Off the Ford scene I go

Picking up my new toy tomorrow.















and would you believe it , privilege only want an extra £86 per year to change from my T Reg escort TD estate !! nuts !

 

Looks nice that, but nobody leaves the ford scene forever LOL!

 

very true. see how I get on with this MPS

 

is mazda not part of the ford company or there pickups just made in same place

 

The mps Mazdas really move

 

True but if it doesnt have a ford badge its not a ford.

 

Friend of mine had a mps was a real nice car ,
Enjoy it pal

 

Er......you've bought a focus rs in disguise.

 

I wish, lol, the RS is a 2.5 where this is a 2.3 and lacking the extra 40odd BHP

 

Ooh fun car

 

Ooh you got one of them there women shopping cars
















































































Only kidding Ben there great cars but you will be back lol

 

Welcome

 

Looks a nice motor that!!

 

hopefully its as nice in the flesh

 

hello,: ) what sites do you use then ?

 

Nice car but not as nice as a Focus RS mk1.

 

You'll be back but in the meantime enjoy.

 

don't use the mazda one's really, but this one if I do - http://www.mpsowners.co.uk/index.php

 

I never get chance to see how nice they are

 

I am leaving the ford scene too the 3 door went last week after 17 years of ownership and the galaxy is going this week moving on to a vauxhall

 

Yes and no. I couldnt use a frs for a daily. But i could this. Thats why im gettin this.

But i think the prices of the frs will just keep climbing like they seem to be at the mo.

 

very nice car mate fair play

 

not a fan looks a bit

 

I Could defo use a Focus Rs as a daily.I used my donkey cossie as a daily for years.

 

Welcome to the MPS club Looks like a nice clean one.

Shame yours has those gay little mirrors though

The next Focus RS is rumoured to be getting a derivative of our engine

If you poke about you'll find lots of Ford badges and stamps... Bottom of the dipstick, electrical boots, back of the calipers etc etc It is a Focus underneath really remember

 

so all the running gear is the same as the focus mk2 ?

im just looking forward to a modern car tbh

 

Isnt the suspension just a focus too.

 

Mk2

Not all. At least the driveshafts, clutches etc are not made of soft cheese like the Focus ST. Ford/Mazda Block, Mazda gearbox, Mazda clutch, Mazda driveshafts etc.

 

look ben we all make mistakes ,and if you read the small print their should be a cooling off period so you can bring it back to them in the morning and get your ford back



seriously though not a bad looking car mate and best of luck with it
































thats if you dont bring it back

 

the lad recons its still got the standard clutch in, 57k miles, gotta be going soon hasn't it ?

 

Nah, it's not a Ford clutch remember

People running 350 - 400bhp reliably on std clutch, driveshaftes etc without issue.

 

Dont worry about it matey.Worry about when it happens.

 

I totally agree, that's all I can do. it want hold be back, trust .

I do want to get it on the R/R local to me to see how healthy the engine actually is


do they have a boost gauge standard ? what boost should they run 7 psi 14psi ??

 

nice motor you got there

shame they are in the silly high tax bracket tho

 

I would say at least the Mazda wont rust but then again ive seen plenty of rusty Mazdas.

A lot of them are getting repaired under warranty.

 

tell me about it , same as a fucking lambo !

someone in the engine factory had a beast, don't know what happened there

 

The Mk1 doesn't have a boost gauge no. Using Torque Pro I think it went up to about 1.1 bar boost, so about 16PSI

 

When you've got used to it, try the start procedure that takes the torque limiter off and reduces the steering torque limiter too. Makes it even more "fruity"

 

basically a remap yea ?

there must be something aftermarket that I could plug into the OBD2 to tell me what boost im running ?

like this :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ScanGauge-...item3cd647eaf0

 

No, there's a way to start the car to remove / reduce the torque limiters on there as standard.

I use an OBD2 bluetooth unit like this to see the boost level:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELM-327-Bl...item4174dbceef

and Torque Pro on my phone:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...l.torque&hl=en