Been looking at focus st 3's sub 50 k miles full service history. I have found a few examples ranging from 7.5-10k from 06 plates to 59 plate examples. I am happy to settle for a prefacelift (57 plate or younger) but the best examples of these seem to be around the 8.5k mark
The old man in me keeps saying save a little money and get something a little more sensible, or pay the same for something with a little more quality.
A couple of questions would be, is the st of comparable quality for other cars this age and of similar price?
Could I better spend my money on something of better quality (Volvo s40/s60 or BMW of some kind) that might not be as snappy or sharp from a driving point of view but will be better from a comfort/quality point of view.
Finally, not having much experience in this area of the used car arena, if I buy a car now for around the 8k mark I am fully aware that in 4 years time I would be lucky to get back 4k, but am I going to see a noticeable difference in getting something like the st over one of the aforementioned other options, or something someone else may suggest, or from this point out will the depreciation mainly be impacted by age and hence model make etc will have a limited impact on sell on factor?
The old man in me keeps saying save a little money and get something a little more sensible, or pay the same for something with a little more quality.
A couple of questions would be, is the st of comparable quality for other cars this age and of similar price?
Could I better spend my money on something of better quality (Volvo s40/s60 or BMW of some kind) that might not be as snappy or sharp from a driving point of view but will be better from a comfort/quality point of view.
Finally, not having much experience in this area of the used car arena, if I buy a car now for around the 8k mark I am fully aware that in 4 years time I would be lucky to get back 4k, but am I going to see a noticeable difference in getting something like the st over one of the aforementioned other options, or something someone else may suggest, or from this point out will the depreciation mainly be impacted by age and hence model make etc will have a limited impact on sell on factor?