Learn me on a Ford Focus ST

[talisman]

On the road trip I just took, I drove 4600 miles, a lot through crazy mountains, plenty of spirited driving, and at over 80-90 mph. The 5.0 averaged 24.4 mpg.

[yellowstang]

Who buys a car for the gas mileage? If you're worried about gas mileage to and from work, buy a hybrid!

[CexMashean]

Who buys a car for the gas mileage?

A lot of people.

[yellowstang]

A lot of people.

I now, inside joke actually. Lyn bought a Focus for the gas mileage several years ago. I've had an extreme hatred of them ever since!

[Ratt]

who buys a car for the gas mileage? If you're worried about gas mileage to and from work, buy a TDI!

ftfy

[jakesford]

And from a quick search the Fiesta ST is about the same price as the Focus ST. The Fiesta seems much much smaller.

The fiesta is small, I mean it has a back seat if the people back there have no legs...

That is the one thing I didn't like about the focus, its back seat is pretty tight as well. Compared to the GTI which is a smaller car, the GTI has plenty of room for four adults.

[BERT]

The fiesta is small, I mean it has a back seat if the people back there have no legs...

That is the one thing I didn't like about the focus, its back seat is pretty tight as well. Compared to the GTI which is a smaller car, the GTI has plenty of room for four adults.

I don't plan on sitting in the backseat. I think when a dealership has a fiesta in the showroom and somebody wants to drive it, they just grab a couple of guys to pick it up and move it outside

[Craizie]

I don't plan on sitting in the backseat. I think when a dealership has a fiesta in the showroom and somebody wants to drive it, they just grab a couple of guys to pick it up and move it outside

I have no idea why they don't make the Mustangs a two seater and shave off a shit load of weight. I can't fit my hand, turned sidways, between the back of the driver seat and the front of the rear seat. A child couldn't even sit there without being extremely uncomfortable.

[petyweestraw]

Girls that need four doors and still want a sporty car?

Sporty yes I'll give you that. Never fast.

Your ignorance of the speed3 is showing.
Well, you're always showing ignorance. Disregard.

blah blah blah. You don't know me Fucker Try again.

If you want something manly, get a neon. Everyone knows that.

Fuck yeah lol.

This. Mine is quick, and will get faster, hopefully, in the coming months.

But you can't afford it.






Ok I'm done.

[saleen449]

Anything on a '13 or '14 ST??

nothing but dirty-low Stanger friendly pricing.

[Ratt]

But you can't afford it.

I can afford it, I just don't want to spend money on them running several diagnostic tests and I can't afford to be without a car while they chase some gremlin.

[quikag]

I test drove the Fiesta ST and the Focus ST at a Ford event at Cowboys stadium weekend before last. Pretty damn fun little cars. I flogged them around a tight autocross type course in one of the large parking lots. The turn-in and nimbleness of both cars was fun. Very tossable and the engine had decent pep under boost. I think either of them would make a fun daily driver.

[txstangnut]

I had a 2013 Focus not a ST but was still a nice car. Really liked the car and it got great mileage 31-32 which was a plus since my commute is about 100 miles a day. I had a ton of issues with it. I guess to some people they would be minor but it was a drag to me to have a car 6 months old and spend a hour a day minimum in it to have the following issues.

1.Clutches in trans replaced.
2. Right side struts replaced 3 times.
3. Left side replaced twice.
4. Lower control arms replaced.
5. Sync would stop working randomly.

[talisman]

I think Sync is just a general problem across all the Ford line up. I've had to dick with mine a few times, but have always been able to get it back online without going to the dealer. The voice recognition has about a 30% success rate. Probably the thing I'm least satisfied with with the Mustang.

[petyweestraw]

I had a 2013 Focus not a ST but was still a nice car. Really liked the car and it got great mileage 31-32 which was a plus since my commute is about 100 miles a day. I had a ton of issues with it. I guess to some people they would be minor but it was a drag to me to have a car 6 months old and spend a hour a day minimum in it to have the following issues.

1.Clutches in trans replaced.
2. Right side struts replaced 3 times.
3. Left side replaced twice.
4. Lower control arms replaced.
5. Sync would stop working randomly.

Damn. I'm like 47k in my 2012 and only problem I had was the hazard light button. They had to order one and told me to drop it off till it came in. Told the service guy my wife can't be without the car for 4 days and to call me when it comes in. Well he didn't want her driving it without hazards so to my surprise he put her in a rental. Nothing but great service from grapevine Ford.

Now the voice commands drive me up the fucking wall lol. I just do everything manually when I drive it.

Other than a lil shutter from the trans on rare occasion it's been great. But it only does when we are stuck in shitty stop and go traffic for a long time.