So you've waited ages, go to pick up your brand spanker focus RS..then get the news..

[sooty]

news (http://www.ukpassats.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=14062)

[Brazza]

makes me want to punch a bogan :mad:

[Hoya]

happens everyday in the uk

if i had any nice car in my yard, id keep it hidden!

[Calibrated]

****. i'd be fuming

[Hoya]

i bet these are the rims they stole

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2009-FORD-RS-FOCUS-19-5X108-GENUINE-ALLOY-WHEELS-X-4_W0QQitemZ220394924133QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarPa rts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET?hash=item33 508fa865&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0| 293%3A1|294%3A50

[Neeko]

man thats unfortunate :(
it still puzzles me nearly every day why people commit crimes like these. Boredom? Lack of Care? No Responsibilities? Have you come down that far in life that you have to steal rims of a car and sell them to make money? I know times are tough atm but I wish they imagined it to be their car maybe for a moment and imagined someone flogging their wheels.

[sooty]

i bet these are the rims they stole

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2009-FORD-RS-FOCUS-19-5X108-GENUINE-ALLOY-WHEELS-X-4_W0QQitemZ220394924133QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarPa rts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET?hash=item33 508fa865&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0| 293%3A1|294%3A50 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2009-FORD-RS-FOCUS-19-5X108-GENUINE-ALLOY-WHEELS-X-4_W0QQitemZ220394924133QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarPa rts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET?hash=item33 508fa865&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C 301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50)

wow...offset of 63, that's HUGE! (btw, these would fit an astra with re-drilling :lol:)

[JR]

dats fcuked up big time.
i feel sorry for the bloke who bought it, who now has to wait another couple of months to get his hands on another one!!

[sooty]

What's also concerning is the colour of the paintwork, and why it was about to be redone anyway.
That colourmatching is terrible.

[Ice]

oh thats wrong !!!! its not the end of the world...itll be fixed and used as a demo and someone will get a steal out of it when i goes for sale and be none the wiser.....

[GreyRex]

What's also concerning is the colour of the paintwork, and why it was about to be redone anyway.
That colourmatching is terrible.

I've noticed the XR5/ST has similar issues... specifically with the lower side skirt

I've got a picture of a brand new orange one that i use as a desktop sometimes, and you can see the difference in the colour... no b/s

And that colours an $1,800 option here!!:yikes:

I still like the car though

[alts]

thats a shame, and looking at that ebay link. I'd put my money on them being the stolen rims. lol >_< some people..

[chrissn89]

damm that sucks what kinda person does that :(

[EL BURITO]

I've noticed the XR5/ST has similar issues... specifically with the lower side skirt

I've got a picture of a brand new orange one that i use as a desktop sometimes, and you can see the difference in the colour... no b/s

And that colours an $1,800 option here!!:yikes:

I still like the car though
Ford paint is thin as, needs to be thicker on the panels

if that car was here it wouldn't be aloud to be sold as new as it would be over the % of repairs aloud to a new car

[Apex]

news (http://www.ukpassats.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=14062)



The requested topic does not exist.:confused:

[sooty]

The requested topic does not exist.:confused:
Yeah, the website has removed the topic or something:confused:
Essentially it was a new green Focus RS waiting in pre-delivery to to gets sideskirts repainted as they were a pretty terrible colour match. Overnight someone cut a hole in the fence, smashed the windows to get to the glovebox and locking nut key, and knicked the wheels leaving it on pallets.
So now the vehicle is being used as a demo vehicle, and the guy who bought it has to wait another couple of months to get his new RS

[poita]

it was posted on a VW owners forum, suprised the thread lasted as long as it did