RE: Ford Focus ST Mountune m330 | PH Review

[csampo]

chris116 said:

Looks like you can get an almost new ST with virtually no miles for £25k ish. Add these mods and looks like decent package for the money although I'd want to clarify exactly what the warranty situation was.

wouldn't suprise me as they're about £27k new after discounts. I'd have thought the standard manufacturer warranty would transfer would it not?

[IanJ9375]

csampo said:

wouldn't suprise me as they're about £27k new after discounts. I'd have thought the standard manufacturer warranty would transfer would it not?

It being "mountuned" means the warranty if toast effectively - Ford has not manufacturer approved it like it has previous cars/tuning packs such as the FPM375 for the MK3 RS

[A1VDY]

lee_erm said:

A1VDY said:

I30N trumps this both in looks and quality and fit/finish overall. The Hyundai warranty as usual is second to none.
These type of Ford scream Sports Direct sleeveless top, crap tatts (on a shaved head) fake RayBans or Oakleys and 2.4children..

I've had both an i30 and a MK4 Focus as pool cars for weeks at a time. The quality and general fit and finish of the Focus was better, it feels like a much higher quality item in-fact. I've had Golfs too, the Focus and Golf are on a par I'd say.

That's an opinion based on actual experience which is at odds with the commonly held PH forum go'er belief that Fords are built like tin cans. Of all those worn out cliched beliefs on PH, it's arguably the most worn out and yawn inducing.

The 7 year warranty you get on the Hyundai is great. But don't forget a piece of crap with a 7 year warranty is still a piece of crap

Even if both are seen as a piece of crap, one piece of crap has an extra 4 years warranty over the other piece of crap and in the mountune case where there is no warranty 7 years extra..

Edited by A1VDY on Sunday 24th May 18:30

[SuperSonicSloth]

apc321 said:

I like it that it has a single exhaust on each side of the car.

I would never consider buying a Golf R, unless I could find a workshop who could cut off one of those stupid looking exhaust tips off each side of the car, before I drove it on the road.

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this whenever I see an R. What the hell were they thinking? Take a car with as conservative styling as a Golf, and then just bung on as many exhaust pipes as cylinders! I have exactly the same issue with other cars - Audi S3 etc. They all look very wrong to me.

[csampo]

IanJ9375 said:

It being "mountuned" means the warranty if toast effectively - Ford has not manufacturer approved it like it has previous cars/tuning packs such as the FPM375 for the MK3 RS

Apologies - didn't read the original post properly and thought the quesiton was whether a nearly new would carry the same warranty as a new car. The m330 will clearly toast the warranty if not explicitly approved - and the fact mountune are not shouting about it clearly indicates that no such agreement is in place. If it were I'd have it straight away; as it's not I won't.

[A1VDY]

SuperSonicSloth said:

apc321 said:

I like it that it has a single exhaust on each side of the car.

I would never consider buying a Golf R, unless I could find a workshop who could cut off one of those stupid looking exhaust tips off each side of the car, before I drove it on the road.

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this whenever I see an R. What the hell were they thinking? Take a car with as conservative styling as a Golf, and then just bung on as many exhaust pipes as cylinders! I have exactly the same issue with other cars - Audi S3 etc. They all look very wrong to me.

Sorsts though innit blud, can never have too many sorsts..

[IanJ9375]

csampo said:

Apologies - didn't read the original post properly and thought the quesiton was whether a nearly new would carry the same warranty as a new car. The m330 will clearly toast the warranty if not explicitly approved - and the fact mountune are not shouting about it clearly indicates that no such agreement is in place. If it were I'd have it straight away; as it's not I won't.

I do wonder how many owners will snap it up thinking it's approved - the article does skirt around it.
Whatever has happened at Mountune with Ford has changed the advantage they had - they have also started up tuning VW's now as well, I guess they've tried to plan ahead.

For me buying the RS and then having the FPM375 fitted was a no-brainer running alongside the extended warranty I had - be rude not to lol

[phil_cardiff]

cowboyengineer said:

phil_cardiff said:

Are these STs available as an estate?

Yes they are

Thanks. Very tempting if a large discount can be had.

[Argybargy]

Escort Si-130 said:

Wash your mouth out, the Escort was stylish, not bland at all.

aaron_2000 said:

The front end looks nice, but the rest of the body and the interior are just so generic. I couldn't spend any period of time in that interior, it might actually be worse than the Leon. It's a shame the Focus has ended up bland like the Escort.

I think he was referring to the evolution of the Escort. Agree Mk 1 and Mk 2 Escorts are not bland (and arguably Mk 3/4s) but Mk 5/6s certainly were.

[ZX10R NIN]

phil_cardiff said:

Thanks. Very tempting if a large discount can be had.

No large discounts yet but decent deals out there:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[G.Fraser]

phil_cardiff said:

Whereas this post screams judgmental and presumptuous...

Are these STs available as an estate?

Yes they are, here's mine and I am very pleased with it! I've ordered M330 and with a bit of luck it'll arrive by the weekend. Mountune have confirmed that the upgrade is not warranty friendly, which is a shame. However, I have used their products extensively on my previous car and was more than happy with the quality, therefore I've decided to take a calculated risk.

Edited by G.Fraser on Monday 25th May 21:33

[G.Fraser]

csampo said:

Yeah, about £4.5k discount via broker from memory. That price includes the metallic blue, detachable towbar, wireless charging and performance pack too. Totally swung it for us given it's a daily. List prices are complete nonsense.

Yes, we got a similar discount using Carwow.

[aaron_2000]

G.Fraser said:

phil_cardiff said:

Whereas this post screams judgmental and presumptuous...

Are these STs available as an estate?

Yes they are, here's mine and I am very pleased with it! I've ordered M330 and with a bit of luck it'll arrive by the weekend. Mountune have confirmed that the upgrade is not warranty friendly, which is a shame. However, I have used their products extensively on my previous car and was more than happy with the quality, therefore I've decided to take a calculated risk.

Edited by G.Fraser on Monday 25th May 21:33

The front end in that colour looks fantastic, it's just that rear end that's so Spanish rental kiosk Kia to me. That looks great though

[G.Fraser]

Ha ha well I guess it hard to please everyone I appreciate your kind words though.

For reference this is the rear of the estate which is slightly different to the hatch version.

[aaron_2000]

It looks miles better as an estate, looks like a nice buy. I think the orange is the better colour to go for.

[driftingphil]

Not sure why anyone would buy one of these over the Civic Type r.. those things have been holding there money very well,

Also if it's anything like the last gen with there "eco-boom" engine (pistons made of chocolate), i would avoid buying one unless they've forged them.

[G.Fraser]

You can’t get an estate version of the CTR or a tow bar. That said the CTR is an awesome bit of kit and I’d happily gave one! Bloomin’ kids...

The engines are fine and used in the Mustang and the Mk3 RS. Well documented engine issues with the latter were due to the incorrect head gasket being fitted. The engine in the Mk4 RS is more similar to the unit used in the Mustang anyway.