Any previous Focus ST owners

[R32UK]

handling wise i wouldnt think there is much in it. Just my 2p worth

[182_blue]

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 

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cant be arsed

[Phil mcavity]

 

[R32UK]

oooh oooh oooh have been dying to tell someone about my encounter with an ST yesterday evening.. thought this might be the best place for it.

I over took a black ST on the way home yesterday, as I was in a little bit of a rush. Obviously the ST owner didnt like this one bit.. so decided he was going to start driving like a tit. Pulling out then in.. really giving it some very close to my bumper. I let him get on with it to start with... but after a while it was getting a bit silly as there was no way he could get past (and its not like I was going to let him either). Anyway as we approached a set of lights (2 lanes) there is a very short stretch before a second set of lights. The right lane is for going right only. Whilst the left lane goes straight on.. and the lights are usually green.

As I approached the lights there was a crappy metro in the left lane so I jumped over to the right (knowing I would be able to beat him). Mr ST decided this would be his opportunity to really give it some. So as the lights changed to green, I decided I would sit tight for a couple of seconds.. just enough to let Mr Metro get a nice head start. After a few seconds, I floored it, and looked back to see the guy driving the ST with his jaw hanging open as I simply left him for dust. He looked to be trying his hardest to keep up but I would say that after a space of 100m he was about 4car lengths behind!! I obviously made it infront of the Metro to continue my journey home. Mr ST was probably sat behind Mr Metro for the next 2 miles (secretly wishing he had saved up a little more to get himself a VW )

 

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he perhaps wishes he had saved up for a remap, or an EVO 

[R32UK]

he perhaps wishes he had saved up for a remap, or an EVO 

Or that... either way he would have wished his ST had a little more power and AWD to get the power down (tbh it was quite wet)

[paulm007]

R32UK,

To be fair (and I did until very recently own an ED30  so I am not biased towards Ford at all!), the argument/discussion here is whether the ST @ £13.5k is a good deal, comparing it with your £23 -26k 4WD R32 is not really fair is it 

All I would say is that you get what you pay for (VW oooze quality) but in the current climate, resale values are shocking, even on GTIs (ED30 inc!).  So I reckon at 13k the ST is a bargin 

[R32UK]

R32UK,

To be fair (and I did until very recently own an ED30  so I am not biased towards Ford at all!), the argument/discussion here is whether the ST @ £13.5k is a good deal, comparing it with your £23 -26k 4WD R32 is not really fair is it 

All I would say is that you get what you pay for (VW oooze quality) but in the current climate, resale values are shocking, even on GTIs (ED30 inc!).  So I reckon at 13k the ST is a bargin 

Lets just say at that price even I would be tempted to get one Think that says it all really

[winrya]

I'm a big fan of the ST, it was the main rival for the gti when i bought it a couple of years back.  It didnt quite do enough for me, i could get one for 15k brand new as opposed to the golf where there was a big waiting list and no discount.  In the end i decided stick with what i had or buy what i really wanted, so a GTI it was.  After seeing the fuel consumption, im rather glad i gave it a miss

[MikeGTI]

Well she decided against the Focus ST as the runnning costs didn't look like being any cheaper than the 3.2 Audi, so whilst it was a brand new car vs a used one it wasn't meeting the brief.

She took a test drive in the Fiesta ST and suffice to say she was very unimpressed with the cabin quality. Plus the dealer offered her a shocking part ex price £3k below parkers part ex price so she's not going with either of them for now.