Interesting review but very honest. I ordered my ST back in January this year and looks like I won’t get the car til this coming January. The price has certainly gone up; I ordered the magnetic plus HUD, panoramic roof, blind spot, driver assist pack, performance pack and park assist. With a dealer £500 off, I have a total price of £36,500 (plus I’ll get around £2k back trading in my current car). Looks like I got a good deal; as you say £40k is too much. I’ve gone for auto, partly because I’m getting older and lazier but then there is still manual mode with the paddles for a bit of fun!
Yes indeed, inflation has lost control, it seems Crazy you've waited almost a year for the car 😱 Nothing wrong at all with choosing the Auto, even my battle worn knees struggle to handle the clutch these days 🙈 Thanks for watching, hope you don't wait too much longer
I ordered mine this year on February 1st, the dealer told me it will take about 10-12 months … and last week he phoned me telling me that it was built on March 2nd… I will get it next week. The market is so weird at the moment…
Buy one (manual) stuff the price, just go to mountune and get the 360bhp upgrade. Now that's a flying machine with a sub 5 sec time to 62.....wheeeeee.
I agree David, 6 speed manual is a better suited application to the Focus ST More so with goodies added for that extra spice 🔥 Thanks for watching, you're always welcome back to the channel when talking about car modifications 👍🏼🤣
It's not actually that bad, the more I lived with the car I started to enjoy it more, especially having no clutch pedal in start stop traffic Thanks for watching Nigel 👍🏼
Honest review. i ordered this just yesterday, but managed to wangle 3500 discount off brand new. taking it back down to the price it was so i picked it up. Im moving from the fiesta mk7 to this. I think it really is a 35k car top with all specs and should be the classic ford affordable prices
Good video and review. Ive got a low miles 20 plate manual, and at £25k from a main dealer makes a lot more sense than £40k new. I think theyre great cars, but new cars are all silly money, and the Focus is no exception. Will go over to the sub button now. Keep up the good work. 👍
Thanks Rob, glad you liked the review Indeed, the car market is silly! But at least you managed to get a good deal on a used one - a cracking car especially as a 6 speed manual 👍🏼 Appreciate the sub, thank you very much 😊
Revs out like the manual version (as long as you have the box in Manual mode so you have the control) Stick to manual, it's a better application and feels better too!
I wouldn't have thought of a Ford Focus as a "Pocket Rocket", it's actually wider and taller than an old Ford Granada which was considered a large car (a bit shorter though ;)
My mate has just placed his order. £34.700 with 0% over 2 years. That includes mean green but nothing else. Autobid....which goes through a main dealer.
That's good going, dealer must be desperate to meet sales targets 🙈 As I said before Andrew, I'm quoting full retail pricing by the manufacturer. I'm going to shop around finding discounted pricing to undercut the actual manufacturer that have given me their car to test But this highlights potential buyers can shop around and get a better deal, it's a win win for everyone 👍🏼
My biggest issue with auto boxes, especially in performance cars, is that they're unpredictable to the point of being dangerous. Several times auto boxes have tried to kill me by kicking down when least expected, delivering a massive kick of unexpected torque. I don't understand why they can't be made to hold the gear when mid corner! Also, what the hell are Ford thinking fitting those tyres over the Michelins? I have those on my Mustang, I can't wait to get shut of them. They're deadly below about 10 degrees C.
It's mainly down to being a torque convertor, but from experience, it's how they are programmed by the manufacturer Wasn't so bad in the Focus to be fair especially in Sport mode but miles apart from something like the I30N with its DCT box Yes P Zeros in the UK I think is a no no, myself and Car Obsession found this out in the i30N that ran P Zeros on a wet cold English day 👎🏼 Thanks for watching!
Good video. But you need to have a look on the market, you will not get anything cheaper. All hot hatches cost this much now. I went for manual . Tested few before I got mine and none of what I was interested in didn't do better job then this. Choice was between Megane, I30 and Civic. And
Sorry Mike incorrect, you can get a Hyundai i30N for sub £35k and I've tested both and found the i30N to be a more engaging experience (tested both on the same day & roads) If you mean Civic Type R, that wipes the floor with every hot hatch on the market The Focus ST isn't bad but when comparing other cars on the market, it certainly isn't the best option especially on price in this current climate Thanks for watching Mike and sharing your kind/constructive thoughts, all the best
@@PocketRockets Cheers for kind words. I30 auto comes to 37 something. Anyway asked around so I had a decent deal. Managed to get around £2100 off final price. Shame that Track package wasn't available then. Civic, well I really didn't like how it looks and £47k price tag. Megane only automatic. I didn't even realise they stopped using manual gearboxes. But it was fun to drive. Keep up the good work. Take care
Slippery mode is for when the road could be slippery eg when it's been snowing or icy / slushy. Power delivery is softened so less chance of losing traction in slippery conditions so it will help you when pulling away or doing a hill start. Don't like the Kermit green paint colour.
I know Gary, just doesn't make sense in a FWD car to me The Mean Green paint does indeed split opinions, each to their own - good thing Ford allow you to choose other colours Thanks for watching Gary!
I’ve never got my head round turning traction control off when it’s snowing, but then again I’m getting on a bit, my mode of transport is a focus active x auto which I quite like and which I think likes me 😬
Yes correct Kevin! Funnily enough, I tested an i30N against a pre facelift Focus ST (that ran Pilot Sport 4S) and the i30N had a Pirelli P Zeros 🤷🏽♂️ God knows their reasoning behind it Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍🏼
@@Tom2theY I know Tom but this car wasn't specified with the Track Pack, if it was you'd see the Forged wheels as a giveaway (same wheels on the Limited run Focus STs Not sure why this particular car had P Zeros on it to start with Thanks for commenting & watching 👍
Focus is a fair bit bigger and more practical than a Mini JCW, a better comparison would be against the Fiesta rather than the Focus P.S. Who's Gary? 👀 Thanks for watching 👍
Isn’t there a manual mode in the transmission to override the automatic shifts? I bet manual transmission is only a state of mind - a Johnny Bravo mentality. Manual transmission is a more complex because of clutch and gear pairing. There are very cars where a sweet spot maintained. Even 2 Civic Type R wouldn’t have same clutch and shift tuning.
I know Ian, it's eye watering but at some others in the comments have said, you can shop around on a few websites and get money off retail prices but saying that even with discounts it's still mental! You're better off with a Mk2 Focus ST instead, can't beat a five pot rumble! 😀 Thanks for watching!
@@PocketRockets liked the ford vids as im a ford guy but yeh if that focus is 40k+ in the uk its going to 55-60 in Ireland where i live ....def not worth it ..ill be looking at a prev model ..10/10 on the video
@keithlestrange4249 Likewise, I love a Fast Ford, I own one but pricing has gone silly as you know these days You're going the right way looking at prefaclift, no major difference between one and a Facelift in reality I'll be hopefully concentrating more on my Fiesta (video wise) in the New Year 👍🏼
All about the ££ that why they want to go into EV SUV like most car companies, use to be selling in numbers can not see people buying or leasing new cars at these prices, even used cars are crazy, a second had old 1lte run-arounds are 3.5 to 5.5k atm
It has a lot of character from the Mk3 RS personally (I owned one) minus the AWD system of course But yes it's a lot of money for a ST product, and could only imagine a Mk4 RS being £50+k for Ford to make it viable probably making it the sole reason behind not going into production unfortunately Thanks for watching!
The actual Ron Burgundy, I've completed life 🙈🤣👍🏼 Never understood Ford holding back their Performance models from you guys Stateside, they certainly don't make the best choices in Europe either (cancelling Fiesta, not building a Fiesta RS, no Mk4 Focus RS and the list goes on) Thanks for watching, make sure you drop a shout out about my channel on your next news broadcast haha!
More than £40k. As you’ll have to pay the VED luxury car supplement. Anyone who buys a new car that has a list price of £40k or over has to pay £390 for 5 years from the second time the car is taxed. That’s on top of the £190 you would usually pay.
After attempting to drive the MK4 as a daily driver for £27k with blis, hud, performance pack etc... its been so unreliable I wouldn't pay anything over that for one! Awful experience owning the early MK4 ST.
@PocketRockets Unable to use as a daily driver as planned. Headlights, software updates, error warnings a plenty, key not recognised, pre-collision assist not working, HUD faulty, if car starts no display... disingenuous stealership... front diff setup allegedly missing two bolts on third service but never noticed on previous two so only noticed certain things when out of warranty... even with discount I'd never buy a Ford again, including the new VW platform options.
No I don’t think Ford have the quality of the Build, a three year old ST focus Has Rattles , Gear leaver squeaks , Window squeals ,. Suspension clonks , Clutch Knackered on 10.5k miles . Their Engineers are Comedians . The dealerships dust their hands of you once you’ve bought the car. Don’t want to fix things on Warranty . Their disorganised . Clowns .
I feel the quality of new cars has sloped downhill across most mainstream manufacturers But saying that the Focus tested wasn't bad in terms of build quality. However, it's difficult for me to gauge that review in 3/4 years' time Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts
@@PocketRockets Yes that is the issue fraud seems nice but IMO as it gets down the road in age it shows up the poor quality . And Their quite complicated now with electronics so dealers are the only ones who know how to fix things but they don’t like too, they take your money diagnosis and tell you nothing is wrong . The whole customer service thing is 💩
@@PocketRockets Well yeah 🙄, that’s Another concern I had regarding buy in a used hybrid. I quite fancied a Golf GTE, but I was worried about battery degradation.
@cyclemartin4073 A subject that certainly needs some light shed on it to educate people more about the downfalls and cost ls associated Not considered a normal petrol Golf, any particular reason you want a Hybrid?
Interesting you say that, I seem to see this response quite often regarding the Mk4 Focus ST - what experiences have you had with it? Thanks for watching Peter
