Bettley
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I have just been for a drive in my mates st focus its a 06 plate one,
My thoughts are its not quite as fast as i first thought, turbo kicked in after 3000 rpm, and it just wasnt that fast,
Comfty ride and handled really well and looks good to but just didnt do it for me
My dad used to have a st220 and it felt faster
Overall iam not impressed with it , Iam just confused to how people ramp on about how fast they are, or is this one i have just been in slow ?
What are peoples thoughts ?
Iam not slaging them off, or slatting them i just wanna no otheres thoughts and experiance
[Edited on 01-07-2010 by Bettley]
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adiohead
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how fast is fast?
200mph?
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3CorsaMeal
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have raced/toyed with a couple in my corrado, been behind them both times and when they whacked foot down on the straights i was right there behind and felt like i could of overtaken on the right road.
VW Corrado 2.9VR6, unknown bhp, 1240kgs
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SetH
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In the near 30 degree temperatures that we have at the moment I would imagine most turbo cars would feel fairly "flat".
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Bettley
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yeah i never really considerd the weather tbh seth
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aron
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i drove my mates old st and was quite disappointed
it did pull well and sounded lovely, but just wasn't very involving to drive
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3CorsaMeal
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they are too big, massive cars, many years ago that would be classed as a people carrier
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
they are too big, massive cars, many years ago that would be classed as a people carrier
But CS likes them so everyone who doesn't is wrong.
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Kano
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
they are too big, massive cars, many years ago that would be classed as a people carrier
You dont half talk some crap...
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Kano
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
they are too big, massive cars, many years ago that would be classed as a people carrier
You dont half talk some crap...
honest, it weighs more than a 2002 megane scenic
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Kano
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
they are too big, massive cars, many years ago that would be classed as a people carrier
You dont half talk some crap...
Hes got worse since he come back.
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3CorsaMeal
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Ojc if you can't see that statement as the truth then i will accept i do spout some crap 
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3CorsaMeal
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Bettley asked what we thought and thats what i think.
if you need a big car for family/dogs etc and still want it to be fast(ish) get a focus ST, if you are young, carefree and want a decent, stylish car then i fail to see why you would buy the focus
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CORSA NUT
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What a load of shite
I drove one when i had my last Scooby running 260 brake and it never felt 'Slow' to me in fact it handled and drove a lot better too.
What car do you have Bettley?
[Edited on 01-07-2010 by CORSA NUT]
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micra_pete
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quote:
Originally posted by Kano
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
they are too big, massive cars, many years ago that would be classed as a people carrier
You dont half talk some crap...
From Parkers
Focus ST
Length - 4337mm
Width - 2019mm
Height - 1500mm
Weight - 1392kg
09 Renault Scenic 1.5 dCi 5d
Length - 4344mm
Width - 2077mm
Height - 1637mm
Weight - 1385kg
Not far off really.
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BarnshaW
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i have an st220 and raced an st focus and there was nothing in it really.
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micra_pete
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I like them though
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Bettley
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quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
What a load of shite
I drove one when i had my last Scooby running 260 brake and it never felt 'Slow' to me in fact it handled and drove a lot better too.
What car do you have Bettley?
[Edited on 01-07-2010 by CORSA NUT]
I have an xe corsa, and a 2.5 astra, so i mean there not slow, but what i trying to say is they wernt as fast as i thought they would be and how people saying how fast they were, it just made me think a bit more , thats all,
In general i love the car, it looks nice and goes well enuf but just wasnt as good as i thought from reading what people have said in the past
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whitter45
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
have raced/toyed with a couple in my corrado, been behind them both times and when they whacked foot down on the straights i was right there behind and felt like i could of overtaken on the right road.
VW Corrado 2.9VR6, unknown bhp, 1240kgs
less than 190BHP
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Graham88
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I guess the new Focus RS is a people carrier then
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by micra_pete
quote:
Originally posted by Kano
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
they are too big, massive cars, many years ago that would be classed as a people carrier
You dont half talk some crap...
From Parkers
Focus ST
Length - 4337mm
Width - 2019mm
Height - 1500mm
Weight - 1392kg
09 Renault Scenic 1.5 dCi 5d
Length - 4344mm
Width - 2077mm
Height - 1637mm
Weight - 1385kg
Not far off really.
wow thats interesting stuff, wonder what the size is compared to say a 1999 Scenic, imagine if its bigger
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Ben G
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They suffer in this heat due to the shitty tiny intercooler.
Drive one in colder temps and you'll be amazed at the difference.
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Graham88
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My MPS suffered at Nurburgring in the heat. That's a top mount though, which is probably worse than a side mount!
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Joe
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I believe a remap transforms them, guy who does bodywork for my dad bought one and hated it. Fitted some tuning box gizmo to it and he said its unbelievably different.
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Ben G
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Indeed joe, 270 bhp and 1.2 bar boost compared to 0.6 bar and 225bhp
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