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Logsi · 11 Mar 2013 at 10:13

Nice work Rybo!

NathWraith · 11 Mar 2013 at 11:33

best colour for the ST220

Tomcat825 · 11 Mar 2013 at 12:19

Aren't the st220's RWD but all the other mondeos FWD? I seem to remember seeing something like that?

-westy- · 11 Mar 2013 at 12:47

Tomcat825 said:
Aren't the st220's RWD but all the other mondeos FWD? I seem to remember seeing something like that?

Nope, they're all FWD.

peterattheboro · 11 Mar 2013 at 13:06

Tomcat825 said:
Aren't the st220's RWD but all the other mondeos FWD? I seem to remember seeing something like that?

I wish.

Wedge · 11 Mar 2013 at 13:17

205 ...drool, such a fantastic car, my all time fav of cars ive owned...very jealous~!

Rybo89 · 11 Mar 2013 at 13:34

Tomcat825 said:
Aren't the st220's RWD but all the other mondeos FWD? I seem to remember seeing something like that?

Think they would be a lot more popular if this was the case.

Gribs · 11 Mar 2013 at 21:59

The Saab at Elvington. It's the only picture I personally took mainly because of the 458 in the background.

andythelandy · 11 Mar 2013 at 23:31

Here's my Leon 1.8 20v sadly not a turbo, can't afford the insurance at my age but its a really nice car i think its a very subtle good looking car

Brookert · 11 Mar 2013 at 23:38

How old are you?.......If you don't mind me asking

andythelandy · 11 Mar 2013 at 23:41

20 now, was 19 when I bought the car.

Firestar_3x · 11 Mar 2013 at 23:54

Looks good!

andythelandy · 12 Mar 2013 at 00:02

Firestar_3x said:
Looks good!

Cheers

Gribs · 12 Mar 2013 at 00:08

Firestar_3x said:
Looks good!

It does, just make sure it's not serviced on the long life oil intervals. Ignoring the fuel usage it's a ok engine with a acceptable power output, especially for someone young.

edit: Just read that back and it sounded harsh, my mum had an a3 with the same engine and she was very happy with it for 8 years (other than a engine rebuild due to oil), only shopped it in to get some ground clearance.

andythelandy · 12 Mar 2013 at 00:17

Gribs said:
It does, just make sure it's not serviced on the long life oil intervals. Ignoring the fuel usage it's a ok engine with a acceptable power output, especially for someone young.

edit: Just read that back and it sounded harsh, my mum had an a3 with the same engine and she was very happy with it for 8 years (other than a engine rebuild due to oil), only shopped it in to get some ground clearance.

Its got a full service history its on 90k but it doesn't seem like it, was obviously well looked after, i'll probably service it myself over the easter period which will be just under a year since the last, btw what engines your 9-3 got? Turboooo?

Gribs · 12 Mar 2013 at 00:30

andythelandy said:
Its got a full service history its on 90k but it doesn't seem like it, was obviously well looked after, i'll probably service it myself over the easter period which will be just under a year since the last, btw what engines your 9-3 got? Turboooo?

The vag 1.8 seem to need oil at about 10k/1 year so get it done. I'd also recommend one of the stronger under trays unless you stick to good roads as the sumps crack very easily.

Mines a 9-5, 2.3 turbo with a remap so should be putting out circa 270bp. Yesterday on track, today it did normal car duties with bikes in the back along uncleared snowy roads at Dalby.

andythelandy · 12 Mar 2013 at 00:38

Gribs said:
The vag 1.8 seem to need oil at about 10k/1 year so get it done. I'd also recommend one of the stronger under trays unless you stick to good roads as the sumps crack very easily.

Mines a 9-5, 2.3 turbo with a remap so should be putting out circa 270bp. Yesterday on track, today it did normal car duties with bikes in the back along uncleared snowy roads at Dalby.

Yeh its a job for over easter i got it in may and it was serviced then so no hurry yet, and nice i'm after something turbo with room to remap probably in a year or so's time will probably be a 20v turbo, a cupra or vrs along those lines.

Gribs · 12 Mar 2013 at 00:58

andythelandy said:
Yeh its a job for over easter i got it in may and it was serviced then so no hurry yet, and nice i'm after something turbo with room to remap probably in a year or so's time will probably be a 20v turbo, a cupra or vrs along those lines.

Driving a friends Cupra R was what pushed me to getting something reasonably quick again but it wasn't exactly interesting to drive. Just a reasonable level of power (200ish bhp) is nice and as long as you can put up with the fuel usage it makes for a much more pleasurable general driving experience. If you're aiming for purely enjoyment irrespective of speed then I'd aim for rwd and as light as possible but accept it'll be slower.

Howard · 12 Mar 2013 at 08:34

Tomcat825 said:
Aren't the st220's RWD but all the other mondeos FWD? I seem to remember seeing something like that?

That would be awesome, but alas no. You're probably thinking of the MG ZT, with the V8 model being RWD.

Aspecto · 12 Mar 2013 at 09:17

My ST after a clean;