Tilly

Right the details on the car... January 2006 registered (55 reg) 2000 miles, ST3 in orange £17660

I'm near to Preston in Lancashire but the car at the moment is at the compound in cheshire so either way, quite a distance from you :cry: lol

its not mate no. Registered to the company and been driven by the boss for a while and now selling it on

Now have an orange ST-3 physical car on a '55 reg. Registered January 2006, price and mileage to follow...

Yes I know they're not the same but I was talking in general to people who aren't up on how the various systems work because as you know there're absolutely loads of systems around with ESP (electronic stability program), TCS (traction control system), ASC (active stability control), ASC (acceleration skid control), BAS (brake assisted steering) etc etc. However, many people tend to group the systems and refer to them as forms of traction control because ultimately they all head towards one thing, driving safety and traction control was one of the earliest used systems and so the name is widel

not wrong mate... I said, "when triggered" and slipping on diesel as per your example will trigger it and I also said "IF your esp is activated etc etc" because I was using it as an example because "it will also apply brakes to the spinning wheel below a certain speed. " this is a similar principal to acceleration skid control. I don't mean to sound a c*nt mate but I wasn't wrong in what I said. ESP can be on but not active when driving and will not affect boost, thats what I was trying to say. ESP can be active like with your example, the diesel in the road and yes it will correct the ca

any form of traction control only touches engine controls when triggered. If you're ESP is activated because you're driving like a tool then yes it can slow you down but won't affect boost in general driving. I don't drive an ST but I do drive a S/C'ed merc c class which is rear wheel drive and the only thing that would possibly affect engine power (that isn't trying to save your life at the same time) is the acceleration skid control which is a totally different setup to ESP. It prevents you from wheel spinning and saves tyre wear but at the same time it cuts the engine power back so much

All cars are now sold, cheers guys

To be honest I'd just say to stick your head in the footwell and have a good look about to see if there is any ratchet mechanism on it

One more orange car has sold and one provisionally sold, will be confirmed later today. One ST-3 in orange remaining. You can email me at mark@brindleslimited.co.uk if you need any help or info

I'd have thought they'd be on some kind of ratchet to be honest...

heya, a dump valve can be fit but diesels work in a different way to petrol cars so if you just fit a DV as normal you will f*ck your engine over time however MD near me do them to fit diesels but they're more expensive because theres a few more modifications needed for them to work correctly. take a look at www.motorsport-developments.co.uk they're a good bunch of lads and kenny and stu really know their sh*t! Especially when it comes to fords :)

one blue and one orange have gone, three orange cars remaining. They're ST3 3 doors so have the good specs, so ontop of the basic ST model they have: MP3 sony headunit xenon headlights quickclear heated front screen ESP traction control Electric 10-way adjustable Recaro front seats Full leather interior Sony 6CD changer Heated front seats Rear sculptured french seats And obviously the special metallic orange paint £18494.93

as I mentioned in an earlier post, also keep an eye out for the ones on the seats, they do the same and again, just put some tape on :)

They used to have this problem when I worked at ford on the mk1's and it was on the rear seats... you press the button to drop the rear seats yes? well when you push them back up theres a mechanism on the end of either seat on the back side which latch onto little hooks, one on each side of the boot. They didn't have a TSB for it but it was f*cking so many people off so in the end we had to simply get some black insulation tape and wrap it round the small metal bar that the seat latched onto to make the rail thicker and then put a bit of grease on. Not the best repair but at that time it was

we still have four ST3's in stock with dicsount if any of you are interested :)

And what makes you think that the Mk.2 is put together any differently? Do they emply more professional staff on the Mk.2 production line and chimps on the C-Max ? Wake up and smell the coffee ! Didn't mean the build quality on the production line, I meant the build quality from the original design/engineering stages of the cars, not the putting together of them. The designs are plain and simply badly engineered. You can't say I don't know what I'm talking about I worked on many cars all with the same symptoms, it was my job, day in day out. I don't drive a c-max or a focus myself so

it basically just keeps crap out of you car coming in through the heater system in technical terms :p fiestas actually come from the factory without them and they're fit at the cars first service. shouldn't really cause any harm if there isnt one there, the main problem is the actual fitting of them as mentioned with them leaking in

no need to attack me, I did my job and I did it well so don't stereotype me, I don't mean to sound an * * * * but I didn't appreciate that last post. I merely explained that a pollen filter is part of every service regardless of whether its a mjor or minor service and what damage is caused when they're incorrectly replaced hence why some people dont like doing them. I was not on a bonus scheme and therefore I wasn't rushing round like a headless chicken trying to get my jobs in to earn more money, I did them quickly but I did them to the highest possible standards I could because I had no re

I used to work as a mechanic at ford approx 18 months ago and the C-Max's were hurrendous, I don't know if they've had any modifications but the build quality was terrible and any ford mechanic will tell you the same, they have problems with the dash's flexing and making creaking and groaning noises, brake calipers touching the rear sub frames amongst other things :roll:

I used to work for a ford dealer as a mechanic, they are changed EVERY service, reputable garages will change it, if they don't, do not use that dealer. Your dealer saying "your pollen filter does not need changing" is bull to be honest, Sorry but its there for a reason. The reason why some dealers avoid them is because you need to remove the passenger side scuttle panel to get to it. This scuttle panel just happens to seal the windscreen :roll: so if its not refit properly, water will leak in, screw your pollen filter, leak into your heater box, stink your car out, make your passenger si

I'd personally take a feed from the ignition switch and run it behind the dash to anywhere you want, its easy enough to remove the trim in that area so it'll give you plenty of room to play about getting your hand up to the back of the dash :)

No worries mate, let me know :) what colour you going for btw? :D Only asking because I'm not a fan of red cars but saw one the other day and thought it looked the don! PMSL

sorry mate we've only just had confirmation today :( I work for a company called brindles, we primarily deal with contract hire and finance but we can do outright purchases, if you need any help you can get me on mark@brindleslimited.co.uk

if any of you are interested we actually have 5 STOCK cars (yes they are physical, not build slots!!) and they are all ST3's, 4 orange and one blue available and ready to roll with 10% discount. We actually deal in car finance and contract hire however we can do outright purchases as we often get better discounts than dealerships, these ST's being an example and I know people have had problems getting them so far so if these are any good to you guys let me know. There are no other cost options on the cars besides the metallic paint :)