Ford Focus RS Mk1 - Buying, Maintaining and Enjoying!

Our first ever KZbin video featuring the Ford Focus RS Mk1 we purchased from auction in 2020. Here is an introduction to how we bought the RS and what our first few months of ownership have been like.
We hope you enjoy it - please do hit ‘like’, leave us a comment and subscribe to our channel.

[@deancooper7952]

Nice example mate,I've owned mine since 2004,I'd never part with it,still surprises and scares me every time I drive it!!

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for watching and for the comment. Always good to hear from other owners; they are indeed amazing cars and our RS is going nowhere!

[@andrewbrooking1676]

Very good - watched it from start to finish ! Look forward to more 'Rid's Vids' !

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks mate, much appreciated. Stay tuned as tomorrow at 15:00 we have another video going live featuring an 80's hot hatch legend!

[@stephenfoster3846]

Was on the rs database in 2002 thanks to Ford I purchased mine in 2003 loved it no issues did us proud had to sell 4 years later still remember the build number want to have it back

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the comment and for watching. Must have been amazing to purchase one new - I am certain your car will still be out there so keep an eye out! If you haven't already then please do subscibe as we have lots more modern classics to come, including more on our RS.

[@davidshaw5139]

Very nice car, mine is not an RS though, bought it in 2000 and still gives me a beauty driving till now. Always serviced regularly and take care of it. Great car with a robust engine not like the engines of nowadays.

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the comment David and for watching; I am glad you enjoyed the video. Glad to hear you are still running your 2000 Ford Focus - if you haven't already, then please check out our video on the Ford Focus Mk1 Ghia that we posted a couple of months ago. Thanks again and hope to hear from you again on another of our videos.

[@ryanhewitt1891]

Love it. Keep em coming

[@NicolasGirls]

Good luck with the restoration.

[@WrightyBoy8]

Great video..not enough on the mk1 around on KZbin. Keep the update vids coming. I see you sourced one of the rarest items...the front grille!! At least door cards are fairly easy to come by.

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Headlights are going to be the challenge Will, but I am sure we'll find some one day. Thanks for your comment and for watching the video.

[@bennobro]

Be careful putting back to stock (exhaust / tune etc) as it’s been modified. Don’t want you running higher boost without the necessary fueling or something by accident. I still dream of owning a MK1 RS but they were never in the Canadian market. (I’m a Brit abroad). I have to settle for my Mk3.5 ST

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the comment. My intention is to take the car back to looking stock (with the exception of the exhaust). I've managed to source OEM headlights, indicators and side repeaters, plus I'll have the wheels painted in the new year. Interior is also pretty much sorted. Look out for a video on this around May 2022. I'm going to leave the mechanicals as they are, mainly because detuning it back to standard will probably result in me being disappointed with performance - I love the way the car currently drives. Thanks for watching!

[@Roddy_Zeh]

Oh yes...the ultimate Mk1 Focus! What a beast of a car! Too bad they're so hard to find and prices...🙄 So what's left for me would be to build a tribute...but I like to imagine an RS version (even as a tribute) sporting the 5-door hatchback, the wagon and the sedan bodies, heheh. Thanks for the epic video!

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the comment. Really enjoy our RS and this year we will be doing a fair bit of work as we return the car back to a more standard look. Glad you enjoyed the video - it was our first ever attempt at a KZbin video, so will probably remake it one day! Thanks for continued support.

[@russrs959]

Great video pal...I’m fortunate enough to own one of these awesome cars too. Looking forward to future videos 👍🏻

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks so much for the comment Russ - really pleased you enjoyed the video. We will certainly continue to feature our progress with the RS, which as you say is an awesome car! Keep watching the channel as today at 15:00 we have a new video going live about a very different type of Ford. Thanks again.

[@ryanmitchell8640]

Really good video I have a GEN 2 Induction kit on mine.Taking it off very soon as trying to go abit more OEM.Dump valve on yours does sound nice.OEM Parts for these are getting hard to source.Look for to you all who ever going to the 20th Anniversary meet this year

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the comment Ryan - good to know you enjoyed the video (it was our first on KZbin, so hoping our content has improved over the year). I am part way through returning my RS to a more OEM look and will feature it in a video soon, so do please stay tuned. Also, planning to attend RS Owners Club National Day with the car, so you'll see it there. Thanks for watching.

[@ryanmitchell8640]

@@cornishcarcollectors I'm going to the 20th anniversary meet in September hope your selfs are is the page on Instagram?After this meet debating even putting the standard exhaust back on etc

[@maidens40]

love that car....

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the comment - I love it too! If you haven't already seen it, there's another video on the RS here on my Channel after I have had some work done to it. Thanks for watching, I appreciate it.

[@robmeneice5060]

Keep up the good work

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the very kind comment on our first ever video Rob. We actually have another Focus video going live today at 15:00, but this time our ST. Do stay tuned as we will feature the RS alot more in the future.

[@16vfan]

Great video, If you're after oem parts to return it back to standard i can recommend imperial rs owners, Ford focus rs mk1 club and Focus rs mk1 cars & parts for sale. A chap called Sam Breeze is a mk1 focus rs breaker and a friend of mine look out for him as he has a whole host of standard parts which as you'll know are becoming very hard to source these days.

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thank you so much for the comment Iain, really appreciated. I am a member of Imperial Blue and Focus MK1 RSOC... and funny enough it was Sam who supplied the new grab handle (found him on Imperial Blue). I am keen to source all of the bits to get is as close to standard (in appearance) as possible. Please do keep watching the channel as we get better at making the videos - we're lucky enough to have a few other modern classic Fords to come and will be featuring the RS development as it progresses.

[@L3giT_Hax]

Stunning she is

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the comment and really pleased you like the car. We'll feature the RS again in video 10, so please keep watching.

[@420somewhereG]

🔥🔥🔥

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the comment. This Mk1 RS has come a long way in the two and a bit years I have owned it. Glad you like the car. Thanks for watching.

[@stephenhankey9684]

Great vid!! 👍

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the comment and for watching, really appreciate it. We'll continue to feature the RS on the channel and some of our other Fords.

[@stephenhankey9684]

@@cornishcarcollectors good!! Really good watch and informative. I have a real passion for great cars and seeing them being cared for!

[@markrs59]

Lovely car but my god those badges look well off?? I have a mk2 focus rs going for the bootlid to be re painted next week, dreading trying to get the rs badge back in the right place 😂😂😂

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the comment Mark. Stuck the bloody Focus badge on wonky! It’s tough... good luck with yours. We’ll feature the RS again in the future, so please keep watching.

[@markrs59]

@@cornishcarcollectors my plan is before I drop it off masking tape around badge and mark the measurements from the boot handle and surrounding areas on it and then take picture hopefully I can it correct-ish, and if you plan on returning it stock power wise or want it health checked the guys at sabre tuning are the best in the business for these mk1s 👍

[@zurcherzurich213]

Great car! :)

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the comment. We will continue to feature our Focus RS in future videos.

[@zurcherzurich213]

@@cornishcarcollectors I will follow the progress :) Greetings from Switzerland

[@satbilla9291]

Did I hear right 9k? That’s a bargain there going for near 20k

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for the comment. I was fortunate when buying the RS - managed to get one just at the right time! Thanks for watching, do stay tuned.

[@petrol-head-Steve]

Will this be for sale?

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for watching Steven and for the interest in our RS - no plans to sell this one at the moment, but you never know!

[@georgechristodoulakis1711]

Color code please???

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Thanks for watching. The car is Ford Imperial Blue - I believe the code is H and XSC2681.

[@georgechristodoulakis1711]

@@cornishcarcollectors thank god!!! I am going to Paint it tomorrow thannxsss!!

[@nopenope250]

Why,WHY,WHY....!!!! WHY THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT 4X4. WHY!!!!!!!!!

[@DazOwen001]

Cost!

[@julesmatthews2178]

Why oh why do people de badge stuff looks loads better with my mk1 225 TT is mint like this 😎

[@cornishcarcollectors]

Totally agree! Thanks for watching and for the comment.

[@HasanRifino]

🚘👈❤❤❤❤

[@cornishcarcollectors]

👍👍