The "I love my ST220" thread...

[Dave_ST220]

220's ALL have Recaro's, half leather will mean the other half is Alcantara, there were NO cloth seats.

[GaryST220]

Witchfinder said:

Fabulous as my ST220 is, I think I'd rather have the VXR8

Cheers. I shall let you know how the two compare after a few weeks of ownership

Dave_ST220 said:

With luck I'll be viewing my second 220 this weekend, fully loaded 54 plate with 60k on the clock. Hope it's worth the trip but at least I have an excuse to have a nice drive through Wales in the 220 Later tax £245, is that right? BTW, has anyone ever cpome across an ST without the ST badge on the steering wheel? I know Ford build is sometimes not the best, just hoping it hasn't had a new airbag!!!

Dave, the tax on my ST220 is £215, it's gone up £5 for each year since I've owned it (£205 originally).

I would suggest the ST you are looking at has had a new airbag.

[t84]

Dave_ST220 said:

220's ALL have Recaro's, half leather will mean the other half is Alcantara, there were NO cloth seats.

Is Alacantra 'better'?

What options were there on the 220?

[GaryST220]

t84 said:

Dave_ST220 said:

220's ALL have Recaro's, half leather will mean the other half is Alcantara, there were NO cloth seats.

Is Alacantra 'better'?

What options were there on the 220?

Is alcantra better? I'd say thats a matter of opinion, I'm not too fussed either way if I'm honest.

[Witchfinder]

GaryST220 said:

Witchfinder said:

Fabulous as my ST220 is, I think I'd rather have the VXR8

Cheers. I shall let you know how the two compare after a few weeks of ownership

I'll be interested to hear about it, although I suspect I know what your conclusions will be already - the ST220 is (well executed) warm-over of a family car/rep-mobile when compared to a monster like the VXR8. Still love mine though.

[Howard-]

Dave_ST220 said:

220's ALL have Recaro's, half leather will mean the other half is Alcantara, there were NO cloth seats.

Yeah, this one had leather/Alcantara.. Was this an option on the ST220 then? I thought leather Recaros, Recaros with leather or perhaps Leather Recaros were your only options?

GaryST220 said:

Dave, the tax on my ST220 is £245

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[Dave_ST220]

That was the option, along with colour options (only certain colours with certain body colours).

[GaryST220]

Howard- said:

Dave_ST220 said:

220's ALL have Recaro's, half leather will mean the other half is Alcantara, there were NO cloth seats.

Yeah, this one had leather/Alcantara.. Was this an option on the ST220 then? I thought leather Recaros, Recaros with leather or perhaps Leather Recaros were your only options?

GaryST220 said:

Dave, the tax on my ST220 is £245

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No, its most definately £215.

[Podie]

GaryST220 said:

Howard- said:

Dave_ST220 said:

220's ALL have Recaro's, half leather will mean the other half is Alcantara, there were NO cloth seats.

Yeah, this one had leather/Alcantara.. Was this an option on the ST220 then? I thought leather Recaros, Recaros with leather or perhaps Leather Recaros were your only options?

GaryST220 said:

Dave, the tax on my ST220 is £245

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No, its most definately £215.

I paid £215 for a year, back in November.

[Podie]

t84 said:

What options were there on the 220?

Off the top of my head...

• Xenons
• Sunroof
• Parking sensors
• Heavy duty battery
• Sat Nav
• Heated rear seats or Rear Seat Audio (RSA)

Dave will know the rest...

[Howard-]

GaryST220 said:

Howard- said:

Dave_ST220 said:

220's ALL have Recaro's, half leather will mean the other half is Alcantara, there were NO cloth seats.

Yeah, this one had leather/Alcantara.. Was this an option on the ST220 then? I thought leather Recaros, Recaros with leather or perhaps Leather Recaros were your only options?

GaryST220 said:

Dave, the tax on my ST220 is £245

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No, its most definately £215.

No, it's most definitely not.

Band K costs £245 as of April this year.

[Dave_ST220]

When I checked the car out it was coming back at £245. Not really an issue-the other one is £405!!

[t84]

Podie said:

t84 said:

What options were there on the 220?

Off the top of my head...

• Xenons
• Sunroof
• Parking sensors
• Heavy duty battery
• Sat Nav
• Heated rear seats or Rear Seat Audio (RSA)

Dave will know the rest...

Thanks, I downloaded the sales brochure, how sad am I?

[Podie]

t84 said:

Podie said:

t84 said:

What options were there on the 220?

Off the top of my head...

• Xenons
• Sunroof
• Parking sensors
• Heavy duty battery
• Sat Nav
• Heated rear seats or Rear Seat Audio (RSA)

Dave will know the rest...

Thanks, I downloaded the sales brochure, how sad am I?

very!

not at all...

[t84]

Hah, you remembered!

[Podie]

t84 said:

Hah, you remembered!

Sad would have been buying one from eBay...

[richinleeds]

Thought i'd resurrect an old thread instead of starting a new one, how does the 220 compare mpg, drivng enjoyment, servicing costs etc compare to the 3.0 X Type, or 330ci? Any opinions and advice appreciated thanks.

[GaryST220]

Witchfinder said:

GaryST220 said:

Witchfinder said:

Fabulous as my ST220 is, I think I'd rather have the VXR8

Cheers. I shall let you know how the two compare after a few weeks of ownership

I'll be interested to hear about it, although I suspect I know what your conclusions will be already - the ST220 is (well executed) warm-over of a family car/rep-mobile when compared to a monster like the VXR8. Still love mine though.

I am happy to report that I am now driving the Mondeo again full time, and boy have I missed it! The VXR8 wasn't much cop so I sold it, interesting read below perhaps?

http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...

[T84]

Nice to see this thread pop up again.

Yesterday I was considering just getting another 2k-3k car on a credit card, something like an ST200, but the main reason I'm changing cars is to get something newer, so the ST220 is back in the sights again

[Witchfinder]

GaryST220 said:

I am happy to report that I am now driving the Mondeo again full time, and boy have I missed it! The VXR8 wasn't much cop so I sold it...

This is surprising to hear, but I'm glad you're happy moving back to the faithful old '220. I can't help feeling though that you might have ended up buying a one-off bad car. Surely not all VXR8s are that bad?