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I like it!

I wish I could've driven the GTO when you were in my neck of the woods. The Fiesta looks like a fun car. Maybe we can have a mini meet?

Looks good! Enjoy it. I agree, all-around handling is more important than straight-line acceleration.

Good choice on the car!

If the Fiesta was available when I was buying my 1.4T Sonic, I'd probably have gone with the FiST as well. In fact, it will likely be my next car in 2-3 years. It's either going to be the FiST or the new Chevy Colorado; I want I4, 4x4 and manual in it.

That said, I sold my GTO for much the same reasons - never ending mechanical problems, and mine had 45k when it was sold. The dealer knew me well, by the time it was sold, and keep in mind, it wasn't even driven in the winter. The last straw was a phantom clutch issue, where the pedal would get soft after a redline shift and return to normal 2 shifts later. Multiple techs looked at it thoroughly, never found any leaks. I have a great conversation with a master tech at one of the dealerships. He took the time to listed to what I was describing, as well as the time to keep it for a few days and check out the issue - found nothing.

I liked that car quite a lot, but I got frustrated with it a lot, too.

You would have gotten yourself FiSTed?

Every day, twice a day. Once on the way to work and then on the way home. More times as necessary.

AHTOXA wrote:Good choice on the car!

If the Fiesta was available when I was buying my 1.4T Sonic, I'd probably have gone with the FiST as well. In fact, it will likely be my next car in 2-3 years. It's either going to be the FiST or the new Chevy Colorado; I want I4, 4x4 and manual in it.

That said, I sold my GTO for much the same reasons - never ending mechanical problems, and mine had 45k when it was sold. The dealer knew me well, by the time it was sold, and keep in mind, it wasn't even driven in the winter. The last straw was a phantom clutch issue, where the pedal would get soft after a redline shift and return to normal 2 shifts later. Multiple techs looked at it thoroughly, never found any leaks. I have a great conversation with a master tech at one of the dealerships. He took the time to listed to what I was describing, as well as the time to keep it for a few days and check out the issue - found nothing.

I liked that car quite a lot, but I got frustrated with it a lot, too.

Do you know if the Goat's clutch cover was a self-adjusting model? Not the hydraulic release system, but the clutch cover itself. I've seen some of those that misadjust after a high rpm stint - like the spring in the adjuster goes into resonance and the adjuster moves. They are sposta adjust so that the clutch pedal force to disengage stays constant as the clutch wears rather then increase as the disk gets thinner.

nice hwhip

come to the meat so we can have multiple blue balls again

noob5,000,000 wrote:I like it!

I'd be curious to drive one of these little buggies to see how it compares with my brief time behind the wheel of the Focus ST.

Rope-Pusher wrote:

AHTOXA wrote:Good choice on the car!

If the Fiesta was available when I was buying my 1.4T Sonic, I'd probably have gone with the FiST as well. In fact, it will likely be my next car in 2-3 years. It's either going to be the FiST or the new Chevy Colorado; I want I4, 4x4 and manual in it.

That said, I sold my GTO for much the same reasons - never ending mechanical problems, and mine had 45k when it was sold. The dealer knew me well, by the time it was sold, and keep in mind, it wasn't even driven in the winter. The last straw was a phantom clutch issue, where the pedal would get soft after a redline shift and return to normal 2 shifts later. Multiple techs looked at it thoroughly, never found any leaks. I have a great conversation with a master tech at one of the dealerships. He took the time to listed to what I was describing, as well as the time to keep it for a few days and check out the issue - found nothing.

I liked that car quite a lot, but I got frustrated with it a lot, too.

Do you know if the Goat's clutch cover was a self-adjusting model? Not the hydraulic release system, but the clutch cover itself. I've seen some of those that misadjust after a high rpm stint - like the spring in the adjuster goes into resonance and the adjuster moves. They are sposta adjust so that the clutch pedal force to disengage stays constant as the clutch wears rather then increase as the disk gets thinner.

I don't recall any more, unfortunately. I sold it in 2011 and it's been a few years.

Love it. I want a FiST or a FoST in that fantastic red/orange metallic flake color they have. Honestly my top choice if I needed a hatch right now.

must have mark seven gti. must blow away other hot hatches and smile at stop lights.

potownrob wrote:must have mark seven gti. must blow away other hot hatches and smile at stop lights.

Until something breaks deep within the dash and it costs hundreds to fix.

I haven't seen many if any fiesta STs around here lately. I have stumbled upon a few Focus STs. Those Recaros...man they hold you in place.

The more and more I hear about them, I'm starting to wonder if a Focus ST could be in my future. Then I remember that I love AWD and then I'm just confused and unsure.