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Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Senor_Taylor - 03-02-2020
I've been growing tired of driving the truck, as expected. Now that the dust has began to settle from buying a truck, trailer, and building the E36, I have been daydreaming of buying something fun to drive every day again.
I decided that I'm too old to spend all of my money on broken cars and not have a safety net for when things go south, so I knew in my heart that paying cash for something cheap wasn't going to work. Where does that leave me? Save up for another year or so where i could buy something and not cripple my bank account, or be an idiot and finance something with very little down.
I'm sure it's obvious what I did. I'm not going to lie and say this particular car wasn't an impulse decision. I wasn't considering STs this time around, but I realized how cheap they were this morning. I found one locally for a good price and jumped on it.
What did i get? A 2015 Fiesta ST in some kind of blue color. 71,000 miles and seemingly good condition. Clean carfax with some decent maintenance and no recalls.
No, i didn't spring for the wheel and tire protection.
It'll be a great DD, dog hauler, people mover, pace car, autocrosser, fun haver.
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RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Apoc - 03-02-2020
This guy.
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - *insertusernamehere* - 03-02-2020
Congrats! Can't wait to see it!
Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - JPolen01 - 03-02-2020
I like that color. Don't listen to The Smoking Tire podcast or you'll get bad ideas of how to make this more fun.
Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - davej - 03-02-2020
I impulse bought a second pack of gum the other week. That was enough risk for me in 2020
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Tyler.M - 03-02-2020
I think this is considered the best of the ST's, right? Love the blue, too. Congrats dude.
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Beej - 03-02-2020
No e46 M, ya chicken? Always had you pegged as a Ford fanboi anyway.
Dig the blurple and the decision to not drive a truck every god damn day.
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Sijray21 - 03-02-2020
i can definitely relate to the wanting to drive something exciting and more fun on a daily basis. i think few cars actually do that with reasonable reliability at that price point. a lot of online reviewers seem to really enjoy this thing, so i'm happy for you. i hope this treats you well.
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Deceus - 03-03-2020
I'm still pissed at the Ford dealerships around here for not working me on one of these things but the Fit has been pretty good especially considering it was half the price (with none of the fun). Was even willing to buy one of those shitty automatic "ST" models but no dice. "MSRP is the best we can do for these cars that have been sitting on our lot for a full year"
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - ScottyB - 03-03-2020
one of the best cheap factory hatches ever. hope it treats you well for a long time. i see a few around locally and they still catch my eye.
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Jake - 03-03-2020
These are significantly better cars than the FoST or FoRS in my opinion.
Given you seem to be following my (misguided) footsteps, I can't wait to see what color 1-series you buy in 11 months!
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Senor_Taylor - 03-05-2020
So far, so good. It's been driven by at least 6 different people and each and every one of those people drove it much harder than I have or probably will. Sitting in the back seat when the turbo hits 21PSI is comical. The exhaust has no tone, just the sound of air wooshing through a pipe at that point. It sounds like a vacuum cleaner next to your ear. The intake lets out the best turbo noises and the occasional turbo flutter (the best sounding way for your car to be killing itself).
You may all get flashbacks to the GTI from this next sentence, but the car was sold to me with a bumper to bumper warranty for 3 months, so I'll be taking it in Monday to address a cracked door card, paint bubbling under the bottom of the hatch, and a potentially sticking caliper. After that... it may be getting an accessport that I may have bought off someone on Facebook and may be getting scammed with. I don't want to add power, I just want a two-step and a "crackle and pop" tune so I can impress the middle schoolers down the street. Obviously this was not a good choice and I shouldn't have spent that money, so maybe I'll try to sell it for more than I paid (which was not that much).
The driving experience is vastly different than the GTI. It FEELS faster even though it's clearly not. The wild torque steer is novel for now, but you're much less isolated than the GTI was. I think the GTI was TOO good and the Fiesta is just raw enough to make it feel sportier. The lack of the magical Golf R LSD is apparent and kind of a bummer, but I imagine better tires will solve a lot of the "don't do more than 40% power with the wheel turned unless you want to turn your tires into dust" problem.
Ford Sync 3 is actually really nice. The screen looks great. The sound system is fine. No features from the GTI that the fiesta doesn't have are missed yet.
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Jake - 03-05-2020
(03-05-2020, 10:43 AM)Senor_Taylor Wrote: Ford Sync 3 is actually really nice. The screen looks great. The sound system is fine. No features from the GTI that the fiesta doesn't have are missed yet.
Just FYI, you have MyFord Touch, aka "Sync 2."
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Senor_Taylor - 03-05-2020
(03-05-2020, 08:37 PM)Jake Wrote:You are correct. Learned that today. Only the 17+(?) Got Ford sync 3.(03-05-2020, 10:43 AM)Senor_Taylor Wrote: Ford Sync 3 is actually really nice. The screen looks great. The sound system is fine. No features from the GTI that the fiesta doesn't have are missed yet.
Just FYI, you have MyFord Touch, aka "Sync 2."
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RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - D_Eclipse9916 - 03-06-2020
(03-05-2020, 08:52 PM)Senor_Taylor Wrote:(03-05-2020, 08:37 PM)Jake Wrote:You are correct. Learned that today. Only the 17+(?) Got Ford sync 3.(03-05-2020, 10:43 AM)Senor_Taylor Wrote: Ford Sync 3 is actually really nice. The screen looks great. The sound system is fine. No features from the GTI that the fiesta doesn't have are missed yet.
Just FYI, you have MyFord Touch, aka "Sync 2."
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I am a little disappointed in my Ford MySync 3 "Bang Olfuson" in the Raptor. Windows down and sunroof back; volume has to be basically maxxed out at 75mph to even hear the lyrics and really doesn't have much oomph or clarity. And I actually have decent ears, a lot of complaints about people legitimately maxxing their volume and complaining it's not loud enough. My "bose" GMC Sierra from 2007 had a better sound system.
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Senor_Taylor - 03-06-2020
(03-06-2020, 11:04 AM)D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:The sold old sync system in my truck with the Sony speakers works very well.(03-05-2020, 08:52 PM)Senor_Taylor Wrote:(03-05-2020, 08:37 PM)Jake Wrote:You are correct. Learned that today. Only the 17+(?) Got Ford sync 3.(03-05-2020, 10:43 AM)Senor_Taylor Wrote: Ford Sync 3 is actually really nice. The screen looks great. The sound system is fine. No features from the GTI that the fiesta doesn't have are missed yet.
Just FYI, you have MyFord Touch, aka "Sync 2."
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I am a little disappointed in my Ford MySync 3 "Bang Olfuson" in the Raptor. Windows down and sunroof back; volume has to be basically maxxed out at 75mph to even hear the lyrics and really doesn't have much oomph or clarity. And I actually have decent ears, a lot of complaints about people legitimately maxxing their volume and complaining it's not loud enough. My "bose" GMC Sierra from 2007 had a better sound system.
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Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Jake - 03-06-2020
(03-06-2020, 11:04 AM)D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:(03-05-2020, 08:52 PM)Senor_Taylor Wrote:(03-05-2020, 08:37 PM)Jake Wrote:You are correct. Learned that today. Only the 17+(?) Got Ford sync 3.(03-05-2020, 10:43 AM)Senor_Taylor Wrote: Ford Sync 3 is actually really nice. The screen looks great. The sound system is fine. No features from the GTI that the fiesta doesn't have are missed yet.
Just FYI, you have MyFord Touch, aka "Sync 2."
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I am a little disappointed in my Ford MySync 3 "Bang Olfuson" in the Raptor. Windows down and sunroof back; volume has to be basically maxxed out at 75mph to even hear the lyrics and really doesn't have much oomph or clarity. And I actually have decent ears, a lot of complaints about people legitimately maxxing their volume and complaining it's not loud enough. My "bose" GMC Sierra from 2007 had a better sound system.
Interesting - I thought the B&O was pretty good. Make sure your phone's volume is turned all the way up if streaming over Bluetooth. I had mine set to "surround" or whatever it is (not stereo) which made it better too.
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Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - JPolen01 - 03-06-2020
If you're streaming music connect with a cord. Bluetooth compresses the files and kills quality and volume. I can tell a huge difference between the two in my car.
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - Apoc - 03-06-2020
(03-06-2020, 11:51 AM)JPolen01 Wrote: If you're streaming music connect with a cord. Bluetooth compresses the files and kills quality and volume. I can tell a huge difference between the two in my car.
Bluetooth compression is much, much less harsh (2 Mbps) than the compression used in streaming music (~300Kbps). Sounds like maybe the transmitter or receiver is your problem.
RE: Impulse buy: 2015 Fiesta ST - D_Eclipse9916 - 03-06-2020
(03-06-2020, 11:51 AM)JPolen01 Wrote: If you're streaming music connect with a cord. Bluetooth compresses the files and kills quality and volume. I can tell a huge difference between the two in my car.
None of the above, its just a "Raptor" issue and is all over the forums. It doesn't hugely irritate me since I don't blast my music anyway. It's the same issue across HD Radio/Satellite Radio/Streaming and yes I plug in mainly because it doesn't have wireless carplay.