2009 Focus ST test drive
30 March 2010, 10:22 PM
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lol
30 March 2010, 10:43 PM
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The one I looked at was white but with the factory 18's! They do look very cool, I cant wait to go try another one before I buy!!
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31 March 2010, 07:05 AM
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no, the wheels look good, might be too black, they would be better in dark antricite.
what spoild it for me is the style of number plate, it crys out.. 'police stop me' as it's not legal on a modern car, i think black silver plates are only legal on pre 1968 cars... or some year about then.
any more pix nathanb of his car?
what spoild it for me is the style of number plate, it crys out.. 'police stop me' as it's not legal on a modern car, i think black silver plates are only legal on pre 1968 cars... or some year about then.
any more pix nathanb of his car?
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31 March 2010, 07:21 PM
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what paint mods???????
04 April 2010, 09:56 PM
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any update?
05 April 2010, 07:09 PM
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Forget the R32
My wife has one and never stops moaning about it saying its boring and slow
if she leaves for work before me i have to check she hasnt taken my scoob or the alfa gt
Only had the R32 5 month and its already been banished to the dog car and shopping car
Forget the R32
My wife has one and never stops moaning about it saying its boring and slow
if she leaves for work before me i have to check she hasnt taken my scoob or the alfa gt
Only had the R32 5 month and its already been banished to the dog car and shopping car
05 April 2010, 07:40 PM
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Cheers matty. to be honest my mind is pretty set on the ST now. Just waiting until June...ish and I will be selling my scoob.
Really looking forward to the change now.
Really looking forward to the change now.
05 April 2010, 08:44 PM
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i went from an 03 impreza sti to focus st and came back to a blob wrx.
was really happy with it until the snow came then it became one of worse i have driven.
when they loose grip (like most of the time in the snow) whether the traction control is on or off the noise it makes as it kicks in on ice is like someone has drop 20 spanners into the gearbox really makes the car feel cheap.
the alternators just cannot cope more so on the st3 with the heated leather wolf claim they are changed 5-10 a month through the winter.
wheels fall out of balance easy and cause steering to shake .
the bottom gearbox mount might as well be made off card board as there that weak
after driving for few weeks you will realise how clunky the boxes are when changing fast
the dual mass fly wheels dont last long
the driveshafts have too much end play and cause a clunk fords solution glue them which lasts 12 months ,volvo do sell some "anti ping" rubbers as they call them that help
liners do fail on the engine and oil filter diaphragm and if left can split the cam seals and leak oil over the belt.
reverse light switch fail.
oh and just wait for all the rattles inside
abs module fail all the above is happening regular between 2-4 years
all tho all mine ever cost me was a 12 quid reverse light switch and the st2 seats are one of the most comfortable i have ever sat in
there not a bad car and not trying to put you off just more aware .
i have come back to a 04 blob wrx with 6k on the clock and am far more happy with it
was really happy with it until the snow came then it became one of worse i have driven.
when they loose grip (like most of the time in the snow) whether the traction control is on or off the noise it makes as it kicks in on ice is like someone has drop 20 spanners into the gearbox really makes the car feel cheap.
the alternators just cannot cope more so on the st3 with the heated leather wolf claim they are changed 5-10 a month through the winter.
wheels fall out of balance easy and cause steering to shake .
the bottom gearbox mount might as well be made off card board as there that weak
after driving for few weeks you will realise how clunky the boxes are when changing fast
the dual mass fly wheels dont last long
the driveshafts have too much end play and cause a clunk fords solution glue them which lasts 12 months ,volvo do sell some "anti ping" rubbers as they call them that help
liners do fail on the engine and oil filter diaphragm and if left can split the cam seals and leak oil over the belt.
reverse light switch fail.
oh and just wait for all the rattles inside
abs module fail all the above is happening regular between 2-4 years
all tho all mine ever cost me was a 12 quid reverse light switch and the st2 seats are one of the most comfortable i have ever sat in
there not a bad car and not trying to put you off just more aware .
i have come back to a 04 blob wrx with 6k on the clock and am far more happy with it
06 April 2010, 07:04 AM
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to be fair..... how many days of snow do we get in a year or over a 5-6 year period (if you keep your car 5-6years) this years/last xmas has been the worst since 1990.
06 April 2010, 10:32 AM
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i went from an 03 impreza sti to focus st and came back to a blob wrx.
was really happy with it until the snow came then it became one of worse i have driven.
when they loose grip (like most of the time in the snow) whether the traction control is on or off the noise it makes as it kicks in on ice is like someone has drop 20 spanners into the gearbox really makes the car feel cheap.
was really happy with it until the snow came then it became one of worse i have driven.
when they loose grip (like most of the time in the snow) whether the traction control is on or off the noise it makes as it kicks in on ice is like someone has drop 20 spanners into the gearbox really makes the car feel cheap.
What Tyres? just curious as everyone was moaning that RS's were crap in snow, until some bright spark fitted Winter tyres.
06 April 2010, 03:24 PM
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i went from an 03 impreza sti to focus st and came back to a blob wrx.
was really happy with it until the snow came then it became one of worse i have driven.
when they loose grip (like most of the time in the snow) whether the traction control is on or off the noise it makes as it kicks in on ice is like someone has drop 20 spanners into the gearbox really makes the car feel cheap.
the alternators just cannot cope more so on the st3 with the heated leather wolf claim they are changed 5-10 a month through the winter.
wheels fall out of balance easy and cause steering to shake .
the bottom gearbox mount might as well be made off card board as there that weak
after driving for few weeks you will realise how clunky the boxes are when changing fast
the dual mass fly wheels dont last long
the driveshafts have too much end play and cause a clunk fords solution glue them which lasts 12 months ,volvo do sell some "anti ping" rubbers as they call them that help
liners do fail on the engine and oil filter diaphragm and if left can split the cam seals and leak oil over the belt.
reverse light switch fail.
oh and just wait for all the rattles inside
abs module fail all the above is happening regular between 2-4 years
all tho all mine ever cost me was a 12 quid reverse light switch and the st2 seats are one of the most comfortable i have ever sat in
there not a bad car and not trying to put you off just more aware .
i have come back to a 04 blob wrx with 6k on the clock and am far more happy with it
was really happy with it until the snow came then it became one of worse i have driven.
when they loose grip (like most of the time in the snow) whether the traction control is on or off the noise it makes as it kicks in on ice is like someone has drop 20 spanners into the gearbox really makes the car feel cheap.
the alternators just cannot cope more so on the st3 with the heated leather wolf claim they are changed 5-10 a month through the winter.
wheels fall out of balance easy and cause steering to shake .
the bottom gearbox mount might as well be made off card board as there that weak
after driving for few weeks you will realise how clunky the boxes are when changing fast
the dual mass fly wheels dont last long
the driveshafts have too much end play and cause a clunk fords solution glue them which lasts 12 months ,volvo do sell some "anti ping" rubbers as they call them that help
liners do fail on the engine and oil filter diaphragm and if left can split the cam seals and leak oil over the belt.
reverse light switch fail.
oh and just wait for all the rattles inside
abs module fail all the above is happening regular between 2-4 years
all tho all mine ever cost me was a 12 quid reverse light switch and the st2 seats are one of the most comfortable i have ever sat in
there not a bad car and not trying to put you off just more aware .
i have come back to a 04 blob wrx with 6k on the clock and am far more happy with it
Had mine for 2 years now, 07 plate and it's been superb - no issues at all, no rattles even though it's lowered, no shaking steering, and absolutely no problem in the snow we had up here and I live on a huge hill!!
The only problem I do have is the clutch/DMF slipping, but that only happens when I have the 300bhp DS map on with my other mods and not as std so I can't really blame Ford for that one.
They don't feel as good as a BMW inside, but then they shouldn't, but overall they are fantastic to own, apart from the MPG issues - getting a bit tired of £54 of fuel only getting me 210 miles now.
06 April 2010, 05:50 PM
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had my st3 facelift for 6 weeks now running 300bhp,,
Clutch is slipping under load on the higher gears but can expected
Putting an rs2 1 in,,
No rattles, No probs at all,
#Best car i have owned,,
Yes the mpg is not brill around 22mpg average but coming from a 520bhp evo its seems decent
Toyo 888;s on it next , then a few sprints,,
The st3 seats are perfect
Clutch is slipping under load on the higher gears but can expected
Putting an rs2 1 in,,
No rattles, No probs at all,
#Best car i have owned,,
Yes the mpg is not brill around 22mpg average but coming from a 520bhp evo its seems decent
Toyo 888;s on it next , then a few sprints,,
The st3 seats are perfect
06 April 2010, 06:46 PM
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anyone use these guys?
http://pumabuild.co.uk/
i love the bonnet vents..
http://pumabuild.co.uk/mods_focus_st.htm
http://pumabuild.co.uk/
i love the bonnet vents..
http://pumabuild.co.uk/mods_focus_st.htm
06 April 2010, 07:10 PM
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Used Pumabuild years ago when the owner was just starting out and did work in his (admitadley very large) garage, was really good back then, very knowledgable and happy for me to stand watching, heard lots of good things about them since
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toyo r were fitted which worked well it was the torque goin to the front wheels that cause the issue .
dont get me wrong car never failed or cost me anythin other than a 12 quid switch despite what ever you lot keep telling yourself there front wheel drive and have there limits.
driving like a grandad there great on fuel but soon as you try to have some fun that fuel gauge drops quick.
yes all of that i wrote is alot of people issues but they seem to be popping up way too often and if your spending that type of money its good to know.
brought mine with 24k on clock
i dont regret buying one at all as nice to say i had one but would i buy another no!
dont get me wrong car never failed or cost me anythin other than a 12 quid switch despite what ever you lot keep telling yourself there front wheel drive and have there limits.
driving like a grandad there great on fuel but soon as you try to have some fun that fuel gauge drops quick.
yes all of that i wrote is alot of people issues but they seem to be popping up way too often and if your spending that type of money its good to know.
brought mine with 24k on clock
i dont regret buying one at all as nice to say i had one but would i buy another no!
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dont matter how many days whether its 1 or 6 we get no one can deny that noise of the abs/tc when wheel spinning trying to pull on the drive aint truely awful lol
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anyone use these guys?
http://pumabuild.co.uk/
i love the bonnet vents..
http://pumabuild.co.uk/mods_focus_st.htm
http://pumabuild.co.uk/
i love the bonnet vents..
http://pumabuild.co.uk/mods_focus_st.htm
Alan put me a bespoke map on,
Spot power delivery etc,,
running around 295bhp 360 ft lbs torque,,
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Well i've just come home from a blast in a possible new car. I currently drive a fairly standard 2004 blob WRX with just exhaust mods probably running 230 BHP so obviously not big power figures!
I've just been out in the 225BHP 2009 Ford Focus ST3.
I was very impressed. Real smooth car to drive as you would expect from an almost new motor. Also to be expected very quiet compared to my scoob but with a sweet exhaust note under boost! I was most impressed with the torque. This car pulled very well making my scoob feel very sluggish on the drive home. The handling also was very solid and didnt feel in any danger of losing grip even though its only FWD.
What I did love was all the gadgets, again making my car look and feel prehistoric. Push button start, sat nav, USB port in between front seats, gauges everywhere etc etc.
I think i may be taking a break from Subaru's very soon although I wont be surprised if one day in the future I rekindle my love for the Scoob, after all its been a part of my life for 5 years over 2 different Impreza's.
Just thought I'd share my experience
I've just been out in the 225BHP 2009 Ford Focus ST3.
I was very impressed. Real smooth car to drive as you would expect from an almost new motor. Also to be expected very quiet compared to my scoob but with a sweet exhaust note under boost! I was most impressed with the torque. This car pulled very well making my scoob feel very sluggish on the drive home. The handling also was very solid and didnt feel in any danger of losing grip even though its only FWD.
What I did love was all the gadgets, again making my car look and feel prehistoric. Push button start, sat nav, USB port in between front seats, gauges everywhere etc etc.
I think i may be taking a break from Subaru's very soon although I wont be surprised if one day in the future I rekindle my love for the Scoob, after all its been a part of my life for 5 years over 2 different Impreza's.
Just thought I'd share my experience