Car Focused you’re welcome!

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@diamus100 I've gone with the blue. I love the orange but I don't know if I'm brave enough to live with it for 2-3yrs... Hope you can order one soon!

I have orange fury st mk4 all stock and now considering resonated milltek. Tell me is it worth it? Is any louder than stock? More pops and bangs? Stock is almost too quiet for me and it bangs just when i flooring it very hard.

I agree! I’ve just bought one and it’s leagues apart from my mk3. Anybody questioning the price needs to drive one to see where that extra cash has gone. I paid roughly 5k more than I paid for my mk3 and that’s with a pan roof, less that it would have been more like 4K more and it’s a lot more car for 4 grand extra in my opinion!

Just looking at doing this after having my MK8 for a year and being labelled a “fucking idiot for buying a two door when we have kids” by the mrs 😂 hoping I love the focus as much!

What did you do? Seeing as there is no new RS coming now that does had cancelled it

@@Techpeak2012 I still have my RS MK3. I have started to take it to a racetrack and that was too much fun to trade it in for the ST. But I guess the ST will be fun also on a racetrack and I like the ST so will see what I will do later.

I have a hunch you will like it! I had a Mk3 RS Edition for 9 months but unfortunately couldn't live with the veering steering any longer - a real shame as some cars don't seem to have any issues at all. Here's hoping Hyundai UK can sort something out for you! its nice to be back in something that's fun but isn't trying its best to throw me off the road ; )

What fuel with the m330? Does it affect warranty?

@@fantasyproduct1042 I just use standard 95 octane on both m330 and m365, no issues. Insurance isn't affected by much surprisingly. Warranty should not be affected as far as I'm aware.

I'm thinking about getting the m330 remap on my ST but with fuel prices going through the roof lately in the UK I've held off. I'm getting 25mpg generally on a mix of roads up to about 33mpg on the motorway. What can I expect with the m330? I think the extra 50hp of fun and the better torque will be worth it though even if it makes it more thirstier 😂

@@mick65291 I've been using the m365 for about 4 months now (and was using m330 for about 4 months before). In my opinion both m330 and m365 hardly use any more fuel than stock. I'm currently sitting at 29.5mpg average (towns, cities, country roads, etc...) and I don't exactly drive "slow" everywhere haha.

@@bailey125 thanks a lot for the reply. I think I'll bite the bullet and get out done

Can you give some more infos on this fix kit please? Thank you in advance mate 🙏🏼

I too have a mk8 fiesta st and it seems to me that this focus “feels” about the same in terms of how eager it is. I’ve heard from a few owners already that the additional weight balances out any power advantage this mk4 focus st has over the fiesta. The fiesta sounds a bit better too I think.

@@CarFocused that will be brilliant cheers steve👍😀

As an all round daily driver? I’d probably say the RS!

Fiesta as a weekend car as the Focus is the better daily.

I've had the ST for 2 months now after handing back my RS after 2 1/2 years. I don't regret it at all with this being my main driver, if its a weekend car the RS is better. I do miss the AWD system in more slippery conditions but other things make up for it. The ST is a good 10-15% more economical during my commute and much more comfortable in standard mode but it comes alive in sport mode. The ST needs the performance pack and I like the HUD which I didn't actually care about but I got a great deal on one that had it. The wireless charging however is crap, the phone just slips on/off constantly and you get notifications every time.

I’ve driven a few of these cars and never had clutch issues…

Track Time Videos just needs front splitter I think

@@CharlieboyTop and some sharper looking headlights and a different bumper.

it's a shame many European hot hatches don't go to the US

@@CarFocused Thanks for replying. It does look like great fun......certainly more positive feedback than the last Focus ST. If it was your money, knowing the depreciation on new cars, would you invest in this compared to others in the market?

@@CarFocused I am with you......Good thinking :-) Thanks for responding and keep up the videos !

Just signed the paperwork on a Black ST with PP, HUD and wireless Charger for £20 a month cheaper ( PCP ) than my 17 plate ST3 was 2 years ago. No one pays list price DO THEY!!!!

@@stevemk4st649 I saw a few on Auto trader well below list. With car sales really poor atm it's good to see. A ST in orange for £24,950 seems more like it to me ! :-)

I'd stop following him if he did.🤣👻

@@CarFocused Fair enough. Let me check the old review then. Cheers mate!

mainman2999 then he opened his garage.....

I think the ST would make the better allrounder. Focus ST that is!

Hello Nevil. I've just got the ford focus 1.5 ecoblue st line x and for a daily driver is spot on couldn't ask for more. Which diesel engine are you running pal? .. . . .

Iv got a MK3 diesel in white! Such a cool car. I want the new RS tho when it’s out

@@neilwatt5497 It's the 2.0 Eco Blu 187 PS engine in the new ST diesel. 52 mpg average and really pleased with the performance.

@@nevilbounds5762 Hello Nevil. I so so nearly brought the same model and apart from the look of the car the engine and the twin pipes are etched. Well enjoy your motar! I'll keep enjoying my magnetic metallic grey paint estate but I must admit that it doesn't look like a estate. Safe driving 👍

@@grassyknoll9647 Nioe car Grassy. What engine do you have they have them from 84bhp to 247bhp? Either way the inside of it is nice and even the lower powered focus grips like s##t to a blanket! Lol 😂

I got an offer back from my dealer for 30.5k EUR in my country for full option minus sunroof. The list price for it was 37k. It's not the first time the list price on Fords is bloated, if you're interested in the car just ask your dealer for an offer. I reckon you can get one for 30k which is a bargain.

Picking up an ST wagon on wednesday with a few options and it was 32k iirc.

Ford's list price is not accurate as usual. I got an offer back from my dealer for 30.5k EUR for a full spec minus sunroof. The list price was 37k.

Not doing anymore apparently 😢

Mr LV next year part hybrid got some serious power plus got more of a body kit on it like the mk2 lairy looking!!!!!

Hey I've got the mk3 RS don't want them bringing out a new one just yet!

Definitely. And I guess Ford will somehow fix stuff....either by countermeasures or facelifts.

I actually think the build quality is good. I had a '16 fiesta for 2 years, no rattles. Then got a 30k Mini JCW '18 and had rattles within 2 months from multiple places.

Why should that really matter. I love the fact that other cars want to look like the one they REALLY wanted to buy. Just smile as you let them passed knowing who has the better equipped and more exciting car to drive.

@@stevemk4st649 Disagree, sports model should be unique from the slower models. This is a big contributor to why all cars today look very similar.... everybody is trying to make sporty aggressive looking cars, even if they arent actually fast.

@@TekkenBones But how do you make a model unique unless you just add more pointless body kits. At the end of the day its a Focus, so any other Focus is going to look similar no matter what you do. Does it really matter if its not fast? If a person likes the look of a car but has no desire for a 2.3 litre engine with poor fuel economy why can't he / she have one that they like the look of, even if that is very similar to the SPORTS version. I for one really don't care, and I will be parking my ST next to the ST lines at work.

@@CarFocused you should definitely try and do a comparison video, and include the Hyundai i30N, also the Renualt Megane RS (although i'm yet to see one on the UK roads).

Philip Hawkins But the Civic looks like it’s been in a fight with Halfords and lost.

No, off the line the RS is much faster however rolling the difference is much smaller.

diamus100 as it’s got a lsd I’m sure it can cope with more power. Not all cars have a screen stuck on the top of the dash. Golfs have it in the dash and I’m sure their drivers can see it and use it fine. That was a thing manufacturers did years ago ford are very late to the game I thought they weren’t going to do it but sadly the stuck on afterthought screens have arrived.

@@Sierra747 Sorry......and you drive a...........?

Steve MK4 ST I drive a mk 2 Mazda 3 mps. Which is basically an older version of the mk4 st as it’s got the earlier version 2.3 engine and it’s got lots of Ford Focus suspension parts etc. I just don’t see it’s enough of an improvement to spend an extra £20000 over the value of my car. Not that I see what difference what car I drive is on my opinion of a focus st!!After all it’s non mk4 st drivers ford what to buy the car. I’m sure it’s a great car but not one I long to own.

So the new ST has had no new development since the MK3 and they have just decided to put the MK2 Mazda parts onto a new body design. I currently have the MK3.5 ST and have been able to get another brand new car only 2 years into my current PCP for £20 per month less. I wont have paid for a service for 4 years, tyres or an MOT, or any other fault as the warranty is always there. I know everyone is entitled to an opinion, but I can't remember the last time I commented on a video for a car that (1) - I have no interest in (2) - Would never buy (3) - Have never driven. I for one have smiled almost every time I've given the ST a blast, and I know its not a supercar but when the haters pass comment, what are you comparing the car to when you pass judgement of it's abilities?

Steve MK4 ST well there’s not much point having a comments section if only mk4 drivers can have an opinion and make a comment!! My main gripe with the mk4 is its looks which I don’t need to drive one to make.

@@CarFocused actually I'd pick an ST any day. By God's blessings, I can go and get an RS now but as long as the ST will be around, RS is unjustifiable! Every time you see an RS, there's at least something wrong with it. It is definitely not reliable as an ST.

Yea they are a good purchase!

@@CarFocused not fully specced but 31k for a brand new one, an R doesn't have many options anyway unless you want to change the alloys, pan roof or DCC. Over 30k though for an ST, crazy, better buying a 1 or 2 year old RS.

@@CarFocused understood.. but when talking about hot hatches... usualy when describing how good they are, we really don't care if they can handle big things in their booth... the ST is mega to drive, and super-fun on back roads, the absolute opposite to the golf gti, the gti, will be like meh... there.