RS500nob

Do you think the latest RS Focus will ever become a future classic,or do you think 10 years from now it will be a £1500 car that nobody really wants......

jameswrx

No chance, way too common.

paul0461

Not a chance in hell. there rolled off the production line quicker then one goes up the quarter mile lol.

Fudgey

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i dont think it will be worth 1500 in 10 years, maybe still getting around 10k like the mk1 frs

plynchy

You can buy it in 3 colours? Never did the 3 door any harm...

The Mk 1 will definitely, one colour, limited numbers.

c123s1turbo

Anything with an rs badge will eventually become a special car IMO

rog

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Yes definately, lets all buy one and claim it's an investment, 20 years of insurance, servicing, Mot's, storage and associated running costs and claim we've made a mint....
On a serious note I'd say it's probably escos value ish in a few years and will hang around there for a long time, what other options are there on the RS marque?

rs_traynor

nope not a chance, think they will be worth more than 1500 on 10 years.

JayCC

I don't think they will be as valuable in the future due to the amount they've built. The RS500 will hold their value better of course. Also, I think the Ultimate Green ones will be the least valuable due to the fact that the colour will probably go well out of fashion!

Just my theory anyways. Who really knows?

SteveB

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What he says..... The RS badge will always command a price..

STeve

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wont be a sought after thats for sure ,as they are everywhere like darn flies

CossieGirl

Don't know... And does it really matter anyway?
It's the best RS we've had and that's what matters to me

Less.

yes will deffo be a classic remember when people said the RS1600i would not be a classic

Ash170990

i think the normal MK2 FRS will drop to around 9-10k within a few years and then stay around there...... but, i think the FRS500 will hold it much better and stay around 15-20k.......

gjh

yes it will be a classic, nobody ever thought that a mk2 escort 2 door would be worth £4k just for a solid shell, so god knows what could happen.

lee s

Resurrecting an old thread - so how are the 2011 predictions going now it’s mid 2018 ...


RS500 are £50k plus for a good’un
and the standard cars are anywhere from £14k for a high mileage/CAT registered through to ones in the low to mid £20k’s for good examples.
Thoughts now ?

RichieST

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Bonkers isn't it, I'm surprised how well they have held their money.

Jay,

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The impression that theres loads about isnt true out of the 11500 built only 4500 stayed in the uk and with the usual RS scene stolen or wrote off i bet thats halved now lol which helps values

Rowe

what a funny little read haha

massivewangers

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Read through that and had to laugh. No great surprise that values are strong, as classic/collectible car values are very high at the moment. Their could well be a crash in the future, but I think RS products will always be in demand as Ford still has a big following.

zetaboostboy522bhp

They will hold there money due to two factors
1. It will be the last 3 door focus shell
2. To bare the rs badge
Thats why they are holding there price simple . A genuine future classic

Cheers paul

lee s

The truth is - I could have kept half my old fords and most of them would be worth more now than I’d paid for them back in the day: XR3, XR3i, 2 x s2 RS Turbos, Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth. I wish I had a time machine ! One thing’s for certain, I’m hanging on to my mk2 focus RS now - let’s see what the next 5 years bring

JayCC

Fuck me, what did I know 7 years ago?


None of us could guess how many would end up in the scrappers. Shocked as fuck that the Ultimate Green is now a "normal" looking colour on the roads.


They've grown on me a lot!

Glenn_

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Will the mk3 be worth loads in say 10 years time?? Looking at the price if mk2 I would say yeh.

Jay,

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Mk3 Glenn different kettle of fish the normal one is so mass produced but the edition models and heritage will be I recon

charlie luciano

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MK2 Focus rs is a great car, bought mine 4 years ago in August and still smitten with it, sound great, go well and not mass produced, with low mileage cars still fetching what they were new and a bit more, rs500 focuses fetching huge figures although I think they are calming down a bit now, I wish I had got my name down and tried to bag a 500 new from Ford back in 2010 instead of pumping my hard earned money into a 20 year old ford Sierra rattle box

Mk3 I’m not overly keen on as to me it’s just not aggressive enough, however what I will say about them is fuck me they handle well, a very capable car, I went in a mates 67 plate one over on the Isle of Wight when we attended the Ford take over event back in May, his has a Mountune 400 map on it and the twisty bits it ate up like a lion does with an antelope, fucking phenomenal, the launch mode is pretty impressive too, I was almost going to sell my MK2 and go and buy myself a red edition from my local dealer but decided against in the end, I love my MK2 and would be gutted to see it go, as said above any RS car is special and will make good/hold their money if looked after and kept well

markie t

The mk2 Volvo looks the part with it being a 3 door helps but the mk3 looks virtually identical to one of those hyundai, i forget which model and have no interest but Hyundai [ high n dry ] were next to the ford stand at the show and you could barely tell them apart!

smiley

Do a Google image search I'm interested to see this hyundai

Adam-M

I take it your on about the i30N?

markie t

Thanks, Yes , thats the one , i knew it was 130 or something but WE could not believe how similar they looked.

james kiely

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i think the mk2 focus has surprised everybody in how well they held their price .i like em just dont love them lol.

although they do sound wonderful

charlie luciano

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Yep I was half tempted to multi quote a few replies from above from a few years ago with the word

WRONG!!!!! Below them

A few red faces no doubt

nick46

Glenn_

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The focus looks nowt like it.


People say the mk3 focus doesn't look aggressive. It does compared to the boring looking Golf R.

STeve

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The mk2 is a great car and one ford got right and it appears to be the last of the hard core ones aimed at uk petrol heads in focus form, the mk3 has some great running gear and gizmos, but with its looks now aimed at the US buying market has hurt it for many devotees but ford are still selling them well and wont care about what we think even with its engine issues, the roush version does look a vast improvement in mk3 form, the mk2 looks strong and sounds very good and well specced models that once dipped are on the rise again so given the choice the mk2 all day long

markie t

Thanks for posting the pics, as you can see they are very similar especially in the flesh.

RichieST

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Biggest problem is all manufacturers have to stick to so many guidelines regarding impact protection, pedestrian safety, wind resistance etc etc the cars come out looking mostly the same. All cars these days have a sloping down bonnet (mk4 focus) to keep the nose low for scooping up cyclists etc.

cossynut2

With a lot of new cars take the front and rear badges off, put a load of them together and they all look nearly the same!!

smiley

Squinting nearly eyes shut from the front nothing else