the new RS...

[Dale]

Right ... before i start. i'm not a new car hater but i was in a the shopping centre yesterday and see one of the green ones. at first i was a bit like oooo look! then as i did look it was terrible! the green on the side skirts and bumpers was noticeably a different shade green! it honestly looked like a cheap ebay kit rattle canned then stuck on.

 

now ... if i'd just spent 25K or how ever much they are on a car.. i would not of been happy. i did get a picture but it didn't come out too well. anyone else noticed it or could it just be a one off?

 

terrible.

[4parajon]

Personally I like them, seen a couple now up close and have'nt noticed any "quality defects".

[Durham Fiesta]

i don't mind them , had a good look around a few white ones and didn't notice any problems with the paint

[Dale]

yeah they are really cool, the only other ones i've seen have been at shows where the never really stand out to me so never really had a good look at one. but i see this one and was a bit disappointed

[fezza_mat]

im a bit un sure with them seen a couple about and that big wing on the back looks so chavy and why have 300bhp at the front wheels big waste offf time if u ask me

[Durham Fiesta]

im a bit un sure with them seen a couple about and that big wing on the back looks so chavy and why have 300bhp at the front wheels big waste offf time if u ask me

 

have you not read any of the reviews ??? from what i've read this new revoknuckle system is supposed to be shit hot .Fast Ford mag said it definately did not need the extra weight of 4wd as its handles really well as it is

[louie bagel]

your right the green ones do look funny on the bumpers and skirts, blue ones are ok and the whites ones are ace,

its something to do with the paint in the same way as the orange st focus' they catch the light and make different shades they're a right git to paint,

[Daggle]

im a bit un sure with them seen a couple about and that big wing on the back looks so chavy and why have 300bhp at the front wheels big waste offf time if u ask me

 

Yeh I suppose that Ford probably thought that as it was rolling off the production line after all the deveopment they have put into it....

 

It will be awesome and an instant collectors item.

[Wessie]

i think there the bollox went to see one last week, if they drive anything like the ST does then i cant wait to have a go !

[fezza_mat]

im a bit un sure with them seen a couple about and that big wing on the back looks so chavy and why have 300bhp at the front wheels big waste offf time if u ask me

 

have you not read any of the reviews ??? from what i've read this new revoknuckle system is supposed to be shit hot .Fast Ford mag said it definately did not need the extra weight of 4wd as its handles really well as it is

 

im not saying it dont handle ive read the reviews its just not fun yes fast and great hadling just sideways is better

[Wessie]

im a bit un sure with them seen a couple about and that big wing on the back looks so chavy and why have 300bhp at the front wheels big waste offf time if u ask me

 

have you not read any of the reviews ??? from what i've read this new revoknuckle system is supposed to be shit hot .Fast Ford mag said it definately did not need the extra weight of 4wd as its handles really well as it is

 

im not saying it dont handle ive read the reviews its just not fun yes fast and great hadling just sideways is better

 

the other great thing with the focus is the amount of passenger space, i can easily sit in the back of one of them (one of the only vehicles i can!)

if they used a 4wd or RWD system then they'd loose alot of interior space, making the car alot less 'useable'

and alot of boy racer's/chav's nowadays cant handle RWD

[emu]

alot of boy racer's/chav's nowadays cant handle RWD

 

Its Ok wessie, they have a natural ability to powerslide perfectly because they passed their test in a Daewoo Matiz three weeks ago

 

Oh, and the new Focus...........Instant classic

[Wessie]

alot of boy racer's/chav's nowadays cant handle RWD

 

Its Ok wessie, they have a natural ability to powerslide perfectly because they passed their test in a Daewoo Matiz three weeks ago

 

Oh, and the new Focus...........Instant classic

 

[mk1super]

I went to me local ford dealer to have a nose at one but it hadnt arrived yet seems theres a back log at Ford And they havent built enough of em to supply demand

[Vista]

I like the look of it, I'm sure it drives well and handles great.....................but I can spend a lot less than Fords list price of £25k and get a much better used car. A quick search reveals a three year old 26000 mile M3 Coupe for £18k I know which'll be the better drivers car. The Focus will probably be worth the same as the M3 within 12 months anyway.

[fezza_mat]

 

the other great thing with the focus is the amount of passenger space, i can easily sit in the back of one of them (one of the only vehicles i can!)

if they used a 4wd or RWD system then they'd loose alot of interior space, making the car alot less 'useable'

and alot of boy racer's/chav's nowadays cant handle RWD

 

not being funny or anything but why would you want to sit in the back of a 300hp monster and that is a pretty boring excuse for not goin RWD

 

the last bit a agree shocking some off the people that pass

[emu]

not being funny or anything but why would you want to sit in the back of a 300hp monster and that is a pretty boring excuse for not goin RWD

 

 

You have a wife (or husband), three 6ft tall, 15 year old kids and a Chihuahua. Some people need practical cars, but practical doesnt need to mean boring

[bmxdave]

Id like one in Diamond white. Its an important car and harks back on Fords RS history, and in my opinion SHOULD have been FWD. I love my RWD cars as much as anyone else, i even have a purpose built drift car, but i find it just as fun scrabbling along a country lane at silly speeds. Im sure plenty will end up with Cossie running gear, everything else does.

 

Personally, id buy an early ST3 and drop the remaining £10-15,000 on go faster stuff and go far faster.

[emu]

I love my RWD cars as much as anyone else, i even have a purpose built drift car, but i find it just as fun scrabbling along a country lane at silly speeds.

 

You got that Mi16 205 in your sig too?

[garyv6100e]

I would love to have a focus RS as for how much it would be worth in a couple of years i think it will hold on to its value really well , look at the Escort cosworth good ones still command a price of over £10k where as an M3 of the same age would only be worth about £5k

[fezza_mat]

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You have a wife (or husband), three 6ft tall, 15 year old kids and a Chihuahua. Some people need practical cars, but practical doesnt need to mean boring

 

ok fair enough on that point but 25k is alot of cash in my book

[emu]

 

You have a wife (or husband), three 6ft tall, 15 year old kids and a Chihuahua. Some people need practical cars, but practical doesnt need to mean boring

 

ok fair enough on that point but 25k is alot of cash in my book

 

But more importantly, how many 15 year olds want to go on days out with their parents ????

[bmxdave]

I love my RWD cars as much as anyone else, i even have a purpose built drift car, but i find it just as fun scrabbling along a country lane at silly speeds.

 

You got that Mi16 205 in your sig too?

 

Yeah, both mine

[emu]

I love my RWD cars as much as anyone else, i even have a purpose built drift car, but i find it just as fun scrabbling along a country lane at silly speeds.

 

You got that Mi16 205 in your sig too?

 

Yeah, both mine

 

Lots of scrabbling and Lift-off oversteer all the way then

 

Always like 205 (and 309) GTi's. Never tried one with a 16 valver though