I'm not keen on Fords but that looks good in red. good luck with it

Forgot to add, my insurance DROPPED by £245!!!!

Much better! Very interested to hear your experiences with this.

I'm not keen on Fords but that looks good in red. good luck with it

I was just thinking I didnt like the look of it! lol...

I was just thinking I didnt like the look of it! lol...

 

Im not taking abuse from Fabia owners over the looks of the ST    That would be on par with a serial killer saying he doesn't condone violence 

 

What I have noticed with this car is it draws alot of looks from people as you drive past (and no its not from driving like a tool  )

It looks like you've enhanced the red - I could never get my red Focus to look right in photos. I thought about one of these, but couldn't justify the extra $12k or so over the Fabia. I also wasn't sure I wanted a manual. Nice one on the whole, though.

Great car. Bet you can't wait to Mountune it.

Great car. Bet you can't wait to Mountune it.

 

Im not in a huge rush tbh.  Im doing a trackday at nockhill in October so id like to do that one completely stock first to get a baseline for any future improvments.

 

With the Fabia i bought it knowing there wrre a multitude of flaws in the handling and the lack of grunt hence why i flew into the modifying after only 800 miles.  This car is much much more complete out of the box and is actually good enough stock to keep me happy for the minute.

 

 

It looks like you've enhanced the red - I could never get my red Focus to look right in photos. I thought about one of these, but couldn't justify the extra $12k or so over the Fabia. I also wasn't sure I wanted a manual. Nice one on the whole, though.

 

No bud, not enhanced, just a Camera phone picture.   It looks like the Ford garage have done a really good polish on it though.

I looked in here expecting to see the latest on your Fabia... only to find a Focus ST.

 

Looks nice.

Nice new car there! Love those Recaro seats  :love:

let us know when it breaks down too :P *runs from flames.....

let us know when it breaks down too :p *runs from flames.....

 

The only flames you'll need to worry about woud be from your Fabia Engine when it runs out of oil 

pmsl..... checked it last after castle coombe and it was on max :P

pmsl..... checked it last after castle coombe and it was on max :p

 

YOu sure you had the dipstik the correct way up 

 

Small update.

 

Finally took the car through some lanes for a pretty decent drive.  This car handles like an absolute treat.  So much grip and the turn in is unbelievably good.  Still getting used to how quick the steering is, but other than that i cant think of anything bad to say about the car at the moment.

 

Edit

 

Correction, one fault ive found and that's axle tramp when you accelerate from a stand still.  But a lower engine mount will solve that.

 

Ive been looking at the ingear times of the stock/Mountune Fiesta/Focus ST from 31-62mph (4th gear)

 

Fiesta ST 6.7 Secs

Mountune Fiesta ST 6.4 Seconds

Focus ST 5.7 Seconds

Mountune Focus ST 4.9 seconds

 

Pretty quick for the Mountune Focus.  Looking about now to see how it compares to other cars.

Did you go for the Focus over the Fiesta over the size or power difference? Or simply got a better deal? The difference in Australia is about $12k, which is nothing to sneeze at. In fact, the Toyota 86 is also (on paper) $7-8k cheaper than the Focus ST.

The reason i went for the Focus was mainly because on my way past the Ford Showroom i saw it parked outside and thought it looked stunning.  I wasnt out looking for it, I was on my way home from a family McDonalds run lol.

Would love to find out who drives this car now lol, poor buggers

What was the reg?

 

I have a feeling I've seen it around Lincolnshire