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Do I want to buy AP Racing brakes for £900....
Who owns a Mondeo ST220 / ST TDCI?
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Can't see why tbh...
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Don't like the standard brakes - never have.
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Best person to make that call then is yourself. Sinking £900 into a car that's probably worth under £4k is a big move, but then again if you're going to run it for a long time then that point becomes fairly irrelevant.
If you don't, I will...
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Yes a very good point - it is a sizeable proportion of the car's value but then I've already spent a fair wad on a JP exhaust, xenons and a new head unit; I guess I'm in it for the long run
I've always thought if I ever need a different car, I'll just run 2 cars. LPG conversion is always an option too.£900 is the asking - hopefully can get it under that. Someone else has "first dibs" though so waiting to see what they offer.
Haha I'll let you know if it doesn't shift.
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I've always said I fancy those brakes if they were at least half of their retail price..
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I'm already looking at refurb/paint options lol
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That's a rip off as surely you don't get the brackets or disks or pads? To use your alloy wheel analogy, surely it's better to just pay twice that and get the APs 
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Haha
Carriers are included I believe but not discs or pads (same guy who I emailed before a while back). New Ford discs for the ASBOs are significantly cheaper when compared to the AP Racing ones.
Carriers are included I believe but not discs or pads (same guy who I emailed before a while back). New Ford discs for the ASBOs are significantly cheaper when compared to the AP Racing ones.
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I'm going to look at an ST220 estate on Saturday - any advice on what to look for other than the usual stuff?
Bit of a step down from the M5 surely?
Worn suspension components mainly - subframe bushes and ARB drop links. Rear calipers and handbrake mechanisms (and handbrake cables) can stick - make sure the handbrake lever doesn't feel "floppy" or loose when you pull it up before it starts to engage. If you can get underneath check the underside of the sump and/or the gearbox aren't covered in oil - could be the crank seal that is leaking which is ££++ to sort, but it might also be the rocker cover or sump gaskets which are a lot easier to sort. I would expect you're not looking at the older prefacelift versions which were susceptible to rusty doors?
Make sure it's been serviced frequently with plenty of fresh oil etc. Otherwise it's just little niggly things that can be fixed fairly easily.
Worn suspension components mainly - subframe bushes and ARB drop links. Rear calipers and handbrake mechanisms (and handbrake cables) can stick - make sure the handbrake lever doesn't feel "floppy" or loose when you pull it up before it starts to engage. If you can get underneath check the underside of the sump and/or the gearbox aren't covered in oil - could be the crank seal that is leaking which is ££++ to sort, but it might also be the rocker cover or sump gaskets which are a lot easier to sort. I would expect you're not looking at the older prefacelift versions which were susceptible to rusty doors?
Make sure it's been serviced frequently with plenty of fresh oil etc. Otherwise it's just little niggly things that can be fixed fairly easily.
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The M5 isn't going, it's just going to be a second more practical car.
It was registered in December 05 and has the ST220 badge on the front and red stitching inside so I think it's one of the final facelift ones unless they changed anything after that. The seller did mention that it had new rear calipers last year, and front wishbones I think? Also it's had a new clutch and flywheel 10,000 miles ago which seems like a plus point.
It was registered in December 05 and has the ST220 badge on the front and red stitching inside so I think it's one of the final facelift ones unless they changed anything after that. The seller did mention that it had new rear calipers last year, and front wishbones I think? Also it's had a new clutch and flywheel 10,000 miles ago which seems like a plus point.
The rear bumper sag doesn't apply to the estates.
05 is the final facelift, yes. You're lucky in that you're just about escaping the 06+ VED raping, as well. Sounds like a decent example. What's the mileage?
05 is the final facelift, yes. You're lucky in that you're just about escaping the 06+ VED raping, as well. Sounds like a decent example. What's the mileage?
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It's on 85,000 now, has most of the options ticked (Satnav, Xenons, Sunroof, Rear PDC).
Thanks for the pointers, I'm not expecting it to be in perfect condition but if it drives well and isn't in terrible condition it should be a good buy.
I can't be doing with another car that costs £490 a year to tax so I've ruled out anything much newer.
Thanks for the pointers, I'm not expecting it to be in perfect condition but if it drives well and isn't in terrible condition it should be a good buy.
I can't be doing with another car that costs £490 a year to tax so I've ruled out anything much newer.
Sounds like a nice one then. Colour? Price?
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The ad is here, it's Performance Blue and up at £2995. If I'm honest I'm expecting it to be shabby but I hope to be proved wrong! Luckily it's only about 10 miles away so if it's no good I won't waste much time and fuel going to see it.
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Howard, does it look like carriers/brackets are included in this listing:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221287878472
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221287878472