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When I got mine I had it booked in to a detailer to have Gtechniq crystal serum applied (it's a ceramic layer, so hard if you get it wrong it has to be sanded off) and a coating of Gtechniq EXO V3 on top for a hydrophobic layer to make it easy to clean. Cost about £600 including correction (a...

That's crazy ha I use the MPGCalc app, comes in handy.

Yeah it's not great, that's measured at the pump mind rather then the computer. Worst I've had is 26 and best is 34.

If fitted - the RS monitor is the flag icon across the top of the Nav unit, or if you go into options and change the homepage layout, you can get it on the home screen. 28 mpg is about what I'm getting too, I was expecting more to be honest. No tips beyond there's a hook for the petrol filling...

Yeah the red with the RS badge, pretty steep for what they are ! Cheers for the diff recommendations, it's going to be purely a track car but I don't want to have to keep pulling it out and rebuilding it :)

It's been about a month now, a little update on how things are going. Car is a smidge under 2000 miles and is fully run in. I've been tracking my fuel usage and it's certainly not as frugal as the 172. Still having issues with the speaker static and the Nav unit occasiaonally rebooting itself...

Yeah it's the start stop, it disables when in sport/race. There's a button on the right to disable it outright. You can stand on the brake with just enough force to hold the car and it won't kick in, press the brake down more and the system will kick in. The gearbox is down to you really and...

One thing I would say when you collect the car, check the tyre pressures. I checked mine before a long journey by chance, they were all set to 45psi... They take 30r/36f Also regarding the clutches, they should last the life of the car and have been shown to take increased power from a larger...

I echo the above regarding the alloys, they have zero protection, so much as going near a kerb and they are damaged. Don't trust the reverse cameras when it comes to reversing near a kerb, I learned the hard way 2 weeks after buying mine. The book advises 600 miles to run in - not many miles by...

Retired but not finished, begun work this weekend on the PH1 to cure an oil leak and a rebuild of the gearbox with a diff.

Was following you in the Trophy, seen the sticker in the rear window, car looked immaculate !

I got quoted £250 a wheel for the black 220 trophy wheels, that's what the garages pay for them so retail would be a bit more.

Now the car is over the 600 mile run in I thought I would try the launch control, fair bit of wheel spin and fighting the wheel but an impressive time. I'd imagine with a wider wheel, the time would come down some. Also gave the car a clean for the first time to see how the Gtechniq EXO...

Weirdly the touchscreen has sorted itself out and is working again, it's still doing silly things mind like occasiaonally resetting itself and reloading the maps SD. It's also threw the Audio around the speakers. I think it needs a firmware update !

Cheers :) I'll be keeping the old gal, I'm unsure what direction to go down though - had the idea of going down the track route but I'm not sure I have the heart to gut it out !

The alloys are rather weird, agreed they do look a bit naff in photos - but in persons they work really well - especially when clean !

After owning a PH1 172 for nearly 4 years and covering many miles, the old dog has finally been retired after just ticking over 120,000 miles. I wanted something "fast" and special and after making a list of possible contenders, it came down to the Fiesta ST and the Trophy. For me the ST just...

Very nice ! Did you go with any protection package ? Mines due in next week for the Gtechniq crystal serum :)

It's possible to do the clutch by dropping the subframe, lowering the engine and pulling the box off. That said I wouldn't unless you can be without the car for a few days, subframe bolt retainers snap and cause the bolt to spin, lining up the box so the spline is a nightmare on your own.

From the top of my head 205/40/18 - bloody weird size for sure ! Alloys 7.5j (new 220t)

Hi ! - When I testdrove the facelift I thought it was rather firm, I'm coming from a 172 with cup dampers and cooksport lowered springs so i was suprised at how firm, these also have hydralic bumpstops so despite being firmer - they should feel less crashy. - Gearbox is a getrag 6DCT250 which is...

Love it ! Where did you get the rear trophy stickers from ?

How you finding it ? I've also bought pretty much the same spec (LY, exhaust, speakers and monitor) expecting delivery next week :D

Cheers, I'll have a read of the booklet when I collect it, just wanted a rough idea :)

Mine should be here on the 19th, earlier then I expected ! Does anybody what the run in mileage is typically on these ?

Cheers for the suggestion, what are they like for keeping the grit at bay ? I'm not sure if the falling apart is just how the hair based ones are, but they are very effective at keeping the crap away from the paint :)

What are people using for a Mitt at the moment ? I've had the sheepskin Mitt for around a year and the thing is just falling apart, I wouldn't say it's used that often either (https://www.shopnshine.co.uk/sheepskin-wash-mitt?___SID=U#details) Cheers

Solid time that ! Best I've managed so far was up in the 16's haha the current record is something like 1:09 :D

Good to see the ph1 can still trade blows with the 200, although it's hard to tell if its standard and/or making the correct power after all these years.

Cheers :) I've went for a tricky combo: Track: Willow Springs International Raceway Car: Radical SR3-RS Good luck !