MarkCup's 2017 Ford Focus RS

[mr bognor]

iirc Allans Fiesta will be 320/330bhp before the years oot lol.

Is not far off that now mate

 

[mr bognor]

iirc Allans Fiesta will be 320/330bhp before the years oot lol.

Is not far off that now mate All I need is a good focus me 3 RS to play with

 

[MarkCup]

You'd be alright til you looked at or touched any of the controls. Or sat in it

As said by many before the interior is old and pretty low rent. It's a little up on the ST but not much...and the firm damper setting does really shake sh*t about!

Still not seen this on the Sussex roads .

Has your neighbour got the white focus st to keep up with you

All in good time :up:

White ST was a complete coincedence. He went and bought it before he knew about my RS, but did so because I'd told him about how good the Fiesta was.

Wowser. Can't believe you've done that many miles over a weekend! I'm over year in and only used LC 3 times, good to see you're enjoying it properly. Look forward to the videos.
Really pleased for you and that you like it. After all the doubts about spending so much on a car, worth it?

Not quite a weekend, four days total but that included a couple half days of daddy duties...pretty much every spare minute otherwise has been spent driving the thing.

Worth it? I think so...and considering it'll be cheaper than the ST in the long run most definitely.

iirc Allans Fiesta will be 320/330bhp before the years oot lol.

I expect to get a serious ass kicking from it LOL

 

[Clio_fool]

When he sees you with a dab of opposite lock on he'll realise all that power is wasted in a fiesta!

 

[rich_h]

Very nice Mark, enjoy!

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

I expect to get a serious ass kicking from it LOL

Keep it to a weekend and I'll come help to film

 

[Christopher]

Good to see that you're enjoying it! Eagerly awaiting the Partidge-esque video summary with gloves.
:smiley:
They give a bit of extra purchase.

 

[JD]

Right, the money's been transferred, they've confirmed receipt, return of the hire car is booked, RS collection is at 0830 tomorrow.

I'm a just like a kid at Christmas today.

A few stills from yesterday...

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This thread is far too long and detailed to read the majority of posts. However, to the argument of black/anthracite/grey wheels over silver, this photo absolutely confirms you've made the right choice. Ford appear to have the most brilliant "hyper silver" finish to their OEM alloys. Something I've always noted since a friend picked up a 1.8 Focus many moons ago.

 

[MarkCup]

So this morning I thought I ought to sort out some insurance as the Ford driveaway cover expires in a couple of days.

Aviva, me and Sarah (who are both accident prone), Topcashback rebate included, £210 a year. That'll do.

That's over £150 a year cheaper than my ST!

 

[Christopher]

So this morning I thought I ought to sort out some insurance as the Ford driveaway cover expires in a couple of days.

Aviva, me and Sarah (who are both accident prone), Topcashback rebate included, £210 a year. That'll do.

That's over £150 a year cheaper than my ST!

Jesus. Result.

 

[JamesBryan]

You know you're winning when your insurance is cheaper than your car tax.

 

[mr bognor]

So this morning I thought I ought to sort out some insurance as the Ford driveaway cover expires in a couple of days.

Aviva, me and Sarah (who are both accident prone), Topcashback rebate included, £210 a year. That'll do.

That's over £150 a year cheaper than my ST!

That is silly cheep .

For the ST in std the best I could get was £ 240 I think with 14 years NCB .

 

[MarkCup]

You know you're winning when your insurance is cheaper than your car tax.

Almost but not quite...VED on the RS is £140 a year...although the base insurance quote before I bolted the basic essential 'extras' to it would have been £142 a year.

That is silly cheep .

For the ST in std the best I could get was £ 240 I think with 14 years NCB .

That's good going! I was paying £370 per year but that did include cheap trackday cover as well.

 

[Christopher]

£140 a year to tax?!
Okay, this is getting depressing now.

 

[JamesBryan]

Thought they were £200+ for tax?

 

[Darren S]

Almost but not quite...VED on the RS is £140 a year...although the base insurance quote before I bolted the basic essential 'extras' to it would have been £142 a year.

Wha??? Are you sure they've taxed the correct EcoBoost lump? That's half what I pay on the 182.... :yum:

 

[c4pob]

Thought they were £200+ for tax?

New road tax rules. Day one tax cost of c£500 and a reduced annual road tax cost. I pay about £230 a year for example but didn't have to pay the day 1 lump sum.

 

[shiftspark]

With man maths these are dirt cheap...off to dealer on way home lol

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

£140 a year to tax?!
Okay, this is getting depressing now.

All new cars are £140 to tax after the first year :up:

 

[Christopher]

All new cars are £140 to tax after the first year :up:

Ah yeah. I forgot about the new rules. Damn.

 

[Poopensharten]

Three cheers for the £300 i pay for an 11 year old Hondarse.

 

[Cookie]

I pay 560 something after the Direct Debit is taken into account. f**king criminal.

 

[Clio_fool]

Three cheers for the £300 i pay for an 11 year old Hondarse.

I pay 560 something after the Direct Debit is taken into account. f**king criminal.

But just think what a mess our roads would be in without all the tax revenue.

Oh, hang on[emoji1]

 

[Short Norman]

But just think what a mess our roads would be in without all the tax revenue.

Oh, hang on[emoji1]

it's been spent on the NHS and their up to date IT.

 

[Poopensharten]

But just think what a mess our roads would be in without all the tax revenue.

Oh, hang on[emoji1]

Council tax pays for the roads, VED allows you to use the roads iirc

Thats you safe in the knowledge that someone doing 65,000 miles a year in a 1 litre Fiesta putting out 645 times the amount of co2 emissions of the guy paying six times the tax in his RS6 but he's doing 3000 miles a year.

So glad we have a properly worked out system, it gives my penis that well needed twitch.

 

[MarkCup]

I've finally got around to finishing this off...the new car driving off the forecourt experience, first drive, first reactions, first thoughts...

 

[Clio_fool]

So on first impressions is better than an i10 then[emoji38]. I think I need to book a test drive soon. Subbed for the next installment [emoji106]

 

[Cookie]

Have you fired it off a roundabout in the wet yet with all 4 wheels having no traction?

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Nice, you look made up with it. I enjoyed the bit where you were sat down doing paperwork and how animated you were compared to the salesman over the time lapse.

 

[MarkCup]

Have you fired it off a roundabout in the wet yet with all 4 wheels having no traction?

I've not gone balls out in the wet without traction control just yet...although I am comfortable with how the back moves around when exiting...I just don't know how much of that movement is limited by ESC intervention.

 

[mr bognor]

I've not gone balls out in the wet without traction control just yet...although I am comfortable with how the back moves around when exiting...I just don't know how much of that movement is limited by ESC intervention.

Only one way to find out .........................

 

[Cookie]

I've not gone balls out in the wet without traction control just yet...although I am comfortable with how the back moves around when exiting...I just don't know how much of that movement is limited by ESC intervention.

Leave it on and just boot it off roundabouts, it'll be fun

 

[Sir_Dave]

Great videos so far @MarkCup
Only thing i would suggest is when you're using the internal camera, "focus" less on the dashboard, i came in halfway through and thought you were reviewing a Transit Connect :tonguewink:
Hurry up & get it run in btw, i want to see sideways drift videos.

 

[Cookie]

I don't think drift mode is compatible with hand shuffling

 

[McGherkin]

I know if I just picked up a brand new Focus RS, I'd be a hell of a lot more excited than that, but still, nice car.

 

[Smiffyboy1990]

Enjoyed the video, looking forward to more.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Good video @MarkCup found myself smiling for you most the way through it.

Has the gearbox loosened up any yet?

 

[Mr Plums]

Blimey, if thats you excited i would hate to see you miserable.

Lol at 'yes yes yes yes' with a face like a smacked arse 😂

 

[MarkCup]

Leave it on and just boot it off roundabouts, it'll be fun

It does move with it on but not much...a second gear exit from a tight roundabout does need a dab of oppo and it all feels very controllable...but I don't know if that's my mega skillz or the car doing it all for me.

Great videos so far @MarkCup
Only thing i would suggest is when you're using the internal camera, "focus" less on the dashboard, i came in halfway through and thought you were reviewing a Transit Connect :tonguewink:
Hurry up & get it run in btw, i want to see sideways drift videos.

It's all run in...I had 1k miles done in 3.5 days...launch control video should be up in a day or two!

Good video @MarkCup found myself smiling for you most the way through it.

Has the gearbox loosened up any yet?

Oh yes...it's still quite a heavy thing to shuffle about but the whole process is now much smoother. I can see why when PH reviewed it versus the Civic they were saying how much better the Civic's shift was.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

I'll take you out in the M Lite when we eventually get round to a drive mate. Never drifted a Focus (obviously) but the BMW isn't easy (for me) to hold big angles unless it's wet.