Looking for a quick and fun family car to replace my current vti. Anyone have anything bad to say about the new style focus st ? Took a look at a few last week but not had time for test drive.
Was tempted with a Oct VRS but not convinced about interior
Others on my list were a Golf GTI but they seem relatively poor value for money compared to the ST, or a 130/330 but I want to buy from a dealer and the latter 2 literally seem very scarce indeed
Have around 17-18 to spend but more than happy to spend less than that
Took a look at an 08 GTI last week but they are quite expensive and the interior seemed good quality but very bland and lacking in features
Also considering a Cupra which although some don't like the interior I prefer it inside to the GTI
If it were me looking with that sort of money, I would not go for a Focus ST. I have the MK2 facelift version and as much as it is fast due to all the mods, it severely lacks on build quality. Having come from a BMW, this May have been a little obvious but I definitely miss the sturdiness of German built cars....
I wouldn't spend more than about £12,000 on a Focus ST, even if I had more. That will easily get you a very decent 3 year old example.
Your budget almost gets you into a Focus RS, tempted?![]()
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