ST220 Buying Advice

SoliD · 28 May 2008 at 21:56

If only the search on pistonheads worked at the moment could tell you which ones have been on there a while.

panthro · 28 May 2008 at 22:02

SoliD said:
If only the search on pistonheads worked at the moment could tell you which ones have been on there a while.

seems to be working for me?

SoliD · 28 May 2008 at 22:04

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Overlag · 28 May 2008 at 23:37

sorry to steal the thread maybe, but in say 2 years time will ST220s still be "worth" getting? maybe something else will grab my attention before then, but im really wanting a ST220 at the moment (just brought a ST150 lol)

edit -damn i didnt relise they was so "cheap".... i could have brought one now! lol

SoliD · 29 May 2008 at 00:11

Overlag said:
sorry to steal the thread maybe, but in say 2 years time will ST220s still be "worth" getting? maybe something else will grab my attention before then, but im really wanting a ST220 at the moment (just brought a ST150 lol)

edit -damn i didnt relise they was so "cheap".... i could have brought one now! lol

PRobably be very cheap in 2 years time say 4k I suspect for a vgc facelift one. You should have got a 220 instead of that little fez

Overlag · 29 May 2008 at 02:31

SoliD said:
PRobably be very cheap in 2 years time say 4k I suspect for a vgc facelift one. You should have got a 220 instead of that little fez

hehe maybe, would have cost a lot more on insurance, and i wanted a car that could be a track day car... not saying the ST220 isnt but...

...enjoying the modding at the mo, trying to get power upto 190ish...

panthro · 29 May 2008 at 10:04

Hopefully they wont dip too much further. From looking at ST200 prices, I cant imagine the ST220 dropping below 4k in a couple of years.

AndrewP · 29 May 2008 at 12:04

panthro said:
Hopefully they wont dip too much further. From looking at ST200 prices, I cant imagine the ST220 dropping below 4k in a couple of years.

They are holding up well, I bought my saloon ST200 for £4k well over a year ago and don't think I'd lose much if I sold it now

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Maybe a new ST would affect the older models' prices more, but I'm not sure there will ever be a new one.

theboyrob · 29 May 2008 at 12:16

I think the prices for older ST220's will stay pretty much as they are, can't see them getting too much cheaper!

SoliD · 29 May 2008 at 12:54

AndrewP said:
They are holding up well, I bought my saloon ST200 for £4k well over a year ago and don't think I'd lose much if I sold it now .

Maybe a new ST would affect the older models' prices more, but I'm not sure there will ever be a new one.

Thats a 200 though, and a saloon at that they didnt make as many as they did 220's and the saloon only had 300 in this country which has a certain stigma attached to it. I dont expect the values will hold as well of the 220's as of your 200.

[TW]Fox · 29 May 2008 at 13:01

SoliD said:
Thats a 200 though, and a saloon at that they didnt make as many as they did 220's and the saloon only had 300 in this country which has a certain stigma attached to it. I dont expect the values will hold as well of the 220's as of your 200.

Yea but you wont ever need to pay more for a 200 than for a 220.

panthro · 29 May 2008 at 14:01

Are there any belts to change? Aux, cam, etc? What are the servicing intervals like?

SoliD · 29 May 2008 at 14:34

[TW]Fox;11780401 said:
Yea but you wont ever need to pay more for a 200 than for a 220.

Thats true but i'm saying I expect the prices of the 220 to drop quicker than the 220. But possibilities of seeing in a few years a saloon 200 cost more than a pre facelift red hatchback.

SoliD · 29 May 2008 at 14:35

panthro said:
Are there any belts to change? Aux, cam, etc? What are the servicing intervals like?

Pass on the belts I would have to look that up for you. But it is a chain driven engine, and servicing is every 12500 miles or yearly. major service every 37500 miles.

panthro · 29 May 2008 at 14:40

Chain driven sounds good to me

panthro · 29 May 2008 at 16:53

For the owners. What sort of mpg are you getting? How much does it cost to fill a tank and how many miles do you get out of it?

SoliD · 29 May 2008 at 17:30

panthro said:
For the owners. What sort of mpg are you getting? How much does it cost to fill a tank and how many miles do you get out of it?

28 average for everything - 60 quid to fill a tank on normal add another 2 quid or so for premium 315 miles a tank or so. But have got up to 350 when doing longer runs,

panthro · 29 May 2008 at 18:35

Thats surprising good! I was expecting low 20's, but I think I can live quite easily with 28mpg.

SoliD · 29 May 2008 at 19:50

panthro said:
Thats surprising good! I was expecting low 20's, but I think I can live quite easily with 28mpg.

Well around town kills it, I dont have much around town luckily mostly a roads and mway. If you're sensible it can be quite economical.

[TW]Fox · 30 May 2008 at 02:01

Just been nosing around Autotrader and these things are SERIOUSLY cheap!? I can't even find any high milers, they all seem to have low mileage. I found on example with more than 100k - a 130k mile 02 plate for, wait for it, £4395!!!

Thats so cheap its almost free!