FastEddie

I am considering buying a new ST and was wondering what the best finance option is :? ? What are the advantages and drawbacks with Fords 'Options' and 'Acquire' deals ? Is the interest rate competitive or is a bank loan cheaper ? Sorry for all the questions, but I've never bought new before or on finance ... :roll: I have a car to p/x worth about £4500 and around £8000 cash :D

Total over-reaction by FMC or what ??? :shock: You can go * * * * yerself mate :!: To the rest of you: Is it sacrilige to have an opinion that goes against buying a new car when better value, more performance and less depreciation can be had elsewhere ? I think the new ST is a 'good car' but just not the best way to spend £18k... (And by the way I could afford one, but I would never spend that much on any car...) And, sorry but 99% of (non Ford-biased) people would prefer something like an Audi TT Quattro 225 or an older BMW M3 / 330Ci, plus the fast boys want an STi or Evo8 not a Foc

Spend £18k on a FOCUS ??? Yeh, the ST is a good car, but its still just a Focus... The ST wont be rare like the RS, it'll lose money fast, it'll look common and dated quickly and it'll have the chav image :roll: I just think there's so many better quality or drivers cars you could buy (secondhand) for £18k: ie. Audi TT or S3, BM330Ci, Sti Impeza, Evo8, some Porsche's etc. And the new Golf GTi is a quality motor too for a few ££ more :roll: What would you rather have on your drive, ST or TT ?

New ST is more powerful than the FRS by about 20bhp - BUT, its heavier... :roll: The FRS also has a trick front diff which gets the power down better 8) Both great cars, though the FRS is more hardcore and looks well better IMO :D

It's deffo slower than a Cossie and also slower than an RS 0-60 :roll: I'd still love one though :D

OK, so its a * * * * car then ? No need for such a cynical response :!:

Focus ST wins driver approval Gardemeister impressed with the new Focus ST Ford's all-new Focus ST performance model has been put through its paces by the company's 2005 World Rally Championship team drivers – and they have both given it the thumbs up. New Focus ST prototypes have been driven hard and fast by Roman Kresta and Toni Gardemeister, who both drive Ford Focus WRCs in the FIA World Rally Championship, along with former British Rally Champion Malcolm Wilson, who is in charge of M-Sport (which operates the official works rally effort on behalf of Ford in the World Rally Champio

I know these cars are disguised but they are soooo ugly :roll: Especially that coupe 'thing'... yeuchhh :evil:

Quite horrific in that top pic - those wheel arches and w/trims :lol: And why do they bother when there's a perfectly good Mondeo :?

What does 'Titanium' mean - is it used on the car somewhere ??

Just ask whizzpopper after he reviewed their Vectra :lol:

Better than a boggo Mk2 obviously, but still looks frumpy next to a nice Mk1 :!: Pics of the next Mondeo / MSV show what the new Focus could've been :roll:

I get away with light smoke no problem:

Either you drive like a granny or yer car dont look mean enough :wink: I was even followed all the way home (bout 3 miles) by one cop last year and then he spent most of the time saying how much he loved my car once he realised I wasn't dodgy :roll:

I thought that if the tints were put on before the latest law was passed they were ok ? Been stopped by the cops 3 times in the last year (routine) and none mentioned my tints :D