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Hi,
I've just bought a new Fiesta ST200 from Sky Ford in Watford. I'd gone in looking for a daily hack (specifically a 2013 Mondeo 1.6 diesel) and spotted it lurking on the forecourt. I really loved the styling, especially the colour. I pick it up a week tomorrow. It's not quite the thing I normally buy (thought I was too old for a hot hatch), but having driven it I was smitten.
It's been a few years since I've had a performance Ford (Sapphire Cosworths), so I'm looking forward to see how far they've come on.
I've just bought a new Fiesta ST200 from Sky Ford in Watford. I'd gone in looking for a daily hack (specifically a 2013 Mondeo 1.6 diesel) and spotted it lurking on the forecourt. I really loved the styling, especially the colour. I pick it up a week tomorrow. It's not quite the thing I normally buy (thought I was too old for a hot hatch), but having driven it I was smitten.
It's been a few years since I've had a performance Ford (Sapphire Cosworths), so I'm looking forward to see how far they've come on.
Whenever I have a long distance commute, I lose sh*t loads on the car. The Mondeo makes a bit more sense financially, but wouldn't provide the smiles per miles that the Fiesta will. You never know, I might be back in the City next year and the car will sit in the driveway for the next three years.
Well here I am three months in and 5,000 miles on the clock. Fairly sensible motorway hacking returns an effortless 40.2mpg. I did manage 47mpg, but then I realised that life is just too short.
No issues, though the brakes sound 'rough' every morning, like the car's been left a while. This disappears as the journey rolls on. Guessing it's the discs not liking the salty roads. Never had this before in a car, so who knows.
The brakes are a bit of an oddity. Sometimes feeling strong, other times (infrequently) coming in late and snatchy. Any ideas as to why most welcome.
The more I drive it, the more I realise it's got plenty of hidden talents handling-wise. Straight hacking gives a bumpy, nervous ride. Push hard, though, and it just digs in and yanks you round the corner. Very impressive.
It could do with a little more umph. While fast, there's a distinct lack of drama. That said, I can't imagine it would be too embarrassed by many other cars.
All in all, a great little car
No issues, though the brakes sound 'rough' every morning, like the car's been left a while. This disappears as the journey rolls on. Guessing it's the discs not liking the salty roads. Never had this before in a car, so who knows.
The brakes are a bit of an oddity. Sometimes feeling strong, other times (infrequently) coming in late and snatchy. Any ideas as to why most welcome.
The more I drive it, the more I realise it's got plenty of hidden talents handling-wise. Straight hacking gives a bumpy, nervous ride. Push hard, though, and it just digs in and yanks you round the corner. Very impressive.
It could do with a little more umph. While fast, there's a distinct lack of drama. That said, I can't imagine it would be too embarrassed by many other cars.
All in all, a great little car
I love a bit of Pistonheads banter 
Just passed the 6,000-mile barrier yesterday and still happy as Larry (whoever he is)
Andy - A friend of mine is a Revo franchisee, so I had a look at tuning options. Sounds like your boy's went well. I couldn't justify the spend on, what is at the end of the day, my motorway hack. The 200bhp is plenty.
Dynos are funny old things and the numbers are really best used for comparison on the day. I've had a couple of cars with well over 1200hp. Fairly certain that they'd give a broad range of results on different days on different dynos. Whatever the number, 240bhp shows it's a strong motor.
And for the record, the ST200 is waaaaaaaaay overpriced. I bought it because I just really liked it. And with only a few weeks to my 50th, that's a good enough reason
Just passed the 6,000-mile barrier yesterday and still happy as Larry (whoever he is)
Andy - A friend of mine is a Revo franchisee, so I had a look at tuning options. Sounds like your boy's went well. I couldn't justify the spend on, what is at the end of the day, my motorway hack. The 200bhp is plenty.
Dynos are funny old things and the numbers are really best used for comparison on the day. I've had a couple of cars with well over 1200hp. Fairly certain that they'd give a broad range of results on different days on different dynos. Whatever the number, 240bhp shows it's a strong motor.
And for the record, the ST200 is waaaaaaaaay overpriced. I bought it because I just really liked it. And with only a few weeks to my 50th, that's a good enough reason
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