That 5-pot sound always gets me wanting one even more. Been looking, on & off, for three years now. Never anything local to me. Always loads in bloody Stoke-on-Trent. Good advice though, mate 👍
Cheers buddy yea they do sound good just finding a good one is getting harder and harder but sometimes a road trip is worth it I drove over 100 miles for this one lol
@@Yodaracing1 You’ve got a good one there. Saw an orange ST2 in Tesco’s car park on Friday night. I was like “I want one of them”. My kids thought I was nuts 😂
@@Yodaracing1 Agreed. I either want a performance blue or electric orange. Would prefer the latter. But like ya say it’s the lacquer peel. Just keeping an eye on the prices at the mo. I find the classifieds are overpriced and take ages to sell. Auctions on eBay are seeing things move for less though.
One big thing you missed was water leaks...the seamwelds under the roof trims crack and let water into the boot this is something all mk2 focus can suffer otherwise spot on 👍🏼
Mine leaked into the spare wheel well filled that up and then soaked the carpet in the back of the car the tailgate hinges were they mount to the body the seams leak and water gets in .
Should a well looked after Mk2 St with 159k km on the clock be a GOOD buy, are there any things that give out at that mileage and if so how much would it cost to be fixed? Looking to buy one soon so I want to know as much as possible.
Cracking video mate , very informative , wish I had watched a vid like urs before I bought mine a while back , but we live and learn I guess , , good vid mate
I disconnected my bonnet catch the change the badge, once I replaced the batch I closed the bonnet without reconnecting the little ball at the back so bonnet was locked 😢😅
Driveshafts for these have rocketed in price there now £527.00 each olus vat from Ford they used to be alot cheaper but as they get older less needed so price goes up .
My st has a terrible shudder through the steering. I changed the shafts for ones from euro, and it made no difference. Surely aftermarket’s can’t be causing the exact same feeling?
@@Yodaracing1 I agree, but surely brand new ones shouldn’t just not cause the same issue? I’ve changed absolutely everything front end and it still does it 😭
Got a orange mk2 myself, good ones are hard to find and took alot of looking at abused examples to find mine. Other than having to spend alot on fuel to really enjoy the 2.5 5pot engine theyre a great car and if looked after and using decent parts warmed up and cooled down they can last reasonably well. Mines had the rs clutch and block mod aswell as afew upgrades and add ons and it literally gives you smiles by the gallon. Great drivers car.
Yes I agree mate it’s a shame that the orange ones suffer with laquer peel but other than they they are great cars I love mine luckily mine isn’t my daily I probbaly do about 20 miles a week lol but your right if u don’t abuse them they are sweet
Just bought a stock 2005 st . Had it mapped and now the clutch is just slighly slipping. How much is the rs clutch and would it be worth doing anything else like the flywheel.