Replacement for the E89 has landed!

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:19 pm

Not everyone's cup of tea, but it fulfilled the requirements of the good lady and is great fun (and very loud)!

Brand new with £11,500.00 off list price.

Brembo brakes, KW coilover adjustable suspension, LSD, 280bhp and 420nm out of the box. And weighs less than an E89.

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bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:24 pm

Nice- appeals to the boy racer buried deep inside me!

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Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:51 pm

bigwinn wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:24 pm Nice- appeals to the boy racer buried deep inside me!

I think we are all 'boy racers' mate. Just not boys anymore!
I have had many 'fast Fords' over the 40 years of driving (40 years!!). I never had a bad word to say about any of them TBH. Good clean fun.

I think my Mrs must be a 'girl racer' as it's her car!

tiglon · Post by **tiglon** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:23 pm

Great car, I'd have one in a heartbeat.

Reamesy · Post by **Reamesy** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:27 pm

Very nice practical all rounder.

Zed Baron · Post by **Zed Baron** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 6:03 pm

Lovely colour, will look good on the drive next to your Ferrari

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 7:09 pm

That doesn’t look bad actually

Stevo1987 · Post by **Stevo1987** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:05 pm

Where was it built? Country that is.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:09 pm

At least she has chosen something interesting!

It looks great in that colour too - I hope Mrs Pondrew enjoys it.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:44 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:09 pm I hope Mrs Pondrew enjoys it.

Sod her! It's great fun. I had my first 'play' in it this evening (being very gentle as it had 12 miles on the clock).
It's like driving a go-kart with all mod cons..

Coilover suspension is FAR more comfortable than an E89 with m-sport springs. I was concerned they would be a bit stiff and crashy on the road but they are lush (on factory settings).
And the matrix headlights....they are addictive.

I want to swap my Audrey for the Focus, but she is having none of it.

IRD · Post by **IRD** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:53 pm

That looks very smart indeed Andy. Ford have made some great sporting cars over the years. Many moons ago I had a Mk1 Escort Mexico. I still remember the reg VPY 13S followed by a droop snout R/S 2000. Both great cars. I’m sure Heather will love the new acquisition. Great colour too.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:59 pm

There seem to be a lot of former Fast Ford owners on here!

I had a MK2 Escort RS2000 followed by a couple of 2.8i Capris and still have fond memories of them.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 11:33 pm

I have had:
1983 XR3i
1986 RS Turbo (the white, rarer, proper one)
1996 RS2000 mk5 Escort (not the best TBH)
1997 Escort mk5 Si (better than the above)
2000 Mondeo ST24 (just drank fuel and made a lot of noise TBH)
2020 Focus ST estate

This latest ST will be my 14th Ford. Three were vans (two Transits and an Escort).

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 11:51 pm

You're way ahead of me on Ford ownership then!

1967 Cortina MK2 1500 (a clapped-out rust-bucket as my 1st car)
1978 Granada MK2 2.8 Ghia
1978 Escort RS2000
1982 Capri 2.8i
1981 Capri 2.8i
1980 MK2 Granada 2.0 (stop-gap)
1985 2.8i Scorpio
1992 Sierra Sapphire 2.0 GLSi

But I lost interest after that because they were all FWD, so I tried a few Mercedes and they just felt too "old man" for me which is why I'm on numbers 7 and 8 BMWs.

Stevo1987 · Post by **Stevo1987** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:17 am

Pondrew wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 11:33 pm I have had:
1983 XR3i
1986 RS Turbo (the white, rarer, proper one)
1996 RS2000 mk5 Escort (not the best TBH)
1997 Escort mk5 Si (better than the above)
2000 Mondeo ST24 (just drank fuel and made a lot of noise TBH)
2020 Focus ST estate

This latest ST will be my 14th Ford. Three were vans (two Transits and an Escort).

I had XR3i, White RS turbo, the proper one and the later version.

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