So been a while since I have done anything constructive in regards to my cars as my personnel life has meant they have taken a back seat. The biggest impact was the arrival of this little guy:
The news of him coming meant I had to reassess the car situation as I was driving around in my Mk7 Fiesta TDCI quite happily which was not suitable to drive him about in with me, the wife and the dog. The diary from my Fiesta can be found here:
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=275451
So what to buy, wanted something that looked decent and also went well enough but didn't have huge running costs as I would be doing a fair bit of Mileage. Looked at a few, but the new Focus ST fitted the bill nicely especially in diesel form as the running costs of the petrol over the diesel I.e. 30mpg to 55mpg made me go for it. The obvious difference in power means it's not as exciting as the petrol but it's still got enough to put a smile on my face. Ford were selling them with decent discount as well which added to the fact that I bought it tax free as a member of the Army in Germany means I got a bargain. So ordered in Oct 15 and in March this year my ST3 turned up and I went and collected it.
Bought it with the added extras of the premium sound system, heated steering wheel and reversing camera. I have had it a few months now and absolutely love it, drives wonderfully, seats are amazing and although it could do with a little bit more umph (it is and ST after all) it is by no means slow. A drive from Germany to UK had the MPG at a solid 57 and that's with the engine not fully run in and doing 75 mph.
Already have plans for it and whilst nothing ground breaking i have a few things I would like to change. I am very much of an OEM+ modded and like smooth clean lines. Plans currently sit at:
1. Remove horrid dealer plates.
2. De tango all lights.
3. Try and get a little pit more power, hopefully through a warranty friendly source such as Mountune.
4. Lower it.
5. Spacers on the wheels to sit nicer in the arch.
6. De badge
7. Through detail and clean up after dealer "valet".
8. Swap clear high level brake light for a red one, don't like the clear one against black paint.
9. Swap puddle lights in wing mirrors for LEDs, same for boot light.
Longer term plans which I have fully decided on are:
1. Upgrade sound system and sound deaden
2. Remove both Ford badges.
3. Triple R front splitter.
That's it so far, but very new and we will see how time goes.