

The 2016 Ford Focus RS hatchback with a 2.3-liter turbo engine, manual transmission and all-wheel drive is offered at Bring a Trailer auction with 34,000 miles on the odometer.
Ah yes, the Focus RS, the car that cost more than my first flat and lasted about as long as a Bank Holiday. I remember the last overhyped hot hatch auction, a Mégane RS that was “barely driven” and turned out to have a clutch with more history than most marriages. Nothing came of it except a lot of nodding over the bidding.
Oh, marvellous. A 2016 Focus RS, barely run in, with 34,000 miles and a manual gearbox, and I’m supposed to feel reassured. Here’s how it ends: some enthusiast with a wallet full of optimism bids it past anything sane, the seller pockets the cash, and the new owner discovers the clutch has been slipping since the day it left the dealer. Then the insurance quote arrives and finishes the job.



