That 5-pot sound always gets me wanting one even more. Been looking, on & off, for three years now. Never anything local to me. Always loads in bloody Stoke-on-Trent. Good advice though, mate 👍
Cheers buddy yea they do sound good just finding a good one is getting harder and harder but sometimes a road trip is worth it I drove over 100 miles for this one lol
@@Yodaracing1 You’ve got a good one there. Saw an orange ST2 in Tesco’s car park on Friday night. I was like “I want one of them”. My kids thought I was nuts 😂
@@Yodaracing1 Agreed. I either want a performance blue or electric orange. Would prefer the latter. But like ya say it’s the lacquer peel. Just keeping an eye on the prices at the mo. I find the classifieds are overpriced and take ages to sell. Auctions on eBay are seeing things move for less though.
One big thing you missed was water leaks...the seamwelds under the roof trims crack and let water into the boot this is something all mk2 focus can suffer otherwise spot on 👍🏼
Mine leaked into the spare wheel well filled that up and then soaked the carpet in the back of the car the tailgate hinges were they mount to the body the seams leak and water gets in .
Got a orange mk2 myself, good ones are hard to find and took alot of looking at abused examples to find mine. Other than having to spend alot on fuel to really enjoy the 2.5 5pot engine theyre a great car and if looked after and using decent parts warmed up and cooled down they can last reasonably well. Mines had the rs clutch and block mod aswell as afew upgrades and add ons and it literally gives you smiles by the gallon. Great drivers car.
Yes I agree mate it’s a shame that the orange ones suffer with laquer peel but other than they they are great cars I love mine luckily mine isn’t my daily I probbaly do about 20 miles a week lol but your right if u don’t abuse them they are sweet
Cracking video mate , very informative , wish I had watched a vid like urs before I bought mine a while back , but we live and learn I guess , , good vid mate
Driveshafts for these have rocketed in price there now £527.00 each olus vat from Ford they used to be alot cheaper but as they get older less needed so price goes up .
Should a well looked after Mk2 St with 159k km on the clock be a GOOD buy, are there any things that give out at that mileage and if so how much would it cost to be fixed? Looking to buy one soon so I want to know as much as possible.
My st has a terrible shudder through the steering. I changed the shafts for ones from euro, and it made no difference. Surely aftermarket’s can’t be causing the exact same feeling?
@@Yodaracing1 I agree, but surely brand new ones shouldn’t just not cause the same issue? I’ve changed absolutely everything front end and it still does it 😭
I disconnected my bonnet catch the change the badge, once I replaced the batch I closed the bonnet without reconnecting the little ball at the back so bonnet was locked 😢😅
Just bought a stock 2005 st . Had it mapped and now the clutch is just slighly slipping. How much is the rs clutch and would it be worth doing anything else like the flywheel.
That 5-pot sound always gets me wanting one even more. Been looking, on & off, for three years now. Never anything local to me. Always loads in bloody Stoke-on-Trent. Good advice though, mate 👍
Cheers buddy yea they do sound good just finding a good one is getting harder and harder but sometimes a road trip is worth it I drove over 100 miles for this one lol
@@Yodaracing1 You’ve got a good one there. Saw an orange ST2 in Tesco’s car park on Friday night. I was like “I want one of them”. My kids thought I was nuts 😂
@@TheirChemicalRomance 🤣🤣 orange ones are the best colour but finding one with not much laquer peel is getting harder and harder
@@Yodaracing1 Agreed. I either want a performance blue or electric orange. Would prefer the latter. But like ya say it’s the lacquer peel. Just keeping an eye on the prices at the mo. I find the classifieds are overpriced and take ages to sell. Auctions on eBay are seeing things move for less though.
Both wrong, silver best colour😊
Great video very useful information, another fault with these cars is alot suffer from a loose drivers seat as mine did its very annoying 😫
Yea some high miles one can nicely spotted
Mines the passenger seat 😅🤣 squeaks when driving ‘fast’ with a passenger
Thanks for the advise. Just bought one managed to get a few quid off following what you said. I’m well happy. that 5 pot sound is amazing 👍🏼👍🏼
@@tomsanders9106 ahh that’s brilliant mate glad I could help welcome to the club
@@Yodaracing1 Niceone mate, glad to be in it. Just got to get my gti6 working properly might be making a few videos myself 👍🏼
One big thing you missed was water leaks...the seamwelds under the roof trims crack and let water into the boot this is something all mk2 focus can suffer otherwise spot on 👍🏼
Ahh cheers mate 👍🏻
Easy fix for this or silly question?! Mine lets water in and I did suspect the recesses where the roof rack fixings sit..
Mine leaked into the spare wheel well filled that up and then soaked the carpet in the back of the car the tailgate hinges were they mount to the body the seams leak and water gets in .
RS Clutch and Hardrace mounts are hands down the best upgrades I've done, car felt solid after (but vibrates like fook on idle).
Yea hard mounts aren’t for everyone lol
Love it your back on the videos and I got my st
Awesome mate !
Good video certainly helping me understand what to look for now when buying one of these cars 👌
Cheers mate glad I could help
Straight to the point. Good review 👍🏻
@@scott2495 cheers mate
Got a orange mk2 myself, good ones are hard to find and took alot of looking at abused examples to find mine. Other than having to spend alot on fuel to really enjoy the 2.5 5pot engine theyre a great car and if looked after and using decent parts warmed up and cooled down they can last reasonably well. Mines had the rs clutch and block mod aswell as afew upgrades and add ons and it literally gives you smiles by the gallon. Great drivers car.
Yes I agree mate it’s a shame that the orange ones suffer with laquer peel but other than they they are great cars I love mine luckily mine isn’t my daily I probbaly do about 20 miles a week lol but your right if u don’t abuse them they are sweet
Great vid 👍 How is the overall engine reliability on these ?
@@jakob5144 if looked after they are usually pretty good but obvs they are getting old now and a lot have been abused
Cracking video mate , very informative , wish I had watched a vid like urs before I bought mine a while back , but we live and learn I guess , , good vid mate
Cheers mate appreciate that
@@Yodaracing1 no worries I enjoyed watching it
Good honest guide 👍
Cheers buddy
Highly informative video this, great vid Craig
Cheers brother
Great vid mate loving your content I’m currently needing driveshafts both of them 😢 ford want basically £1000 quid also best colour 😉
Ahh cheers mate and omg!! Is that fitted ??
@@Yodaracing1 no mate just supplied and I work on my own as I work at a garage luckily
@@garyclee9384 😱😱
Driveshafts for these have rocketed in price there now £527.00 each olus vat from Ford they used to be alot cheaper but as they get older less needed so price goes up .
Great video cheers mate gettong a mk2 next week
Awesome mate !!
I need to see what insurance is like for me if I tried to get one as a second car. Nice vid though
Cheers mate 🙌
Great video nice job
Cheers mate
Great vid 🙌
Cheers mate as always appreciate your support
I've seen quite a few selling for around £2000 is that something that should be avoided ? What's a good price range to look within? Cheers 👍
They don’t fetch much but obvs u get what u pay for I would be wary at one for 2k 3k-4 should get a half decent one
@@Yodaracing1 Nice one, I'm hoping to pick one up this year but not going to rush into it. Cheers for the reply 👍
I got one for 2k. It blew up soon after 🤣 recommend saving a bit more and going for a better one.
Just bought one last night
Awesome welcome to the club 🙌
@@Yodaracing1 cheers mate
Should a well looked after Mk2 St with 159k km on the clock be a GOOD buy, are there any things that give out at that mileage and if so how much would it cost to be fixed? Looking to buy one soon so I want to know as much as possible.
Like any car really depends how much it’s been looked after plenty of them out there tbf just take your time
Most of them are neglected because young okes cant maintain them
Yes, that is only 98.7k miles. If it was 159k miles though then no would be on its last legs
My st has a terrible shudder through the steering. I changed the shafts for ones from euro, and it made no difference. Surely aftermarket’s can’t be causing the exact same feeling?
As far as I’m aware the aftermarket ones are aweful genuine Ford ones are the go to replacement is it shudder on acceleration or constant etc
@@Yodaracing1 I agree, but surely brand new ones shouldn’t just not cause the same issue? I’ve changed absolutely everything front end and it still does it 😭
@@Liam-iu8ti have u had your wheels Checked ?? Make sure they are balanced correctly and not buckled ?
@@Yodaracing1 fresh ps5 tyres, had all wheels repaired, straightened out etc. blowing my mind, I was thinking fly wheel?
@@Liam-iu8ti they usually rattle when they are on their way out u checked your engine mounts ?
I disconnected my bonnet catch the change the badge, once I replaced the batch I closed the bonnet without reconnecting the little ball at the back so bonnet was locked 😢😅
Oh no :(
@@Yodaracing1 was alright I sqeezed my hand in behind the grill and reconnected it 🤣
@@YourDailyDriver haha well done
Dont these get stolen alot in thr UK?
Not so much the ST the Rs used to get stolen a lot but it’s mainly the mk3 ones
Just bought a stock 2005 st . Had it mapped and now the clutch is just slighly slipping. How much is the rs clutch and would it be worth doing anything else like the flywheel.
Try Matt Lewis or wayside performance as for the flywheel unless it’s been changed recently I would change that aswell whilst it’s apart