Fiesta st content

[Paul.M]

Well after a year with my 1.6 clio I was looking about for a nice upgrade, I was originally looking at mk7 zetec s' but I didn't want to get tied into a car with that much finance on it so when I saw this st I went to have a look/ drive and ended up buying it

The spec is as follows:

2007 plate
Performance blue
36k on the clock
full heated leather seats, heated screen etc

First up the old clio:

SAM_0608 by theycallmepaul, on Flickr

And now the st:

Front shot ST by theycallmepaul, on Flickr

Rear of ST by theycallmepaul, on Flickr

Side shot ST by theycallmepaul, on Flickr

Dash board ST by theycallmepaul, on Flickr

Puddle shot ST by theycallmepaul, on Flickr

And my favourite shot:

Puddle reflection ST by theycallmepaul, on Flickr


The main plan for now is to tidy it all up, paintwork wise it is covered in swirl marks, theres 2 small dents to get looked at and Im going to get the rear bumper resprayed at some point, other than that just enjoy it

Thanks

Paul

 

[Mr Burns]

Decent little cars these, never been keen on the colour-coded interiors but they're great value for money.

 

[Jordi17]

Looks very nice

 

[Bodge!]

Nice example.

Seems the German barges might not be taking over!

2 ST's this week lol

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

I have been looking at these!, How does it drive compared to your 1.6? I loved my old 1.6 and wish i never sold it

 

[Beef-Mc]

Looks like a nice upgrade. Was it yourself that had Zetec-S before the green clio?

 

[DB.]

Nice, interiors on the fords are definitely better than the Renaults imo!

 

[.Kev.]

^

this.

 

[bennno2005]

Nice. Heated seats must be nice this time of year!

 

[Paul.M]

Decent little cars these, never been keen on the colour-coded interiors but they're great value for money.

I actually quite like them when they match, I'm in two minds whether to get a blue dash or not

Looks very nice

Thanks

Nice example.

Seems the German barges might not be taking over!

2 ST's this week lol

Lol! There won't be any clios left on this site soon!

I have been looking at these!, How does it drive compared to your 1.6? I loved my old 1.6 and wish i never sold it

Its a nice step up, obviously its not as quick as a 182 or a type r but insurance wise its spot on I had quotes of around £800 at 21 with 1 years no claims which was spot on compared to £14-1500 for a 182, I'm really enjoying it so far, going to look into a better flexi pipe soon aparantly they make the car a much better drive.

Looks like a nice upgrade. Was it yourself that had Zetec-S before the green clio?

If you mean the red one that got written off then yes that was me, I've done a full circle clio to fiesta, back to clio and then back into a fiesta!

 

[Jay.]

Nice. Heated seats must be nice this time of year!

And windscreen!

Paul, the car looks awesome. A very nice upgrade.

 

[Mr Burns]

What are they like on fuel? I know I could look up figures on Parkers or Autotrader but what are owners actually getting?

 

[Gally]

Nice buy mate. Looks unmolested aswell.

Fantastic cars.

 

[Scrooge]

They do look smart without the stripes.

 

[Gally]

What are they like on fuel? I know I could look up figures on Parkers or Autotrader but what are owners actually getting?

I could get 40mpg at a push out a modded one. Some people struggle to get 30 out their's.

 

[Mr Burns]

I could get 40mpg at a push out a modded one. Some people struggle to get 30 out their's.

An old workmate had one and complained about economy, but then he'd come from a 1.0 Corsa. If I downgraded again I'd consider one of these.

 

[Joe#]

Looks great

I have a soft spot for these, and it is on the maybe list for when I look to change my car next year at some point.

Is the handling as poor as I've heard though?? :S

 

[Paul.M]

And windscreen!

Paul, the car looks awesome. A very nice upgrade.

Thanks a lot

What are they like on fuel? I know I could look up figures on Parkers or Autotrader but what are owners actually getting?

Im averaging around 33mpg for the 4-5 miles I do to work each day but Ive seen into the 40s on a nice steady run I think it should be a bit better once we get out of the cold weather as I've noticed it has dropped slightly over the past 2-3 weeks.

Nice buy mate. Looks unmolested aswell.

Fantastic cars.

Thanks Gally I think its deffinatley going to grow on me!

Nice. Heated seats must be nice this time of year!

Oh yes! my bum thanks me every morning

 

[Mr Burns]

Is the handling as poor as I've heard though?? :S

I thought the handling was meant to be quite good?

 

[SC03OTT]

I could get 40mpg at a push out a modded one. Some people struggle to get 30 out their's.

I was talking to a guy at work. He gets the same as I do in my Focus. His foot must be made of lead if that's the case lol.

 

[Paul.M]

Looks great

I have a soft spot for these, and it is on the maybe list for when I look to change my car next year at some point.

Is the handling as poor as I've heard though?? :S

I've not had chance to give it a good blast anywhere yet with the weather but so far it seems awesome handling wise, the smaller steering wheel is awesome after being used to a clio sized one!

 

[Nick172Cup]

Looks a nice example, i'd definately consider one if I went from 2 cars to 1. Only thing that puts me off is having a transit works van, so many things I can see from just the pictures that I have in my van. I'm sure the heated seats and cheap insurance would win me over though!

 

[Joe#]

I've not had chance to give it a good blast anywhere yet with the weather but so far it seems awesome handling wise, the smaller steering wheel is awesome after being used to a clio sized one!

I don't blaim you with this weather

The moon is small compared to a clio steering wheel haha

 

[Paul.M]

I don't blaim you with this weather

The moon is small compared to a clio steering wheel haha

Not worth the risk, I spend quite a lot of time in the lakes though so it will be getting used on proper roads that is deffinatley true!

 

[MattT]

Nice! Good find with that interior too.
Coilies are a must though - best mod I did to mine:

Fiesta ST by d35ign, on Flickr

 

[ninjapirate_]

very nice mate! get that exhaust tip polished up!