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One thing i do miss and i always will is the I5T
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Thought it was more road grime/dust on the rear panels myself, and yep, the exhaust tip blackens up pretty quick, can handle them but not the brake dust, drives me mad. New pads are imminent.
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Brake dust is always going to be an issue, have you thought about painting the wheels a dark colour to help hide the dust if it is an issue
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Not getting much carbon build up over the rear but exhaust tip is getting a lot blacker!
Brake dust is a pain in the **** so is this recent Brisbane weather!!!! Had a few quick squirts in it against numerous different cars in the last two weeks and I like the look on the other drivers face when you are sittting beside them and easily keep up with them and still have 3 more gears!!! Other than that 3000km service done last Wednesday, no dramas whatsoever.....
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One step ahead of you Neale :-) Dropping the car off to Craved Coatings next Saturday for some gloss black powder coating!
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I love the look of these things, saw a silver one in Gawler yesterday looked sensational. Might scope a trade value on the PX me thinks. What sort of highway economy do these things see in the real world?
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But around town the other half I think is getting close to 700km a tank...
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Getting 8.5 l/100 at an average speed of 45kmh myself. And yep, close to 700kmh a tank on a good day.
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im on 8.8 after the bathurst cruise which is 700km a tank :-)
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Think ill invest in this efocus engine mount.....Had that terrible "clunk" noise from a spirited 1st to 2nd gear change off the lights the other night......
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Ive had it once, so im in no interest in changing it just yet. No doubt i will later at some stage.
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Thanks for the feedback. Those econ numbers are excellent. The Ranger is giving me mid 8's but thats primarly extra urban and better than most people see (I also drive VERY lazy), me thinks constant cruise which is pretty much my driving experience daily should see the Focus comfortably in front of that
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LOL I don't know how you haven't the car just wants to go all the time hahah the wet its especially bad!
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Its not as if its a common problem, as I said its happened once and havent really driven it like mentioned in the wet...
I find the fuel economy is getting better and better the more the kms go on it and actually I think its running a lot better also, may just be the cool air that we have in Brisbane. Who'd (ppl in Brisbane) be keen on a cruise sometime soon in the not to distant future?
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Yeah they get better the more kms so I've heard.
I know there is a cruise on the 7th of July with a bunch of XR4/5's in brisbane. Im pretty sure it's the 7th ill double check.
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We're getting a new SYNC feature.
http://www.themotorreport.com.au/568...-via-ford-sync I've asked the ford twitter if any news on other features (AppLink would be nice) coming to AU anytime soon. |
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New owners manual hahaha. Sweet.
Good idea i reckon, they will probably wait for cars to be serviced before its fitted. If i get a phone call ill be surprised.
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Can anyone please advise what is the latest software/firmware version we should have for the SYNC system on the ST? Just got mine delivered and it appears metadata is not being streamed over BT. Can't get song titles to display from the iPhone 5. Seems to work ok via USB but not bluetooth.
Suspect avcrp is not working or enabled on the SYNC - maybe it's not running the latest version -anyone got theirs working? Cheers |
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Yeah pretty sweet, i was at ford this morning and they said there was a recall for it, like an hour or so job too! Did you guys see the TSB for the engine bang too? I am getting mine replaced in a couple of weeks.
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Yeah mate - here is the document - http://www.focaljet.com/tsb/tsb13-06-10.pdf
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But how do you find these? And how do you know if Ford AU will do it? Normally I just wait to the next service and the dealer tells me. (already been one for the ST for some compliance sticker or something.) |
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Mine axel tramps so bad in the wet especially. Yeah I already replaced one of my mounts with the same one they are going to lol bugger! I found the TSB through another forum, well Ford is going for the whole Global look now so they should. The service guy didn't seem to have any issues with it. It isn't a recall so don't be surprised if they don't ask, its more like if the customer complains its happening - this is the fix for it
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Hmm, well I'll keep the document for the next service (or if they magically call about the SYNC upgrade) and bring it up then. See what they say.
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Well small update mines cracked the 10,000 mark and still loving it!
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Yeah just cracked 4000kms in mine, still love it. Any excuse for a drive.
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A guy in the UK on focusstoc.com had his ST3 in a 3 way hot hatch battle with the new MK7 GTi and Renault Sport Megane in Auto Express magazine, a test where the ST came out on top. It can be downloaded from the apple store or google play.
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I'd be very surprised if they do carry out the work on that overseas TSB, it hasn't worked in the past with overseas TSBs/recalls etc - the parts in question may not even be available here.
When they go to submit a claim Ford Australia will want a locally issued TSB number. That being said I will happy eat my words if it does happen. |
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