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I have a 6 mile trip each way to work across town in the rush hour. All stop and start, traffic lights, roundabouts, queues etc and I only get 18-19 through the week. I don't gun it as there's no opportunity to but neither do I drive like a granny!!!
The weekends are different though
Still love my ST though, wouldn't part with it for anything (okay, maybe for an RS, M3, RS4.............)
 
Just my ten pence worth...fits into a standard size garage with no problems,fuel is as everyone says especially if your stop starting...around town I get about 20 mpg and on a long run @ 70mph Ill return around 34mpg no problem.

As for tyres well Ive just chnaged my rears at 26k and my fronts went at 23k, depends how you drive really, as for £100 a corner well that depends what you want...a lot of us on here have gone for the FALKEN ZE912 and thats what Ive just got at £55 a corner,fantastic grip in wet and dry infact I cant tell the difference between them and the original CONTINENTALS.

As for insurance, Im 39,full no claims,protected ect,nice area and Im paying £300 fully comp.

Im not exactly made of money and Id say all round that for the type of car that the ST is you get a lot for your money and the running costs are not really all that bad.

HTH

Nick
 
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More very interesting comments... Thank-you all for these.

QUOTE(Glenster @ 22 Feb 2010, 09:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i went from a fiesta st to a focus st, and the difference in petrol consumption is unreal.

Seeing your age i wouldnt consider insurance being an issue - but if money is an issue i wouldnt look into a focus.

Im currently in the process of changing down as i have bitten off more than i can chew regarding running a focus!

Glenster, do you regret your buying the Focus st in the first place, and would you continue ownership if it wasn't so thirsty ?

Have had an insurance quote and believe it or not it's three quid cheaper than my Fiesta ST.... so I have been totaly ripped off or have found a great deal on the Focus....tbh I am not sure which !

On another note nobody has mentioned mechanical issues / costs..... new clutch for example. Would be interested to have your thoughts.

Once again many thanks to you all.
 
QUOTE(Mike-B @ 23 Feb 2010, 05:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Glenster, do you regret your buying the Focus st in the first place, and would you continue ownership if it wasn't so thirsty ?

Have had an insurance quote and believe it or not it's three quid cheaper than my Fiesta ST.... so I have been totaly ripped off or have found a great deal on the Focus....tbh I am not sure which !

On another note nobody has mentioned mechanical issues / costs..... new clutch for example. Would be interested to have your thoughts.

Once again many thanks to you all.

I dont regret buying it at all - Its one of the best cars ive had and will probably remain that for a very long time. I would continue ownership if it wasnt costing 50 quid a week i think, but even then insurance is still an issue for me - but if it wasnt so thirsty it would have a smaller engine which would change the insurance and tax so cant really comment on that!

If i didnt have to get rid of it i wouldnt at the end of the day - but paying out 600-700 a month to just impress people in the pub by saying "i have a focus st" is ludicrus. If i could have one without a finance agreement on it so that cuts £200 a month id have another.

Regarding your comment about mechanical issues - it depends alot on the car i think! a big thing is alternaters i think but ive not had mine long enough to have any problems, ive done 5k in it and all its done it sup petrol and not skipped a beat. But i would imagine the older they get the more troublesome they get, especially with a turbo!

If you can afford it - go for it! you will be
everyday! but do prepare your local petrol station to be going
and the missus
when ur cleaning it alot
 
Had my ST 2 for 3 weeks , got a 1000 miles on clock now. I do 30 miles each way to work on mainly A roads and cannot drive any faster than 60 mph with the occasional bast, due to traffic, averaging 32 mpg. Will probaly drop off now as the smile groes the further you push the pedal down!!!!!!!!!!! :Dance:eek:oops groes? Grows
 
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