He's stupid wanting to drive the car with a smoking battery, proper fire hazard. You done the right thing by holding the video up to change it. Great video and wicked little ASBO car
I had an st for 4 year and done two alternators this is either the voltage regulator and it’s overcharging or the batteries had it and one or two of the banks are shorted and it can’t take all the charge BTW Battery fumes are highly flammable. I’ve had one exploding my face before and it ain’t fun. jumpstarting a big 24 V digger and it exploded.
I’ve owned one of these and let me tell you most Ford RS owners are a very weird breed. Most have them as ornaments, never drive them and will probably die of shock seeing this one being used and abused and being driven like they were designed for.
Fair point tbf countless times Iv seen them popping away on a road or n way and I’m thinking let’s have a play but nope they just sit there in slow lane popping away
I’m confused to why if he knew as in the car owner, the battery was bad for clearly a wile to why he hadn’t sorted it and bought a new one?🤔 Alarm bells are ringing calv but another banging video mate👍
Guy in my area in Knoxville,Tennessee just imported a green one of these into the states. First one I’ve ever seen in person. They really are a special car and man does that I5cyl sound amazing! Lovely cars.
These are lovely cars it well looked after. I’ve had mine for 6 years and still love it to bits. It’s a bit of a shame to see ones being abused. You can give them a good hiding but still look after them 😊 That pop and bang map is a bit much for my liking - they don’t even need them, the 5 cyclinder produces lovely natural pops anyway 👌🏻
My boss asked me to take his maxdamr2 car to kwik fit because the battery was flat that morning, drove it thete and batt WaS replaced, drove it back and car felf rough. Looked under the bonnet and the heat hit you. I checked the oil, nothing, the old battery boiled.
The battery on my old connect did exactly the same thing. I got a management light and codes for injector under voltage a few days before it decided to start with the stinky smoke!
@@CalvinsCarDiary For a ‘trader’ to rock up with a car in that state. It’s a disgrace. The Roxburghe Group he’s representing must be a right bunch of clowns. Ah Birmingham…
@CalvinsCarDiary I will say that if you have been driving around again I don't think its the case. The battery must of been done as he said it had been sat around for a few months. Lovely motor and great opportunity to win it for free. Keep up the great content.
Remember back in the day, knew loads who had loads of Fiesta Motability cars. They all had Fiesta MKIII and all three had the speedo disconnected so the miles didn't clock up. Wouldn't touch ex Mobility, Ex Hire or Ex Taxi. Mileage correction is rife and the three fore mentioned are the main culprits. When it comes to cars be honest with mileage and service history.
Right that’s back in the day they are all electronic now and mileage is measured in multiple places not just dash. Motab are great buys these days, no matter what you had happen back in the day.
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Haha wicked content as usual Calv, watching with my dinner and a glass of red 🍷 just bought my third mk2 ST, every one I’ve had has blown up 😂 third time lucky hopefully!
Nice car, but surely decat if its popping flames out? Also if youre introducing a car to somebody to sell or trade, then wouldn't you give it a clean? 👀
I had the opportunity to purchase one once upon a time.. and walked away from owning one!! Unless this car is brand new.. I'd steer clear of owning one.. Beautiful looking aggressive car.. but you just know it would have either seen the side of a hedge or been ragged to within an inch of it's life!!
Those seats are NOT part of LUX2, After standard spec the LUX packs offered: Lux Pack 1 : DEATC dual air conditioning , Automatic Headlights , Automatic rain sensing windscreen wipers , Auto-dimming rear view mirror , Rear Parking sensors , Deflation Detection system , Key-free keyless entry system . Lux Pack 2 : as Lux Pack 1 , plus Touchscreen Sat-nav with Reversing camera . The Touchscreen Sat-nav replaces the SONY 6-CD/DAB Radio The black seats and BT/USB were individual options
I had a white one bought it 2009 from fords dagenham Had it for 3 years then my daughter was born I had to give it back to finance company as I was the only one working and couldn’t afford mortgage baby and a car 😢
Not sure why but just getting a bad vibe from this fella and I’m only 8 mins into the video 🤔 i maybe be wrong as nerves might have got the better of him,but as he’s a car guy ie he’s a petrol head and works as a car salesman,just makes me wonder why you’d leave the battery in the state it’s in and all of those leaves under there 😩 I know the roads are bad but could have made a bit of an effort cleaning it under the bonnet etc especially knowing your going to be filming it. Great content again Calvin love watching your journey 👌🏻🤙🏻👊🏻
The place where this lad works has suspicious cars. I wanted to buy 2 different cars from them and both of them had 1 or 2 niggles that made me abort both of them.
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He's stupid wanting to drive the car with a smoking battery, proper fire hazard. You done the right thing by holding the video up to change it. Great video and wicked little ASBO car
I would try the regulator on the alternator is overcharging battery, and cooking it
Focus RS owners forum all shaking their heads, run away ,run away ,run away 🤣🤣
Yup. Every red flag.
Let’s not forget there both car salesman not rs enthusiasts no disrespect to Calvin he’s gonna make money off it and flip it
Blows my mind how you leave paperwork at home for a car your looking to sell etc
was just the dyno print out at home had all
the service and cambelt paperwork
Ive hsd one of these for over ten years and its 💯 stock this one personally id run a million miles from.
Did you check underneath, no doubt a pile of rust.
Nah mate content mate
I had an st for 4 year and done two alternators this is either the voltage regulator and it’s overcharging or the batteries had it and one or two of the banks are shorted and it can’t take all the charge
BTW Battery fumes are highly flammable. I’ve had one exploding my face before and it ain’t fun. jumpstarting a big 24 V digger and it exploded.
I had this same issue years ago with the battery Calvin it was the alternator over working and cooking the battery
I’ve owned one of these and let me tell you most Ford RS owners are a very weird breed. Most have them as ornaments, never drive them and will probably die of shock seeing this one being used and abused and being driven like they were designed for.
couldn’t be more right, then they cry when they can’t get 35k and takes 6 month for the right buyer to come along
Fair point tbf countless times Iv seen them popping away on a road or n way and I’m thinking let’s have a play but nope they just sit there in slow lane popping away
Chav chariots. All owned by someone called Daz or Baz 😂
I’m confused to why if he knew as in the car owner, the battery was bad for clearly a wile to why he hadn’t sorted it and bought a new one?🤔
Alarm bells are ringing calv but another banging video mate👍
This sort of stuff strangely gets me excited. I love a mystery 🤣
I was that week but the calvin put the post up for an RS before it arrived and I didn’t want to miss out on the porsche
Guy in my area in Knoxville,Tennessee just imported a green one of these into the states. First one I’ve ever seen in person. They really are a special car and man does that I5cyl sound amazing! Lovely cars.
These are lovely cars it well looked after. I’ve had mine for 6 years and still love it to bits. It’s a bit of a shame to see ones being abused. You can give them a good hiding but still look after them 😊 That pop and bang map is a bit much for my liking - they don’t even need them, the 5 cyclinder produces lovely natural pops anyway 👌🏻
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He definitely hasn't been ragging that car for last 12 months
Hopefully. That’s what it was made for 🚀
actually been getting 45mpg commuting on the motorway 👀
Yes ragging it AND not maintaining it 😂
Its made for that. If you want to drive like a granny stick to a 1.6
@@yt2530 hence why it hardly got used
just a little bit shifty this kid.. is body language in some parts of the vlog is not right....I may be wrong....
what was shifty 👀
@@lewisgunter6613your eyes, facial expressions, general demeanour 😂nervous being on camera?
@@KeyBrosUK can’t say i’m the biggest fan
@@lewisgunter6613 could be nerves but calvs body language was like he didn’t want it aswell. Sorry
Willing to go on social media though… car drove fine too
These things at car meets give you PTSD with those bangs theyre insanely loud
They’re mental! 😂
Cat back exhaust, yeah alright pal 😂😂😂😂😂
trust me catless straight pipe these are extremely loud you would not be able to hear them speak even with the windows up
Love the mk2 focus st/rs. So good!
Having grown uo when these where new i have allways like the mk2 focus rs think they are just a lovely all round car
Scuttle panel full of leaves and a smoking battery.
A well cared for motor
Yeah but it’s content for sake of content
not been washed in weeks either
its for content, if it breaks then even better, more content
My boss asked me to take his maxdamr2 car to kwik fit because the battery was flat that morning, drove it thete and batt WaS replaced, drove it back and car felf rough. Looked under the bonnet and the heat hit you. I checked the oil, nothing, the old battery boiled.
The battery on my old connect did exactly the same thing. I got a management light and codes for injector under voltage a few days before it decided to start with the stinky smoke!
Calvs a top man but I think this guy sold this car for a reason big respect to Calvin tho top bloke as usual ☑️
I sold it because I love the Porsche, i’d of kept it if I wasn’t buying a house :(
I guessed it right! About time you had 1 on the channel!
I absolutely love it! 💥🔥
Now you need get rs500 mk2 on the channel if you can find one ? Special car .
Best channel I’ve ever subscribed too. Always great videos and Calvin is so humble. Keep going mate and continued success
What a comment. Thank you Steven 🙌
@ it’s actually Martin(long story)😀. Meant every word Calvin
95% of the time low oil pressure is not just the sensor
Need milk pouring over were battery tray is if the battery has boiled over . Milk neutralises acids
wont that create a bad smell of rotten milk?
That pile of leaves under the bonnet 😂 Surely you’d run a mile!
I used to be scared of leaves but I’ve overcome my phobia now.
@@CalvinsCarDiary🤣🤣
@@CalvinsCarDiary For a ‘trader’ to rock up with a car in that state. It’s a disgrace. The Roxburghe Group he’s representing must be a right bunch of clowns. Ah Birmingham…
@@MattBeer1971 after 2 hours on the road and it being sat 4 months leaves and dirt does happen 😂
@@MattBeer1971mate just leave it out will ya 😆🍂
😂😂fire hazard that the guy wasn't even bothered 😅be rit
Tinted rear lights ruined it for me 🤔😟 again left the video just after the introduction , chav spec , thrashed within inch of its life
You got as far as the rear tinted lights. 😀
All easily reverseable and reflected in the price though.
Ide check to make sure alternator isn’t over charging before any long journey
Love u and camera mans bond
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I always asked a question with pops and bangs. Why?
Iv a similar question, why not?
If its factory noise yes, but modified artifical stuff I'm not a fan of either
Love a mk2 rs. Definitely a future classic 👌
Popping and cracking sounds good, but long term it is not good for the engine.....
Voltage regulator over charging the battery making it smoke is something and real easy to check but your mechanic will know that.
Thanks for the info mate 🙏
@CalvinsCarDiary I will say that if you have been driving around again I don't think its the case. The battery must of been done as he said it had been sat around for a few months. Lovely motor and great opportunity to win it for free. Keep up the great content.
Yep I hade a gsxr boil a few battery’s. Was the regulator rectifier.
Remember back in the day, knew loads who had loads of Fiesta Motability cars. They all had Fiesta MKIII and all three had the speedo disconnected so the miles didn't clock up. Wouldn't touch ex Mobility, Ex Hire or Ex Taxi. Mileage correction is rife and the three fore mentioned are the main culprits. When it comes to cars be honest with mileage and service history.
Right that’s back in the day they are all electronic now and mileage is measured in multiple places not just dash. Motab are great buys these days, no matter what you had happen back in the day.
You're doing a fantastic job! Could you help me with something unrelated: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (mistake turkey blossom warfare blade until bachelor fall squeeze today flee guitar). How can I transfer them to Binance?
Haha wicked content as usual Calv, watching with my dinner and a glass of red 🍷 just bought my third mk2 ST, every one I’ve had has blown up 😂 third time lucky hopefully!
Could be voltage regulator could be overcharging battery
Nice car, but surely decat if its popping flames out? Also if youre introducing a car to somebody to sell or trade, then wouldn't you give it a clean? 👀
Roads are ditched tbf, it's an hour+ drive, I can wash mine and it look similar after 2 hours of driving constant
Yes Calvin love the mk2 rs great video as always you need to get the mk1 rs next time haha 👍
This will be vrs with in a week 😂
Bit of Mk & Stony in the vid I used to always test my exhaust sound in that bridge 😅👍
Calvin you were very smart not to drive that car a single inch without replacing that battery.
Mileage is 96 and a half the camera man did him dirty 😂
was 96500 when was filmed haha
I got excited a drove it for a few days before Amar got the mileage shot 😂
@@CalvinsCarDiary i had nothing but faith in you Calvin 🤝
@@lewisgunter6613 I believe you 🫢
Is a dealer, but “left/forgot” the modification paperwork, but can send “photos”
was just a dyno print out
Amazing video, found myself laughing away when it was popping and banging away by the look on Calvin’s face.
I love these things aged so well 🔥
I agree they’re such a cool car
Some people man. If you got nothing good to say in the comments then don’t say nothing at all
RS....This is going to get a lot of views 🙂
Ho Calvin I have a bmw 545i v8 if you are interested there getting rather rare what would you pay
Would be worth at least a few grand more if it was stock.
My cousins ST does the same, extremely unpredictable pops and bangs🤣
24:53 it was at that moment Calvin knew he wanted to buy it😂😂
🤣
Is that new coat flame resistant ?
A year 1/4 you’ve had it for a while? I’ve had my car for 15 years from new.
thats is won of the best cars yet nice flames from the back how cool
Calvin! You’ve lost weight man! Big ups to you! Looking good👊🏻
Sounds like a bag of spanners
I drove a green one couple months ago was mental loud 😂 decent cars tho ❤
Engines gonna be knocking in the next 5k miles 😂
I bought a Seat Ateca off the Roxburghe group and it needed a new gearbox after a month. A*** holes
How were they meant to know? By law they have to fix it or refund anyway so you didn’t lose anything no?
@ refused to fix, ignored calls and would only answer if I rang off different numbers
I've had 5 x Mk3 Focus RS and owned my first one twice 😂
Had a feeling we’d see you in the comments Jamie! 🙌
Enjoy tuning in for your vlogs wish u could
Upload more I need a corsa like on a 2015 or 2016 do u have any
12:25 😂 the dry humour is creeping in
Every test drive you do send it 1.2.3
I had the opportunity to purchase one once upon a time.. and walked away from owning one!! Unless this car is brand new.. I'd steer clear of owning one.. Beautiful looking aggressive car.. but you just know it would have either seen the side of a hedge or been ragged to within an inch of it's life!!
Calvin was enjoying the A.S.B.O Focus ST
Loving it 😂
What year is this
Car is 2010
Yeahhhhhh smash the limiter calv!
That popping constantly would drive you nuts day to day
Only does it when you drive like a sausage.
You buy this but not my lovely 1.6 Zetec example. You missed out Calvin
BTW, With such lack of / Shady history, I'd make an extremely low offer or run a mile.
it’s had 12 services?
mk2 the best rs of the focus range
Sounds mint get it 💯 👊🏾
Those seats are NOT part of LUX2,
After standard spec the LUX packs offered:
Lux Pack 1 : DEATC dual air conditioning , Automatic Headlights , Automatic rain sensing windscreen wipers , Auto-dimming rear view mirror ,
Rear Parking sensors , Deflation Detection system , Key-free keyless entry system .
Lux Pack 2 : as Lux Pack 1 , plus Touchscreen Sat-nav with Reversing camera . The Touchscreen Sat-nav replaces the SONY 6-CD/DAB Radio
The black seats and BT/USB were individual options
yes this is correct, I thought the same thing, black seats were the dynamica upgrade or similar and were only £600 extra from what I recall
@oliverlydon9851 I have them in my Lux1 car 🙂
that gte on planet of dreams got the c20 let engine calvin ???
No mate it’s completely original.
Shout out Derbados!!!! Represent!
If I knew the Porsche was still available I was definitely interested in buying has I been looking to trade my f80 M3 gutted
If you’re serious contact Lewis he might do a deal with you 👍
Still got ya grey shopping coat then Calvin has the body warmer gone in the bin lol 😊❤
I saved up and treated myself to a body warmer with sleeves.
I had a white one bought it 2009 from fords dagenham
Had it for 3 years then my daughter was born
I had to give it back to finance company as I was the only one working and couldn’t afford mortgage baby and a car 😢
ST owners like myself would say these are reliable you can drive it every day no issue, RS owners will cry to see it on the road 🤣
Low oil pressure warning on a VW 😱😱😱
Looks properly rough.
Not sure why but just getting a bad vibe from this fella and I’m only 8 mins into the video 🤔 i maybe be wrong as nerves might have got the better of him,but as he’s a car guy ie he’s a petrol head and works as a car salesman,just makes me wonder why you’d leave the battery in the state it’s in and all of those leaves under there 😩 I know the roads are bad but could have made a bit of an effort cleaning it under the bonnet etc especially knowing your going to be filming it. Great content again Calvin love watching your journey 👌🏻🤙🏻👊🏻
Can’t believe he’d drive with a smoking battery, asking for trouble.
Crazy exhaust
Your mechanic should of told you alternator probably over charging and cooking the battery
He did
OFC it’s defatted 😂 90% of them on the road are, they hardly “flame” like that with cats in 😂😂
Let's go another upload
Wight with blue stripes banging 😊
Mk2 all day long looks and sounds so much better than mk3
Hello Calvin you are the best
The place where this lad works has suspicious cars. I wanted to buy 2 different cars from them and both of them had 1 or 2 niggles that made me abort both of them.
This makes me miss mine 😔
Bout time you had one on Calvin
Had on oh those battery’s do the same to mine 😂😂 Halfords
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POP 💥 😂 GREAT VIDEO Calvin