2010 Ford Focus RS Mk II

With just one previous owner and an odometer that has only recently ticked over 7,000 miles, ‘DG10 CUU’ is a totally standard and completely original Ultimate Green MKII Ford Focus RS.

It’s been in the seller’s care for the past eight years, during which it has always been stored undercover in the dry. It’s been well serviced too, always at a Ford main dealer with the cambelt and waterpump being replaced in 2021 at 6,849 miles.

Boasting a full and advisory-free MoT, this is as close to being able to buy a box-fresh, brand-new Focus RS as you’re likely to find.
 

What can we say about the coachwork other than the name of the colour, Ultimate Green, says it all?

Because it is still very nearly as good now as it was when it rolled out of the showroom back in 2010. Imagine a car after a month of use, and that’s what this one is like; not perfect, but as close to being so as any car that is still capable of movement under its own steam.

Shutlines, panel alignment, and paint quality is all as per the Ford factory fifteen years ago. Ditto the badges, mesh grilles, louvres, lamp lenses, spoilers, and window glazing.

Even the numberplates bear Evans Halshaw’s name, as does the sticker in the windscreen.  

The tyres, which are ultra-low-profile 235/35ZR19, are Matador Hectorra 2 on the front and Continental Conti Sport Contact 3 on the rear. As you’d guess, the 15-spoke alloy rims they’re fitted to are excellent – but not flawless because the only flaw we can spot on the whole of the exterior is a slight scuff on the nearside rear wheel. 
 

With so few miles on the clock, you’d have every right to expect the RS’s cabin to still be like new too – and it is.

And even setting its stunning condition to one side, it’s a helluva cockpit.

Take the front seats, for example, which are heavily bolstered and shaped to accommodate a full racing harness. Hugely functional and designed to appeal to your inner racing driver, Recaro has also trimmed them in a variety of materials, ensuring they grip your attention as tightly as they do your torso.  

The front seats are virtually unmarked, with any flaw you think you can see probably being the pile of the fabric rubbed up the wrong way. Even the hard plastic shell on their rear is free of scratched and scuffs, but then the rear seats look like they may well not have ever been sat on.

There’s carbonfibre aplenty too, plus a six-speed manual gearbox, a push-button starter labelled ‘Ford POWER’, a three-spoke RS steering wheel, alloy pedals, and a trio of gauges to reassure you of the amount of turbo boost you are deploying along with the oil’s temperature and pressure.

Carpets, headlining, door cards, and dashboard are also beyond reproach.  

Which means there isn’t anything for the new owner to do other than to sit back and admire Ford design at its very best.
 

The RS’s service history is recorded as follows:

•    27.03.2025 and 7,026 miles – service by Hartwell Ford Kidlington where it got green ticks for everything
•    14.11.2022 and 6,940 miles – service by Hartwell Ford Kidlington
•    13.04.2021 and 6,849 miles – service by Hartwell Ford Kidlington including cambelt and waterpump
•    14.07.2018 and 6,765 miles – service by Hartwell Ford Kidlington
•    01.02.2017 and 6,491 miles – service by Evans Halshaw Chester
•    01.02.2016 and 6,501 miles – service by Evans Halshaw Chester (Mileage incorrectly documented by service centre on invoice, should read as 6,150)
•    02.02.2015 and 5,623 miles – service by Evans Halshaw Chester
•    13.02.2014 and 5,051 miles – service by Evans Halshaw Chester
•    21.02.2013 and 4,249 miles – service by Evans Halshaw Chester
•    17.03.2012 and 3,600 miles – service by Evans Halshaw Chester
•    21.03.2011 and 2,256 miles – service by Evans Halshaw Chester

Of course, the engine starts easily and idles beautifully. It also shows good oil pressure and revs as well as you’d hope of a car with a pedigree that can trace its way back sixty years.

Just as importantly, it makes all the right noises from the twin exhaust pipes.

The engine and underbonnet area are pretty much like new still. Yes, if you’re the sort of person who derives pleasure from detailing their cars then there is work you could do but most of us would be happy to wipe the dust off with a cloth and call it good.

The underside, however, would benefit from some professional attention as it does have a little light surface rust on some of the steel components and fasteners.

None of it is even close to being a genuine problem but given the museum-quality condition of everything else, we can see the new owner will want to invest a little time and money in getting it sorted. 
 

The Ford’s MoT certificate, which is valid until March 2026, was issued with no advisories – and it probably won’t surprise you to learn that it’s only had one advisory in its whole life and that was only for low tread on its front tyres.

The recent Vehicle History Check is clear, and it comes with two remote key fobs.

The service history is backed up by plenty of invoices, and there’s also a copy of the original sales invoices from M53 Ford dated the 10th of March 2010 in addition to the Ford book pack and wallet.
 

Its condition and mileage mean this is probably one for the collector who’s probably only ever going to wheel it out on high days and holidays. That said, we can also see this museum-quality example drawing an awful lot of interest for the sort of folk who simply wouldn’t consider buying anything less than the very best.

Smart folk then, who understand that any premium paid now will almost certainly be multiplied when the time comes to let it go in a decade or so – and if the way the older fast Fords have appreciated in the past decade is any guide, we’d expect this one to continue to rise in value.

Because the first owner paid just £26,000 for it, which is  a full ten thousand pounds less than our lower estimate – and £14,000 less than our upper guide. 

We are happy to offer this car for auction with an estimate in the range of £36,000 - £40,000.

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