2002 Ford Focus ST170 from UK and Ireland - Comments

Faulty alarm system from date of purchase... often when there are high winds.

Water in front passenger foot-well after heavy rainfall.

Both may be linked to air intake fault?... any ideas?

GREAT HANDLING!!! A 45 minute drive to work in this baby is worth getting up for.

A pleasure to drive!! Keep your Porsche, Type-R or Evo.

When you pay under 6k for a Ford ST 170 52 reg, with only 52000 miles on the clock, it makes me laugh when I read comparisons against the above.

The stiffer suspension gives a more sporty ride, but not so good with the speed humps popping up on every road I drive in the south east.

Buy this car!! After all is said and done it's cheap on parts, great fun and spoken about in the same breath as a Porsche!!

I'm glad it has worked out for you.

The Ford Focus may be a different car in the UK, but the one is North America is a huge POS.

VW, Nissan, Land Rover, Kia are junk over here as well :(

My st 170 52 reg is ready for it's annual full service/mot.

Just got a quote for £560 in London SE, because front brake discs and all pads need replacing...

From the guys "you can't get better than a"

Is that the going rate?...sounds a bit steep to me!

It's a fact the ST 170 focus is better than an Aston Martin and an M3...

I parked carefully between both recently, only to return and find my car had been gently caressed down the side with a key.

After inspecting both cars on either side, I came to the conclusion that in their immaculate state my car stands out in the crowd (especially with a go faster stripe down the side).

Anyone know a good way of removing scratches...?

Find a garage to spray it on the key mark.

Your focus isn't better than an Aston or M3. Whoever scratched your car obviously didn't like it very much. Dunno why, nothing wrong with Focus's. Oh well.

I love my ST170, I find it fast enough to get a buzz (now & then) & still gets looks from passers by, even though it's getting on a bit (2003).

The only thing that bugs me is the dash board dials BLINK every 6-10 seconds when the lights are on. Have changed the headlight switch but no joy -- Can anyone help?