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Yes, really.
I'm just curious if i'm the only person out there thinking about making this jump.
A little backstory would be that I don't generally like big cars, or heavy cars but I do like good drivers cars. I've owned a very diverse mix of cars ranging from Japenese Econo-rally fighters to BMWs to my current Mustang. A year and a bit ago I bought a new 2013 Scion FR-S, but after about 8 months I grew tired of the lack of torque and no room inside. The step to a mustang was a strange one for me, I hadn't owned a muscle car (or even a Ford) before, but the Mustang was a competitor to much more expensive cars and really appealed to my inner redneck with its awesome v8 and good features but every time I think about the fiesta st I remember how the most fun i've had in cars has always been the cars that I could drive at 9/10ths on the road without worrying about being arrested or killing myself or someone else. It is much more fun to drive a 'slow' car fast than a fast car slow
Sso today I called my local dealer and told them I want to see the first Fiesta ST they get. I need to drive this car.
Also, don't get me wrong. I love my mustang and this isn't something i'm considering because I'm unhappy with it, but rather than I think I would actually have more fun wringing out a fiesta than carefully applying my right foot when the road is good enough. I will happily own it forever and I went into it knowing I was giving up some things - fuel economy, interior materials, etc... but my needs have moved on a little since buying it, so here I am trying to make this decision.
I have a couple of questions for anyone with relevant experience to answer
Interior quality - the mustang is not a car you buy for the interior. The steering wheel is not good, the dash is okay, the doors are gross and feel terrible. I've driven a top spec Focus and found the interior to be laughably better than the one in my Mustang. I'm wondering how the fiesta st compares to either? I'm not hoping for BMW levels of finish, but something other than hard plastic, and a steering wheel that feels like a hula-hoop.
Interior room - one of the problems I had with the FR-S was that I'm a tall husky guy at 6'6 and 280+ lbs. I fit surprisingly well in the mustang given that its coupe, but according to the spec sheets the fiesta st has even more headroom - they dont' always tell the whole story though.
Third question:
Am I insane?
I'm just curious if i'm the only person out there thinking about making this jump.
A little backstory would be that I don't generally like big cars, or heavy cars but I do like good drivers cars. I've owned a very diverse mix of cars ranging from Japenese Econo-rally fighters to BMWs to my current Mustang. A year and a bit ago I bought a new 2013 Scion FR-S, but after about 8 months I grew tired of the lack of torque and no room inside. The step to a mustang was a strange one for me, I hadn't owned a muscle car (or even a Ford) before, but the Mustang was a competitor to much more expensive cars and really appealed to my inner redneck with its awesome v8 and good features but every time I think about the fiesta st I remember how the most fun i've had in cars has always been the cars that I could drive at 9/10ths on the road without worrying about being arrested or killing myself or someone else. It is much more fun to drive a 'slow' car fast than a fast car slow
Sso today I called my local dealer and told them I want to see the first Fiesta ST they get. I need to drive this car.
Also, don't get me wrong. I love my mustang and this isn't something i'm considering because I'm unhappy with it, but rather than I think I would actually have more fun wringing out a fiesta than carefully applying my right foot when the road is good enough. I will happily own it forever and I went into it knowing I was giving up some things - fuel economy, interior materials, etc... but my needs have moved on a little since buying it, so here I am trying to make this decision.
I have a couple of questions for anyone with relevant experience to answer
Interior quality - the mustang is not a car you buy for the interior. The steering wheel is not good, the dash is okay, the doors are gross and feel terrible. I've driven a top spec Focus and found the interior to be laughably better than the one in my Mustang. I'm wondering how the fiesta st compares to either? I'm not hoping for BMW levels of finish, but something other than hard plastic, and a steering wheel that feels like a hula-hoop.
Interior room - one of the problems I had with the FR-S was that I'm a tall husky guy at 6'6 and 280+ lbs. I fit surprisingly well in the mustang given that its coupe, but according to the spec sheets the fiesta st has even more headroom - they dont' always tell the whole story though.
Third question:
Am I insane?