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    FOCUS ST225

    Sep 04, 2020 6 minutes
    Words DAN WILLIAMSON

    IDENTITY

    A history check is vital to make sure any ST isn t a ringer, write-off or subject to finance. Check the VIN on the log book matches the numbers on the sticker in the driver’s door shut, stamped under a notch in the carpet on the driver’s side sill (just in front of the seat) and on the nearside dashboard, seen through the windscreen.

    Many ST replicas are on the market, but few folk fit the proper five-cylinder engine. Even so, ST owners swap trims around, so it’s best to check you’re getting the model you want.

    Base STs are now rare (only 665 were sold in the UK), having Recaro seats with coloured bolsters, single-disc CD player and no ESP (until the 2008 facelift). ST-2s (10,504 sales) gained a CD/MP3 head unit, two extra rear speakers, heated windscreen and xenon headlights with washers in the front bumper. ST-3s added heated leather Recaros with two-seat rear bench (optional on ST/ST-2 cloth)

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