"Mythlin" (kxcmiles)
03/01/2016 at 19:38 • Filed to: None
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"Mythlin" (kxcmiles)
03/01/2016 at 19:38 • Filed to: None | 2
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Today I was driving around with my friend and we stopped at a few dealerships to see the gen 6 Camaros and few other cars, along the way we stopped at a random Ford dealership to check for a GT350 when I found a Fiesta ST.
The ST was what looked like the tri coat mineral white without the Recaro seats or really any other option. The car looked great and fit me well at 6'3/6'4(depending on which nurse measures me haha). Sync 3 was equppied on this particular car and was my first time using it, I found it very responsive and easy to learn. The steering wheel Ford chose is very cheap to hold and cheap looking. The center console armrest literally hurt my elbow and the center screen was not digital so it didn’t show MPH or anything like that. After looking at the seats, the trunk, and a few other bits I took it out for a test drive.
Right away once I got all my mirrors setup I was disappointed with the lack of feel the clutch has, and how light the pedal was. It was hard to get any real feel out of the clutch which was disappointing coming out of my Focus ST. A little farther along the drive I thought the brakes were very poor, definitely the first mod I would do is much much better brakes. Getting onto the highway with 197hp I figured it wouldn’t be too bad as the Focus only has 252hp I was again disappointed. The car that everyone hails was slow, had bad brakes, and bad clutch feel. I left knowing I made the right choice buying a Focus over this Fiesta, I can’t even see how people compare them. The only decent thing was the Fiesta had was the handling.
Rico
> Mythlin
03/01/2016 at 19:47 |
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slipperysallylikespenguins
> Mythlin
03/01/2016 at 19:50 |
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Perhaps you should test drive the Kia Rio or Chevy Sonic, cars that are in the same class as the Fiesta. They make the Fiesta look like it has fantastic brakes/clutch/speed.
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> Mythlin
03/01/2016 at 19:51 |
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Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
> Mythlin
03/01/2016 at 19:55 |
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I’ll second the cheap steering wheel comment. Test drove a few and it was a mess of different textures carved into rubber.
I’m not sure if there is an upgraded wheel option at a higher trim level, maybe leather wrapped or something? It really needs it as it’s something even the Sonic RS does better
Not sure I can agree with the rest of your comments though. I think you’d get used to the clutch feel and it seemed plenty fast to me.
PheeNoIVI
> Mythlin
03/01/2016 at 19:56 |
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Oppo card revoked.
Brian Silvestro
> Mythlin
03/01/2016 at 21:25 |
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which was disappointing coming out of my Focus ST
Of course you hate the Fiesta ST, you own a Focus ST!
Comes with the car!
Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> Mythlin
03/02/2016 at 00:29 |
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I don’t know how any car could have less clutch feel than the Focus ST. It was one of the first things I noticed about the car and it still makes it challenging to drive, over 5500 miles later.
The main reason I got it over the FiST was that the FoST has more cargo room and is a bit more luxurious in the higher trims.
citizennick
> Eric @ opposite-lock.com
03/02/2016 at 10:34 |
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Remove the spring on the clutch pedal and it's much better!
K-Roll-PorscheTamer
> Mythlin
03/02/2016 at 12:36 |
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Just remove the god damn clutch assist spring!
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K-Roll-PorscheTamer
> Eric @ opposite-lock.com
03/02/2016 at 12:36 |
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Did you remove the clutch assist spring or no? It takes 2 minutes and makes it feel soo much better than stock.
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K-Roll-PorscheTamer
> Brian Silvestro
03/02/2016 at 12:37 |
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But I like the Fiesta ST... (._.)