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Old 07-11-2007, 06:26 PM
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Had a look at the new st in a motor mag.Looks ok but it has the same power as the last car not even 5 bhp more its out in march and not a sniff of a rs.Will you be ordering one yes or no.
Old 07-11-2007, 07:16 PM
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No

The st`s price pre-face lift will drop even further now

Cant believe seeing orange 06 plates on piston heads for 14kish

il stick to my litle rs i think
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NO. Wrong wheel drive
Old 07-11-2007, 07:33 PM
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Beat you on the back roads son

so youd be wrong wheel drive
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so a 4x4 Escort cosworth would be slower down the back roads than a FWD focus? .... and I have a T4 RWD saff as well, who cares about backroads?

Seriously though, FWD is just boring IMHO, no challenge in driving it fast
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Haha not sure mate, but id see your saff and would be on you in the escos

fwd isn`t a issue in the focus at all, would murder my stage 3 2wd saff and 3 door on any twistie...

rwd is certainly more fun thats for sure
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Not saying the FRS isn't a great car, it is , but IMHO they made a big mistake making it FWD ... none of the advantages of 4x4, none of the fun of RWD
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LOL only messing mate no bother

Only time its been a issue for fwd, is getting off the line on the quarter mile. shit !
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Originally Posted by rabmc
Haha not sure mate, but id see your saff and would be on you in the escos

fwd isn`t a issue in the focus at all, would murder my stage 3 2wd saff and 3 door on any twistie...

rwd is certainly more fun thats for sure
A focus st would kill a stage 3 cosworth you got to be pissed mate.Igot a stage 3 escos and had them all the st would not live with it.
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ehh???? didnt get the end bit ?
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I took my focus st to ford fair followed by my mate in a 300bhp st escos and he couldnt keep with the st under acceleration

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Ive had a play with an st focus on the way to work one morning. To be honest i left it behind. Ive got a stage 2 saff 4x4 ive got a dyno graph from years ago before i owned the car and that reads 300 bhp. So is there no sign of an RS then. Come on ford get your finger out.
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anyone got a pic of the facelifted ST?

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