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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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What would you have NOW, If you had the cash to go buy one...

And why???
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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Focus RS mate, everytime, don't like the look of the ST one little bit!
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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ST, more tuning potential IMHO, and better value.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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neither

no joking aside, prob the st as its new... not sure what colour
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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RS no question. As good as the ST is, it's mass produced and just not as special.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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out of the two id have the st as they look cool in orange and drive very nicely
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip-3Door
ST, more tuning potential IMHO, and better value.



I do like the FRS but its not built as well as the ST is IMO.
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i'd have the RS as its more of an RS if you get what i mean
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Cawood
i'd have the RS as its more of an RS if you get what i mean
Thats because its an RS
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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id have both and then the new rs when it comes out
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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RS but in ST orange
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:23 PM
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RS with the ST interior
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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rs, st is a better car but the rs is the raw hardcore car and less of them about

focus rs- s1 rs turbo

st- s2 rs turbo

thats the way i look at them
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by TeamGiroUnit
RS but in ST orange
with black wheels that sounds cool
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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as paul has said RS with ST interior.

bit about both cars that puts me off buying either completey.

RS is the Interior.
ST is the Extreior.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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st for me driven both and the st is 100% better car plus more tunable
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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ST3 in orange

but lose the wing badges, and bin the alloys

(theough i do like the FRS, and it has more road presence)
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:53 PM
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st for me driven both and the st is 100% better car plus more tunable
how is it 100% better? Have also driven both and owned the RS

RS for me
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:54 PM
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ST - its a nicer car IMO
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Got to be a orange ST seen one last night looking good..
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:59 PM
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Rs without a doubt, even to this day i can still feel the adrenaline rush driving Bish's old Rs..... The ST just doesn't push any buttons with me.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 02:04 PM
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ST in Black,

RS's round here get scallies knocking through your door weilding machete's, Not the thing you want while your watching the gogglebox.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by PT
Originally Posted by JayCos
st for me driven both and the st is 100% better car plus more tunable
how is it 100% better? Have also driven both and owned the RS

RS for me
the rs was never what ford promised imo and i dont mean this as a insult to any frs owners but a piss poor atempt to get back into a market where the evo lives

again imo thr st is more refined better car alround , the down side its a volvo but are they not back pedalling now saying rhat they will build another rs labeled car
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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ST in white for me!

the mk2 focus is just sooo much better than the mk1!
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Stephen_B
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i'd have the RS as its more of an RS if you get what i mean
Thats because its an RS
i knew that was coming
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 02:35 PM
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the RS as its an RS & the new st doesnt look evil enough for me plus it blends too well into the other new cars (unless you have an orange 1) plus its realy a volvo
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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ST is winning
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Gary_R
I'd take the Golf GTi
lol yeh there a good car
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 68332
ST is winning
becuase its a better car


oh and more tunable, sounds better etc etc etc
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 68332
ST is winning
Are you looking at the same poll results as me
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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Whats an ST.

Rs always.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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I did miss read it . I am getting old
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 03:03 PM
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i would say the st as i had 3 RS's offered as a part ex against the escos.

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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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ST for me and agreed about the wing badges, i'd go with the standard indicators fitted instead. In black looks good when clean, everywhere i looked aford fair they were blue or orange
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 03:36 PM
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If I didn't have to pay for it, it'd be the RS.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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neither.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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RS for me superb car and IMO the best handling RS every straight out of the box.

I really am thinking of selling the Saph for one next year.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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Nearly everyone saying RS seems to be doing so "cause its an RS and rare" or based on looks.

So I think you probably need to start the poll again and say what you want from a car, as I was answering based on power potential etc
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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how tuneable are the st's by the way?
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