Ford Focus ST170

[gavin.starr]

Does any one on here own on, and if so whats the verdict, im looking at getting one as my daily commute to have a bit of fun in.

 

Im just wondering if there are any common faults on them that i would need to look out for if and when i start looking.

 

Cheers

 

Gav

[Havard]

Ste D and Lynz have just got a blue one, very nice motor....

 

H.

[movistar]

Great cars, can be a bit thirsty Though. fantastic if you add a supercharger kit!

Other than that the gearboxes can feel a little notchy but thats normal and you have to rev them hard to get the best out of them.

 

Loads on the market at the mo so its a buyers choice:-) but they will vary from car to car as some were speced up with Xenons, climate, full recaro interior, smokers pack ect..so prices will differ.

Good luck.

 

http://www.mossmotors.com/graphics/products/instructions/M-6066-ZX3BB.pdf

[Gaz6002]

My dad had one that was terrible. He had real problems with the electrics, kept getting locked in the car for no reason (including once when I was driving the editor of Evo magazine somewhere - most embarrassing ) and also a weird fault with the car just switching off at random while driving.

 

He also had a leaking rear shock which meant a square rear tyre and so a very bumpy ride.

 

Loads of road noise, but it handles fairly well and has enough grunt for the chassis without being an under-steering handful like the RS. Sounds rubbish though, although a K&N panel filter will fix that.