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Old Nov 7, 2015 | 10:11 AM
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Been away from the fords for a while now but circumstances have changed and I have sold my car.I fancy something different had all the xr, rs turbo, sierra cosies.This is something different never had one before picking it up today.
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Old Nov 7, 2015 | 10:48 AM
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A new focus ST??? Hope your doing well matey. Did you work with Blacky? I take it you lost your job too.

Do you miss the cossie??
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Old Nov 7, 2015 | 11:24 AM
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Focus RS? Or be really different and get a mustang?
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Old Nov 7, 2015 | 12:47 PM
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Gt40?
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Old Nov 7, 2015 | 01:30 PM
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Gt40?
Ye fuck it they're cheap enough!
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Old Nov 7, 2015 | 01:49 PM
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A new focus ST??? Hope your doing well matey. Did you work with Blacky? I take it you lost your job too.

Do you miss the cossie??
yeah lost my job glenn.The car I looked was rotten back to the drawing board .
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Old Nov 7, 2015 | 04:14 PM
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What sort of budget do you have? And sorry to hear about you job loss.
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yeah lost my job glenn.The car I looked was rotten back to the drawing board .
Sorry to hear about loosing your job. Have you got sorted with another job.

If the car was rotton its got to be an old ford lol.
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Old Nov 7, 2015 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenn_

If the car was rotton its got to be an old ford lol.
Or a new one lol
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Old Nov 7, 2015 | 09:22 PM
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Sorry to hear about loosing your job. Have you got sorted with another job.

If the car was rotton its got to be an old ford lol.
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Old Nov 7, 2015 | 09:36 PM
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Different matey.
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Originally Posted by mulla
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2 door or 4 door? get some pictures up
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 12:27 PM
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Changed my mind and bought a focus mk1 st instead runs well good mileage.
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 01:19 PM
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Tidy! An ST170 or the first of the 2.5s?
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 10:20 PM
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tidy st 170
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 11:25 PM
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Nice! The ST170 is a good car.
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Old Nov 14, 2015 | 08:51 AM
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Ive bought a ST17O a few months back. I love mine.

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Have a look in the resto thread for my thread about the ST. I only paid 600 quid for mine off a lad i work with. Mine has 124k on it.
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mines exactly the same needs wheels painting first.
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 10:12 AM
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I did my wheels too cause they were pitted and corroded.

The comfort and climate packs together is rare.
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 11:51 AM
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Welcome to the ST fold, enjoy what is a great car.

Glenn did a great job of sorting his ST170, which was a bit sorry for itself, but is now a stunner!
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 01:27 PM
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Thanks Steve.
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Old Nov 17, 2015 | 08:23 AM
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are you wheels the original ones glenn with the caps missing what badge goes in the middle.
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Old Nov 17, 2015 | 08:25 AM
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Yeh there orginal. I used a set of caps from my old Puma and cut the locating lug off.
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