I had a mk1 rs, was mental in its day ! Torque Steer was brutal. Modified to a sensible 285bhp, was my daily driver to work. Got lots of attention. Miss it.
I bought one in 2004, build number 1705 was 290/300bhp owned it for about 4yrs and was a fantastic reliable car, great memories. They share very few body panels to the mk1 focus.
I have the svt here in North America ( highest trim for the mk1) and that thing with the 6 speed is unbelievably fun! Only 170hp, so for me the RS ( we never got ) is what I’ll always want.
Finally Ricky 💪🏽 I would of offered mine for a feature but it's sat there with a broken gearbox at the moment 😂. The pistons are forged, the conrods aren't but they are beefed up compared to a standard 2.0 zetec. Rest of the specs on the car were spot on 😁 Noticed a hesitation when on partial throttle, usually happens when the recirc valve spring is too stiff 👍🏽
somehow it looked like it aged poorly after it came out. a decade later it looks great. i wonder if all those bland ugly electric cars will look better in a decade... i have my doubts.
I had a mk1 1.6 and an RS and you’re spot on, the driving position is awful! That being said they’re proper playful motors, bags of lift off over steer! Gear shift was the best I’ve come across too. Will defo be entering as massively regretting selling it.
I loved these from the first time I seen them. I also remember they were also somewhat affordable at one point. Now there worth more than a new RS for good ones. But I don't see anyone losing money on them.
I agree. It hasn’t a bad angle. It’s been a grower. It did look ordinary ish so so in its day. Not ordinary ordinary but nothing mega. It doesn’t any more. It just looks the bomb
Ricky I’ve got my tickets, had them near on a month now. I’ve had Supersport fiesta’s from the 80’s, numerous XR2’s , XR3i’s, but never a RS. My name is Richard Stubbings so I deserve to at least win the car for my initials at least 🤣🤣👍🏻
I think I'm blessed because if not I wouldn't have met someone who is as spectacular as expert Mrs Kimberly. I think she is the best broker I ever seen
I bought the last one back in the day. Number 4501. Chris Harris drove it back when it was built from Germany back to the U.K. Since had many owners and a cat write off iirc 🙁
Was one of these at place I got my golf for only 21k which I thought was cheap considering how old ford's rise in price. And Ricky got a stage 2 mk6 R if ya wanna have a rip. You ent had one of them on channel yet. Shout man
Properly sick I Love the old school focus don’t know what tires they are but the tread pattern is banging I had the fiesta of this era sadly not the st just the S had a nice turn of speed it was a nice little car but the RS focus Especially this one Tasty motor 👍😲
Even if it's a lambo off road my 1999 ford rs with a little rally set up 😜 still the best rally car for me and I'm looking for an evo 3 still hunting that car since 2017
Brilliant car I had focus 1.8tdci that was quick and brill to drive. I got mark 3 nice car to drive. But I think Mark 1 is better . I love to own rs focus
Would you say 2008 is old for a car as a daily? Looking into a Suzuki swift sport and sceptical that it might be a loss of money when it comes time to sell
Said he had to buy one to feature it on his channel lol they are rare for sure had mine for over 12 years and was about to make that call ricki until only a few weeks ago my cambelt guide wheel snapped 🥺time to get out a lot of spanners and money 💰
I got to be honest, I not sure I'll buy any more tickets for other games if this gets drawn tomorrow now, only cause the way the odds have been pushed via email. Convinced me to buy more tickets for that reason alone
I appreciate that you're trying to look "cool" but if it was my car you were driving I'd really appreciate you keeping both hands on the steering wheel.
its the way that the power is delivered mate. My Astra GTC VXR has no torque steer due to its hyperstrut torsion beam setup, LSD, and adaptive dampers and wheels wrapped in PS4S Tyres
This guy totally sounds like he don't know how to shift in the SVT focus is a lot better Atta turbo and it's 10 times what that car would be with my 03 SVT Focus full bolt on was pushing 260 horsepower to the wheels this got a crappy zetec motor with a turbo
