How many Focus ST owners on here

matt100 · 20 Dec 2012 at 12:31

yeah I had a red one for 3 years and an orange for about a year, in fact it might have been slightly more than 4 years.

Always brought a smile to my face, unfortunately it just wasn't in any way economical for my uses at the end so it had to go

Liquidfox · 20 Dec 2012 at 21:53

sunny007 said:
I'm paying around £900
Mountune remap, Mountune exhaust, lowered on eibachs, black front lip, black wing mirrors and white ford badges.

Just the remap? What about the intercooler and K&N filter that comes with the package too? Or are you implying that in the remap?

Soulja · 15 Jan 2013 at 13:07

Which Oil would people recommend? Also looking to change the gear box oil and brake fluid, Any particular ones i should go for?

Simon · 15 Jan 2013 at 15:01

Castrol EDGE 0W-40 is the only oil with the Focus RS approval. Should be fine for the ST

Otherwise Volvo recommend 0W-30 A5/B5 for the 5cylinder engines.

sunny007 · 15 Jan 2013 at 16:44

Liquidfox said:
Just the remap? What about the intercooler and K&N filter that comes with the package too? Or are you implying that in the remap?

Yeah, the whole package.

Liquidfox · 15 Jan 2013 at 21:49

Simon said:
Castrol EDGE 0W-40 is the only oil with the Focus RS approval. Should be fine for the ST

Otherwise Volvo recommend 0W-30 A5/B5 for the 5cylinder engines.

Ford recommend Fully Synth 5w30 for the ST as standard, not 0w30. People tend to switch to the 0w40 for modded engines.

Soulja · 15 Jan 2013 at 22:45

Mine has a remap on. Should i stick with the 5w30 or go with 0w40?

Princey · 15 Jan 2013 at 22:58

Damn these cars for being so thirsty, damn them to hell. I want one so badly.

Liquidfox · 15 Jan 2013 at 23:15

Soulja said:
Mine has a remap on. Should i stick with the 5w30 or go with 0w40?

It depends how heavily modded, I'm running 263BHP on the standard oil. Any higher though and I'll be switching to the RS stuff.

Princey said:
Damn these cars for being so thirsty, damn them to hell. I want one so badly.

Surely they can't be much worse than the VXR you had?

Princey · 15 Jan 2013 at 23:18

I was averaging around 33mpg in my Astra VXR with mixed driving and 23mpg from my Monaro VXR with mixed driving. From what I've read I can expect similar economy to my Monaro.

Soulja · 15 Jan 2013 at 23:24

Liquidfox said:
It depends how heavily modded, I'm running 263BHP on the standard oil. Any higher though and I'll be switching to the RS stuff.

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All it has at the mo is a remap and air filter.

Liquidfox · 4 Feb 2013 at 22:11

Had the Radtec intercooler I got from the group buy fitted on Sunday. Makes quite a difference up in the top end, and looks all nice and shiny from the front

al123 · 24 Feb 2013 at 13:02

This is a fairly long shot, but has anyone ordered the Scuffmaster kit from here http://www.liquidleather.com/scuffs.htm for their ST?

If so which colour did you order? The Focus ST isn't listed here http://www.liquidleather.com/auto colour bank.htm#Ford, but I thought one of the Mondeo colours may match?

Tute · 24 Feb 2013 at 17:42

Gayjin said:
Buy it and make the figures work. If you want it bad enough, you'll make it happen.

That is all for now.

233 · 24 Feb 2013 at 17:58

So feeling the urge for an st in my life right now

Fell in love with my dads st3

Realistically would I be able to pick up a clean st2 for around 6k?

muon · 24 Feb 2013 at 21:08

Going to go for a 2012 ST for my birthday later this year.

Anything I should look out for as to why someone is selling on so soon? I do like how much prices have dropped in only 1 year of ownership.

rossk26 · 25 Feb 2013 at 08:05

al123 said:
This is a fairly long shot, but has anyone ordered the Scuffmaster kit from here http://www.liquidleather.com/scuffs.htm for their ST?

If so which colour did you order? The Focus ST isn't listed here http://www.liquidleather.com/auto colour bank.htm#Ford, but I thought one of the Mondeo colours may match?

I haven't read much into this product, but the name is enough to put me off. You really don't want to be putting "liquid" products onto your leather. Nor do you want to add any colourants...

Dr Leather Get something from hear, it's the best stuff and will not destroy your leather seats.

233 said:
So feeling the urge for an st in my life right now

Fell in love with my dads st3

Realistically would I be able to pick up a clean st2 for around 6k?

£6k should see you in a pre-facelift ST with about 60k miles on it. Ideally at this stage you need to be looking out for and wear on the clutch. Try and find an unmodified example with 1 owner. These cars tend to last 1-2 years max, and will get passed around a lot. You will be getting one of the first year built ST's. They had many problems as I'm sure you are aware of. But there are fixes for these, so check to see the oil diaphragm has been changed to the re-designed one. Check the turbo housing for any signs of cracks/splits.

muon said:
Going to go for a 2012 ST for my birthday later this year.

Anything I should look out for as to why someone is selling on so soon? I do like how much prices have dropped in only 1 year of ownership.

See above. People buy these and don't anticipate the high running costs involved, they will often get passed on every 1-2 years so. Why are you going for the 2012 ST? That isn't the brand new current ST model is it?

muon · 25 Feb 2013 at 14:08

Yep 2012 is the new model. 5k depreciation in the first year should mean I avoid the worst of it. Not too bothered about running costs as I'll do 5k miles a year at most.

rossk26 · 25 Feb 2013 at 14:31

I would advise you to avoid the 2012 ST, it's been riddled with problems. The STOC is full of threads with owners having problem after problem.

There's a reason the 2012 ST has fell £5k and the previous ST has actually remained the same price despite a brand new ST being out.

Tute · 25 Feb 2013 at 17:05

Also, have you considered just getting a Mk.2 RS and saving yourself a few thousand? Sure, it's going to be slightly less practical and a fair bit more thirsty but it's a hell of a machine and would run rings around the new ST.