I bought my first mk1 Frs about 4yrs ago a d it was completely standard. I had been using a 400bhp Saff Cossie as a daily for the previous 8yrs and decided to give the Cossie a break and get a newer car for daily stuff. I bought the Frs standard and had read that subtle mods really transformed the car so I fitted a decat and exhaust which made a lot of difference even without a remap. The Frs is an awesome car and 2yrs later the car had only needed a thermostat housing replacing. At that point I sold the Saff Cossie as I had no real use for it as the focus done the weekly shop and could also go out for nice drive at weekends. 6 months later I sold the Frs and bought my dream car! An escort cosworth
but only 2-3 months later I was back in a Frs again. The Escos looked awesome but the focus won in every other department, handling, comfort, reliability and the 300bhp Frs felt quicker than a 330bhp Escos by a lot. My current focus rs is a lot nicer than my first one, interior is very clean and it's running hybrid turbo etc at about 350bhp. My current Frs is for sale at the minute in car for sale section for 10k ono. I just bought a diesel daily to save some money so thought I'd get another classic for weekend use. My mate earlier did say I should keep the Frs for weekends which I'm now thinking is a good idea lol