jaiscossie

With delivery miles if anyone is on the lookout.What was the list price for these out of interest?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-FOCUS-RS5...#ht_500wt_1154

mrjenrst

36k i believe

jaiscossie

In all honesty then thats not a bad price, especially if it has the optional sat nav which would of been extra on top looking at his add.

Rick Astley

I can't understand why people would pay over list price for one? Really can't understand it...

charlieboy

Is it true these are a black satin vinyl wrapp & not painted?

mrjenrst

Dont know mate it wont show on my mobile, how much is it?

jaiscossie

Because if you want one its not like theres lots about to choose from, so people will ask a premium

mrjenrst

They're painted but wrapped over iirc

jaiscossie

£41,700 with 10 miles on it.

mrjenrst

Fuck that! Keep it lol

jaiscossie

Panther black underneath i believe. Correct me if im wrong but all the satin or matt black cars you see are wrapped i dont think they can paint it like that.

zetec-Sam

iTrader: (2)

Nah, no painter could make it look that shit.

Had a look at the one at ford fair, the wrapping is crap, needs taking off for a unique gloss black focus rs!

botters

iTrader: (2)

you can paint both satin and matt black

41k fuck that

conor.rst

iTrader: (3)

There was one for sale at nat day on sunday. 39k

jaiscossie

How come all the cars ive seen are wrapped and not painted then? I would of thought matt or satin painted cars would get a shine on them as you cleaned or polished them and would look patchy?

conor.rst

iTrader: (3)

They dont hold dirt very well. there was 6! of them at stanford hall on sunday and they all looked shit becuase the weather was crappy. i can imagin in 40-50 years down the line if you have one with the original wraping on it might be worth some money

Less.

Plus does the wrapping only last about 8 years or so or meant too

Waits to be shot down on this

mrjenrst

Cant see it lasting long tbh.

jonnyboy

gonna look great with a few stonechips

jaiscossie

The vinyl only lasts so many years before it will need redoing as the uv rays from the sun will fade it i would have thought and it will eventually go brittle and start to left on the edges in time.

bigjohn0

Would love to see one of these with the wrap off because that would be different and 100% better. Time will tell i guess

s2turbsZVH

Could not agree more - this car is one nightmare to own - my brother has a Mk 2 RS Focus and had it professionally detailed by heavenly detail and the guy who detailed his did an RS500 at a dealer prior to delivery to a customer and apparently it was an absolute nightmare.

Normal polishes etc do not work and it requires specialist products to give it even a half decent finish and as it stands these products dont even exist only a range of opaque products that will help the life if the film.

Check out this video tho - http://www.youtube.com/user/Heavenly.../2/Uekm4tpqb9o

Very very good job considering the nightmare that is a "wrap"

The main problem with the wrap are stone chips, scratches etc etc - you get a scratch or stone chip and it time for a new wrap - expensive way to maintain the finish for sure.

What i would love to see is someone remove the wrap and have the gloss panther black finish that is underneath but hey that would take something for someone to choose to remove the wrap from a £40k car !!!

botters

iTrader: (2)

im not saying they are all painted just that yes you can paint satin and matt black hence being able to buy satin and matt paint

dixon.focus4x4

build of the rs500. looks good without the wrap

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Skotie jay

if i had 40k to waste on a focus i would remove it as it would be one of the cheaper cars id own lol does look a lot better with out it tbh

yellowsierra

used as a commodity for people with plenty just to make a bit extra and nothing to do with car enthusiasts
This happened when the Focus rs mk 1 was announced with poeple selling £500 deposits for over 1K to jump the que and once they were released they immediately went up in value due to supply and demand and it was not unusual to see them changing hands for upto 25k when the list price was a fiver under 20k

sortedgti2.0

they come with a strip of film so that you can touch in any stone chips. theres one in edinburgh fords showroom just now its been there for a month. the guy that has bought it wont take it till its fixed, it has a blemish somewhere and a small dent on passangers door. the guy is from aberdeen and apperntly he is a rs collector. car looks stunning tho