30,000 miles in a Fiesta ST
Discussion
Well I've had my 2014 Fiesta ST for 30,000 miles and I thought I'd give some simple feedback on how it's been for those interested!
We'll start with facts,
Average day to day MPG: 38mpg
Best MPG: 55MPG (was boring)
Costs: 2 tyres (£250)
2 services (£170 and £250)
1 MOT (£29)
Rear discs and pads (£45 fitted by me)
Insurance: £600 (I'm 25 with 7 years no claims)
The good:
Well, it's brilliant to drive. Everyone who has a go loves it. The engine pulls hard from 2000rpm, harder from 3500 and fizzes it's way up to 7200. The controls are light and the recaro seats are very comfy. It's handles brilliantly and loves a country lanes. The gearbox too is one of the best I've used. So slick and no notches with a short through.
As above, it's cheap to run. Yes it's only 4 years old but to me, it's pretty cheap over the 20months I've had it. Motorway MPG is also astonishingly good, 70-75mph cruise gets around 48/50mpg. I would thoroughly recommend.
The bad:
The ride. Yes, yes you've heard it before but it's true, it is pretty bad. Never stops bouncing around and was almost the reason for me getting rid last year. However I stuck with it and it's worth the occasional complaint from the girlfriend or occasional headache.
The stereo and infotainment system can be a bit dim-witted at times and sometimes needs a restart. My phone sometimes won't connect via blue tooth. But apart from that there's not many bad points! It's brilliant.
Thanks for reading, sorry for blabbering on.
We'll start with facts,
Average day to day MPG: 38mpg
Best MPG: 55MPG (was boring)
Costs: 2 tyres (£250)
2 services (£170 and £250)
1 MOT (£29)
Rear discs and pads (£45 fitted by me)
Insurance: £600 (I'm 25 with 7 years no claims)
The good:
Well, it's brilliant to drive. Everyone who has a go loves it. The engine pulls hard from 2000rpm, harder from 3500 and fizzes it's way up to 7200. The controls are light and the recaro seats are very comfy. It's handles brilliantly and loves a country lanes. The gearbox too is one of the best I've used. So slick and no notches with a short through.
As above, it's cheap to run. Yes it's only 4 years old but to me, it's pretty cheap over the 20months I've had it. Motorway MPG is also astonishingly good, 70-75mph cruise gets around 48/50mpg. I would thoroughly recommend.
The bad:
The ride. Yes, yes you've heard it before but it's true, it is pretty bad. Never stops bouncing around and was almost the reason for me getting rid last year. However I stuck with it and it's worth the occasional complaint from the girlfriend or occasional headache.
The stereo and infotainment system can be a bit dim-witted at times and sometimes needs a restart. My phone sometimes won't connect via blue tooth. But apart from that there's not many bad points! It's brilliant.
Thanks for reading, sorry for blabbering on.
I once rented a 2015 fiesta for 3 months and did 5k miles when it was less than a year old
I found it very good apart from the fact that on roundabout and cornering I felt it was all over the place and pretty scary another 2 colleagues who had a 2012 Fiestas complained about the same thing too
I found it very good apart from the fact that on roundabout and cornering I felt it was all over the place and pretty scary another 2 colleagues who had a 2012 Fiestas complained about the same thing too
willmagrath said:
Well I've had my 2014 Fiesta ST for 30,000 miles and I thought I'd give some simple feedback on how it's been for those interested!
We'll start with facts,
Average day to day MPG: 38mpg
Best MPG: 55MPG (was boring)
Costs: 2 tyres (£250)
2 services (£170 and £250)
1 MOT (£29)
Rear discs and pads (£45 fitted by me)
Insurance: £600 (I'm 25 with 7 years no claims)
The good:
Well, it's brilliant to drive. Everyone who has a go loves it. The engine pulls hard from 2000rpm, harder from 3500 and fizzes it's way up to 7200. The controls are light and the recaro seats are very comfy. It's handles brilliantly and loves a country lanes. The gearbox too is one of the best I've used. So slick and no notches with a short through.
As above, it's cheap to run. Yes it's only 4 years old but to me, it's pretty cheap over the 20months I've had it. Motorway MPG is also astonishingly good, 70-75mph cruise gets around 48/50mpg. I would thoroughly recommend.
The bad:
The ride. Yes, yes you've heard it before but it's true, it is pretty bad. Never stops bouncing around and was almost the reason for me getting rid last year. However I stuck with it and it's worth the occasional complaint from the girlfriend or occasional headache.
The stereo and infotainment system can be a bit dim-witted at times and sometimes needs a restart. My phone sometimes won't connect via blue tooth. But apart from that there's not many bad points! It's brilliant.
Thanks for reading, sorry for blabbering on.
We'll start with facts,
Average day to day MPG: 38mpg
Best MPG: 55MPG (was boring)
Costs: 2 tyres (£250)
2 services (£170 and £250)
1 MOT (£29)
Rear discs and pads (£45 fitted by me)
Insurance: £600 (I'm 25 with 7 years no claims)
The good:
Well, it's brilliant to drive. Everyone who has a go loves it. The engine pulls hard from 2000rpm, harder from 3500 and fizzes it's way up to 7200. The controls are light and the recaro seats are very comfy. It's handles brilliantly and loves a country lanes. The gearbox too is one of the best I've used. So slick and no notches with a short through.
As above, it's cheap to run. Yes it's only 4 years old but to me, it's pretty cheap over the 20months I've had it. Motorway MPG is also astonishingly good, 70-75mph cruise gets around 48/50mpg. I would thoroughly recommend.
The bad:
The ride. Yes, yes you've heard it before but it's true, it is pretty bad. Never stops bouncing around and was almost the reason for me getting rid last year. However I stuck with it and it's worth the occasional complaint from the girlfriend or occasional headache.
The stereo and infotainment system can be a bit dim-witted at times and sometimes needs a restart. My phone sometimes won't connect via blue tooth. But apart from that there's not many bad points! It's brilliant.
Thanks for reading, sorry for blabbering on.
Flumpo said:
This post makes me really angry.
As it seems your st is cheaper to run than my diesel Vauxhall gtc.
Excellent post, very interesting. Now, to autotrader to find one.
Sorry mate but thanks! I used to have a diesel before it, an old fabia vrs and the running costs are very similar. The vrs was more economical but not much.As it seems your st is cheaper to run than my diesel Vauxhall gtc.
Excellent post, very interesting. Now, to autotrader to find one.
willmagrath said:
That's mainly my commute which is 12 miles on single lane A and B roads.
Real or from the trip computer? Mine doesn't get that though it is modified. Agree about the 70ish cruise mpg though, very impressive.The ride on my 2016 isn't bad at all imo, I really must get a go in an earlier one to see if I can tell the difference.
mooseracer said:
Real or from the trip computer? Mine doesn't get that though it is modified. Agree about the 70ish cruise mpg though, very impressive.
The ride on my 2016 isn't bad at all imo, I really must get a go in an earlier one to see if I can tell the difference.
Trip computer but it's only about 6% off real (yes I'm dull enough to work it out). Yeah a friend of mine has a 2016 and didn't notice any difference. I may get some different springs as some can improve it.The ride on my 2016 isn't bad at all imo, I really must get a go in an earlier one to see if I can tell the difference.
my mum uses that line if she drives it (she drives a Fiat 500). My son has one and it is great fun, I wouldn't mind one myself and then mod it, it is quick ish but you get the feeling it would handle plenty more, but having two Fiestas on the drive is bad enough, three is just plain weird, sort of makes you look like the car equivalent of the local Crazy Cat Woman.
J4CKO said:
My son has one and it is great fun, I wouldn't mind one myself and then mod it, it is quick ish but you get the feeling it would handle plenty more, but having two Fiestas on the drive is bad enough, three is just plain weird, sort of makes you look like the car equivalent of the local Crazy Cat Woman.
+1Its the first thing i would do. I've my Cooper S modded already to about 230BHP.
My BIL has had two new model STs - he bought his first as soon as they came out, ran it 3 years and now has another. Hes big in to his speed - i cant understand why he doesnt Mountune them.
Great cars overall - i'd have had one over the MCS only for above mentioned BIL having them.
Mine is a 13.
It has a similar rap sheet and is just short of 30000 miles.
MPG - 38 is the average
Handling is great but the bonus is the heated front screen and heated seats.
DAB radio is fine.
For some reason, it would read me texts off my Nokia Windows phone but won't read the ones on my new Moto Android phone, I have to read them on the screen.
Faults
It had a brake wobble issue, for a long time, that was eventually cured by new discs under warranty (a long and laborious process down to allegedly badly manufactured replacement Ford discs).
One of the rear calipers stuck on and toasted the pads so I had to lube the mechanism and spray penetrating oil in there. Replaced the rear pads with Green Stuff for about £100.
I use Uniroyal Rainsport 3s on it - prefer it to the standard attire.
Rims very prone to being kerbed.
One of the exhaust hangers fell off - replaced with a poly for a tenner.
Seats are narrow and supportive - quite useful as I broke 2 ribs recently and the heating was great.
I'm not sure if you're all fat b*stards but I find the ride quite tolerable. I'm about 12 stone. Seems worse in the back as the kids complain and can get car sick.
OVERALL: Nothing to complain about, does what it says on the tin and no immediate intentions of replacing it, certainly not for the new funny-looking ST.
Competitors: If I was replacing it, I'd be looking at a 208GTI or expanding into a Focus ST/308GTI. As above, I really don't like the looks of the new Fiesta.
It has a similar rap sheet and is just short of 30000 miles.
MPG - 38 is the average
Handling is great but the bonus is the heated front screen and heated seats.
DAB radio is fine.
For some reason, it would read me texts off my Nokia Windows phone but won't read the ones on my new Moto Android phone, I have to read them on the screen.
Faults
It had a brake wobble issue, for a long time, that was eventually cured by new discs under warranty (a long and laborious process down to allegedly badly manufactured replacement Ford discs).
One of the rear calipers stuck on and toasted the pads so I had to lube the mechanism and spray penetrating oil in there. Replaced the rear pads with Green Stuff for about £100.
I use Uniroyal Rainsport 3s on it - prefer it to the standard attire.
Rims very prone to being kerbed.
One of the exhaust hangers fell off - replaced with a poly for a tenner.
Seats are narrow and supportive - quite useful as I broke 2 ribs recently and the heating was great.
I'm not sure if you're all fat b*stards but I find the ride quite tolerable. I'm about 12 stone. Seems worse in the back as the kids complain and can get car sick.
OVERALL: Nothing to complain about, does what it says on the tin and no immediate intentions of replacing it, certainly not for the new funny-looking ST.
Competitors: If I was replacing it, I'd be looking at a 208GTI or expanding into a Focus ST/308GTI. As above, I really don't like the looks of the new Fiesta.
willmagrath said:
Average day to day MPG: 38mpg
Exactly what I found in 38k of ownershipwillmagrath said:
Costs:
Rear discs and pads (£45 fitted by me)
Stuck caliper slides causing the inner pads to wear excessively perchance?Rear discs and pads (£45 fitted by me)
2 sets of pads and a set of discs for me, plus an MoT failure due to insufficient remaining handbrake travel/ineffective handbrake, despite me telling the dealer to check if the caliper slides had seized!
LuS1fer said:
Competitors: If I was replacing it, I'd be looking at a 208GTI or expanding into a Focus ST/308GTI. As above, I really don't like the looks of the new Fiesta.
I swapped mine for a 2008 Focus ST - my wife's pregnant and I'd always wanted a 5 pot Focus, so took the chance to swap it for a 5 door version. Two big differences I've noticed between the cars - the Fiesta feels much more reliant on its turbo to make it go - the Focus will pull happily at 1500rpm when the Fiesta would be labouring. On boost the Focus absolutely flies - it feels like there's much more in it than 10 or so hp (Fiesta had MP215 fitted).The other thing is the scary fuel consumption in the Focus - 38 on the Fiesta, more like 24 so far on the Focus on similar runs!
Fabulous fuel economy in these, mine averaged about 42, that was a 25 mile commute and shops at the weekend.
The firm ride was fine however the non-stop bounciness drove me mental and didn't feel safe on the sweeping curves on the A road I use.
If I didn't need a bigger vehicle I may have spent a couple grand to swap the suspension and wheels from a normal model.
The firm ride was fine however the non-stop bounciness drove me mental and didn't feel safe on the sweeping curves on the A road I use.
If I didn't need a bigger vehicle I may have spent a couple grand to swap the suspension and wheels from a normal model.
Thanks for your post OP, been toying with the idea of an ST for ages, will have to bite the bullet.
A quick question, does anyone remember how much the ST200 was when launched? Or more to the point how much you could actually buy one for? (knowing how Ford likes a discount) Thinking of going this route to reduce the depreciation hit that is likely as soon as the new ST is out, my thinking that being a limited edition it might hang on to it's value a bit more than it's plainer sibling.
A quick question, does anyone remember how much the ST200 was when launched? Or more to the point how much you could actually buy one for? (knowing how Ford likes a discount) Thinking of going this route to reduce the depreciation hit that is likely as soon as the new ST is out, my thinking that being a limited edition it might hang on to it's value a bit more than it's plainer sibling.
Mr-B said:
Thanks for your post OP, been toying with the idea of an ST for ages, will have to bite the bullet.
A quick question, does anyone remember how much the ST200 was when launched? Or more to the point how much you could actually buy one for? (knowing how Ford likes a discount) Thinking of going this route to reduce the depreciation hit that is likely as soon as the new ST is out, my thinking that being a limited edition it might hang on to it's value a bit more than it's plainer sibling.
Surely what it could be bought for then is irrespective of what people are asking for them now?A quick question, does anyone remember how much the ST200 was when launched? Or more to the point how much you could actually buy one for? (knowing how Ford likes a discount) Thinking of going this route to reduce the depreciation hit that is likely as soon as the new ST is out, my thinking that being a limited edition it might hang on to it's value a bit more than it's plainer sibling.
Heres one from a Ford main dealer for £15,495. Doesnt seem unreasonable
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
.... although an ST-3 is considerably cheaper
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
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