Long story beware...

Sold my brand new frozen white ST just over a year ago now and bought a Focus ST in perf blue.

Great car, loved it! That was until 24hrs after I picked it up some idiot drove straight into the back of me and my car went back off to the garage for repair work to be done on the rear bumper and also to have the whole exhaust system replaced as the pipes had crumpled completely.

It was in the garage for nearly 4 weeks while they kept messing me about. In the meantime, my insurance company was kind enough to provide me with a Golf GTI which was a nice replacement actually, although I wouldn't personally spend the money on one. I later found out it did cost the other parties insurance company a total of £7400 in legal expenses, repair work and car hire! (They refused to pay also ha!)

So fast forward a couple of months and my car conks out on a dual carraige way, yep, just dies completely. Originally it was diagnosed as needed a new battery, so it was replaced. Days later, turns out it was actually the alternator which need replacing - Later found out this was basically common practice with all Focus ST, after 3 years the alternator decides to just snuff it. At the time, the alternators were on back order and it seems everyone I spoke to was waiting for one. So I was another 2 weeks without my Focus!

Oh I forgot to mention a broken windscreen the SAME day I picked it up! Stone flew out from a car in front of me as I was heading home and put a huge crack in the front screen.

And just recently I'm getting error messages with the traction control, turns out this seems to be yet another common fault. However, music to my ears it seems to have just been the tracking, so this has been sorted now. Luckily that only cost me £36, and not the faulty ABS module I'd heard of which would have cost me around £1500.

But I'm still not convinced, it just doesn't seem to be putting the powder down like it used to or maybe I'm just too paranoid with it now, waiting for the next thing to go wrong!

So anyway, I saw a Fiesta ST 500 a few weeks ago at a local Ford garage and comtemplated it, but passed the oppurnity. I had a change of thought today and decided to go back to a Fiesta ST and sell my Focus.

Rang the garage but unfortunately they had sold the ST 500. Searched around a little and managed to find another ST 500 luckily enough. The dealers have said they will hold the keys for me so I'm going to have a look tomorrow and provided I get a decent price for my Focus, I'll seal the deal!

I actually can't wait now! I loved the Fiesta ST when I owed it, great fun little car to drive. Plus no more massive insurance premiums, road tax and no more guzzling petrol! (Well, not to the extent of the Focus!)

I'll be sure to post up pics if I go ahead and buy it, which I'm hoping so!

Thanks for listening all, long live the Fiesta ST

Never thought id ever hear someone going back to a slower car, but if its caused you problems then fair enough.

you know it makes sense, welcome, get your car, then pics up, the get modding it. The ST500 is nice though.

Sorry that you had all these troubles with your focus. Was it new or secomd hand you focus? If it was second hand there are alot more dogs out there than good ones. It's a shame but the fez is still a brilliant little car

You'll miss the instant kick up the back when you put your foot down though

ps. Focus st used values are on the way up at the moment so an ideal time to trade

It was getting too expensive to run that was the main thing. £1400 for my last insurance premium, and that's only for 10 months not 12 since my policy is slightly different.

Also, I'd put £50 worth of petrol in it and it would be gone in just a few days.

The Focus is great to drive don't get me wrong. Yep, I'll certainly miss getting thrown back into the recaros when you put your foot down and the 5 pot starts to growl!

Yeh why is it the STs are going up? I was speaking to a guy at Ford and he said I'd get a really good price for mine, which I was quite surprised about.

Fiesta FOR THE WIN! BOO YAHHHHH!

Had to be said!!!

your love the ST500, best move i made was to sell my old black ST and get a 500



Dal

Sorry to here about all your troubles with your car, Never mind tho! the ST500 is a good choice.

Oh so is my just some black old is it Dal?
I'm sorry I'm no 500 even though I get mistaken for one...