How many Focus ST owners on here

Mucky_Pup · 11 Jul 2015 at 09:57

Should be a great jump in power

Got my Mountune pump and injectors the other day, just need to buy an intercooler next and I'll be making the jump to 420

Stormster · 11 Jul 2015 at 12:08

That sounds.............very, very expensive lol.

ubern00b · 11 Jul 2015 at 12:58

*shrug* I have the money and it is something I want to do. Maybe it isn't the best financial investment in the world but screw it. It is going to be fun

Jonnycoupe · 11 Jul 2015 at 13:01

Bonnet lifter?

Please don't say that's a silly hinge spacer?

ubern00b · 11 Jul 2015 at 13:43

Jonnycoupe said:
Bonnet lifter?

Please don't say that's a silly hinge spacer?

It's a hydraulic arm to keep the bonnet open. Purely aesthetic.

Mucky_Pup · 11 Jul 2015 at 13:45

Got some to go on my car aswell, need to drill into the side covers though, haven't got a drill at the minute, so it'll have to wait.

Pen66 · 13 Jul 2015 at 11:06

Currently looking at mk2 facelift ST3s (2008+) and it seems that they are holding their price quite well for a 7 year old car. A reasonable example is at least £9k which seems about £500-1k more than the last time I checked 12-18 months ago.

It's a bit mad paying £9k for a 7 year old mk2 Focus. A Golf GTI/R32 of a similar age comes in at the same price.

Is there any reason for this or is it just the time of year/market?

rossk26 · 13 Jul 2015 at 11:33

Pen66 said:
Currently looking at mk2 facelift ST3s (2008+) and it seems that they are holding their price quite well for a 7 year old car. A reasonable example is at least £9k which seems about £500-1k more than the last time I checked 12-18 months ago.

It's a bit mad paying £9k for a 7 year old mk2 Focus. A Golf GTI/R32 of a similar age comes in at the same price.

Is there any reason for this or is it just the time of year/market?

They've held their value for the past 2 years. I remember looking at prices when I was considering selling 2 years ago, and they are the same price as now! It's crazy.

I think it's down to the engine, Ford really did all us Mk2 ST/RS owners a favor when they released the 4 pot 2 litre

I'm now considering whether to sell up while the price is still high, or keep it, and take advantage of this seemingly non-depreciating car!

ubern00b · 13 Jul 2015 at 11:56

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Focusstoc

Join this group, loads of people selling vehicles and the prices seem a lot lower than what I find on eBay/Autotrader. Worth a look at least, might find what you are looking for

Dav4 · 13 Jul 2015 at 15:21

Pen66 said:
Currently looking at mk2 facelift ST3s (2008+) and it seems that they are holding their price quite well for a 7 year old car. A reasonable example is at least £9k which seems about £500-1k more than the last time I checked 12-18 months ago.

It's a bit mad paying £9k for a 7 year old mk2 Focus. A Golf GTI/R32 of a similar age comes in at the same price.

Is there any reason for this or is it just the time of year/market?

I know I'm after a 2006 Mk2 ST Focus and have sort of kept an eye on the prices over the last 12 months and they haven't budged an inch. I'm having a hard time deciding if 6-6.5k is too much for a 9 year old Focus!
It's annoying that the majority that are for sale are at dealerships who stick a good £500 ontop of the private sellers asking prices.
What would people say is a fair price for a 2006 ST? As i thought 6k would be enough for one with less than 70k on but looking round I don't think it will be .

Liquidfox · 13 Jul 2015 at 15:41

Focus ST Owners Buy/Sell Page
The Official Focus ST Owners Page

They're probably the best two, the other discussion pages were ran by dictators so ended up with everyone leaving.

snips86x · 13 Jul 2015 at 15:43

Mucky_Pup said:
Put my ITG induction kit on today and removed and bunged up the symposer:

Same engine as me. Where did you get the kit from & did you notice any improvement with the power delivery?

Mucky_Pup · 13 Jul 2015 at 17:29

Got it from someone I know who took it off their car. No noticeable difference, not remapped yet, so wouldn't notice much of a change without that.

Homer-Simpson · 13 Jul 2015 at 18:25

Mucky_Pup said:
Got it from someone I know who took it off their car. No noticeable difference, not remapped yet, so wouldn't notice much of a change without that.

You will definitely feel the difference with the 420 map

Jester* · 13 Jul 2015 at 18:35

Dav4 said:
I know I'm after a 2006 Mk2 ST Focus and have sort of kept an eye on the prices over the last 12 months and they haven't budged an inch. I'm having a hard time deciding if 6-6.5k is too much for a 9 year old Focus!
It's annoying that the majority that are for sale are at dealerships who stick a good £500 ontop of the private sellers asking prices.
What would people say is a fair price for a 2006 ST? As i thought 6k would be enough for one with less than 70k on but looking round I don't think it will be .

Depends on spec and condition to be honest.

I have an 06 ST3 and I seem to have one of the highest specced ones I can find online. Factory Nav, Keyless, Auto Lights, Auto Wipers and its nearly about to hit 50k. Looking at Autotrader I seem to be able to put it up for at least £7.5K, maybe even £8k. That is a little mad.

Dav4 · 13 Jul 2015 at 18:43

Jester* said:
Depends on spec and condition to be honest.

I have an 06 ST3 and I seem to have one of the highest specced ones I can find online. Factory Nav, Keyless, Auto Lights, Auto Wipers and its nearly about to hit 50k. Looking at Autotrader I seem to be able to put it up for at least £7.5K, maybe even £8k. That is a little mad.

Yes it's crazy the prices the ST3 can go for as majority for sale are the ST2. It's annoying that everything is an optional extra on them as my ST220 has heated leather seats, auto wipers and lights, cruise control etc standard.
It's certainly a car that u can run for a year or two and not lose much in depreciation as they hold there value so well.

Jester* · 13 Jul 2015 at 18:46

Urgh dont want to slum it with the pov ST-2 spec

The seats look so much better in leather!

Dav4 · 13 Jul 2015 at 18:51

Jester* said:
Urgh dont want to slum it with the pov ST-2 spec

The seats look so much better in leather!

Lol yes they do that's why I'm saving some more money up to hopefully get the ST3. How long u had yours for? U ever had any problems with it?

Jester* · 13 Jul 2015 at 19:07

Had mine for just over a year so far.

I got it cheap as it needed a little bit of TLC. Replaced the ABS module (common failure), replaced the boot release button and replaced the front bushes with Hardrace Wishbones and ball joints as they were getting a bit old.

Other than that she has been pretty good!

ubern00b · 13 Jul 2015 at 19:21

Just seen this. For the price, it look's very good! Depends if you want modded or unmodded though. This has had a lot of money put into it.

http://www.focusstoc.com/forums/classifieds/item/43490-2007-st3-cp320-48k-miles/