Ford's New Car Scares the Crap Out of Me
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- Ford Focus RS review. Ford's New Car Shocks the Entire Car Industry, DIY and car review with auto mechanic Scotty Kilmer. Buying a Ford Focus RS. Is the Ford Focus worth it? Ford's New Car Scares the Crap Out of Me. Buying a used Ford Focus RS. Should I buy a Ford Focus. Are Ford Focuses reliable? The truth about the Ford Focus. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 55 years.
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You were in Rhode island for this video,,I lived there for 30yrs
What brand gauge set do you use to check and charge auto a/c? Watched your video. Bought a harbor freight set and after only a few uses the seal on the high side hose is leaking and I have to return it. Hand tight, so no it shouldn't be leaking. They don't make things like they used to. Thanks.
Tried to tell you about my focus st Scotty
All focus ST's, and RS's will idle funny and dip and come back up either randomly or when cold after year or so. I'm on my second car . The intake valves get gummed up so fast you should have them cleaned once a year if you don't have Catch cans installed. Also stock pcv valves spray large amounts of oil after 5000rpm I guarantee if you pull the cold side charge and intake pipe off it will be coated in oil.
New?
In America, the best anti-theft device is a stick shift.🙃
Except for the thief that stole my old Impreza wagon. Dude blew through those gears like he was racing in a Challenger Hellcat - which still has a manual in 2023 for petes sake.
They will take your wheels and cat converter
@@alphag5240, ...TARGET practice! ... That's what we call car thieves in the deep south.
True, but US is the hardest place on earth to find Standard transmission vehicles available.
carjacker got mad kill the victim. cause he couldn't drive the stick.
In the US they weren't popular only because the idiots who ran dealerships were tacking on a $10k over MSRP "locality fee". I owned a Focus ST and wanted a RS but most dealers wanted like $45k for one. I'm not paying corvette money for a focus even if i like hot hatches. It all came down to dealers not understanding the market for fast fords like the Fiesta ST, Focus ST, or Focus RS. They thought because they were "Sports Cars" they were a mid life crisis mobile for dads who drink Michelob Ultra. In reality this was a car for a 24-32 year old kid who got their first real job out of college.
Lucky only $10k I’ve seen some $30k over.
And then when they discontinued them they were $15k of MSRP.
Now due to their rarity used car dealers are now charging what the msrp on these were. They never learn. This is why I wish we could buy direct from the manufacturer. Dealerships have screwed up the car market more than anything.
I was looking for an RS as well back in 2017 markups pushed me away. I got my ST 5k under msrp with rebates ect. Couldn’t beat the deal so have a st instead.
The dealers ruin the last new Tunderbird's they came out with.
Totally agree...
I bought a 17 RS for around 70k miles for like 32k about 2 years ago, an okay deal for the time. I absolutely love it, smaller rims with wider tires made a pretty big difference in the ride and when I eventually snatched up a used suspension kit it rides pretty good now(given what it is, and still capable of at speed). It's such a blast on windy roads and quite honestly a little too fast sometimes, it can be hard to really push the car without driving recklessly, at least around blind corners. The only issue it's ever given me was a bad fuel pressure sensor on the fuel rail which has a fair chance of being caused by bad gas at a local stop. I drive my friends around in it, put the seats down and haul furniture, my dogs, groceries, etc; even put a kayak on top last week with my roof rack. Come this winter it's going to haul me and my snowboard to the mountains multiple times this year. It's a great car, like any other it just needs to be maintained.
The rs its way overengeniered for street use. You can bet the s*&&t. Out of this car with no issues. I had to change the suspension because it was extremely stiff.
I had a 2010 ford focus. Put over 330k miles on before I got rid of it. Nothing major mechanical problems. Rocker panels rusted out. Lots of tires and suspension work.
Had a 14' 5mt sedan sold at 250k Mile's. I beat the snot out of it, used it as pub transportation fir the state, did a paper route for 2.5 years qoth it, in a mountains area woth awful roads, in winter+ just driving casually on our 3rd world country roads. I didn't need to but chose to get new transmission because 3rd gear was being a absolute bear, electric pwr steering broke at about 230k $750 repair. New alt at 220k, other than that it was a fantastic car. Engine was basically as smooth at 250k as 100 miles.
2001 focus 345.000 no major problems except the air
@@garyb8186 What engine?
@@insideimagery133 2.0 Zetec
I bet the plastics didn't break either. If you touch these parts, yes, you might break them, but normally, they shouldn't break.
As a 2016 Focus RS owner, I love to see that this car continues to get some love and respect even after 7 years since launching! Sure would love a Puma RS in the states....Even if it's an EV!
Ive never liked ford at all but i had a go in a couple of rs's and was really impressed
FORD'S ARE TOTAL GARBAGE!!!!!!
all ev is the same
i rather stay very far from a sports EV... there's no reason for that to even exist and I hope Ford keep the ST/RS ICE only.
@@JuniorColanzi The only thing that Ford should do is go out of business? which is going happen anyway.
FORD'S ARE GARBAGE!!!!!!
I loved my RS, so much fun to drive. I only sold mine because someone offered me more money then I paid new at the dealer.
Seeing a 70+ year old pro mechanic drives a M/T car with joy..... makes me rethink the way I live my life! I'm just 37 😒
The RS is a true collectable classic. Beautifully engineered, performance and handling.
no it's not but keep smoking that copium
@@icejawa1829what the
Collectible? Not for my money. They made way too many and they are way too recent. I guess if you look at how soon a Ford will be in the junkyard these days is the only way that car will ever be rare enough to be a collectible.
@@tomdavis3038 exactly
@@icejawa1829 you say exactly, but in your picture, it’s a Ford 😆
2017 RS owner here. Thing is a gem. Previous owner was incompetent and dealership local to me doesn’t quite seem to understand it but boy it doesn’t even matter, it’s so much damn fun.
I currently drive a 16 RS with 77k miles. These cars are notorious for faulty BCMs (I believe all focuses of this era had the same issue) so it’s not a surprise that there’s been several codes that consist of “lost communication with BCM.” I guarantee it’s not an issue with either door but the BCM acting up and losing communication with a random module. My focus ST’s BCM used to lose communication with my headlights all the time and it would cause the bulbs to not turn with the car which is a feature of these headlights. But a quick restart would fix it and they would turn again and the warning light would go away. You also mentioned the owner said the car would stall out at idle every once in awhile, these are know to have faulty a vapor purge valve/solenoid so I would guess that’s probably the issue, it might not throw a code now but that’s the most common symptom with that issue. Otherwise these cars are built very well and can last a long time so as long as the oil and other fluids are changed when they are recommended to be. Gotta get those valves cleaned every once in awhile too.
Nice!
GREAT INFORMATION
The darn gem modules I think they were called had issues to my tail light were stuck on all the time could never get anyone to figure out the issues
I never understood the purpose of a BCM when the ABS computer does all the work. No reasons to need a computer to control what a few relays and fuses can control especially in a pure sports car.
FORD'S ARE TOTAL GARBAGE!!!!!!!
Bought mine new in 2017. Love this car. It puts a smile on my face everyday I drive it. Ive not had any major issues. Had it pressure tested with no faults, but the dealer went ahead and replaced the head gasket. Minor issues with door weatherstripping and had the intake valves cleaned once. I did get 1” smaller rims with larger sidewall tires to help the daily driving. All in all, a solid car.
I was looking for a cheap car to run errands in and sometimes pick up kids. Found a 2012 Fiesta SE a few months ago. It has the manual transmission. And it only had 54,000 miles on it. Seller told me he could've sold it 10 times over had it been an automatic. No one wanted it because it was a manual. Win for me!
I never got tired of driving my "99 Integra which I bought new and sold in 2016. That model wasn't fast but it handled so well and looked good since I was the only owner. I still miss it. Little hatch backs are fun to drive when made properly.
I have a 2014 Ford Focus ST, bought new in December of 2014. 8 years later and 186000 miles I still love driving this car. No issues at all. Burns maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of a quart oil every 5000 miles(oil change,). Original clutch and turbo. I rarely jump on it except for the occasional on ramp acceleration up to freeway speed. First Ford product I have ever owned. Once engine gives me issues I will put in a stroked 2.3 liter or have the one I have rebuilt to a 2.3. Great car so far for me
I keep thinking the "unreliability" problem is greatly exaggerated. And trust me, many, if not most of the problems, are caused by bad mechanics breaking parts.
@@fortimusprimeOr using oil without the correct additives.
Holy cow! I've owned my '14 ST for 8 years only gotten it up to 90k miles. My only issues were poor roads that kept busting up my suspension (4 repairs in it's lifetime), replaced the hood latch cause it was a pain to open sometimes and the coolant reservoir because it cracked. Thinking about replacing my clutch since it slips if give it the beans above 6kRPM, aside from that... it's fine (ABS fully off). Other than that, to my surprise, everything works. If I have any complaint it's Ford's use of the term "torque vectoring" when honestly it's "torque braking". 😅
My 2014 ST has never thrown a code or needed any kind of repair in 150,000 miles. I just change the oil, tires, and brakes as needed. The Recaro seats are the best. I thought about trading up to an RS, but they were hard to find and a LOT more $$ than I paid for the 2 year old ST.
@@VAspeed3 I do like the front end of the RS. A British company makes a front end conversion piece for the pre-'15 ST. Have thought about doing iti but I'm sohesitant.
I have had to change the purge valve 3 times so far. Misfire at idle is the sign that the sparkplugs have fouled out. Change that and engine rpm is normal again
Another reason for the AC not working well is that the radiator cooling fan might not be running. My 2013 Escape has the same electrical system. During the winter I did not realize my radiator cooling fan was not running, until June when the weather got hot. The 50 Amp. Mega Fuse #8, which sends power to the Radiator cooling fan, had burned out and it did not trigger a check engine light. There are 9 Mega fuses in a hidden fuse panel in front of the battery. Mega fuse # 9 powers the Body Control Module. These 50 Amp mega fuses are "Slow Blow" fuses that can get weak, letting through reduced amps causing trouble with the fan and Body Control Module items.
Indeed it is lovely when Scotty says the car has manual transmission and no need to worry about the transmission issues.
I’m in the process of installing a tr3650 5 speed stick in my Crown Vic. I grew up driving stick.
The beauty cover in the new highlander helps Chanel air over the engine to help cool and get to the turbo
Wish they never stopped building them. They are such great cars!!!!!
Their popularity in Europe didn't quite equate to here in the states. There were also issues with head gaskets and the motor was tuned for near full capacity with little left on the table.
Overpriced .save up buy ferrari or maserati like I did
@@kurtjammer9568what’re you yappin about 😂
As always a great video Scotty! Living in the UK and seeing tons of these Ford Focus' around it's interesting to see what you think of these. Keep up the great work 😃
u have the right geography & roads over there 4 these
I've changed the purge valve 3 times. Anytime the car starts to have misfire at idle or the idle rpm is jumping around and the engine feels like it is about to die,change the purge valve. It will solve the problem.
@@petestanton1945 Hardly, We have speed humps everywhere and speed cameras everywhere else. If they don't get you someone will steal it! 🤣
We have put holes too
I do doordash in ubereats and I drive a 2009 Ford focus and I spent 100,000 mi on it in two years. And nothing really bad has happened besides my power steering going out which was easy my radiator cracked which was easy because one of the radiator hoses blew off. But other than that it's been very solid for me and it's just now at the 200,000 mark but definitely needs new motor mounts
Nothing major. That's just stuff that happens. Will take fun driving with a little fixing here and there over boring and reliable.
paying for itself
@@XTRABIG I make $1,400 a week doing it and if I'm not working too much only makes a like $1,000 a week but have been doing it for over two years full time and got the car for free from my grandma so it definitely paid for itself plus some. But I'll be getting my CDL here soon and after a few years at a company will get my own truck
The Focus RS is a new car from 2016. I guess Scotty wanted us to think this was a NEW car from Ford. And I never did learn why it scares the crap out of him. He described it as "fun".
hes probably scared that ecopoop will need to be replaced if he goes past 50% throttle
Gr8 video!! Hey Scotty!!!! Can you do more stuff for us tuners enthusiasts? I want to mod my Camry but IU want to start with an all aluminum radiator with upgraded fans. Also want to install an oil cooler etc...Help! I need someone I can trust
I owned Two. 2001 And 2006. Both ZX2 5 Speed Manuals. Both Great Fun Too Drive With Excellent Quality
Those sported out Focuses, Focusis, Foci? are a lot of fun.
Love my RS! So much fun to drive, as Scotty says! 👍🏻
Back in my days, a fun, zippy small car was a 1976 Mercury Capri(made in Germany) with the 2.8 V6 coupled to the, short throw, 4 sp manual, which, had been my first car
@@gonefishing11I’ve got one it’s a 2014 and zero problems with it . The air blows ice cold too . I’ve own dozens of Fords in my lifetime and have never had any a/c problems with any of them, despite what Scotty says . Too each their own Toyotas aren’t for me do not like their looks nor their prices.
We had a Ford Merkur in 1984, traveled all over Europe in it listening to Michael Jackson tapes lol My Dad loved that thing.
when you first started the motor, got my attention. Very nice sounding engine.
I love my 2016 Focus ST, 52,000 miles and still going strong. Such a fun car for a daily driver. 😎👍
Lmao. 52000 mile like some serious milestones
@@noobwow2009 Sounds most like its city mileage which produces more wear than high mileage from highway use.
@@noobwow2009it’s a 2016. 52000 miles is normal for that age
@godzukidan wait till you blow a head gasket because of the poor engine cooling design. Common issue on those.
@@benmarley3086 Average mileage for vehicles accumulated yearly is considered to be 15,000 miles per year. 52,000 miles is low mileage for a seven year old rig.
Check that vin number the Focus is made in Mexico.
I have a 2012 with a 5 speed manual. Bought it new, serviced the A/C 2 years ago, a couple of weeks ago had to change the fan controller. It'll run you out and that's here in Texas and 106 degrees!
Your " beauty cover" is a dust cover. It keeps dirt and grime off of the top of the vale cover and intake manifold also ensures cables and springs stay free from debris.
These were awesome cars. Can't understand why Ford stopped making them.
They think they were not make enough profit per unit sold
Ford makes cars that break down forcing you to buy a new one. This car wasn’t built that way.
@@hpwan2profit margins.
Only boring cars nów. This Dont fit
@@eclipseno15This was a halo product. That moved so many units indirectly.
IDC what anyone says, those Focus ST's and Focus RS's scream, when they're built and tuned right, they're quite fast. Will take down WRX and STi's without a problem. Had a 2018 Focus ST myself, a lot of fun and will move out of it's own way.
You'd fall victim to my 2001 AP1 😊
I bet they can also take on a GTI just as well!
How about an Audi s3?
I beat em every time in a 2009 legacy gt.
or just buy a man car not a twink mobile
I’ve got a ‘16 GT, but I’ve got to admit that a zippy hatchback is awesome around town.
Great video!
Had an opportunity to buy a Focus RS new back in 2017, and it was definitely a fun car. This car was clearly aimed at a niche demographic, and I wasn't it. If I was half my age, I would have thought a lot more seriously about it. I passed - for the same money, I bought a Mustang GT/CS convertible instead. You can't compare the two as they are completely different cars with completely different road manners. I wanted more of a cruiser than a race car, and something that had more comfy seats. Too bad the Focus RS wasn't around during the hot-hatch era in the 1980s - would have made my VW Rabbit look like a horse & buggy.
If you don't need the rear seat, the Mustang is a formidable vehicle. But I'm a middle-aged dad and I need the family convenience for now. We sold the Mustang GT convertible to buy the RS - kind of an opposite story to yours 😂
@@afterburn2600 My kids are all above the age of 20, and don't live at home. We already had a couple of people-movers in the household (6 cars currently between the better half & I). We were looking for a fun car that was a comfortable cruiser. The Mustang fit the bill perfectly. I added a Bullitt to the fleet in 2019 - minus the Recaro seats. 20-30 years ago, the Focus RS would have been perfect - it's great for someone who's single, or a small young family. A people mover that also delivers on performance.
So in the UK, in the 80s, you would have had the Escort RS Turbo and Sierra RS Cosworth, in the 90s the Escort RS Cosworth.
@@GrummanBearcat North America wouldn't see the Escort until the third generation in the UK, and no performance-oriented options until about 1983. There was apparently an Escort SS in 1981 that was the performance version, but production numbers were very low and I've never laid eyes on one in my life. It basically featured suspension & brake upgrades, but the drivetrain was unchanged from the regular Escort. A turbo option was finally offered for 1984 for the Escort Turbo GT, and appears to have been dropped after 1985. Later Escort GTs would have the larger 1.9L engine that was naturally aspirated, and produced less power than the turbo-charged 1.6L version. Sadly, we would never see the Cosworth option on this continent. Important note about the Escort - our version is a "distant relative" of yours, which tells me there are few similarities.
The Mitsubishi station was. There was plenty cool fast cars in the 80s
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/me switches to drift mode and proceeds to spin the tires in a circle.
THAT'S BECAUSE FORD'S ARE TOTAL GARBAGE!!!!!!
Always Like your videos scotty interesting and humourous Good Vid👍 throwing your arms around making me dizzy though🤣keep up good work!
Wait until Scotty hears this! A huge ship caught fire carrying 3,000 cars onboard that includes 25 EV's. One of the EV's, is suspected of causing the🔥 Where's the laughing horse emoji! 😂 Ok, here's a laughing 🐸
Recent reports are there were 500 EV's on the burning ship. Of course they couldn't be the cause of the fire! No way. Nope. Never happened.....move along. ;)
It's been confirmed that the ship had nearly 500 EV's on board today.
498 EV’s where on board of the ship.
He made a vid about that a couple months ago
@@richsweeney1115.... it literally just happened.
Older models had the famous Volvo 5 cylinder turbo engine. From when Ford owned Volvo.
I love the edits when Scotty laughs its so freaking wholesome :D
Nice to see Scotty appear really happy.
Scotty the RS is still over 30k in the states even with high mileage! If you want cheap fast fun but sacrifice the drift modes and awd then get the focus ST instead,there both pretty similar
Agreed! And comparing apples to apples the RS would walk all over the type R and is still equal in value. Honda and Subaru are lucky they stopped making the RS cause those wouldn’t be so popular. And isn’t all the components on the Type R motor plastic too???
I have to disagree with this statement. As much as I love my RS the Type R is better in every way other than straight line performance. On track/curvy roads the Type R is faster.
here in the uk MOST of us know how to drive manual gearboxes because most of our cars are manual, not many people even want a automatic because they arent as much fun and a manual is better for our roads if you want to go fast in the narrow twistys which is just about every road lol.
I'd love that car ( apart from the eco boost engine which I hate haha )
I worked in the UK for 5 years. It surprised me how many Brits don’t even have driving license or cars. One guy I worked with was 27 and had just passed the driving license exam.
@@wasidanatsali6374 Yeah, I only passed 4 years ago and I'm 28 years old. Lessons over here are fairly expensive as you need at least 40hours recommended for most people before you sit your driving test exam (which is two parts, a computer based hazard perception test and road sign test) and a practical test on the road for about 40mins with an eyesight test that can fail you instantly if you cannot read a number plate out (you get three attempts).
So many folks choose not to do it, especially people who live closer in the cities where they don't really need a car, I am a little further out so it comes in handy to have one to go and see family and help parents out.
@@wasidanatsali6374 I think part of the reason for that is the public transport like buses and trains are really frequent and usually quite cheap so its easy to live without a car. In the US you are pretty much detached from lots of basic things without a car unless you live in a dense city or town.
In the Netherlands we learn driving stick shift because cars with an automatic transmission are more expensive. You can get a drivers license in automatic transmission car (code 78 on Dutch drivers licenses) and you will be allowed to drive a stick shift transmission vehicle after an extra 10 hours of lessons with manual transmission . It used to be that automatic transmission was for 'special' people. Although, times are changing with EV's
Love your content
This is kinda my dream car, but those plastic engine parts kinda scare me, thanks to you!
Just buy it and live with it. Unless you want it to last for 20+ years without EVER replacing that part. I have an 8 year old beetle that also has many plastic parts. So far, nothing has been broken besides the ignition coil connectors which is $15.00 a set, and the plastic water pump which was upgraded to a metal one. Sure, they break, but just replace 'em and they'll last for another while, and continue having fun driving! To me, it's totally worth it to have a fun car to make one's boring mondays a little more fun.
I daily drive a 2001 Ford Mondeo with 270.000km. The 2.0 Mazda engine in it has an all plastic intake manifold. I removed the swirl flaps preventively, but otherwise it's still completely fine after 22 years. But it is naturally aspirated of course. So no high pressure.
@@CheapBastard1988 Lol; I actually drive a 2002 Focus ZX5. 2L, 5-speed. Ain't giving her up. The RS was the natural upgrade, but I like not having a car note!
For this Focus, plastic parts are not that extreme. Wait until you see a new BMW . Intake manifold and valve cover have been made with plastic for every manufacturer since early 2000's I believe. I have never seen a new car that comes with a metal intake manifold and valve cover from factory anymore these days.
@@pdexBigTeacherhad an 02 focus ZTS 5 speed and upgraded to an 18 fiesta ST. I miss the 5 speed sometimes ngl
got my first speeding ticket in this car, definitely way too fun to drive 😂
meh I smoked one of these in the city in eco mode in my bmw i3s when I realized the focus driver was trying to race me didn't even have to increase motor power to smoke him either I was rather surprised to be honest🤣🤣🤣
Then you obviously didn’t do it right.
@@raven4k998🧢
@@raven4k998Straight ahead top speed is usually not the Focus RS's strong point as it is a rally car. Chase one on a mountain run and see how it goes.
@@douglaslorin739 the Ford will need a good driver for that to combat the torque steering
I had an st which is a fwd version of this and it was the best bang for your buck. If theres on efor sale around 23k its the funnest car you can drive and its not that bad on gas while going 90mph everywhere, the handling is more than you expect but less than you want it but with a good sway and traction bar it should handle as well as the rs awd but its all in the driver
Im a British guy who moved to the USA. I never drove an automatic until I came here! But im not going back to manual!
I have a 2016 ford st and i love it , i want to get me the rs ,
I have a '13 Focus ST and it's a great little car.
I've had it since it was new and maintained it myself.
And I also recently had to do the refrigerant and that's the only issue i've had..
Man Scotty is living in la la land here. RS price has been stable.
It’s funny when I watch the old game shows from the ‘80s, a lot of the car’s people could win had mostly manual transmissions.
So did I miss the a/c repair ??? 😂😂😂
Dunno - he didn't say.
New tongue twister: Feeding my Fords more freon before the freeway
R.I. bumpy roads? LOL, That I do not miss, I left RI 25 years ago. I live in Las Vegas NV now and have to deal with constant road construction every where I drive. This city is growing so fast they need to improve/widen roads every year lol... Love your videos!
The plastic intake and such is a huge advancement. They don't heat soak. You want that intake charge to be as cool as possible.
That's going to go right over Scotty's head...plastic bad..metal good...is as far as he can go...
I never thought about that. I still wonder about longevity though
will it last 50 years ? 🤣
I love your content Scotty. Keep up the great work and very informative.
i bought one brand new loved it it was way more fun in the city than my 19 mustang roush stage 3 miss that car loved it so much i was able to fit a palet in the back also in the snow im in buffalo i went through feet of snow with winter tires
Nothing to be scared about - I've owned mine since new in 2016. Great car, will be tough act to follow . Lovely ride quality at speed. Wonderfully responsive and in the words of UK Car Magazine "On wet roads the RS can show the supercars a thing or two"
I probably owned 30 vehicles in my life and half of them were manual transmissions I live in a rural area so it's not a nuisance to Shift I learned how To drive 63 Dodge Dart station wagon 3 on the tree slant 6😊Back in the day you learned how to drive a stick before you got an automatic. Father's rules😊
Don’t know if I’d call a car discontinued in 2018 a new car.
And the one in the video is a '16 or '17, at that.
My mother taught me how to drive in a 4 speed stick VW diesel rabbit. Still one of the funnest cars I ever drove. She said if you learn how to drive this you can drive anything.
I drove one at the Ford track in Michigan. Tons of fun for sure.
ever having a bad day, just watch scotty. his energy is still unmatched to today!
I used to have several Ford RS200's back in the UK. I saw that they came out with a Focus and brought back the coveted RS badge.
I was looking at these and even now they're 35k upwards. That's too rich for me despite how much I'd love to have one.
As far as comparing it the the Civic Type R, the RS would smoke it all day long. No FWD car is going to compete with AWD. As soon as you go into a corner you're going to get torque steer. Sue you can left foot brake but AWD will come out of the corner faster.
If you're lucky enough to have an RS, take care of it and enjoy.
It's beautiful. I love the ST, and the RS. Frozen white, please. 🥰
I love the fact you're a Type R fan 👍
RS is an amazing car unless you've drove one you wouldn't under stand there such a fun car to drive hard with full bolt on and tunes you can push 450hp easily, the major down fall is the head gasket leaks witch cuz engine failure, someone told me they had an RS and they had there engine replaced 3 times in 1 year
Ahhhhh... the famous "someone told me they had...." scenario.
@@eskieman3948lmao an absolute classic
@@biggrocc19 Mind me joining the conversation, what do you mean by this?
I worked at Ford, we changed a few engines on them!
Probably one of my dream cars on the list.
Manual
Boosted
AWD
And family friendly. Best of all words.
And, you can smash RTs.
You can smash rts in light modified sts too my hybrid turbo fiesta st shits on them and is a closer match to a 6.4 hemi when they're stock.
Not just 4wd! You forgot to mention that there's a drift mode (changes to rear wheel drive) so you have the option to drift it too😅
My 07 and 14 focus ran great...still have the 14 with 144k miles
DID you guys see the German come out in OL Scotty when he flung the RS through the gears with authority and a smile. The Teutonic Knights of yore could have used such a fast steed.
I love my Rs I wouldn't trade it for the world!! Great video Scotty!!
Hey Scottie considering a focus hatchback. What years would you recommend? I'm looking at 2018 at the moment. Thanks.
Focus RS owner here. Put it in drift mode for 80 percent power in the back end and you can do burn outs lol. Also launch control built in. You can burn out 🤣
I love manual transmission,but they are hard to find these days,worlds funniest mechanic!😊
And quite possibly the world's best mechanic
We need more cars that combine turbochargers, manual transmissions, and all wheel drive. My only issue with the Focus RS is that I wish it was a 2/3-door. I’d prefer genuine sports cars like that to not be larger and heavier than they need to be.
Come to the UK. We love small engine turbocharged manual hatchbacks haha. I love my ford fiesta, nippy, handels well and its being a hatchback it has decent practicallity
That engine cover is not only for aesthetics... It also reduces the noise of the injection system, which is relatively noisy in these cars. Mercedes-Benz began installing covers in the 90s. That is why it has felt liner/insulation on the underside of the cover. I don't know about the RS reliability, but I purchased my 2018 ST3 with 16k miles, and now it is up to 55k, and I have not repaired anything. All I have done is maintenance. I wanted an RS until they started having cylinder head gasket problems.
By the way, the Focus was engineered by Ford, Volvo, and Mazda; Focus, C30, & the 3, respectively. But the platform was used for many additional models. The place of "birth" was Cologne, Germany.
Owned a 2016 RS. Was so much fun to drive and with a couple bolt ons. That thing ripped! Started a family and had to sell it. Just now got a super deal for a 2014 Focus ST
You got my hopes up, Scotty, for a new little sporty Ford in the lineage of the original Rabbit GTI. Or, for Ford, the Mondeo/Contour.
To buy one of these today you'd pay between $24,000 for a 2017 and $43,000 for a 2018 .. You'd have to be nuts to pay that kind of money for a used Ford Focus RS ..
This was my dream car ever since MKII came out. But in the end i got tuned Fiesta ST because it was half the price and i couldn´t afford a Focus RS. Very fun as well though.
I love my rs, got it fully built recently
Me personally, I love the focus ST/RS theyre such nice cars and im hoping to be able to buy an RS and build it one day, ive seen a few at my local cars and coffee that are pushing 450-490 whp and man they move
i must be british because i just bought a 2015 3.5 gen ford focus se with the 5 speed manual with 91k miles. Very hard to find a manual non st or rs and I've loved it so far. It rides miles nicer than my 2000 5 speed mazda protege I had and better than my 03 ford focus zx3 5 speed I had. Im only 21 and i plan to have a manual forever even after teaching myself because its so much fun and its timeless to me just like cars are.
It's EVs that scare the crap out of me😂
Are you scared of a little electrical fire ?
Ya ...... I don't blame you at all. So many kilowatts just itching for a short somewhere in the battery.
And they should.
Why? Why do they scare you?
@@mattyice31if you don't know by now...do some research!
Just bought one. I pick it up this Thursday.
Im in RI and just put an order in for a 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance. Supposed to be able to reach 500k mileage! Come check it out next season.
Hey Scotty, on a different subject. But still on the subject of Ford. Have you heard that Ford is recalling 870 THOUSAND Ford F - series truck's the because of the electric parking break's can activate on their own without the driver doing any kind of a input for them to set?
I love your videos. ❤
Mazdaspeed3 owner here and I'll be getting one of these cars soon just for the looks.
About the engine cover holding heat in. Wouldn’t that make it less stressful on the plastics and gaskets because they cool down slower? Just like a metal if you bend it too much or too fast it’ll break. I feel like the same would apply here. I mean BMW literally made this their whole thing to keep everything together better on the b58. And it’s proving to be a very reliable engine.
Love your videos.
Focus RS's are nice cars, but I'm right now they're not much cheaper than Civics. On kbb an average 2017 Civic Type R goes for 27-31k while a 2017 RS goes for 25-27k. I've noticed that in my area all the RS's are listed higher than the kbb average, at 30-40k indicating that they might go up in price. To begin with, the Focus RS only sold 9,500 in America over the three years it was produced. While the Type R is still in production, estimated 13,000 sold in America between 2017 and 2019, throughout all the years around 30k to 40k Type Rs sold worldwide.
The RS was always destined to be a limited edition car.
My brother had one for a short time , he’s not young but what the hell, then he grew up and bought a Porsche suv and then a older Porsche sports car the difference was mind blowing in quality and refinement. It’s a early 20’s car to brutal day to day and with 300 horsepower in a Ford 4cly…….boom
Scotty’s scan tool can find trouble codes like dog sniffing out dope.🤔