DanCossie

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Blah blah blah it has not let me down once in 12k miles of nice gentle driving with the odd drift or burnout....just had to change the rear tyres a couple of times so shouldnt moan really

Shings

I don't get it - I use my FRS everyday - it goes every where, get parked anywhere and is lovely to drive on short or long runs.

jaiscossie

Mk1 frs as will hold it money better without a doubt.

James B

IMO would have to be mk2 ST as nice as mk1 RS's are!

I've owned focus mk1 and 2 not ST/RS tho and even as standard cars they are worlds apart in comfort and ease for a daily. If that's what your looking for.

Ginge !

Doubt it would last a year with you before the major bills come in

Focus rs with parts availability is the issue

JamboRS

what parts arent available?

Ginge !

Bodywork is not available for a start which means a knock on the rear quarter and your fucked

Ginge !

Oh and most of it is custom so suspension car get as no longer serried as are a lot of things

Yes if you know where to look you can find stuff but the price paid and then a crash and what do you have ?

DanCossie

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Ginge again I dont know were this assumption I break everything has come from?? the M3 only needs a clutch??? Granted I drive my cars hard but thats it...I am sure we have all been guilty of that at some point

JamboRS

rears qtrs are that expensive that the car would be wrote off before repaired so thats irrelevant. even when they were available still they would still be wrote off as the cars not a 20k car now and not economical to repair. that said theres enough around getting broke so parts are still on the market.


all suspension is still available. see here

http://www.carpartsexpress.co.uk/For...765-49-53-269/

theres very little parts not available somewhere.

shit load of RS parts here

http://www.carpartsexpress.co.uk/For...c-1-765-49-53/


dont know what you mean by price paid and then you crash?
if you crash and its beyond repair you get insurance payout,same as you would with any car.

Rsmat

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I've got a spare focus Rs for parts locked away

Ginge !

Supply of focus st parts are plentyfull

Power steering pump for rs ??? Option is second hand or a recondition pump from your old one

Secondhand parts are not a reliable source as the older they get the more fucked they get

JamboRS

power steering pump here.

http://www.carpartsexpress.co.uk/pro...hStartRecord=1

any other parts??

stevos

is it not just the same pump as the st 170?
Granted most parts are quite expensive for the rs but i have not had any problem getting parts for mine.
I would drive mine every day if i could but dont get the chance to.

JamboRS

im sure i read on the rsoc its got a specific rs part number.prob is the same pump with rs tax added