was on me way to tesco so i went and got another car, not to everyones taste on here but i bum fords so there:




55 plate, phase 1 (not the best but hey)
tinted glass, leccy mirrors, 6 cd changer, piano black dash, 39k. £6500.

i've swapped my 9000 mile 1.25 for it, got £6300, refused to put a deposit and got a nice swap.

its costing me £7 a month more and is mine after 60 months

yes i am swapping a 58 plate for a 55 but:

in the £7 monthly cost i get:

2 years more warrenty.
6 years paint guard, interior protection plan.
2 years breakdown.
1 service.

and get this, i got a insurance cover plan that means that if i write the car off in the next three years im guarenteed the £6500 back, so in 2 years 11 months it will be driven into a hedge

the only downside is the loss of my bluetooth, auto lights, auto wipers and mp3 socket. but hey ho at least i can reach 70mph now.

insurance is cheaper as i'll be flogging the xr2i if anyone will buy it so i'll be down to one car.

picking it up friday, am coming to sixfields but i'll be in my '2i as someone wants to see it with regards buying it

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good deal you got there

I say that's a good move, for various reasons.

Nice. You'll enjoy it more!

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won't depricate as much as a newer car, will be barely any difference in fuel/tax/insurance, will be the top of the range model, has done enough miles to be broken in properly and all the niggles a new ford has will be already sorted, pretty much a straight swap, all the obvious reasons!

Nice

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nice car mate not a bad deal you got either

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Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

Really nice car you've got there mate and sounds like a good deal.

Nice one

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as i have owned of these

i can say it will be much better then your 1.25, minus fuel

depending on your foot, it should average 30ish ford said 38mpg, but that is pure codswallop

looks nice though

blue is the colour to have (no bias)

must of been the best trip to tesco bar none!

good buy/swap there buddy, i do like the ST's alot!

i can imagine explaining this:

i popped out for a loaf of bread and came back with an ST!

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Much prefer the Ph1 to the Frog eye thing. Looks good. I hope you've hung it off the limiter a few times already.

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I saw a mega fit blonde in a white 56-plate ST with just side stripes, standard wheels and some serious lowering going on. I just shamefully looked on Autotrader to see what they were fetching to see if I could recreate the experience with the missus, but it seems the car is too expensive. That's just one of the problems.

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Sounds good mate, bet you can't wait now

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Everycar should come equipped with a K&N as standard

Congratulations dude, on the wedding.

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5 mins

K+N makes a big difference due to the bloody crap airbox on the ST's sounds nuts to

I never fitted my flexi but combined with the K+N you get 165bhp

good luck on the frying and wedding and xr2i sale

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