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Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but, I'm stuck on this one. My son is looking at buying a Ford Focus ST with a 5 cylinder 2.5 litre turbo petrol engine in it. The car is lovely & clean with only 25K on the clock. My worry is it's MPG, I'm thinking it'll be thirsty & probably high on the RFL too.

If anyone knows anything about this model I'd appreciate any advice.

BB

Hello,

Brother has one and it's currently averaging around 21mpg. It's used on a 30 mile daily journey half on a dual carriageway and the other half on local roads.

RFL is £245 I think.

BUT-what a car!

Endless amounts of power and torque-it will pull from 20mph in 6th gear. There is no turbo lag and the sound from the 5 cylinder is superb.

Got me thinking of buying a Mondeo estate with the same engine.

Steve

Thanks for the replies, I appreciate eveyone taking the time to answer me. Peter's just told me he was quoted just over £1400 to insure an ST. He currently drives a Corsa 1.8sri & fancies a change but I fear the ST could cost him a lot to get to work as he drives 18 miles each way & sometimes in very heavy traffic.

Perhaps it's just me being old & miserable but, I've been trying to convince him to either hang on to his Corsa for another year when I'll buy it off of him & recycle it down to one of his younger sisters. Then for him to look at a Mondeo Tdci with all the refinements & the big engine or, look through the Vauxhall range & have a new one taking advantage of their current finance offers. Time wil tell & thanks again for the informative replies.

BB