ford focus rs

upthedub

Does anyone know were the cheapest price is for on a focus rs or maybe go to uk??

sneakyST

New RS? Get on the waiting list. As far as I know they have all been alocated this year. And if you want one that has landed in the UK already - dealers and private sellers are looking for 3-5k over list for them, thats 30k plus stg.

Gumbo

upthedub wrote: »

Does anyone know were the cheapest price is for on a focus rs or maybe go to uk??

cheapist one on carzone - http://www.carzone.ie/search/Ford/Focus-RS/305-BHP/200924193046131/advert?channel=CARS

upthedub

Haha no im thinking of 2003...

Gumbo

upthedub wrote: »

Haha no im thinking of 2003...

then i think the UK is out of the question as the VRT will be huge at 36% iirc
but in saying that you could get a much better example with much better history which is probably worth it on a car like that.

the old RS is some machine too, and looks great imo.

upthedub

Was it 2003 they started??

What you reckon id pay here or in the uk??

colm_mcm

how much moolah you got to spend, OP?

upthedub

Max 11k...Not sure il get one but who knows

Gumbo

upthedub wrote: »

Was it 2003 they started??

What you reckon id pay here or in the uk??

lowest one on pistonheads is 7450 stg - Click Me

although this looks like a well cared for example, but the price reflects that - Well Cared For Example


OMG, i just figured out how to change the links to words......im glad i stayed up now

upthedub

Looks ok but not spotless,what would the vrt be on this??

Gumbo

upthedub wrote: »

Looks ok but not spotless,what would the vrt be on this??

well then your budget needs to be increaded, cant get steak on a 1/4 pounder budget imo
www.revenue.ie

upthedub

Wouldnt quote me..

upthedub

£4200:eek:

Gumbo

upthedub wrote: »

Wouldnt quote me..

what you need to do then is ring them although its very hard to get a human on th other side of the phone, so get as much detail on the car as possible, you will have to ring the seller and tell them that your trying to get a VRT quote and ask them for the chassis number and give the guys in reveue all the details and they will come back to you with a definate quote.

im sure you can email them too, just put all the details into the email and they will get back to you.

upthedub

I was looking at a 2005 ford mondeo sttdci today and it was fab but a little expensive at 19k:eek: but nice indeed:D

rabbitinlights

Have you ever driven an RS? They are an amazing car, but not to everyones driving style.

upthedub

rabbitinlights wrote: »

Have you ever driven an RS? They are an amazing car, but not to everyones driving style.

Yes i drove one once and taught it was brilliant.Ive had imprezas,skylines and a few others and the rs is something that ive always wanted..

Henry Ford III

rabbitinlights wrote: »

Have you ever driven an RS? They are an amazing car, but not to everyones driving style.

I drove a couple of Mk1 RS Foci, and as a track car they were great. However the rock hard suspension and rather overactive diff took away the fun on all but the smoothest roads.

The later ST was in many ways a better road car. Didn't have that badge though.

The new Focus RS looks mean and fantastic.

Vanbis

kceire wrote: »

cheapist one on carzone - http://www.carzone.ie/search/Ford/Focus-RS/305-BHP/200924193046131/advert?channel=CARS

I think that might be a bit too much BHP @ 305. The VW GTi at 200BHP is surely enough, but even that is probably a bit quick. I hope you have plenty of driving experience and not just passed your test.

Sqaull20

Crazy prices :eek:

Mazda 3 MPS would probably leave the earlier Focus in its wake and you can get a 08 one with warranty for 14k with a small bit of haggling!!

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200926194444273

Unbelievable deal imo:D

Its a practically brand new 155mph performance car for the same price as a diesel passat!

Zonda999

Sqaull20 wrote: »

Crazy prices :eek:

Mazda 3 MPS would probably leave the earlier Focus in its wake and you can get a 08 one with warranty for 14k with a small bit of haggling!!

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200926194444273

Unbelievable deal imo:D

Fuppin hell! That car would have been nearly 35K€ new surely?

Many people would over look that when looking for a hot hatch, probably because it cant really match any of its rivals for looks

Sqaull20

Zonda999 wrote: »

Fuppin hell! That car would have been nearly 35K€ new surely?

Many people would over look that when looking for a hot hatch, probably because it cant really match any of its rivals for looks

Im hoping it still around next year so I can trade my fabia for it! Its been advertised a while, people here are crazy:)

mik_da_man

Sqaull20 wrote: »

Crazy prices :eek:

Mazda 3 MPS would probably leave the earlier Focus in its wake and you can get a 08 one with warranty for 14k with a small bit of haggling!!

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200926194444273

Unbelievable deal imo:D

Its a practically brand new 155mph performance car for the same price as a diesel passat!

That is fecking Cheap :eek::eek::eek:

darragh o meara

As someone who has had a Focus RS and a new one coming in Jan All I can advise you to do is:

1. Look at a few cars and get a feel for what you want. I looked at about 12 of them the time I bought mine and most were low mileage ones,<40k, In the end I settled for one with 59k on the clock simply because it was the best one by far and owned by a real entusiast it had absolutely everything with the car reciepts for everthing even bulbs!! The car had been garaged and when I went to see the car the chap had carpet on the walls of his garage to stop the door getting marked when he opened it!! I would recommend buying from a specialist where you can view and drive 2 or 3 on the one day...

2. Look at a few of the owners forums and do some research into the common faults that occur with these cars. They are few and far between to be honest but there is a few bits and bobs so know exactly what your looking for and how to find it..

3. Its probably worth your while trying to find one here in this country as there is a few starting to appear for sale, Most of them being UK cars and still on UK plates, these lads are usually easy enough deal with and cars can be picked up relatively cheap.

4. Make sure you can insure one of these properly, I had mine insured for 2 months as a ST170 and didnt realise until they sent me out the renewal apparantly they didnt have an RS on their books so had to get a quote from the underwriters then it went up considerably! Some places WILL NOT even quote you for one of these cars.

5. If the car has not got a FULL SERVICE HISTORY and I mean one that has been backed up by reciepts which can be verified walk away. These cars need proper looking after as they are all performance parts fitted to them. They need a special grade of oil and I would recommend you only use the grade specified and insist that your garage does the same. I had my one with my local Ford dealer and they filled it with a different grade which I spotted on the invoice and refused to drive the car from the garage until it was changed ( 3 days later )

6. If you do buy one make sure and get a spare rim for the car or at least get a steel wheel that you can use in the event of a puncture the stuff ford supply with the car is totally useless. If you do buy a rim make sure it fits over the front brake calipers as they are BIG..

7. Finally, Most parts for an RS carry a special unspoken about RS tax at the dealers!!!! An example would be front brake pads Dealer price 275 euro!!! Aftermarket pads by the same manufacturer and better spec 85 euro delivered from the Uk!!! As for most other parts you will have no option to buy from dealer as there is very few spurious parts available..

Gumbo

Omeara_darragh wrote: »

As someone who has had a Focus RS and a new one coming in Jan

any pics of your one?

Sqaull20

mik_da_man wrote: »

That is fecking Cheap :eek::eek::eek:

Its also registered before July so you pay the old tax rate of 895e.

Its under warranty for another 18 months and has 184 bhp per tonne:eek:

It lapped the Nurburgring in 8min 39sec with a driver whom had only ever driven the track that day.Thats 1 sec slower than a Porsche 996 Carrera S.Its 60-120mph power is something else :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuyaojwoa7M

stealthyspeeder

Sqaull20 wrote: »

Crazy prices :eek:

Mazda 3 MPS would probably leave the earlier Focus in its wake and you can get a 08 one with warranty for 14k with a small bit of haggling!!

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200926194444273

Unbelievable deal imo:D

Its a practically brand new 155mph performance car for the same price as a diesel passat!

From racing my MPS on a track, my best lap was 3.1 seconds faster round kirkistown which is round about 1:20 lap time track for me, the mk1 RS driver would be of similar track experience as me and knows how to push it!

Zonda999 wrote: »

Fuppin hell! That car would have been nearly 35K€ new surely?

Many people would over look that when looking for a hot hatch, probably because it cant really match any of its rivals for looks

yea came on the Irish Market for 34 K in 2006

IMO, looks are something that girls concern themselves with! performance is is for petrol heads!

Just on a side note on the MPS - 236g Co2, highest tax bracket, the new model is just under the upper band threshold

Gumbo

mik_da_man wrote: »

That is fecking Cheap :eek::eek::eek:

tell me about it, my mate paid 27k for an 07 demo early last year in Duffy's.

Henry Ford III

Mazda is relatively decent value ok, but by goodness it's plain as sin. A good Q car however.

omega man

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Mazda is relatively decent value ok, but by goodness it's plain as sin. A good Q car however.

Sadly true. I traded mine in a few months back. Fantastic performance but i just couldnt live with the looks after a year. Felt i had to point out 'its actually a 2.3L with 260bhp etc' all too often! That 08 one is for nothing, i got more than that on my 07 as a trade-in.

upthedub

So would you go with the st170??

I dont actually like mazda and have had dealings with that garage so would not go back anyway.

stealthyspeeder

upthedub wrote: »

So would you go with the st170??

I dont actually like mazda and have had dealings with that garage so would not go back anyway.

The Mazda3 MPS is very similar chasis wise (they shared development) to the RS, but has a better engine, but if your dead set on a ford badge..... I'd get the mk1 RS over the ST170

upthedub

stealthyspeeder wrote: »

The Mazda3 MPS is very similar chasis wise (they shared development) to the RS, but has a better engine, but if your dead set on a ford badge..... I'd get the mk1 RS over the ST170

Ive just no interest in a mazda tbh.But i will look at other cars with a max budget of 11k..

cpoh1

You're looking at a pig of an rs for 11k as kceire said. Something i would, consider as im driving one at the moment myself as a daily runner, a DC5 integra typeR. They look a bit boyracerish but are an absolute hoot to drive, comfortably the best handling fwd car ive driven or owned (including a dc2 typeR).

11k would get you a decent example the way the market has gone and for that you get recaros, brembo brakes, k20 engine (best 4 pot n/a engine on the market) and a superb chassis.

Sqaull20

stealthyspeeder wrote: »

yea came on the Irish Market for 34 K in 2006

IMO, looks are something that girls concern themselves with! performance is is for petrol heads!

Exactly!!

Sleepers are what its about! I love the fact, it looks like a 1.4.

Good lap as well, looks a tough track!

upthedub

cpoh1 wrote: »

You're looking at a pig of an rs for 11k as kceire said. Something i would, consider as im driving one at the moment myself as a daily runner, a DC5 integra typeR. They look a bit boyracerish but are an absolute hoot to drive, comfortably the best handling fwd car ive driven or owned (including a dc2 typeR).

11k would get you a decent example the way the market has gone and for that you get recaros, brembo brakes, k20 engine (best 4 pot n/a engine on the market) and a superb chassis.

Na id rather a 2001 sti impreza than the dc5 by far tbh,but thanks anyway;)

Gumbo

upthedub wrote: »

Na id rather a 2001 sti impreza than the dc5 by far tbh,but thanks anyway;)

sounds like you havent actually made up your mind man LOL
its a good situation to be in when your looking for a car so enjoy it and test drive as much as possible.

upthedub wrote: »

So would you go with the st170??

only thing is, your asking about the ST170 now, why? when you originally wanted an RS.

that would be like going looking for a Lancer Evolution and comming home with a Lancer GSR!

upthedub

kceire wrote: »

sounds like you havent actually made up your mind man LOL
its a good situation to be in when your looking for a car so enjoy it and test drive as much as possible.

only thing is, your asking about the ST170 now, why? when you originally wanted an RS.

that would be like going looking for a Lancer Evolution and comming home with a Lancer GSR!

Yea through,but i reckon the price of the rs is abit toooo much for me.The nearest to it is the st170 but im still keen on the 2001 sti impreza;)which i can afford

Gumbo

upthedub wrote: »

Yea through,but i reckon the price of the rs is abit toooo much for me.The nearest to it is the st170 but im still keen on the 2001 sti impreza;)which i can afford

yeah i suppose so, its not until you start looking properly that you realise if its financially possible or not :mad:

2001 "Bugeye" Impreza is a good car too. insurance will be heavy though. i know people who are late 20's or early 30's with full NCB and still paying over 1000e to 2000e insurance on the STi version.

upthedub

kceire wrote: »

yeah i suppose so, its not until you start looking properly that you realise if its financially possible or not :mad:

2001 "Bugeye" Impreza is a good car too. insurance will be heavy though. i know people who are late 20's or early 30's with full NCB and still paying over 1000e to 2000e insurance on the STi version.

Wow thats alot.I had a 1998 sti about three years ago and loved it:D

Gumbo

upthedub wrote: »

Wow thats alot.I had a 1998 sti about three years ago and loved it:D

i know, have alook at this thread for some insurance pricing on various scoobies!

http://www.isdc.ie/discussion/index.php?topic=16248.0;highlight=insurance

Henry Ford III

upthedub wrote: »

Yea through,but i reckon the price of the rs is abit toooo much for me.The nearest to it is the st170 but im still keen on the 2001 sti impreza;)which i can afford

The ST170 will be a bit of a dissapointment I think. Nothing much wrong with it, only it's just not special like an RS.

upthedub

kceire wrote: »

i know, have alook at this thread for some insurance pricing on various scoobies!

http://www.isdc.ie/discussion/index.php?topic=16248.0;highlight=insurance

Wow,insurance must of gone up..

UhOh

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Mazda but by goodness it's plain as sin.

have to agree with that. Although it might not be a bad thing. I have the new RS & it's getting a little too much attention for my liking, that said it's all good attention. Lets hope it stays that way.

stealthyspeeder

UhOh wrote: »

have to agree with that. Although it might not be a bad thing. I have the new RS & it's getting a little too much attention for my liking, that said it's all good attention. Lets hope it stays that way.

What colour did you go for? any pics?

UhOh

stealthyspeeder wrote: »

What colour did you go for?

white

Gumbo

UhOh wrote: »

white

lovely, any pics? please say you do.........:D

upthedub - just for you : 2003 Ford Focus Rs For Sale

Dan_B

@pthedub I have an st170 for sale if you want to have a look.
You may have to wait another 12-18 moths before you can get a MK1 RS or MK2 ST in your budget.

@henry ford III, much as I like the MK1 ST, comparing it to an RS is a tad unfair. Price wise they are miles apart.
Mate recently put 10K with a MK1 ST for a MK1 RS.
Not sure what they where new but I'd imagine it was similar, apples and oranges.

Pics aren't great, will try and get some better one's the weekend.

http://www.carlist.ie/vehicles/view/139805-ford-focus-st-kildare?r=/vehicles/64,1266/*/*/*/flat/

cpoh1

One thing i will say about the mk1 rs, by god the interior is hideous. Those blue sparcos and the interior trim is cheap boyracer esque in appearance.

I genuinely think the mk1 rs is overpriced for what you are getting and would be much cheaper if it wasn't for the fanbase uk people have for ford in general.

A car like the clio williams or ven 172, 182 cup etc. would be a cheaper and better all round car than the rs. Have you thought about these OP?

upthedub

Dan_B wrote: »

@pthedub I have an st170 for sale if you want to have a look.
You may have to wait another 12-18 moths before you can get a MK1 RS or MK2 ST in your budget.

@henry ford III, much as I like the MK1 ST, comparing it to an RS is a tad unfair. Price wise they are miles apart.
Mate recently put 10K with a MK1 ST for a MK1 RS.
Not sure what they where new but I'd imagine it was similar, apples and oranges.

Pics aren't great, will try and get some better one's the weekend.

http://www.carlist.ie/vehicles/view/139805-ford-focus-st-kildare?r=/vehicles/64,1266/*/*/*/flat/

cpoh1 wrote: »

One thing i will say about the mk1 rs, by god the interior is hideous. Those blue sparcos and the interior trim is cheap boyracer esque in appearance.

I genuinely think the mk1 rs is overpriced for what you are getting and would be much cheaper if it wasn't for the fanbase uk people have for ford in general.

A car like the clio williams or ven 172, 182 cup etc. would be a cheaper and better all round car than the rs. Have you thought about these OP?

Cheers man,nice car.Tbh im not sure what im after now..was even looking at a mini cooper s yesterday;)

No not really a renault person man thanks though

stealthyspeeder

upthedub wrote: »

Cheers man,nice car.Tbh im not sure what im after now..was even looking at a mini cooper s yesterday;)

No not really a renault person man thanks though

Cooper S's are excellent!

Do I detect a slight hint of badge snobbery!!?:D

Also, take a look at second hand, Audi S3's, Seat FR's (or Cupra's), Volvo C30's (one has a 2.5l turbocharged engine), Corsa OPC's, Fabia VRS's and dont rule out the Integra - drive one enthusiastically before you decide on it!