My god!!! That just looks awesome! Dont know how it'll go round corners though!
Focus RS -Would you? And which colour
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My god!!! That just looks awesome! Dont know how it'll go round corners though!
Soldato
If we stick to which colour then for me it would have to be green - why buy a silly car and buy it with a sensible colour??
If we talk alternatives
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1415772.htm (RS wouldn't get a look in!)
And a nice holiday
If we talk alternatives
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1415772.htm (RS wouldn't get a look in!)
And a nice holiday
Soldato
Oh i agree.
If i was spending £28k on a car, it'd be one that I wanted. But i'd like to do so knowing that i had looked at everything else and made an informed decision.
I agree! If Im gonna say **** it then I may as well do it properly! Nice WRX there, think that was only on 8Kmiles.
Caporegime
couple of hundreads £s worth of suspension mods would sort that. These cars are so popular in the states there are tons of companies all fighting with each other to offer the mods at cheap prices. Plus theres no scene tax like you get with porsches whereby the partscost 3 times as much just because they're going on a porsche.
The fierce growl from the RS is pretty cool, you hear the turbo whine as you change gear then off you go roaring down the road!
I'd suggest going used to save a few k, maybe some of these may help:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1542250.htm - Get a good one for the money you have
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1437922.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1533339.htm - BEAST
So much about, don't rush into it.
I'd suggest going used to save a few k, maybe some of these may help:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1542250.htm - Get a good one for the money you have
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1437922.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1533339.htm - BEAST
So much about, don't rush into it.
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White would be my choice...
But buying new at that price I would go with the Impreza 2.5 STI Type UK
But buying new at that price I would go with the Impreza 2.5 STI Type UK
Soldato
yes i would. but that's coming from someone who has a house deposit but is considering buying a monaro for the v8 growl. lol
Caporegime
Caporegime
because theres completely no point
nobody makes a hot hatch with an auto gearbox unless its a dual clutch one. But ford havent got one of those yet.
nobody makes a hot hatch with an auto gearbox unless its a dual clutch one. But ford havent got one of those yet.
Ford have powershift which is 2 clutches.
http://www.ford.co.uk/AboutFord/News/VehicleNews/PowerShiftAutoEase
They seem to only offer it on diesels though for some reason.
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Yes new EVO X FQ-330 gets 25mpg combined, STI Scoob similar.
Insurance will be no more insane than a Ford RS!
Correct tax would be £405 per year, what is the RS?
So does a Ford RS not need tyres, brakes or clutches then? Last time I checked a 4WD car is more gentle on its tyres then something trying to put 300BHP through front wheels. Brakes don't both cars use Brembo setups, brakes surely cost just as much on both? Clutches not sure about Ford RS but EVO's and Scoobs have very strong clutches that can take lots of abuse.
Close to 30k on a Ford or close to 30k on an EVO X, sorry EVO X or new Scoob everytime its in a different league.
I would possibly say the Focus RS would hand the Mustangs ass to it on a plate on British B-Roads unless the Mustang has extensive suspension improvement. You can't compare the two, one is a Yank tank and the other is a European Hot Hatch, I can assure you not many people have shortlists with the same two cars on. As awesome as I think the Mustang is.
Soldato
Sorry to get in the way of your crusade, but i never compared to them to the RS for running costs. I was merely stating a fact of these types of cars.
Oh and high powered, 4WD, road-going-rally-cars easy on their tyres? lol ok.
Oh and no, the new Focus RS does not have Brembo's, or even 4 pot brakes.
Oh and Evo's of old used to love eating clutches for breakfast. Not sure if that's changed - can't see it changing massively? (Gaijin, that's your cue
)
Soldato
The evo x is every 10k miles now for servicing apparently
Soldato
IIRC it is now 10,000 mile intervals. Although i know Gaijin has 4,500 mile fluid changes on his 8 (not sure if this is compulsory)
Soldato
The Focus RS will hold it's value VERY well IMO, certainly better than an Evo or Impreza. Look at the prices of the Mk1 RS, Escort and Sierra Cosworth etc for reference.
I doubt it's THAT much better than a tuned ST, certainly when you can get a nearly new ST for around half the cost, but that's irrelevant. The RS is a much more exclusive car (though I must say I've seen a good few) and if it gives YOU something more than the ST - that's worth paying for, and only YOU can decide if it's worth it. I know if I was given the option and going to spend the £25k on a new ST+tuning or RS, I'd always have the nagging that I could have had an RS
You can always tune the RS too remember
I doubt it's THAT much better than a tuned ST, certainly when you can get a nearly new ST for around half the cost, but that's irrelevant. The RS is a much more exclusive car (though I must say I've seen a good few) and if it gives YOU something more than the ST - that's worth paying for, and only YOU can decide if it's worth it. I know if I was given the option and going to spend the £25k on a new ST+tuning or RS, I'd always have the nagging that I could have had an RS
You can always tune the RS too remember