that buy on Privelage scheme sell there car a year later and break even or make money, so from that point of view its a good choice, even dealers will give you back what you have paid if your cute enough

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You look at the residuals though they are crap! :sick:06 plate st,s are going for 13k.They are common as muck and far to "chavvy" for me

while this is true, i have seen 06 plate GTis going for just over 13k, when you consider with a few options that would have been over 23k (not alot of dealer discount either when i tried ) thats a 10k loss, the ST would have been got for 14.5 -17.5 k (Dependant if st1-st3) and there still selling for 13k( i was offered 13k PX for my 06 plate) like you say, that makes less of a loss than the GTI 

[Phil mcavity]

Remember its not about how much the car costs. Its about how much it costs YOU over the period you have it

what  

cant you buy a car because you like it and its fun to drive??

By the sounds of it, if your looking for a drivers car, then forget the focus Sanitary towel, doesnt handle as well as the GTi, Stick dsg to the options and you have a car that'll match the performance aswell.
Although looking at this thread, people have already tryed to perswade you to go vw rather then anything the Ford is offering. TBH you'd best off in the ford focus/fiesta owners clubs asking this question.

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[gti_technik]

Remember its not about how much the car costs. Its about how much it costs YOU over the period you have it

what  

cant you buy a car because you like it and its fun to drive??

By the sounds of it, if your looking for a drivers car, then forget the focus Sanitary towel, doesnt handle as well as the GTi, Stick dsg to the options and you have a car that'll match the performance aswell.

doesnt handle as well as the GTi says who?

i doubt that most people could push it to its limits on a public road.

[182_blue]

Remember its not about how much the car costs. Its about how much it costs YOU over the period you have it

what  

cant you buy a car because you like it and its fun to drive??

By the sounds of it, if your looking for a drivers car, then forget the focus Sanitary towel, doesnt handle as well as the GTi, Stick dsg to the options and you have a car that'll match the performance aswell.

doesnt handle as well as the GTi says who?

i doubt that most people could push it to its limits on a public road.

probably never even driven one, not for any length of time, my ST handled just as well as any GTi that i have driven, and tbh when remaped it would be quicker than most remaped GTis (not including ed30)

[Phil mcavity]

it is, slower round a track and proven several times, i sugest you watch some videos on youtube to but you right. ive driven one and thought it was crap in comparision.

when modding is bought into it, then rule book tends to go out of the window 182_blue