Too good to be true?

[JD]

Had a look for an RS this evening, 7k??????

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...cedesc&anchor=advert200950347947531&logcode=p

Sounds wrong to me.

 

[Daniel]

Cat D or a scam advert. Gotta be at that price!!

 

[123stevevw]

"If its seems to good then it probably is to good" - one thing I've learnt from Deborah whatserface off Dragons Den!

 

[JD]

Cat D or a scam advert. Gotta be at that price!!

No cat, spoke to the guy, selling because he is 21 and failed with the insurance after buying the car thing. Paying 2500 at 21. It has 5 owners, so I would be 6th owner!

 

[Daniel]

Owners isn't really a biggie.

Not for £6999 anyway!! Cheap as chips!!

 

[Curtis!]

Is it just me or does the engine bay look messier than a 1980's cossie or something? :/

 

[JD]

He's put a whole load of chrome s**t on it Alex, probably why.

 

[Kerryclio]

No cat, spoke to the guy, selling because he is 21 and failed with the insurance after buying the car thing. Paying 2500 at 21. It has 5 owners, so I would be 6th owner!

I would still do a HPI check on it. As my mate could afford to insure one at 19 and he was at college and worked a couple of shifts at tesco!

 

[Aluco]

Insurance is actually cheaper than a 1*2 for me on a old style focus RS.

 

[JD]

St170, 800, RS, 900. Go figure.

Hmmm might get a mate to check this out!

 

[edewer]

mate has one and i dont think he paid a huge amount more for his tbh

 

[JD]

Could you ask him mate?

 

[The_Pirate]

Tbh mate ive seen a few slip through the net at prices i couldnt believe...!

Factory Xenons... i cant see headlight washers but if they are then thats a damn rare option as ive never once seen it before.....!

Id snap that up if its genuine

 

[Herr Flick]

go on the frs ownersclub and ask about it, im sure they will know something about it
o and ask him what number it is? you should only get it if its the 'phase 2' verison, stictched seats and pink cable!

 

[R20 CWH]

wont be a phase 2 if that plate iirc, still not a bad price if its genuine, hard to tell, but least youv had a chat with the owner, which helps alot!

 

[JD]

It is phase one version AFAIK, stitched seats and the grommet at retro fittable.

Factory xenons is a lie, they didn't come fitted. Washers I am not bothered about, I didn't have them on my old 1.2 rep. MOT was fine.

Going to see it, spoken to the guy, going to run acouple of checks. Might be seeing a NW RS soon

 

[JD]

wont be a phase 2 if that plate iirc, still not a bad price if its genuine, hard to tell, but least youv had a chat with the owner, which helps alot!

Bit of a London wide boy, but if I run checks, AA look over, what more can I do. 70k miles is right for the age.

 

[R20 CWH]

hmm not the best if its a bit of a jaunt, spose an inspection will help, but wont unearth everything.

 

[BREMBO]

Probaly been ragged, check the front headlights :S

 

[Pep]

ST170 headlight upgrade.

My mate paid £8300 for a 53 reg one a few months ago, was shagged but HPI clear when he bought it (did a check at the sellers house with RAC) went to sell it after 3 weeks as he didnt like it came up CAT D, had to sell it for £6k.

I'd be wary, spend more on a minter, VERY expensive to fix. Arch liners cost £100+, front bumper undertray (£200+) brakes expensive to replace. Not worth buying a cheap one.

 

[Kneel]

Have a good look over it, if you get an AA inspection then thats a big helper. On top of normal checks leave it running for around 5-10 minutes until its all warmed up and make sure theres no smoke on idle, if it smokes then the turbo seals are worn. If its all good and the test drives good you might have a bit of a bargain.

 

[JD]

Probaly been ragged, check the front headlights :S

Front lights are a standard upgrade done by a lot of focus owners, just from the ST170.

Still undecided, mainly because it is a turbo car.

Thanks for the input Pepsi.

 

[R20 CWH]

they dont look like the ST170 lights tbh

:lolup:

 

[Herr Flick]

if it is a good un, i may buy it if i can get it for that money!

 

[JD]

they dont look like the ST170 lights tbh

:lolup:

If you had typed in Xenon lights, you would see they are like this;

 

[The_Pirate]

They dont make that 2.0lT duratec engine anymore, ive got the evo buying guide or the Focus RS, seems there are no known issues

 

[R20 CWH]

i get ye JD my bad...

 

[JD]

They dont make that 2.0lT duratec engine anymore, ive got the evo buying guide or the Focus RS, seems there are no known issues

DazG sent me a link last night that is very useful!

i get ye JD my bad...

No worries chap :approve:

 

[cat171]

I know of an RS that's not recorded - but it should be as I saw it in a really really bad state. I thought this may have been it, but its's not.

You still seeing that car Jamie ? Where in London is it ?

 

[Will.]

Insurance is actually cheaper than a 1*2 for me on a old style focus RS.

Yh me too, just a shame the car is mega expensive lol

 

[JD]

I know of an RS that's not recorded - but it should be as I saw it in a really really bad state. I thought this may have been it, but its's not.

You still seeing that car Jamie ? Where in London is it ?

Just not sure Craig, there are a few cars that I am going to ask a member to go see, not that he knows this yet (he drives a red car and gets spotted more than Jesus in American crisp packets).

There are a few going for the 7.5-8.5k mark. Serious consideration!

 

[The_Pirate]

I would if the difference between insurance is only 100 notes.

Residual values are leagues apart with the St170 and RS

Plus, remaps seem to make these things fly!

 

[JD]

2lT Danny, exactly.

 

[The_Pirate]

Whats intresting about the Mk1 RS is that the 0-60 is seemingly 5.9

The new one ~ 5.9

Weights a b**ch!

 

[JD]

Yeah true.

 

[Will.]

Proves that getting the new RS and spending £1000s more only gets you looks and gadgets

 

[JD]

And warranty and reliability

 

[Will.]

And colour change

 

[JD]

Okkkkkk, so here is something more interesting,

http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1363214.htm

Same car, same guy, pistonheads advert from 25 days ago.

 

[Gally]

It's not that cheap tbf JD so it doesn't have to be dodgy.

Does it cost per picture on PH, cause the amount of t***s who put 2/3 pics on to sell there car is ridiculous.