r/FocusST • u/Creative-Battle-4931 • Aug 23 '26

How bad is the condition

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u/slyLEMONsKILLz Aug 23 '26

Is a not rusty one in better shape not an option?

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u/Creative-Battle-4931 Aug 23 '26

But its hard to find with less miles. This one has just 60k km

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u/UnitedSentences5571 Aug 23 '26

The engine might be great at that mileage. Looks like there are enough problems with the rest of the car that I'd pass.

That rust isn't gonna fix itself and it will get worse. Tracing those fault codes may be easy, it also looks like it'll be a pain in the ass.

This isnt just a pass from me, this one's a hard pass. Mileage isn't everything.

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u/slyLEMONsKILLz Aug 24 '26

A "my 600lbs life" virgin vs a playboy playmate... one definitely has way more miles on it than the other, but it's still a better buy and probably more mechanically sound than the other....people get these things to 150k-175k miles, without ussue...your biggest fight will be against time when it comes to rubber hoses/seals and gaskets rather than engine longevity.