Hi all!
Iam thinking about getting a focus st170, full history 89000 new cam belt.
is there anything i should look out for?
52reg £3500 Thanks Ron.

 

A cheaper one????

I must admit I was suprised by how well they hold the money and what not.

But.... by comparison I paid 4k at the start of October for a 60k mile 3 door 04 plate full mot and some tax.

Admitidly my bartering skills are legendary and it was up for £4750....

In regards to what to look for.

I have no electrical faults or anything else, general opinion is they're hard tanks.
The only faults that seem to come up are flickering dash lights on high beam with the brightness turned right up and rattly exhaust heat sheilds.

J

 

I have just bought a 03plate 5 door. best to look around as they vary massivly in price and condition. I wanted one with as much history as possible and low no. of owners. The one ive bought has every single receipt, mot etc. from new. 70k on the clock.

 

They are pretty good generally but suffer with a series of general "issues"
Creaking drivers seat
Leaking thermostat housing
Lambda sensors failing
Corrosion on the wheels/centre caps
Heat shields on the cat and manifold
Flickering backlighting
Inlet manifold runner control packs up
Fuel pumps pack up

They get piss poor economy too!!

These are all just niggly things really and shouldn't detract from whats essentially a nice car. Just not as quick as it should have been!

 

My fuel economy is grand! I think that the st is very frugal on juice, i'd be averaging mid 30's mpg.

As above they do have some flaws. They all generally have a flat spot around 2000rpm which after a while does become tiresome. I would also say that there is a lot of road noise in the cabin which would make you think a wheel bearing is gone.

I got a 2004 model with FSH and only 33000 miles for less than anything mentioned in the previous posts so hunt around you will find them cheaper.

Bar all the minor niggles they are fantastic to drive and feel very secure on the road.