The "I love my ST220" thread...
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Not a problem! Cup of tea too?
Mine's been costing a bit recently. A while ago my flywheel failed, so new clutch, DMF and starter was needed. Last month the clutch pipe, connecting the master to the slave cylinder failed.
Having said that, it's cleared 100,000 miles, so I expect to have to replace some bits. Overall it still drives very tightly indeed and the interior is immaculate, so hides the high mileage very well indeed.
I also took the opportunity to refurbish the wheels as they had corroded to the point that the tyres needed inflating every couple of days. I didn't get them re-polished, but instead had them painted a nice anthracite.
Hopefully that should be all this year now, with it not needing a service for another 8,000 miles. Next year's job is to get it resprayed and then it will be as good as new (almost).
Will be getting some decent roof bars soon too, so I can load the bikes on top of it and put it to good use.
Happy days.
Apologies for the crappy pic, but you get the idea:
Mine's been costing a bit recently. A while ago my flywheel failed, so new clutch, DMF and starter was needed. Last month the clutch pipe, connecting the master to the slave cylinder failed.
Having said that, it's cleared 100,000 miles, so I expect to have to replace some bits. Overall it still drives very tightly indeed and the interior is immaculate, so hides the high mileage very well indeed.
I also took the opportunity to refurbish the wheels as they had corroded to the point that the tyres needed inflating every couple of days. I didn't get them re-polished, but instead had them painted a nice anthracite.
Hopefully that should be all this year now, with it not needing a service for another 8,000 miles. Next year's job is to get it resprayed and then it will be as good as new (almost).
Will be getting some decent roof bars soon too, so I can load the bikes on top of it and put it to good use.
Happy days.
Apologies for the crappy pic, but you get the idea:
Edited by sanguinary on Thursday 3rd July 09:19
Thanks. I plan to keep the car for a while and use it as the family bus - with maybe the odd track day. So maintenance is key. (And yes, the DMF wasn't exactly cheap - although a client of mine helped me out)
I took a chance on the car as it was for sale (with the EML on) for only £2.5k. It turned out to be a breather pipe causing the problem, which only cost around £35 from Ford.
Whilst in my ownership I've done the following:
£35 Breather pipe
£40 replacement jacking point covers (still not fitted!)
£700 DMF/starter/clutch fitting
£125 Own servicing including plugs
£175 Rear wheel bearings
£500 Clutch pipe/wheel refurb + 2 new tyres (potenzas)
So, £4075 spent so far, including purchase, which I don't think is too bad at all.
All I 'need' in the short term is the honeycomb trim which sits at the base of the rear bumper.
I took a chance on the car as it was for sale (with the EML on) for only £2.5k. It turned out to be a breather pipe causing the problem, which only cost around £35 from Ford.
Whilst in my ownership I've done the following:
£35 Breather pipe
£40 replacement jacking point covers (still not fitted!)
£700 DMF/starter/clutch fitting
£125 Own servicing including plugs
£175 Rear wheel bearings
£500 Clutch pipe/wheel refurb + 2 new tyres (potenzas)
So, £4075 spent so far, including purchase, which I don't think is too bad at all.
All I 'need' in the short term is the honeycomb trim which sits at the base of the rear bumper.
Not bad at all! £700 for the DMF and such seems good considering the labour involved.
I want to get my wheels refurbished and the slightly rusty rear door bottom sorted, but I think the mechanical bits take a priority and so I'm going to sort the oil/PAS leak and the "slight movement in the top mount" first, and go from there.
I want to get my wheels refurbished and the slightly rusty rear door bottom sorted, but I think the mechanical bits take a priority and so I'm going to sort the oil/PAS leak and the "slight movement in the top mount" first, and go from there.
Kidders said:
Power steering feed pipe . Early cars had a recall on these . Mine has had a weep but never lost any noticeable fluid in the reservoir in over 4 years. I would put money on the sump gasket being the cause of your leak before anything else .
There was indeed a TSB after a few caught fire I was led to believe!!!! Re: the leak sumps gasket & rear crank seals seems to go on the Duratec. Higher up the block and it can be the head gasket going 
My old one had that trickling all the way down......sanguinary said:
Not a problem! Cup of tea too?
Mine's been costing a bit recently. A while ago my flywheel failed, so new clutch, DMF and starter was needed. Last month the clutch pipe, connecting the master to the slave cylinder failed.
Having said that, it's cleared 100,000 miles, so I expect to have to replace some bits. Overall it still drives very tightly indeed and the interior is immaculate, so hides the high mileage very well indeed.
I also took the opportunity to refurbish the wheels as they had corroded to the point that the tyres needed inflating every couple of days. I didn't get them re-polished, but instead had them painted a nice anthracite.
Hopefully that should be all this year now, with it not needing a service for another 8,000 miles. Next year's job is to get it resprayed and then it will be as good as new (almost).
Will be getting some decent roof bars soon too, so I can load the bikes on top of it and put it to good use.
Happy days.
Apologies for the crappy pic, but you get the idea:
That's stunning mate! Mine's been costing a bit recently. A while ago my flywheel failed, so new clutch, DMF and starter was needed. Last month the clutch pipe, connecting the master to the slave cylinder failed.
Having said that, it's cleared 100,000 miles, so I expect to have to replace some bits. Overall it still drives very tightly indeed and the interior is immaculate, so hides the high mileage very well indeed.
I also took the opportunity to refurbish the wheels as they had corroded to the point that the tyres needed inflating every couple of days. I didn't get them re-polished, but instead had them painted a nice anthracite.
Hopefully that should be all this year now, with it not needing a service for another 8,000 miles. Next year's job is to get it resprayed and then it will be as good as new (almost).
Will be getting some decent roof bars soon too, so I can load the bikes on top of it and put it to good use.
Happy days.
Apologies for the crappy pic, but you get the idea:
Edited by sanguinary on Thursday 3rd July 09:19
I need some roof bars for the mtb too, let me know which ones are best!
FlashmanChop said:
I am not sure what it is worth? anyone with an idea?
I've seen a huge range of prices recently, from just over £3k to over £6k for similar spec'd later models. What age, condition? Any issues?I reckon I was lucky with mine. I bought at a knock down price and took a gamble on the EML fault. It certainly paid off for me.
I reckon though, if I was buying my car again, in the condition it's in now (all the options too), with it's current mileage of just over 100,000, I'd probably be looking to spend towards £4,000.
sanguinary said:
I've seen a huge range of prices recently, from just over £3k to over £6k for similar spec'd later models. What age, condition? Any issues?
I reckon I was lucky with mine. I bought at a knock down price and took a gamble on the EML fault. It certainly paid off for me.
I reckon though, if I was buying my car again, in the condition it's in now (all the options too), with it's current mileage of just over 100,000, I'd probably be looking to spend towards £4,000.
It's wheels may get refurbished, been machine polished to a reasonable standard, red leather drivers seat has a slight scuff, 94k miles, folder of invoices, continental sport all round, 4mm ish average, services by local specialist since 66k. I reckon I was lucky with mine. I bought at a knock down price and took a gamble on the EML fault. It certainly paid off for me.
I reckon though, if I was buying my car again, in the condition it's in now (all the options too), with it's current mileage of just over 100,000, I'd probably be looking to spend towards £4,000.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
100,000 miles 2006 example. Looks fairly reasonable. £3.5k
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
84,000 miles 2004 example. Looks good too. £3.8k
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
73,000 miles 2006 example. Looks very clean indeed. £5.4k
Trying to see what these may actually be worth is very difficult indeed!
100,000 miles 2006 example. Looks fairly reasonable. £3.5k
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
84,000 miles 2004 example. Looks good too. £3.8k
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
73,000 miles 2006 example. Looks very clean indeed. £5.4k
Trying to see what these may actually be worth is very difficult indeed!
Hello to the Ford collective! Bit of a new member here
Having read this thread all the way through a while ago I'm quite glad to bring it back by saying a 220 now sits on my drive, picked up a couple of months ago and so far spot on. Was looking for a while for the right one and an 04 in blue came up with 48k on the clock. So snapped it up.
Pics to follow as it's pretty filthy but would be great to pick the brains of previous and current owners on ownership experiences etc.
Cheers all.
Having read this thread all the way through a while ago I'm quite glad to bring it back by saying a 220 now sits on my drive, picked up a couple of months ago and so far spot on. Was looking for a while for the right one and an 04 in blue came up with 48k on the clock. So snapped it up.
Pics to follow as it's pretty filthy but would be great to pick the brains of previous and current owners on ownership experiences etc.
Cheers all.
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