mine did that in 1400 miles of owning it, it's the mount the holes stretch drive shaft pops out
and destroys eveything is it the mounting hole for the mount, vovlo mount bolt to other holes around the gearbox it was a long time ago i look into it

 

yep i can say this car is impressive for what it is

 

Jay get selling

I just saw your post on 2wd moonstoner for sale!!!! Sapph is where your heart is

Tarren

 

Mat i will have some of that Jay count me in too

Jay can i jump in with you

 

im to scared to get another mate cant do it lol


Mate that would be cooll

 

New on here with an ST2. Running about 280 bhp on mine, but was thinking what I could swop it for and to be honest there is nothing I could think of other than an Audi S4 and it wouldnt be an upgrade as such.
Prefer an ST2 over a 3 because I dont like leather, cloth is more breathable and grippy and I needed 5 seats.
Few economy and ability to do a 3 point turn are not the best, but not really an issue. Upset many a driver with its ability to move.

 

How much does it cost to tax an st for a year?

 

thinks its about 270 a year now. I love my st however when I was looking for one the cheap ones always seemed to be cat d or c's. I ended up paying £7000 for a low mileage pre facelift I love it and its not that bad on fuel. I average 27mpg and on a long run I got 38 +. I'll be keeping mine til it falls apart

 

See now its the Tax that would screw me as my resident parking permit
is also based on emissions

 

yes tax is 270, just had my renewal I've had mine about 3 years and still love driving it, I've always usually changed cars about every 6 months! I went for the st2, it's got the factory twin climate, touchscreen sat nav, bluetooth and voice control etc etc. I tried an st3 but preferred the cloth to the leather. Only use it at weekends now so am tempted to start doing a bit more to it!

 

I was thinking the same but these were all non recorded mainly with fsh etc,although not particularly low miles.
The blue seemed the most common (popular) colour but there was a red I really liked and an orange with black alloys,all sub £5500.
Exceptional value.

 

thats just blatent greed by the council what mong thought up that idea with residents permits???

my mong retard uni is trying the same policy on issuing permits to students, ie the less green the car, the less chance you get a car permit, regardless of need. bit silly considering most students can only afford shitty old inefficient cars. Yet spoilt rich kid funded by rich mummy and daddy will get a permit no problems as hes driving a 12 plate prius

Its getting too heavy handed for the actual difference in pollution between the different cars.

 

It doesn't stop there Warren, If I had a 1.0 modern car with very low emissions
I could rent a garage for £5 a week, The price increases with the more c02 and engine size
up to a whopping £38 a week.

 

You can't sell it now after telling me how awesome they are lol.

 

Im not Karl ive just driven my mates saff and his being a very good spec with supra diff and a tt38 ect it just reminded me why i sold mine there bloody horrid to drive just so agricultural

 

Will do as you put it so nicely

I've just been having a look on autotrader and the ST's on there are silly prices. I'd probably get one at the right money but I wouldn't want a standard one. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places.

What are they like on insurance for an old fart?

 

What would you say is a silly price?
I only looked on autotrader and they seemed cheap?

 

I would personally never buy anything off a dealer. Both my cars so far have been ex-club cars and been absolutely spot on and for decent money. Relates back to the other thread about what mileage you would classify as high. Buy on condition and type of owner and for around market value. Stealers seems to be pricing ST's through the roof so either the demand is there or they are being their usual selves..

 

look on Ebay or the focusstoc althougth the place is like the pub in american warewolf in london its very good for cars /parts and info

but youll find one bud ! pop over and borrow mine nath for a few hours sa see if you like them

 

Insurance wise mine cost less to insure than my mondeo derv. Fuck knows why.

 

I need 2 new tyres for my RS wheels, the original continentals are £165 each from camskill

 

i need to stop looking at the moonstone saff in the forsale room and gettin silly ideas

 

Haha behave Jay! You don't want to be on that slippery slope again

I've decided to SORN my ST over the winter as of the end of the month. It needs tyres, tax, a bit of paint and a fair few odds and sods that I can get done in slow time ready for spring.

Got my daughter's first birthday and christmas coming up too so don't really want to be draining my ahrd earned into the ST at the mo.

 

sounds all good Rich remember my lights still need your attention i kerbed a wheel last week so thats just cost mee £55 and mines in for paint next week as the laquer is chipping away on the rear bumper/arch a little

I dont know what it is with jay's cossie mate i know i dont like them after owning them i hate the way they drive hate the 80's taxi look dash board they dont handle BUT i keep been loody drawn to that moonstone saff

 

What faults do you get on an st when it start getting high mileage?

 

I don't think there are any related to high mileage tbh. The usual fails of oild diaphragms, guages playing up, seat bases snapping, drive shafts letting go, liners.

Google and it will bring up the STOC list they have.

 

cheers mate,

ive seen an st3 for sale at a good price but the high mileage is putting me off,

 

I used to be worried about mileage but any car is a risk no matter what the miles.

Main thing is if it has been looked after. Someone else may correct me if I am wrong as I only had mine 2 years and put 15k on it so not in the know as such, just what I have seen on line.

 

mines done 110k and it spot on at 330bhp dosent burn oil or make any nasty noises and drives real tight tbh if i clocked it to 40k you wouldnt know

 

And there is a great example.

 

Thats good to know Jay,

the 1 ive seen has 96k but has full service history and the car is immaculate but its just been the mileage thats playing on my mind

 

mines got every stamp and pdi from ford mate as well go see it mate

 

Don't worry mate I have not forgotten! We will sort something out soon, I am just snowed under at the mo, barely got time to guff! Now I've just taken on another project of getting my car A1, I'd like it re-taxed the beginning of Feb, maybe March depending on how funds go.

I want some adjustable camber arms on the back end to sort out the tyre wear issue and I've got a bit of a clonking at the front so might be a good time to get some polybushes on the go. Have you ever used polybushes? I've heard it can add a lot of vibration through the car which wouldn't be too good.

 

the normal poly bushes are alright its the black poly ones that are harder and vibrate

 

If you type st into autotrader they start coming up from around £4500,you'll need to sift through a few pages of st170's first but there were loads coming in at £5-5500,eBay seemed cheaper for the slightly newer ones but early ones fetching more.
A few dreamers still thinking a 56 plate ones are worth £8-9000 but generally £6-7000 gets you in the game with a really nice motor.