RE: Ford Focus ST-3 Estate: PH Fleet
Discussion
dapearson said:
kambites said:
ETA: It's quite interesting that the MINI is good though, because BMWs tend to be amongst the worst offenders in my experience; or at least were the first manufacturer to really put the effort in.
Such a shame that it has a thirst for oil like a 2 stroke...
Our 2.0 TFSI Octavia is the same. Gets through about a litre of oil every 5k miles. kambites said:
Krikkit said:
dapearson said:
It's a Ford modern, turbocharged car subjected to NEDC tests, so that's to be expected.
FTFY. 
It seems that it's very much easier to tailor turbocharged engines to the test than normally aspirated ones. 
Aft'noon all. For clarity the 'mid 27s' mpg is WITH the bike racks and, quite often, bikes in place. We'll do a spell without to see how it compares.
And in reply to whoever was asking about my old Subaru it was a MY95 WRX and I don't think I ever saw better than 25ish. JDM gearing probably didn't help.
Cheers,
Dan
And in reply to whoever was asking about my old Subaru it was a MY95 WRX and I don't think I ever saw better than 25ish. JDM gearing probably didn't help.
Cheers,
Dan
I'm with GranCab; nearly £30k for THAT? Ricky-dooglies, as my gran used to say.
And Kambites, I'm sorry but I don't know anybody who easily gets early 40's in a Cooper S; SWMBO had one and even on the gentle rural runs around here struggled to get 40...
Back to the Focus, I wonder what is spend the £30k on instead; new or used, petrol or diesel etc.
Probably a 1yr old-ish Merc E350cdi Sport.... Different fish I know but a better way of spending that £30k IMHO....
And Kambites, I'm sorry but I don't know anybody who easily gets early 40's in a Cooper S; SWMBO had one and even on the gentle rural runs around here struggled to get 40...
Back to the Focus, I wonder what is spend the £30k on instead; new or used, petrol or diesel etc.
Probably a 1yr old-ish Merc E350cdi Sport.... Different fish I know but a better way of spending that £30k IMHO....
I want to like Fords but don't like the current dash they all share, only model I would buy is a focus ST or focus RS, I still like the 1970"s 1980"s Fords more. wish I had bought a Escort RS turbo last year could have had a good MK3 for £3,300 now £4,-£5k and there were 2 mint black XR3 that were £1,850 , now worth a lot more ,3 door cosworth now mental money
kambites said:
dapearson said:
kambites said:
ETA: It's quite interesting that the MINI is good though, because BMWs tend to be amongst the worst offenders in my experience; or at least were the first manufacturer to really put the effort in.
Such a shame that it has a thirst for oil like a 2 stroke... Our 2.0 TFSI Octavia is the same. Gets through about a litre of oil every 5k miles. dapearson said:
Wife's Cooper-S 1.6 turbo is bang-on the claims made by MINI. Hits early 40s mpg no problem.
My 2002 impreza wrx was bang-on the claims made by Subaru. My wife got 34mpg out of it on one tank to my amazement.
Bet the mini doesn't do that when hoofing it which I suspect is what these guys are doing with the ST. The urge to plant your foot and ride the wave of torque is great.My 2002 impreza wrx was bang-on the claims made by Subaru. My wife got 34mpg out of it on one tank to my amazement.
If you pootle I bet the st does mid 30's tops mind.
deadtom said:
almost entirely off topic, but is that Aston Hill car park I see?
That would also explain the swankier metal in the car park
Surrey Hills, but likewise the swankier metal! If you're an Aston Hill regular you'll be seeing the Focus there too before too long - local to me and one of the reasons for my enthusiasm for getting the bike racks on!That would also explain the swankier metal in the car park
Cheers,
Dan
bonesX said:
What kind of tuning potential does the motor have?
I understand Mountune aren't far off bringing out an upgrade package that can be fitted at selected Ford main dealers. They've had their test mule at the 'ring recently. I've had a MK3 ST-3 hatch for just over 8 months now and I average around 27mpg (according to the dash display - haven't actually checked to see if it is accurate). Just got my ST-3 back on Friday after some eejit decided to use the back of my Focus as a brake approaching a roundabout.
I love the new Focus, my wife has one and it's a really nice thing to drive. Not an ST but 1.6D Titanium which averages mid 50 mpg, goes well enough and is very quiet on the motorway. Also, the doors have a reassuring "thunk" when you close them, it has a great (DAB + sat nav) stereo and cost pennies to run.
I wish people would stop bashing Fords. They may not have a premium badge but I'm old enough to remember when Audi, BMW and even VW were premium products and sadly now they are not.
I wish people would stop bashing Fords. They may not have a premium badge but I'm old enough to remember when Audi, BMW and even VW were premium products and sadly now they are not.
Parked my 'old st225' next to a new one at the local Ford dealer recently and the salesman said 'keep your one, its nicer' and this old 5 cyl has managed 39 mpg today, driving like miss daisy. On average I manage 27 mpg with 300 bhp , so which bit of this new car is called 'progress'?
Yes, MP 290 from Mountune and still does the same MPG as the new car. I am sure that the new model has the same height in driving position. Was done for crash height, I believe. Also the fuel cap doesnt look like an after thought like the new car. I 'did' consider one, but the huge bonnet to front end gap looks shocking. The seats do look a very nice place to be, but there are better cars out there for the money. Also as others have stated, the towbar bike rack I have cant be fitted, although cant on the earlier car too, but could have cured two issues with one car. performance and practical. You cant beat the 5cyl warble either.
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