Dave86
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im going to look at a 52 plate focus ST170 tomorrow morning, got fsh, cambelt done at 70k, seems ok from what the guys said etc, but what should i look out for? the cars on 100k, should i worry about this? any help from anyone appreciated 
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ShEp
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Steering rack
Back arches bubbling
Tappety engine
Wheels can corrode quite badly on them
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BarnshaW
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moved away from the idea of an st220 then 
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Dave86
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haha yea mate! altho i still want one 
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Ben G
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not really anything to worry about apart from the usual. not sure about rust on these. my cousin has a 52 plate one and it's spotless, no rust at all on show.
sorry i'm of no more help
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Ben G
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oh and they're good cars. i'd have one but it' not really fun enough for me. very good on motorways and the odd blast though.
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Dave86
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ahhh thats no problem mate, just the usual checks then, thanks anyway bud
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Robo C20Let
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SLOWWWWWWW lol if you can stretch to a RS mk1 or a ST they are great fun, im my opinion and i have driven both (and i own an st500) that the st gives you a bigger smile than the rs mk1
but the st170 is very good just not as quick as your astra turbo but worth getting look nice imo.
[Edited on 27-08-2010 by Robo C20Let]
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Ben G
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bit of a difference in price compared to the quicker focus' though 
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Dave86
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ive got a limited amount of cash to spend, dont want to be dipping into the house deposit fund!
hopefully all goes well 
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Robo C20Let
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they handle very well its a well balanced chassis tbf just make sure its a good one dont want repair bills
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Robo C20Let
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
bit of a difference in price compared to the quicker focus' though
oh god yeah just depends on how much you want to spend, running the bloody st is a nightmare i get an average 27 mpg
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Ben G
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that's good compared to what i used to get never managed over 200 miles to a tank, averaged 18-20mpg. always town driving though, used to do 30 odd on motorways.
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Dave86
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yea i dont want to buy a car that i aint got my hand out of my pocket for, worst nightmare, been there done that!
ill be sure to post up some pics if i make a purchase and give it the good old clean
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Ingham
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All of the above, but how much is he asking if you don't mind?
The 170s aren't bad cars, a friend of mine has one and it's quite pokey but still my idea of decent on fuel.
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Dave86
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it was cheap as chips, around the 2k mark
ill get some pictures up once i give a right good seeing too
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pow
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TBH I'm not sure what people are talking about, slow?
Slow is a 1.2 Corsa or 1.3 KA. I used to drive a 2.0 Zetec Focus and it was great fun. No it wasn't a rocket ship but it used to get up to speed pretty quickly and oh my fuck it used to handle.
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Dave86
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yeah i kno what you mean pow, its far from slow, and it does handle rather well for a bigger sized car.
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pow
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The Focus has THE best chassis in it's class for handling.
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SetH
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quote:
Originally posted by Robo C20Let
SLOWWWWWWW lol if you can stretch to a RS mk1 or a ST they are great fun, im my opinion and i have driven both (and i own an st500) that the st gives you a bigger smile than the rs mk1
but the st170 is very good just not as quick as your astra turbo but worth getting look nice imo.
[Edited on 27-08-2010 by Robo C20Let]
Stretch? you mean double the budget
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Dave86
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double, and the rest
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
TBH I'm not sure what people are talking about, slow?
Slow is a 1.2 Corsa or 1.3 KA. I used to drive a 2.0 Zetec Focus and it was great fun. No it wasn't a rocket ship but it used to get up to speed pretty quickly and oh my fuck it used to handle.
I wouldnt really call 1.3 Ka's slow tbh.They are pretty nippy around the streets.
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dannymccann
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My dad had a 54 plate one in Graphite Grey or something. I think they look really good and are a nice place to be inside, half leather and quiet interior, comfy but firm suspension. My dad didnt drive like some off here would, he loved just riding around in it and said it wasnt too bad on the juice in 6th at a sensible speed, but round town it isnt particularly great.
He bought his from a Ford garage, luckily he got 1 year warranty with it, because in that time all of the sensors were replaced, and so was the cat, twice, a cost he totted up to be around £1500 (dealer prices but still  ).
Other than that, good cars I think, Ford seem to have sorted the 'rusty from the factory' arches normal Fords suffer from on these models
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Richardhhha
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there are a few problems to look out for,
1 : when revving take it up to 3.5k and listen for a buzz this will ether be heat shield rotted through,
2 : flexi joint been bent more than 30* angle at some point,
3 : cat bracket has snapped.
4 : check for clutch pedal vibration as they got duel mass flywheels. best getting a solid flywheel conversion as the DM ones are a hefty price
everything else is typical checks. plus the 170bhp means there not slow and if you get bored then a cosworth kit can be bought taking the car over 200bhp still being N/A verry easely. i really wish i got one insted of the V6 vectra but insurance is a killer
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