How many Focus ST owners on here

Richie · 18 Oct 2017 at 18:58

Only ST-3's or cars with the Style Pack have the illuminated sill guards... They are renowned for failing though.

Absomalutely · 19 Oct 2017 at 13:18

Picked up my new TS ST3 just over a week ago. I've tried to be restrained with my right foot, but I have given it some beans a couple of times once she's warm.

The car feels much more refined in its delivery of the power compared to my old Corsa VXR, but when it comes on, boy does it come on. The torque steer is definitely still there in the facelift version, but where's the fun if there's not the possibility of the steering wheel getting ripped out of your hands?!

I'm not sure if I like the whole start/stop thing, though I'm sure its something I'll get used to.

chaparral · 20 Oct 2017 at 22:45

different

Absomalutely · 20 Oct 2017 at 22:47

chaparral said:
different

Get out, you don’t belong here

chaparral · 20 Oct 2017 at 22:48

Absomalutely said:
Get out, you don’t belong here

Take a closer look

Absomalutely · 20 Oct 2017 at 22:49

chaparral said:
Take a closer look

WHAT?!

Should totally have been a colour choice! Looks amazing!

Dav4 · 20 Oct 2017 at 22:53

chaparral said:
different

What is that? An ST? Never seen that colour. Looks similar to the RS blue

Absomalutely · 20 Oct 2017 at 22:55

I think its the RS Nitrous as you said, looks so nice! Do we know if that's a bodged factory order or a respray? I saw there was word of a factory spray mistake on FSTOC...

chaparral · 20 Oct 2017 at 22:57

Absomalutely said:
I think its the RS Nitrous as you said, looks so nice! Do we know if that's a bodged factory order or a respray? I saw there was word of a factory spray mistake on FSTOC...

There a new thread started about it now on FSTOC
http://www.focusstoc.com/forums/topic/530874-nitrous-blue-st-misbuild-pic/

Absomalutely · 20 Oct 2017 at 22:58

One of a kind ST? Must be worth a few quid!

chaparral · 20 Oct 2017 at 23:02

Absomalutely said:
One of a kind ST? Must be worth a few quid!

Am still wondering if it really is true or not

Could be photo shopped or someone had there ST sprayed nitro blue

Dav4 · 20 Oct 2017 at 23:05

According to that focus forum link its real and a factory colour fault or something. If that's true that would be worth a fortune to a collector in the future

Absomalutely · 20 Oct 2017 at 23:05

Either way, it looks really nice in its ST guise; shame they didn't offer it as a colour on the ST!

Bickaxe · 21 Oct 2017 at 11:53

Would have definitely gone for that colour if it was an option.

matt100 · 21 Oct 2017 at 16:18

Surely that can't happen? The right bits wouldn't be near the right paint in the factory.. not like it's done by humans who make mistakes?

tl45 · 22 Oct 2017 at 19:17

It won't have been a misbuild just from people picking the wrong bits in the factory - lot of the plastic painted parts all come from different suppliers and built in sequence.

So it would be the order for the car that was either specced that way on purpose and then didn't go to its intended customer or the build spec got sent out in error

Absomalutely · 27 Oct 2017 at 11:22

It's definitely love <3

theone8181 · 6 Nov 2017 at 07:39

So question for some of you mk3 st owners. I only just noticed that my wifes st has an sd card slot just above the screen (worryingly we've had the car 3 years

). Is there a cheaper way of updating the maps or is it a main dealers job? Its a 62 plate focus which i think is the sony system sync 1.

rodenal · 6 Nov 2017 at 09:39

You can buy them on eBay, not sure if i would bother unless you find yourself with it missing roads etc often though as the ford system is really basic

theone8181 · 6 Nov 2017 at 13:05

Ok cheers i wont bother, theres only a couple of new roads that it misses.