The Focus ST picture thread. - Page 2

**DJM83** · 02-10-2013, 07:32 PM

Give me till till the weekend hahahah.

oddnutz · 05-10-2013, 12:25 PM

Picked my ST up this week

pajoda · 05-10-2013, 06:04 PM

Nice one oddnutz, you will love it.

aratic · 05-10-2013, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by oddnutz

Picked my ST up this week

Congrats on the purchase.

Are those chrome window surrounds?

pajoda · 05-10-2013, 07:27 PM

Suspect a reflection off the super shiney rubber

**DJM83** · 06-10-2013, 10:32 AM

Im no photographer.

pajoda · 06-10-2013, 07:04 PM

Lots of us in that boat, this a motoring forum not a photography forum, just keep 'em coming.

oddnutz · 06-10-2013, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by aratic

Congrats on the purchase.

Are those chrome window surrounds?

thanks.

pajoda is on the money, shiny rubber and a bright sunny day, just had the paint opti coated and the windows tinted the day before so she was still squeaky clean

hazrd · 07-10-2013, 11:50 PM

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Yeeaaahhhh action shot!!

Thanks again for those!

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AaronST87 · 11-10-2013, 05:42 PM

So FIRST POST EVER....ok now thats out the way.

Finally decided to get me one of the fantastic looking cars!

I'll be heading down to Ford on Monday to get the ball rolling, they already have the one I'm looking for (Blue!), just got to organise tinted windows, and paint protection (Do you think its worth it??).

As soon as I pick up, I'll be posting some pics for sure!

Cheers

Schumi275 · 11-10-2013, 05:45 PM

No love for the black?...

My ST.

aratic · 11-10-2013, 05:49 PM

Black on black looks awesome!

AaronST87 · 11-10-2013, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Schumi275

No love for the black?...

My ST.

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It does look good, but I fear I'd get some medical condition trying to keep it clean!

TBH it was a coin toss between the Red and Blue, and seeing my current car is Red, went for the Blue.

Schumi275 · 11-10-2013, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronST87

It does look good, but I fear I'd get some medical condition trying to keep it clean!

TBH it was a coin toss between the Red and Blue, and seeing my current car is Red, went for the Blue.

I thought all the colours looked great, for me was a toss between white and black. Never owned a black car before so.....

But your are correct it is a pain in the butt trying to keep clean.

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Originally Posted by aratic

Black on black looks awesome!

Thanks, allowed me to go 18% tint without it looking to over the top imo.

AaronST87 · 11-10-2013, 06:59 PM

So did anyone buy the paint protection they try to sell you? And is it worth it? I mean it sounds good, but does it actually protect the paint?

marg99 · 11-10-2013, 07:29 PM

It is usually way cheaper to get it after you buy the car amongst other things then you do not pay stamp duty on its cost.

aratic · 11-10-2013, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronST87

So did anyone buy the paint protection they try to sell you? And is it worth it? I mean it sounds good, but does it actually protect the paint?

Its pricey for what it is, but what isnt at the dealer ! You could buy a bottle of Nanolex and do it yourself for 1/4 of the cost.

Personally Id rather give my paint a layer or two of wax every 6 months or so. No protection can last a lifetime regardless of what they tell you

**DJM83** · 11-10-2013, 08:55 PM

Black on black looks horn.

AaronST87 · 11-10-2013, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by marg99

It is usually way cheaper to get it after you buy the car amongst other things then you do not pay stamp duty on its cost.

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Originally Posted by aratic

Its pricey for what it is, but what isnt at the dealer ! You could buy a bottle of Nanolex and do it yourself for 1/4 of the cost.

Personally Id rather give my paint a layer or two of wax every 6 months or so. No protection can last a lifetime regardless of what they tell you

Thanks for the info.

pajoda · 11-10-2013, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by aratic

Its pricey for what it is, but what isnt at the dealer ! You could buy a bottle of Nanolex and do it yourself for 1/4 of the cost.

Personally Id rather give my paint a layer or two of wax every 6 months or so. No protection can last a lifetime regardless of what they tell you

What he said. Clay bar and wax are your best friend, some sort of polish if you need to fix something, although I will admit light colours are easy, blacks and reds a bit more time consuming, but look great when maintained.

pajoda · 11-10-2013, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Schumi275

No love for the black?...

My ST.

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That looks **** hot

In Focus · 11-10-2013, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Schumi275

No love for the black?...

My ST.

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Looks good. By the way, are you the Schumi who used to hang out on VW Watercooled, by any chance?

Copie · 12-10-2013, 05:15 AM

Hey DJM you didn't happen to be heading north up the A1/Pacific highway yesterday? Saw a white ST with number plates similar to your username . Was just north if the Dioreahea cafeteria heading toward Warrell Creek.

**DJM83** · 12-10-2013, 07:21 AM

Yeah would have been me, I was heading back to Brisbane from Sydney.

Schumi275 · 12-10-2013, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by In Focus

Looks good. By the way, are you the Schumi who used to hang out on VW Watercooled, by any chance?

Thanks. Nah mate not me.

hazrd · 14-10-2013, 01:42 PM

I was quoted $2995 to have the protection pack applied. This was for paint protection, leather protection, and interior protection. I politely (then aggressively) declined (after being pushed to buy despite how many times i said no). Then I went out and got my own stuff:

- Nanolex ultimate paint sealant
- Megs carnauba wax
- Leather conditioner
- Scotch guard (for the floor and mats)

All up around $200 and a weekend of my own time. Much more satisfying!!

pajoda · 14-10-2013, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by hazrd

I was quoted $2995 to have the protection pack applied. This was for paint protection, leather protection, and interior protection. I politely (then aggressively) declined (after being pushed to buy despite how many times i said no). Then I went out and got my own stuff:

- Nanolex ultimate paint sealant
- Megs carnauba wax
- Leather conditioner
- Scotch guard (for the floor and mats)

All up around $200 and a weekend of my own time. Much more satisfying!!

Damn, near 3K for that, and for what? Had one "paint protection" experience many years ago which didn't work and they blamed Ford's substandard paint, and was done as part of the new car purchase package. Never again and I am with you on the satisfaction of doing it yourself. I guess you have to like doing this stuff but doing it yourself is satisfaction. Nobody but me washes or treats my paint.

EVL BOS · 14-10-2013, 08:15 PM

Yep the "protection packages" are a joke, I used to be a new car salesmen and as others have said a 6 monthly polish is just as effective, the "packages" are designed to make the dealership money. It cost them if your lucky $100 if not less. Same with the "packages for tint/sensors etc.. Always pay to shop around, it's common practice for their aftearket rep to pull figures out of thin air for how much they want too charge a customer. It will vary by as much as $300 in some instances for the same package on the same model car.

pezzdog · 10-11-2013, 01:30 PM

6 weeks of ownership, 5000kms of driving, best pic to date.

Taken at Charlotte's Pass, in the Snowy Mountains.

AaronST87 · 10-11-2013, 01:34 PM

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6 weeks of ownership, 5000kms of driving, best pic to date.

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Taken at Charlotte's Pass, in the Snowy Mountains.

That's a great pic! Love the colour although I am a little bias!

I've had mine about 3 weeks I'll have to put some pics up one of these days.