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Looking at buying a Focus RS (approx 17 Reg)

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I'm after finding a good Focus RS, for my daughters other half.

Any thoughts or tips on the RS (2016/2017) would be very welcome. He would prefer the 'blue' colour and it must have heated seats, other than that he's quite open to suggestions.

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    They suffered head gasket issues didn't they before 2017, even then I believe some 2017 cars were affected, I don't know details so worth checking on that.

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    25 minutes ago, unofix said:

    I'm after finding a good Focus RS, for my daughters other half.

    You allow your daughter to go out with a blatant boy racer?? She's lucky to have such a relaxed dad 😅

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    16 minutes ago, Frembrit said:

    They suffered head gasket issues didn't they before 2017, even then I believe some 2017 cars were affected, I don't know details so worth checking on that.

    They all got recalled. Ford had mistakenly fit the standard head gasket instead of the uprated one. 

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    17 minutes ago, StephenFord said:

    with a blatant boy racer??

    The funny thing is he drives like Miss Daisy 🤣

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    2 minutes ago, unofix said:

    The funny thing is he drives like Miss Daisy 🤣

    Now, is that like, Daisy Duke (Dukes of Hazzard fame) or your actual elderly Miss Daisy LOL

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    3 hours ago, alexp999 said:

    They all got recalled. Ford had mistakenly fit the standard head gasket instead of the uprated one. 

    I am sure it was mustang 2.3 parts they fitted by mistake 😂

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    What are the gearboxes like ?

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    On 4/30/2022 at 9:30 PM, unofix said:

    What are the gearboxes like ?

    Afaik it is the same 6MTT450 fitted to the ST.

    It has a design rating of 450Nm, but there will be a safety factor built in to that and Ford may have used a version with one or more improved internals, but I can't find any info on that.

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