How many Focus ST owners on here

Buckster · 4 Jan 2015 at 19:27

doh looks like looking to buy at wrong time ! lol

just has to be 5 doors and reasonably sporty

went to look at a Seat Leon SE 2.0 TDi afterwards - which although with only 150hp - seemed a lot of car for money at 12.8 - only 18 months old

Phil W · 4 Jan 2015 at 19:36

5 Doors are harder to come by and seem to command more of a premium than the 3 doors. Problem is when you are actively looking at them the market for them all of a sudden never changes and you're looking at the same ones all the time.

andi · 4 Jan 2015 at 21:32

Values seem to be rising if anything! Its insane, having a quick look, there's only one facelift EO ST-3 for sale on autotrader for less than I paid for mine 18 months ago, and that's done 100k. Mine's high mileage (but not that high) but well looked after and well specced.

Jono8 · 4 Jan 2015 at 22:06

andi said:
Values seem to be rising if anything! Its insane, having a quick look, there's only one facelift EO ST-3 for sale on autotrader for less than I paid for mine 18 months ago, and that's done 100k. Mine's high mileage (but not that high) but well looked after and well specced.

Indeed. Very odd. Especially as there is an abundance of them in circulation and they are hardly the most economical car in the world!

Tute · 4 Jan 2015 at 22:25

There's a shortage of good ones though - too many are being chavved and that wrecks their value.

tl45 · 4 Jan 2015 at 23:12

Buckster said:
went to look at a 56 plate ST today - but on start-up - at idle it had an annoying high pitched whine from engine - sounded either electrical or a belt - very high frequency

it seemed a bit expensive to me - so didn't query it

Phil W said:
Oil Diaphragm? Don't they make a 'space ship' type noise?

Buckster said:
will google youtube it thanks

it was sort of 12k upwards sort of frequency, loud enough to be obvious from outside of car with bonnet shut, and continuous in tone, didn't seem to change

If it sounded like a whistling kettle when it boils then it's the oil diaphragm gone. Easiest check is to see if it goes away when you open the oil filler or pull the dipstick out. You might also get pressure releasing when you do that.

The issue was fixed with an updated unit (also issue on Volvo's etc) and Ford fitted this to facelift cars onwards I believe. Costs around £150 plus labour to change - an hour job for a specialist who's done it before but with a Ford dealer god knows.

Problem is that the fault lets the engine pressurise with boost pressure - if left too long like that it can lead to the camshaft oil seals blowing.

If the dealer hasn't bothered to fix an obvious problem before putting the car on sale then I'd wonder just how well they've checked everything else on the car?

rossk26 · 5 Jan 2015 at 08:39

Prices really haven't changed at all over the last 18 months.

Surely we won't see a rise in these? Remember the Mk1 RS, which fell to about £6-8k, that are now worth £10-12k. This can't happen with the ST? Their is an abundance of them. Albeit rare un-abused ones like mine...

Janesy B · 5 Jan 2015 at 09:57

They'll bomb eventually, there's too many of them for the prices to start going up.

rossk26 · 5 Jan 2015 at 10:00

I'm selling this year anyway. Hopefully they remain at current level for the next few months

Mucky_Pup · 5 Jan 2015 at 14:17

What's everyone think is a fair trade in price for mine? 07, 74k, 5 Door Black ST-3, 2 owner. Gonna go look at that RS tonight and maybe see what they'll offer for my car.

rossk26 · 5 Jan 2015 at 15:01

You'd get much more private. But that's stating the obvious!

~£5k?

Homer-Simpson · 5 Jan 2015 at 15:24

Which RS are you going to look at?

Mucky_Pup · 5 Jan 2015 at 16:53

Homer-Simpson said:
Which RS are you going to look at?

As I just found out, a one that was sold a few days ago

Boooo

That one:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...0/postcode/ne1/usedcars/model/focus?logcode=p

Liquidfox · 5 Jan 2015 at 19:44

Have a look at Stratstone Jaguar on the A690, they normally have a couple of RS' in there.

Mucky_Pup · 5 Jan 2015 at 22:52

Yeah, I left my details with them as well, as Evans Halshaw get a few in every now and then, they have another one in the exact same spec, just down in St. Albans, but is a grand more. Just wish I'd went and look at it when I first saw they had it in before Christmas, I probably would have bought it, lol.

Homer-Simpson · 6 Jan 2015 at 15:07

Not looked at RS Direct?

Mucky_Pup · 6 Jan 2015 at 21:16

Yeah, all either a bit much more than I'm willing to pay, or are modded, want a standard car. There's one down in Teeside which is just above what I'm willing to pay, might go look at it at the end of the week.

Homer-Simpson · 6 Jan 2015 at 21:25

I would be vary wary buying a "standard" one these days, a lot have been modified and put back to standard with god knows what map on...

Mucky_Pup · 7 Jan 2015 at 17:10

Homer-Simpson said:
I would be vary wary buying a "standard" one these days, a lot have been modified and put back to standard with god knows what map on...

This is true, will be able to tell if it's been mapped though. If it is I can easily get it flashed back to standard.

Phil W · 7 Jan 2015 at 17:29

STers, is the de-res mod worth doing? Not looking to immediately upgrade anything big just yet, saw the de-res mod and thought it could be worth doing. Any feedback from people that have done it?