New car? ST?

andy@moFo · 18 Sep 2008 at 20:47

Evening all,

Had my 54plate focus for about 2 years now and fancy a change. Loved the Focus ST for ages now and finally think i've found one which suits my price range and is in excellent condition. Does any one own an ST? Good reliable cars?

My insurance is around 1,000£ as i'm only 21 which is well within my threshold. Pics below;

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/SALES/677548.htm

Can anyone give me a depreciation figure for this in around a years time?

DevilsAdvocate · 18 Sep 2008 at 20:52

A grand? Lucky. I was quoted well over £3k for an ST @ 21

Went with a 170 instead!

Nice car the one in your link.

MrMoonX · 18 Sep 2008 at 20:52

I picked up my 07 ST on tuesday its a wicked car, and you can pick one up quite cheap with few miles on the clock mine was around £12k with 5000 miles on it from a ford main dealer. That one in your linky is a bit overpriced.

If your 21 your gonna pay quite a bit in insurance. Im 26 with 5 years NCD and its around £550 fully comp

Sneaky Peaky · 18 Sep 2008 at 23:10

I've got an ST500, had it about 2/3 months and am loving it. No problems at all and very enjoyable car to drive and own. Few things worth mentioning - petrol consumption is shocking if you drive the car enthusiastically, reckon on sub 25 mpg. It really needs a remap to get the best from it - power delivery and feel is a bit 'lazy' from stock.
Second hand values are poor, good if you're after a bargain now but residuals aren't good and likely to get worse once the RS is out and there is potentially a glut of ST's on the market if people trade up.
The car you linked to is nice if you're happy to go pre-modded but you can get an 07 prefacelift ST3 car with less miles for the same money..

..oh and get yourself over to Focusstoc and registered - nice friendly forum with loads of good info..

GreenGrass · 19 Sep 2008 at 01:03

when is the new RS expected to be released?

Gaygle · 19 Sep 2008 at 01:32

DevilsAdvocate said:
A grand? Lucky. I was quoted well over £3k for an ST @ 21

I was shocked at how little the insurance was for me at 21. My findings are below (iirc):

ATR - £875ish
Focus ST - £1100ish
Mondeo ST - £1047
Integra Type R DC5 - £1600
Impreza STI - £1500 (IIRC)
330ci - £1100ish

ALL of them were from Admiral.

MrMoonX · 19 Sep 2008 at 07:01

Gaygle said:
I was shocked at how little the insurance was for me at 21. My findings are below (iirc):

ATR - £875ish
Focus ST - £1100ish
Mondeo ST - £1047
Integra Type R DC5 - £1600
Impreza STI - £1500 (IIRC)
330ci - £1100ish

ALL of them were from Admiral.

cant believe your even considering paying that much for insurance, I cry if its over £500

Unlight · 19 Sep 2008 at 08:40

Don't be silly - He is only 21 years old and trying to insure Group 17-20 cars. Its an absolute wonder anything is below £2k!!

Good quotes there for a 21 year old... Focus ST's are nice and now is a good time to pick up a bargain

James_N · 19 Sep 2008 at 11:55

does that quote on the ST include the mods? If so, thats an amazing price!

[TW]Fox · 19 Sep 2008 at 13:47

MrMoonX said:
cant believe your even considering paying that much for insurance, I cry if its over £500

They are exceptionally good insurance quotes :confused:

daveydave · 19 Sep 2008 at 13:53

James_N said:
does that quote on the ST include the mods? If so, thats an amazing price!

I some what doubt it, I recently ran quotes for myself (22yrs old) but with 6 points (2x3 SP30's) and 1 years NCB on a BMW 120i and was quoted £1200.

I can see it being 2k or more on a ST for me.

I passed my test nearly 4 years ago and wish I'd got my policy in my name back then

MrMoonX · 19 Sep 2008 at 17:43

[TW]Fox;12535574 said:
They are exceptionally good insurance quotes

good quotes for someone that age but even when I was that age I refused to pay stupid money for insurance its worth driving something in a lower group and just waiting until you have full NCD

Hxc · 19 Sep 2008 at 17:45

MrMoonX said:
good quotes for someone that age but even when I was that age I refused to pay stupid money for insurance its worth driving something in a lower group and just waiting until you have full NCD

I'd rather spend a bit more to drive around in something I liked.

Hilly · 19 Sep 2008 at 17:46

MrMoonX said:
cant believe your even considering paying that much for insurance, I cry if its over £500

I paid £800 for a years insurance on my ST when I was 21.

[TW]Fox · 19 Sep 2008 at 17:55

MrMoonX said:
good quotes for someone that age but even when I was that age I refused to pay stupid money for insurance its worth driving something in a lower group and just waiting until you have full NCD

The only way to avoid insurance premiums like that is to drive a completely crap car or be older.

MrMoonX · 19 Sep 2008 at 18:15

[TW]Fox;12537207 said:
The only way to avoid insurance premiums like that is to drive a completely crap car or be older.

thats what I said do that then get an ST

Unlight · 19 Sep 2008 at 18:18

People are forgetting that Insurance quotes are very subjective, you simply can't compare them just down to age..