Mondeo ST vs Focus ST - Why such a price difference?

[TW]Fox · 13 Oct 2010 at 20:57

<3 MikeHiow

MikeHiow · 13 Oct 2010 at 21:00

fonzee said:
irony.

Hardly, the smiley portrays my thoughts on it just fine. I wasn't using it as an argument, either.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sh...+gear+repeat+earlier+showed+username_MikeHiow

Mucky_Pup · 13 Oct 2010 at 21:30

If I want a bigger car, I may look at the Mondeo ST, but I'm very happy with the Focus at the minute.

Lord-Jaffa · 13 Oct 2010 at 21:38

Surely the ST220 is a better car to own in almost every way?

peterattheboro · 13 Oct 2010 at 21:42

Lord-Jaffa said:
Surely the ST220 is a better car to own in almost every way?

The only downside for me is the lack of the 2.5T unit. The V6 bores me sometimes.

So realistically my next car should be a MK4 Mondeo Titanium X

Fr0dders · 13 Oct 2010 at 21:46

peterattheboro said:
The only downside for me is the lack of the 2.5T unit. The V6 bores me sometimes.

So realistically my next car should be a MK4 Mondeo Titanium X

No it shouldnt

get this instead

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2120227.htm

fonzee · 13 Oct 2010 at 21:48

Lord-Jaffa said:
Surely the ST220 is a better car to own in almost every way?

whys that? bar VFM?

MikeHiow · 13 Oct 2010 at 21:57

fonzee said:
whys that? bar VFM?

I'm curious, too?

peterattheboro · 13 Oct 2010 at 22:05

MikeHiow said:
I'm curious, too?

More equipment as standard and it's clearly faster

Fr0dders · 13 Oct 2010 at 22:05

more spacious, more practical too. Not that the focus ST isnt either of those. Just the Mondeo is ... more so.

davy89 · 13 Oct 2010 at 22:09

peterattheboro said:
The only downside for me is the lack of the 2.5T unit. The V6 bores me sometimes.

So realistically my next car should be a MK4 Mondeo Titanium X

gotta love the noise of the volvo unit

SoliD · 13 Oct 2010 at 22:12

fonzee said:
whys that? bar VFM?

Better spec, bigger for a family, no turbo to go wrong, cheaper insurance, nigh on same speed, with a better exhaust note.

Smokey26 said:
Your a donut then.

It's YOU'RE, doughnut.

Ste · 13 Oct 2010 at 22:17

The ST220 represents massive value for money these days, shame about the CO2 emissions though. I believe the Focus just sneaks in below the magic 225g/km figure.

If we're doing comparisons consider the rate the ST shifts with the turbo wound up (i.e. remapped)... not sure the same potential is in the Mondeo, at least not for similar money. The 260bhp STs are pretty impressive although the 0-60 is still a bit average

MikeHiow · 13 Oct 2010 at 22:21

The Mountune has been shown to do 0-60 in 5.9 seconds. I'm not sure you can say that is average for a FWD car?

Ste · 13 Oct 2010 at 22:26

Oh it's very good for FWD, but I recall someone on pistonheads posting the ingear times for the mountune kit and they were seriously impressive (beating some high performance RWD/AWD machines) - relative to the ingear stuff the FWD was letting the 0-60 down quite a bit. Good car, still miss mine... more and more tempted by the RS everyday

Wish I could find the link now!

Here - http://themotor.myfastforum.org/sutra253613.php

Will · 13 Oct 2010 at 22:29

SoliD said:
Better spec, bigger for a family, no turbo to go wrong, cheaper insurance, nigh on same speed, with a better exhaust note.

The Duratec V6 sounds good but do you really think its better than the 5 pot in the Focus ST? The Focus sounds epic!

SoliD · 13 Oct 2010 at 22:30

Ste said:
The ST220 represents massive value for money these days, shame about the CO2 emissions though. I believe the Focus just sneaks in below the magic 225g/km figure.

)

Just don't get a post march 2006 220 which is pretty rare anyway and you'll be ok, doesnt matter about emissions then as you won't be paying any more tax.

Ste · 13 Oct 2010 at 22:31

Will said:
The Duratec V6 sounds good but do you really think its better than the 5 pot in the Focus ST? The Focus sounds epic!

Not a chance, 5 pot sounds spot on, st220's exhaust doesn't pop and bang as much and there's no turbo noise

Ste · 13 Oct 2010 at 22:32

SoliD said:
Just don't get a post march 2006 220 which is pretty rare anyway and you'll be ok, doesnt matter about emissions then as you won't be paying any more tax.

Didn't know that, ta

SoliD · 13 Oct 2010 at 22:34

Will said:
The Duratec V6 sounds good but do you really think its better than the 5 pot in the Focus ST? The Focus sounds epic!

I don't know, it's been so long since I test drove the standard ST220 I couldn't remember, but when the v6 gets to the top end I don't think the FST could match that induction noise.