Focus ST or Octavia vRS?
Discussion
I'm shopping for a new car, and had pretty much decided on a Focus ST3 estate. I'm off to the local dealer to test drive one this afternoon. I had previously looked at the Octavia vRS, but was drawn towards the Focus as it's better specced as standard, and overall a couple of grand cheaper when each is specced to the standard I'd like.
Has anyone got any useful input as to which car is better?
Has anyone got any useful input as to which car is better?
JulianHJ said:
Has anyone got any useful input as to which car is better?
Not sure it's useful but I drove both and bought the ST-3. I found it much more fun and engaging to drive with more toys too and my little boy loved the noise it made.Worth checking out places like Coast2Coast Cars for target prices when negotiating
Chris
I ordered an ST3 this afternoon. I considered going secondhand (top of the list was an S4 Avant) but I wanted something that hadn't been thrashed to death, had a manufacturers warranty and had all the toys. For £25k it seems ideal, and I've wanted a fast Ford since childhood. I've now got a 2-4 month wait...
JulianHJ said:
I ordered an ST3 this afternoon. I considered going secondhand (top of the list was an S4 Avant) but I wanted something that hadn't been thrashed to death, had a manufacturers warranty and had all the toys. For £25k it seems ideal, and I've wanted a fast Ford since childhood. I've now got a 2-4 month wait...
Well done mate! I couldn't quite believe you were considering anything but the Ford if I'm honest!! Pics when you get it please!JulianHJ said:
I ordered an ST3 this afternoon. I considered going secondhand (top of the list was an S4 Avant) but I wanted something that hadn't been thrashed to death, had a manufacturers warranty and had all the toys. For £25k it seems ideal, and I've wanted a fast Ford since childhood. I've now got a 2-4 month wait...
25k seems steep. Not checked drive the deal recently but i recon about 23k for an st3 estate would be more like it,I spent quite a while shopping around for quotes and specced the car on DTD - whilst it was a little cheaper, there wasn't much in it. I've added virtually all the options except the driver aids. I'm paying a little less than £25k including an extra three year warranty (6 in total) with Ford Protect. I'd rather pay a little more and buy locally.
JulianHJ said:
I spent quite a while shopping around for quotes and specced the car on DTD - whilst it was a little cheaper, there wasn't much in it. I've added virtually all the options except the driver aids. I'm paying a little less than £25k including an extra three year warranty (6 in total) with Ford Protect. I'd rather pay a little more and buy locally.
Doesn't sound too bad then. I bought one in june 2015 and saved a fortune via drive the deal. my local dealer just wasn't interested in doing a deal at all.RushDom said:
Nice choice with the ST Estate. Haven't seen too many about, but came across one in the car park yesterday and thought it looked fantastic. Enjoy!
Cheers, they do seem to be a bit of a rarity. I'd looked for a nearly new one and the prices were very strong (not far off what I'm paying) for cars with 10k on the clock, lower spec and have the Sync2 rather than Sync3 ICE system. Gassing Station | Car Buying | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff