Who owns a Mondeo ST220 / ST TDCI?

I know that the suggestion of buying a Mk3 with a diesel engine is usually met with a unanimous "don't do it!", but if I find one that has had the DMF and Clutch recently replaced, is there anything to really worry about?

And are there any significant differences between the ST 2.2 TDCI and the 2.0l in the non ST Mk3's?
 
Skeeter said:
I know that the suggestion of buying a Mk3 with a diesel engine is usually met with a unanimous "don't do it!", but if I find one that has had the DMF and Clutch recently replaced, is there anything to really worry about?
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Injectors, everything else diesely, the noise.


Skeeter said:
And are there any significant differences between the ST 2.2 TDCI and the 2.0l in the non ST Mk3's?
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25bhp :p
 
I need a cheap well equipped comfortable car for under £3k. I'm looking at Petrol Ghia X's, but Diesels outnumber Petrols by a significant amount so I started wondering if they were actually the massive money pit people say they are.
 
Haha.

My mileage is very unpredictable. At the moment I am doing around 500 miles a week, but this project ends in September and I could end up doing zero miles for the next 6 months.

An ST TDCI would be great, but I don't fancy a £1000 bill from what is basically just a work tool.
 
I've been thinking about the Focus ST brake upgrade situation again...

You can buy a pair of brand new front Pagid Focus ST calipers from EuroCarParts for a shade under £200.. Bit less than the £300 than some people want!! How much do the carriers tend to go for?
 
500 miles a week and the business is paying? Great, even better! Each time I drive for work I profit quite nicely with the 45p per mile :p

If I was in your situation I'd get a nice 2.0 petrol Ghia X or something.
 
Howard said:
I've been thinking about the Focus ST brake upgrade situation again...

You can buy a pair of brand new front Pagid Focus ST calipers from EuroCarParts for a shade under £200.. Bit less than the £300 than some people want!! How much do the carriers tend to go for?
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They're not cheap.

I made this table a while back so the prices are likely out of date. It's based on new parts from Ford:

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Part #     Description                                   (exc. VAT)  Qty  Subtotal
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1477828    OEM Focus ST225 front brake caliper (RH)         £177.64   1    £177.64
1477830    OEM Focus ST225 front brake caliper (LH)         £177.64   1    £177.64
1477827    OEM Focus ST225 front brake caliper carrier       £88.66   2    £177.32
F1447853   OEM Focus ST225 front brake caliper fixing bolt    £1.36   4      £5.44
1461506    OEM Focus ST225 front brake caliper spring        £14.67   2     £29.34
KITDISC10  OEM Focus ST225 front brake discs (both)          £78.66   1     £78.66
DP31574C   EBC Redstuff front brake pads for Focus ST225     £90.20   1     £90.20
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                                                  P&P (fordpartsuk.com)      £5.50
                                                               Subtotal    £856.31
                                                                    VAT    £171.26
                                                                  Total  £1,027.57

The AP kit doesn't cost much more than that I think.
 
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