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Crikey, I've just read TonyM's 'enough's enough' thread and I'm rapidly going off the idea. What IS it with Ford...? The ST's a loverly little motor, but it's no good if Ford can't make them properly and the dealers come up with that kind of cr*p!
I've got my pen ready to cross the ST off my list. Shame.

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If you can look beyond the few people that get various problems (you get this with all cars) then you will see that lots of people have kept theirs from since they were released, and the people who had to sell them didn't want to!

I would suggest you test drive and then ask around on the main board for peoples views on the before crossing it off the list!!! It's a great car and i'm not just being biased because i'm the board admin, thats my personal opinion.

I'm sure Tony will get his problem sorted I think hes just having a bad day tbh lol. He will cheer up i'll send him out for a drive

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Crikey, I've just read TonyM's 'enough's enough' thread and I'm rapidly going off the idea. What IS it with Ford...? The ST's a loverly little motor, but it's no good if Ford can't make them properly and the dealers come up with that kind of cr*p!
I've got my pen ready to cross the ST off my list. Shame.

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If you can look beyond the few people that get various problems (you get this with all cars) then you will see that lots of people have kept theirs from since they were released, and the people who had to sell them didn't want to!

I would suggest you test drive and then ask around on the main board for peoples views on the before crossing it off the list!!! It's a great car and i'm not just being biased because i'm the board admin, thats my personal opinion.

I'm sure Tony will get his problem sorted I think hes just having a bad day tbh lol. He will cheer up i'll send him out for a drive

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yes i get the drift of this but i have owned 4 new fiesta,
1,f reg xr2
2,g reg xr2
3,h reg xr2
i never had any problems with these cars from new
oh and sorry a k reg xr2i in 1993 brilliant car,also no trouble so why 15 16 years down the line are we getting more trouble with new fords than we did all them years ago,sorry i am just venting off how i feel.

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OK - I realise that on forums like this we tend to hear mainly from the people who have problems, but hearing tales of electrics gone to pot by a *franchised dealer* fitting a new alarm and rust coming through the paint and being told *by a franchised dealer* that 'it just needs buffing out' doesn't fill me with confidence. It's like going back 20 years!
I haven't yet crossed the ST off the list, but I'm not used to this kind of thing with cars (except the Ford I had in the 80's - and the rude dealer) and I don't fancy the prospect of going back every month to have some 'little problem' sorted out.
Today I'll be looking at the VW and SEAT forums to see what the gripes are like for those cars. That might put things in perspective.
Sorry to sound like a moaner, but after 4 Toyotas and only one 'return to dealer' (for a safety recall), this kind of thing seems incredible.
Thanks.

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To be honest all car dealerships are sh1te and that's not going to change. But what can you do, other than buy a car privately, which I personally wouldn't want to do!

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agree with you there! all dealers are just Sh1te!

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But it'll rust! The alarm will go funny and the know-nowt 'electrician' (ex British Gas) will trash the electrics! The dealer will be rude and I'll go to prison for murder! Aaargh!
*looks at VW polo GTI brochure again...*

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they not all like that! mine except having a starting problem one every month or two is alright as for dealer you may find a good one!

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But it'll rust! The alarm will go funny and the know-nowt 'electrician' (ex British Gas) will trash the electrics! The dealer will be rude and I'll go to prison for murder! Aaargh!
*looks at VW polo GTI brochure again...*

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