Quote from: SM105K on December 16, 2019, 08:45:27 AM
YES YES YES! If I physically fitted comfortably in a FiST I would have picked it over the Focus ST. Just be careful. My Focus has really fast turning that I have gotten used to. The SHO doesn't turn in as fast, and it has almost caused me to curb my wheels. If the FiST turns in fast, your SHO will feel really like the land yacht is it.
Yes, the FiST is stupid nimble... turns quick... I feel EVERYTHING... it really is a drivers car. I forgot how much I MISSED spirited driving with a manual trans.. the 6sp in this is buttery smooth and the clutch is light. From a driving perspective.. the FiST is way more fun to drive than the SHO.. but the SHO has that grunt plus ALL the creature comforts..
Took it over to my favorite dealer.. I was able to swap over the ESP Premium Care+ from my Fiesta SE to my FiST with a little extra money required but worth it. The 2016 FiST technically is till covered until Feb, 8 2020 on the 3 year 36/k mile warranty but now will be covered until 75K Miles or Feb 2024.
Jacked the car up yesterday and did a full look around made some phone calls.. The last recorded oil change was full synthetic at 9500 miles at the Koons Ford in Arlington. Unfortunately the dealer that I bought it from had changed the oil, oil filter, and air filter with el cheapo filters. The passenger side Sway Bar Stabilizer End Link seals are shot which is odd. The passenger side axle seal at the trans is weeping which is a known issue. After market on this car that I have found thus far is the AWR Racing Rear Motor Mount which is why the NVH is through the roof.. it also have the Fifteen52 CUPS front spoilers.. not sure what else has been done.. everything else appears to be stock.
Anyway.. left the car at the dealer and took home a loaner. They are going to swap the oil back to full synthetic and an OEM oil filter.. after having multiple EB motors, full synthetic and proper oil filters seem to make a difference. They are also going to look at fixing the above issues under warranty but if they find it due to impact damage then they will tell me and I will need to pay to have them fixed... or at least partial pay.
Aftermarket looks pretty impressive for these.. Clearly these are not designed to be a 1/4mile track monster but more AutoX so I am going to move it in that direction with the modifications.. Thinking of going with
Livernois Stratisfied for the tune as thats what most of the community is going with it seems. Mountune is another... Maybe I should drop the "Who has the best tune?" dump over at the fiesta st forum... lol...
