How many Focus ST owners on here

Homer-Simpson · 16 Sep 2015 at 18:41

melchy said:
I personally wouldn't bother with the forged wheels or sunroof. Probably just the UK RS2 pack and the extra for Nitrous Blue. I guess that'll be around £31K. I'd then have to save for the obligatory Mountune performance pack

If the standard wheels are as bad to clean as the mk2 they are worth the money

. Mountune have said they won't release any info on upgrades until the car is released which is a bit of a shame. Saying that it gives me a chance to not be the guinea pig for the first batch of cars

Tute · 16 Sep 2015 at 20:13

I can't get past the loss of a cylinder. Sure, it's still 350ps but one of the best things about the Mk2 RS and ST is the engine.

melchy · 17 Sep 2015 at 11:25

Just been playing with the UK configurator, it would be £31,250 for the spec I'd want. That is without the forged wheels or shell Recaro seats. We don't seem to have the options for heated seats etc. as per the RS2 pack in the US.

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Nasher · 17 Sep 2015 at 11:42

Tute said:
I can't get past the loss of a cylinder. Sure, it's still 350ps but one of the best things about the Mk2 RS and ST is the engine.

Yea, but with a huge push for better fuel economy and reduced emissions etc. they had to go. The 5cyl engines are also really expensive

DAIR · 17 Sep 2015 at 12:13

I think I want one.....

Mucky_Pup · 17 Sep 2015 at 14:57

Skyboat · 17 Sep 2015 at 18:05

The new Focus RS would have been really tempting had it a DSG option for the non-purists, such a shame

DAIR · 17 Sep 2015 at 18:27

I think it's all the better for not having it.

Think about how poor it would be. Show me a good DCT equipped car for under 30k.... Don't worry..... I'll wait

Skyboat · 17 Sep 2015 at 20:06

Precisely, which is why I'd probably not miss the extra 45bhp when getting a Golf R or an older 355i instead.

Spuddy · 17 Sep 2015 at 22:46

My god I want that new RS in that Nitrous Blue colour or w/e its called.

Only had the Fiesta ST for about 3 months too, oops! I'll end up keeping it a few years though. Hopefully by that time its a newer revision of the RS out or a special edition one. Much like the RS500 in the MK2.

lee1101 · 17 Sep 2015 at 23:48

I want the RS. I'm not sure I'm keen on any of the colours though, they are all a bit meh.

DazQ87 · 18 Sep 2015 at 00:40

lee1101 said:
I want the RS. I'm not sure I'm keen on any of the colours though, they are all a bit meh.

I was thinking the same thing, I recon they have missed a trick by not having the green colour of the last RS available.

CraigN · 18 Sep 2015 at 09:06

have not yet taken delivery of my new ST3 yet and now i can get an RS for only a few grand more.

Dang

thewanted · 18 Sep 2015 at 09:33

CraigN said:
have not yet taken delivery of my new ST3 yet and now i can get an RS for only a few grand more.

Dang

It's quite a lot more than just a "few grand". Drivethedeal.com are offering the most expensive ST-3 (5 door with nav) for £21283.40. You'd have to put in over £7500 to get a bog standard RS.

CraigN · 18 Sep 2015 at 09:41

I wouldn't pay retail for it. I get staff discount on fords too. It's a focus not a mustang. I would expect similar discounts to be applied to any model.

I paid ever so slightly more for my ST-3 than the figure you posted. But mine is an estate the retail was £30k on. So to me its a few grand.

thewanted · 18 Sep 2015 at 09:43

CraigN said:
I wouldn't pay retail for it. I get staff discount on fords too. It's a focus not a mustang. I would expect similar discounts to be applied to any model.

I paid ever so slightly more for my ST-3 than the figure you posted. But mine is an estate the retail was £30k on. So to me its a few grand.

Anyone with half a brain cell doesn't pay retail either

Drivethedeal.com are offering the top spec ST-3 estate for £22207.39. The RS is unlikely to have any major discount on it for quite a while.

Homer-Simpson · 18 Sep 2015 at 12:39

CraigN said:
I wouldn't pay retail for it. I get staff discount on fords too. It's a focus not a mustang. I would expect similar discounts to be applied to any model.

I paid ever so slightly more for my ST-3 than the figure you posted. But mine is an estate the retail was £30k on. So to me its a few grand.

Doesn't seem to be any staff discounts at the moment. From memory they didn't offer them on the mk2 either, they only started offering dealer discounts when they built the extra batch near the end of production. They then couldn't get rid of them as people wanted different options but they had spec'd the cars with just lux 1/no lux packs.

Mucky_Pup · 18 Sep 2015 at 13:02

Ordered a new crossover pipe

CraigN · 18 Sep 2015 at 13:07

The discount i got was ford privilege.

Grand father used to be a ford test driver. Got me a fair whack off and free paint.

It is applied by ford not the dealer as far a i could tell.

Homer-Simpson · 18 Sep 2015 at 13:25

CraigN said:
The discount i got was ford privilege.

Grand father used to be a ford test driver. Got me a fair whack off and free paint.

It is applied by ford not the dealer as far a i could tell.

Yup, but just like the initial order of Mustangs, you couldn't have privilege discount. A number of members on the forum work for Ford and they were told there is currently no discount available when they just placed their order.

Whether this will change in the future is anybody's guess. It was the same when the mk2 RS came out. There was hardly any discount applied via privilege (If any) through the time it was on sale. From what people have said it was a maximum of £2,000 off. Which is a bit of a difference when you look at some members getting 7k+ off a ST with privilege.