Managh

For sale I have my MK1 Focus RS which I have owned for roughly 12 months, however it’s now time to move on to and try something else. Despite being my only car, it is only driven once or twice a week due to walking to work and is always garaged when not in use.

Anyway, usual details of the car:
- 2003 “53”
- 79,000 miles
- Full service history up until I bought it, however I’ve serviced the car twice in 12 months and have kept all the receipts
- 10 months MOT
- 4 months tax
- 7 previous owners
- Only 1 key unfortunately

Some of the RS specific details:
- Car is number 2410 of 4501 built
- Comes complete with rare original RS mats and RS leather service wallet
- It’s a “phase 2” car which means it has stitched front seat bases and an updated engine map along with a few other minor changes

The service history:
- 3/11/2004 – 6,106 miles – annual service
- 16/12/2005 – 12,195 miles – annual service
- 9/9/2006 – 29,138 miles – annual service
- 30/10/2007 – 39,162 miles – major service
- 7/4/2009 – 51,654 miles – annual service
- 27/7/2010 – 68,953 miles – annual service
- 17/6/2011 – 70,408 miles – annual service
- 5/9/2012 – 74,697 miles – major service
- 15/3/2013 – 78,243 miles – annual service

Work carried out in my ownership:
- The car had a refurbished standard turbo fitted by Demon Performance Centre (RS specialist) on 19/11/2012 (76,147 miles) due to the old oil seals leaking.
- The standard heater matrix hoses, which are a known weak point on the car, were replaced with uprated silicone items on 3/1/2013 (76,930 miles), again at Demon Performance Centre.
- On 20/4/2013 (78,469 miles) I fitted an 88 degree thermostat to make sure water temperatures are kept low during the summer. At the same time I flushed the coolant system and re-filled it with genuine Ford anti-freeze.
- I also replaced the rear brake pads at the same time as the thermostat with genuine Ford pads.
- The entire underside and wheel arches have been sealed with Dynax S50 to prevent rust.

Unusually for this car, there aren’t many modifications carried out, the only ones are:
- Gloss black front splitter
- 12.5mm rear axle spacers
- 18x8 Toora R700 wheels (freshly refurbished 2 months ago with Yokohama Parada Spec 2 tyres, all with at least 6mm of tread)
- Colour coded and de-locked door handles and front grille surround
- EBC drilled and grooved front brake discs

The bodywork is in very good condition with the exception of some stone chips on the front bumper and bonnet, along with two small scratches above the driver’s side front and rear wheel arches. The car had a complete re-spray in 2010 and looks just as fresh today. I’m an amateur detailer so only the best products have been used on the car and it gets cleaned more than it’s driven! I’m always getting compliments on just how clean the car is. It has also been machined polished 2 weeks ago. The wheels are also in excellent condition having just been refurbished and powder coated in bright silver.

The interior is very well kept with minimal wear on the seat bolsters and no rips or tears in the seats. The steering wheel does have some minor wear on one side but is original. The only mark inside is on the driver’s door card in the very top corner by the door mirror, this was there when I bought the car. There are a few squeaks and rattles inside but it’s a 10 year old car with a firm ride so is to be expected.

I’ve tried to be completely honest with the car but if you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to ask. I can also send extra pictures on
request.

Price of the car is £7,000 however I am open to SENSIBLE offers.

Located in Telford, Shropshire

Contact: 07540394207 or Thomas.Managh@live.com

Thanks for looking

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vaughant

iTrader: (1)

Wheels not for me but a hell of a fair price,should have no trouble selling such a clean motor

mattyharman

Good price and looks in a very good condition. Hope you get the full asking price as it defo looks worth it.

Managh

Thanks for the kind words

Not had as much interest as I was hoping for to be honest.

mattyharman

There's been a few at really low prices recently around the 6k mark. I sold mine 3 weeks ago and it originally started out at £7495 then final sale price after reducing was £6600. Hardly had any interest until the cheap ones had all been sold! There were around 5 RS's been sold when I first put mine up then after a week there were around 20 for sale. Hard to sell when there's so much choice for potential buyers. Stick with your asking price if your not desperate to sell.

Managh

A few more pictures to show just how clean it is.









Thanks

Mungus

Love it mate, going to be advertising my series one shortly and want one of these!!

mattyharman

It Defo looks the nuts. Be a shame if you couldn't sell it. Should sell itself really.

stevos

Looks very clean mate thanks again for the parts you sent me.
Looks to be well priced.sure there are cheaper ones out there but there cheap for a reason.
Good luck with the sale.

simi

I seen this on Pistonhead but if I'm honest a few things put me off, the fact it's been re-sprayed, 1 key, them alloys and 7 previous owners.

It does look really clean, but the the above are negatives points on the car. There's always a buyer out there that'll buy it, it's just waiting for them and I wish you the best of luck with the sale.

Managh

Yeah they are fair comments.

I have tried to get hold of some standard wheels but haven't got time to get tyres etc swapped over. These wheels are worth £400 at least so a buyer could even make some more money off them.

Managh

I am open to offers on this as I need to sell it fairly quickly, got a new car coming so this needs to go.

stevos

Too be honest mate most of them will have had some sort of paint work done to them as the paint on them is thin and chips easy. I don't see this as a negative as if they haven't been painted they will surley be needing it unless they have done no miles.

Managh

Price reduced to £7000!

Really need this sold now as my new cars on its way.

BEEFRS

Hi mate i might be interested in this if its still for sale as i have got my motorbike on ebay so as soon as its sold i will be in touch

jaiscossie

Looks very nice this, i like the wheels they remind me of the oz alloys people put on the mk1 focus rs.

Managh

Thanks, I like the wheels aswell personally.

I'm picking up some standard wheels in silver on Monday. So if anyone's put off by them, they can be changed.