Right as the story goes my mother decided to buy a Focus ST170 on a whim due to the fact she liked to colour

The car itself has just clicked over 10k miles but I sense not all is well. Firstyly the engine sounds pretty rough quite tappy to be honest. Is this common? Even when warm it still sounds quite noisy. I have checked the oil levels etc and its all kosher. I have a 15 year old Vauxhall XE and thats purrs like a kitten compared to this!

I quite like this car and I am considering getting an inspection done on it. Just querying to all you ST lads and laddettes out there are there any common problems/faults i should be looking out for?

I want to get this sorted as its dying for a full exhaust and Bluefin

Cheers

Fad