Is this a real RS?

[aj520d]

Long time reader, first time poster.

Is this a real RS? something seems off to me...

[tomsugden]

Whatever it is, it isn't insured.

[rallycross]

It looks horrible - a chav chariot.

[Jimmy No Hands]

The registration doesn't seem to exist? I'm going to say replica.

[PaulGT3]

Brakes look too small and unless thats a private plate, they weren't made in 2005.

[neil_w]

Only has the exhaust on one side, should be both. Also appears to have a phase 1 bootlid rather than the phase 2 it should have.

[Gav147]

according to moneysupermarket its a

"FORD FOCUS 2004-2007 Petrol 1.6L Manual 3 doors ZETEC CLIMATE"

[aj520d]

neil_w said:

Only has the exhaust on one side, should be both. Also appears to have a phase 1 bootlid rather than the phase 2 it should have.

it does have an exhaust on both sides.

[Jimmy No Hands]

neil_w said:

Only has the exhaust on one side, should be both. Also appears to have a phase 1 bootlid rather than the phase 2 it should have.

It has two exhausts.

[aj520d]

Gav147 said:

according to moneysupermarket its a

"FORD FOCUS 2004-2007 Petrol 1.6L Manual 3 doors ZETEC CLIMATE"

lol I knew it. Thanks.

[Arun_D]

Quick Google brings this link via another PH thread regarding the same car

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-Focus-1-6-Focus-Rs-...

[jamiebae]

As others have said, the plate doesn't exist and the car was never made on an 05 plate anyway. Difficult to say if it's real or not, but I'd agree that it doesn't look right.

[kevbernard]

MODEL_VARIANT_NAME : ZETEC CLI. P
VEHICLE_DESC : FOCUS ZETEC CLIMATE T
BHP_COUNT : 116

[anonymous-user]

If the screws on those number plates have been strategically placed then traffpol take a dim view of it.

[neil_w]

aj520d said:

it does have an exhaust on both sides.

Ah, so it does. Looking on my phone and couldn't make out the one on the far side.

[SWoll]

Looks like a pukka RS500 to me



Of course, I've been wrong before.

[Backtobasics]

Pretty decent attempt at an RS, I think the front brakes are a bit small, and going purely on the 05 plate I think its probably a 1.6. Twin pipes seem to not fit the rear diffuser properly so both the pipes and the diffuser I think are after market.

Still a good looking focus "RS".

edited due to speeeeling

Edited by Backtobasics on Tuesday 28th August 22:21

[s m]

PaulGT3 said:

Brakes look too small and unless thats a private plate, they weren't made in 2005.

Yeas, it's had a brake downgrade and there's a few other little details that betray it

[Save Ferris]

jamiebae said:

As others have said, the plate doesn't exist ....

Out of curiosity, why do you say that?
It comes up fine on the CAP valuation service you see

[jamiebae]

Gav147 said:

according to moneysupermarket its a

"FORD FOCUS 2004-2007 Petrol 1.6L Manual 3 doors ZETEC CLIMATE"

What plate are you using to bring that up? GY05YFC doesn't bring up anything?