ST170 Estate with Borked Clutch. Should I?

"RWS Motorsport" (rwsmotorsport)
12/17/2014 at 13:43 • Filed to: None

Oppo,

talk me out of buying this please.

I know i shouldnt. but I really want to.

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I can afford it, Ive got about 2 weeks over christmas to fix the clutch. but I feel I shouldnt. Looks like a road to financial ruin

DISCUSSION (21)

Thunderface > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 13:45

I don't know if it's a good idea, but that's the best non-modern ST focus evar!

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 13:46

I had no idea they made these as an estate, this is awesome.

Margin Of Error > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 13:47

For Sweden > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 13:47

Once börk, no unbörk

Rock Bottom > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 13:48

Worst case, you can buy it, do the clutch, drive it until you're bored, then sell it as a fully functional car. If you don't let them bend you over on the purchase price and you're able to do the clutch yourself, you probably won't lose any money on it... you might even make a buck!

MonkeePuzzle > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 13:48

750, that's CHEAP, although foci are more prevalant over there.

But I'd imagine you could regain your 750 selling bits, so it sound very worth while if the clutch is truly the only issue.

RWS Motorsport > Thunderface
12/17/2014 at 13:48

They are really rare, I think its like a few thousand in the UK.

I dont know why, but im really drawn to an estate rather than a 5 door. I carry lots of shit on holiday, and like bikes and stuff, which all go in the hatch. But fast estates are cool.

duurtlang > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 13:49

Is it located close to you? If you can figure out if it's actually a good car that has been kept up, with the exception of the clutch, I don't see why you shouldn't. That's assuming you can actually fix that clutch yourself.

RWS Motorsport > MonkeePuzzle
12/17/2014 at 13:49

Well its like 3 hours away, so I could go look at the weekend. Waah. you guys are not helping me not want this haha

Tareim - V8 powered > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 13:49

100% CP

Thunderface > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 13:50

You know what? For 750 quid, do it.

RWS Motorsport > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/17/2014 at 13:50

I only found out when i looked for an estate conversion with a normal st170. my mind was blown!!

RWS Motorsport > Rock Bottom
12/17/2014 at 13:50

Hmm, you make a very convincing argument for doing it I must say ha. dagnammit

RWS Motorsport > duurtlang
12/17/2014 at 13:52

Ive done a clutch on my old 306 before, and theres several guides on how to do it. It does seem like a faff, but not impossible.

Its about 3 hours away, So I could go and look without too much difficulty.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 13:52

If the rest of the car is reasonably clean it could be a good flip. Clutch packs cant be much more than £100 so you'll have less than £1000 in a car possibly worth around £1500-2000. Would need heavy inspection though to make sure it hasnt been thrashed.

Rock Bottom > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 13:53

I'm the little red guy on your shoulder...

do it

do it now

BlurpleToyotaDishwasher > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 14:06

I like 'em. Try and get the price down a bit, £750 seems steep for something with a clutch problem, but yeah, worth going for.

burntartichoke > RWS Motorsport
12/17/2014 at 14:15

WHAT?!? I never knew the ST170 pack was available for the Estate. If only I had the money to swap the SVT gear to a wagon. :(

RWS Motorsport > burntartichoke
12/17/2014 at 14:16

Thats the only reason I found out about it. I was doing an imaginary conversion hypothetically, and when googling it found it was already a thing :D

pImpOfThePerverse > RWS Motorsport
12/18/2014 at 00:55

do you expect oppo to talk you _out_ of this?

RWS Motorsport > pImpOfThePerverse
12/18/2014 at 08:38

Ha yeah you make a very good point. I have however convinced myself not too.

Instead im going to look at a mint condition st170 5 door hatchback next week. :D