I personally love its design, more than the Focus ST at least. I find it unique and I think different colors seem to give different perspectives on it, mine is pearl white. I've also noticed that many negative comments about the car come from insecure people who can't stand small cars (sub-compacts) due to their low self-esteem. And so they try to make you believe that the car is weird or ugly looking to make themselves feel better and confuse you and eventually make you have second thoughts. Never fall for that, beauty is subjective and you have a great looking car. - Cheers from TEXAS.
Cheers mate and well said 👏👍 I really dont care what others so and I definitely didn't bought the car to impressed other people. I bought it mainly because it is Fun, reliable, great daily drive and I think it looks great! 😉 Mine is also in White, Frozen White
Screw what other people think about your purchase choices and decisions...it's your money and it's your car! I have never let people influence my decisions on anything, I mean I do take input from reviews and educate myself, but listening to negativity and shade from people...screw that!
Well I have a 2014 Fiesta ST that I got new, I’m at 84,500 miles now, it’s on its 5th set of tires, that’s how hard I drive it, it’s currently on Michlin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ awesome Grip, I’m on a Cobb stage 2 91 Octane, because that’s all we get in California, and many Visual mods, it’s the light Gray with gloss black rims & trim, I get complements every day on the car, what makes them unique is there’s not many of them, and then when I beat a stock GTI, they say what is that, I’m my 2nd set of brakes, and it doesn’t lose any oil in between 5000 mile oil changes. I’m 72 and I have had many cars and many motorcycles by far this is the most fun I’ve ever had on four wheels it’s an absolute street legal go kart. The Fiesta Flash 🤙🏼🍺
Hold on.. hooollddd on. You are 72years old?! You're cruising around in a lil Fiesta ST? That's pretty cool lol. I get asked often if I'm using my wives car when I drive my ST. So many people don't know what they are (living in Vancouver, BC.) But I'm originally from Scotland and let me tell, you, they are EVERYWHERE in the UK. Fiesta ST's in the UK are like mustangs over here in N.America. Anytime you drive somewhere you see like 10 of them per mile.
I have owned a 2015 ST for a year in a half and always press the traction control button to put it in sport mode. But I just found out that doesn’t turn off traction control it just allow a bit more wheel spin. But there is actually 3 modes: Normal, no press Sport, single press Full traction control off, press and hold for 5 seconds. Haven’t used it yet but the ride home after work is gonna be interesting today. Thought I’d add something for the ST lovers out there.
No shit , i've wondered about that why i could never get my Fiesta St to do a good burn out no wonder traction has always been on , besides that there isn't anything on a curvy road that can keep up with this car!!
@@freeaolcd sounds about right. Id rather low miles and little to no mods so i dont have the worry of what damage the last owner did. Still was hoping to find a 13' or 14' 30-45kmiles for a little less but i see mainly low low mile 2015 and up on the market
@@cuhzaam I'd get a '16+ the 14-15 have a potential head design flaw where they end up burning coolant, and eventually could cause a head gasket failure. There was even a recall for it (that doesn't even fix the problem) plus the 16+ has the newer ford sync or apple/android auto
Just a heads up. Not ALL Fiesta ST's are built equally. My slave cylinder in my clutch blew out dude to mechanical failure and had to get that replaced. Replaced the clutch and flywheel as well since brake fluid leaked onto it and I didn't want to risk slippage. Fuse to my radiator fan blew out and had to replace the electrical harness to fix the actual fuse and module for that rad ran. Luckily this was all covered under my extended warranty (except for the flywheel and clutch disc). This was on an all stock '16 FiST with only 54k miles. There are other people on the forums with similar stories as well. That being said, this is still my favorite car to drive and I wouldn't trade it for anything at the moment. It's too much fun and does great gas mileage. So far so good with the fixes as well. Here's hoping another thing won't break. lol
*Well that can be said for literally any car... You can run into a lemon and have a car that breaks within 5000 miles, but it doesn't mean every one of them will.*
same slave cylinder and rebuilt entire tranny at 64k. Turbo went out at 60k. still love it even though ive dumped 10k into it with a year of ownership...
Thanks for your video! I bought mine in 2015 too.. I got the 3 door here in Australia.. not sure if it's a thing with the euro version or just the heat here but I had coolant hoses bursting really early on.. the plastic coolant tank is garbage, replaced it with a mishimoto metal one. Done all the main suspension bushings and now waiting for a set of coilovers and adjustable sway bar links to ship.. Got the Cobb lower engine mount and an oil catch can.. Done 110,000km now. I do engine oil and filter change every 5,000km. Hopefully some power mods soon. Can't get the accessport for this euro version I heard which really shit. Engine is really good still and have ran it on 98 octane from the day I bought It brand new. These cars are insane fun for what they are! Been my daily driver that whole time too. Everything still works.
You can get tunes from any of the European tuners. Mountune still offers the MP215, which I had. It really kicks up the power with no other mods. Get yours from England, not the US.
I disagree with the looks but I might be biased. Especially modded, I think these things generally look really sweet. Maybe it's because we're used to seeing typical sports cars and how they look cool and not much for hot hatches, but I love the styling. I have a molten orange '16, 52k miles, FBO with an S280 (no aux fuel) making ~305whp and it's a damn blast.
Hey man, I was also thinking about tuning my fiesta st to stage 4 with S280 hybrid turbo. How is your car and turbo holding up so far?any problems so far on your car with this turbo?
And i was thinking of changing the intercooler, sparks plugs and maybe the exhaust with it. But with standard fiesta st clutch and coilovers. Do you think that this will hold up with stage 4 power? 🤔
@@Lee711Shine work with a reputable tuner and be sure you have all the supporting stuff that you should. And be cautious of LSPI. I've had zero issues.
AWD fiesta would be awesome. Really wish they'd make a Fiesta RS. I'd have gotten it in a heart beat. In fact, if they still released one, which will never happen in N.America, I'd still get one!
Owned my FiST since 05/18’, 36miles and it now has 38k and literally just got the blend door noise we all get…. I’m dizzy tuned, FBO, E30 and buying a whoosh hybrid when I hit 50k! I’ll never sell my fiesta. Planning on buying another engine when the time comes!
October it will be 5 years since I purchased my 2016, at 111,000 miles now. I’ve been running the Cobb stage 1 93 octane tune since my warranty expired around 55k miles. I’ve had zero issues aside from spinning off an exit on a patch of sand put down in anticipation of snow which by the way never came. Basically destroyed ever panel including the hood but was able to drive it home. All in all it was 8k in damage but the only “engine” parts replaced were the intercooler and throttle body. Car is running like new though which is surprising for a Ford Fiesta.
Picked mine up for 10 grand almost 2 months ago now and it was my introduction to a manual car. Replacing my daily driver accord it actually has less horsepower but it's a blast. I love what you've done to yours though. It's really tasteful compared to some things I've seen. I've actually only seen one other one irl and it was before I got mine. But ultimately chose the FiST cause it's cheap and very reliable fun. Plus the waste gate. That thing made my stepdad pick up a turbo car 2 weeks later lmao.
@@aleckermit The car came with about 71k miles, currently at 73.5k. The sticker price was 12k and managed to talk it down to 10k cause we got on the lot as soon as it dropped off there. Said they had detailed it but it was clearly not and the engine bay looked like the car went rallying for a month. Once it got cleaned up I was very happy with it though. These engines are known for reliability so if you want to pick up this car in sub 100k range it should still be good for over 200k if you take care of it.
Looks nice! I have the same one, and love it. I'm so glad there are other fiST owners out there! May you please let me know where you got the Ford badges? And how did you get the front grill to look like that?
Just search for Ford overlay on eBay for the badges. The front grill has some red trim, just search amazon or eBay for red auto accent trim and you'll find a thousand options.
I'm getting an SE with the ib5. i'm swapping the woosh 4.3 final into the st IB6 (the ST owners are using the 4.06 from the 5mt) and the lsd, then swapping that on the 1.6 TiVCT. also, after intake and exhaust the mappers in the UK have managed to get it up to 145-150, which is what I'll be doing. I'll be going with the takeda pds and the OBX catback, or even just the ST depending on which muffled system is lighter. on top of that, i'll be getting the DNA front lower subframe brace (the long v-shaped support, not the single beam), the rear adj. torsion bar, hardrace rear sway bar, eibach springs and st struts. the st brakes will be swapped over as well. 16x7 rota slips (~13lbs) with 205/45/16 yokohama advans or maybe even some firehawks if the car is has enough power after the drastic change in gearing. all of this can be done relatively inexpensively. there's even a cat a few counties away selling an ST engine + 6mt for 2500 which to me is a good deal. anyway, this is project Fiesta SE-R, and it's around 10k for all of it. not too bad at all. i don't want someone's ragged on ST either, I can just build my own weird little NA fun cart. I could care less about competing with anyone or status or anything like that, i'm not into cars and coffee or anything like that... just an autistic lone wolf. I'm really looking forward to this as a daily, and eventually if I ever get rid of my fxt swapped 4.44 bugeye, an actual ST. but from the research I've done, this should be a very rewarding NA setup. I can't find much in the way of replacement side skirts, just these kits containing front lip, skirts and rear bumper, which is my current plan along with a painted ikon oem ST spoiler. idk if the ST non-recaros have better bolstering than the SE seats, so if they do I'll just get those. not really trying to put the ST recaros in an SE, I can just get a decent aftermarket seat if i need bolstering. none of these new seats have adjustable side bolsters like 80s and 90s cars unfortunately. anyway, I'm really looking forward to this setup as a daily. if the stock power, which is 120/112 proves sufficient with the 4.3 final and closer ratios of the ib6, then I'll just leave it alone. that means you can just drop the stock units in and go without even bothering with mapping. I really don't want an ST for my daily and don't want two turbo cars, I want to build the perfectly practical NA daily set up for togue since I live in the mountains. I haven't driven for a long time... I am bored with my wrx. I am going to enjoy driving this slow car fast... but this experience depends entirely on that 4.3 final drive. even the ib5 would benefit from it, so even in the case that I can't find an ib6 which would be awkward since they're everywhere, I can still rock it in the ib5.
I'm curious what these are like driving in snow. I have watched a few videos but I really would like to try one out myself. Is it more of a seasonal car or can it handle midwest winters?
My friends are trying to talk me out of getting one due to discontinuation, saying that labor/parts will become expensive. I also heard the ride is harsh at low speeds. Thoughts?
It's subjective....some folks say the ride is harsh, I've never felt that to be true. Sure you get a lot of feedback but I wouldn't say harsh, and I'm 47. But I like to feel what the car is doing, I like the connected feel. Someone who's used to more of a luxury/soft car might not like the Fiesta's ride.
i had to replace the front rotors on my 2018 at 40k, i had to replace the blend door actuator at 45k, i had to replace the throttle body at 50k, i blew the clutch up at 53k and my transmission went out at 56k. im pretty sure that the transmission was related to the Stealerships clutch and flywheel job. most of my repairs are standard fare for a sports car. my biggest grip by far tho is 1) lack of LSD option, and 2) the info-tainment screen. the volume knob just does what it wants and the screen itself never remembers where it was when i turn the car off. as far as performance i have a build almost exactly like your, Whoosh hybrid-most bolt-ons, and Tune+ tune, about 265whp. about $6k in speed stuff. it will pull on brand new STIs, Charger RTs, and even last gen 5.0s up to 90mph. i was basically even with a bolt-on GTI all the way through 4th gear.
Some Fiesta ST cars had under filled gear boxes from the factory and became oil starved and eventually failed. Happened to mine, had the trans replaced at 50000 miles.
@@yamkaw346 Mine was a 15, not sure if the problem was affecting other years. Not a bad idea to change fluid anyway. Add 2 liters and you will be good.
I bought a 2016 Fiesta ST 2 weeks ago. I love it! It had 41800 miles on it. It has Fifteen52 Chicane wheels. I don't know how much it's been modded. It has a loud BOV, or diverter valve, and an Injen Intake. I couldn't imagine it having 280 HP because it is a handful already. I have to find someone to help me figure out what was done to it.
How is the interior/exterior trim holding up? I know the powertrain is pretty robust but as a subcompact I know some of the build quality is kinda cheap
@@ciello___8307 yes, it does have some cheap parts. The plastic trim on the side of the driver's seat was already broken but, I think it's from someone just not being careful. I had to replace the side windshield seals due to sun damage. Other than that, it's good.
Awesome review. I'm in the process of getting one and was wondering if the red trim on the grille and red ford logo is original? Would love to have a similar set up.
Thanks. I did the trim myself using some trim stripe, check out my video on "30 cheap mods" for a link. The red ford logo can be found on eBay, there are a bunch of sellers, just search...the red ST badge came from velossatech, they have a website as well. Good luck!!!
@@gray25xt this is awesome, i checked out that video and like 10 of your other ones haha. so excited to pick up my st on friday. How many rolls/feet of red did you need to order?
@@drewmastromartino492 Cool. Glad they're helpful. I just ordered one roll and didn't use much of it. The stuff I ordered isn't available any more iirc but there are other similar products.
Looking at a 2014 with almost 40k miles on it this coming Monday. Completely stock, one owner. Being an expert as far as I'm concerned, anything prevalent to look for?
Main thing is mods. If it has mods it's likely been abused, these are cheap and therefore people without sense buy and modify and beat them to death. Seen it happen over and over. So if it has mods be weary. Of course it could have been modded responsibly and taken care of.
I owned a gen 1 (2003) Cooper S for a short time. Check out my review video, I think it's the 5th one. In short, imho the early Coopers offer a superior experience to the Fiesta ST in many ways, but due to poor reliability it's just not a car I'd ever own.
@@egallardo0294 Sorry for you man. Fiesta ST is great. Better 90% of the time than my Cooper S. I miss that 10% but not much. I've had my ST 6 years now and spent under $50 total on repairs.
I got my fiesta st (salvage) for $6k with 37k miles, a little over a year ago. The biggest damage was a hole in the front plastic bumper cover. I think it hit a coyote. I think about getting rid of it for something else but every time I drive it I change my mind.
2:06 *Great place to stick all your "hp" stickers in a discreet place without overbearing. I've been contemplating for the longest time whether to get the hybrid turbo done, but I live in the city so I seldomly go highway speeds. But it was also cause I needed my car as a daily driver and didn't have any downtime for the install. But now with the pandemic, I work from home, but that also means I never drive my car anymore... lol.. What a predicament.*
i've beenwondering if you planned on getting in on the injector-pump combo that Tune+ made famous earlier this year. apparently the Whoosh ( and probably the X47) can get a reliable 325ish whp with E40 without all the hassle of a fuel kit or extra boost or methanol. though i understand not wanting to deal with the hassle of constantly checking Ethanol levels and of driving out of your way to get it. the only reason i am considering it is because there is an ethanol station about 7 miles away from my job and there is a gas station near my house that is selling cannisters of Sunoco GT260. at the moment tho, i am gonna put a solid year away from major repairs and an emissions check before i go any further. this freakn thing is expensive to drive 90 miles a day.
@@RANDY_MAR5H My thoughts exactly. If I were collecting cars, I'd keep it forever. As a daily driver or something to enjoy once a week, it's not something I wanted to have long. Like most of the other cars on my channel, I wanted to own it for a short time and enjoy it and then pass it on to the next person who was looking for one. It's a fine car, but aside from the engine there's nothing remarkable about it and too many compromises in other areas. That said, it was awesome to own and wayyyyyyy better than any VTEC Honda I've tried to like.
You don't do a whole of distance in that bad boy eh? I've had mine coming up 4 years and I'm at 45k miles. Daily driver, commuting 30min-1hour each way to work. (the joys of living in Vancouver). Literally the only problem I've had in my ST is the passanger side upper engine mount got super loose and squeaky, But changing them is something I shoulda done way sooner.
I know this comment is old but I too have a Fiesta ST it's a 2014 and I do hear a squeak when shifting and accelerating on the passenger side, I wonder if it's also my engine mount it's got 91k miles
@@nathanstrange168 I've been in a high power ST with LSD. It's just like I described. Useless for safe street driving. Track is another story because turns.
Tbh (From the US) its probably because we Americans are bigger. Think about it, we lead the SuperSize Era and are #1 in largest person count. Not that anyone is getting in the back seat anyway lmao
Book ur FiST. Thx 2020-2021. Mine only (2017) has 43k and is loaded. But it was booking for low 17k. Now it's 19.5k. I had a 15 before. They are fn bullet proof.
The American version of the fiesta st don’t look as gd as the UK version I think it’s the front bumper, it’s different n not as aggressive looking, plus the 5 door version is weird as can’t get that in the uk I’m pretty sure or at least it’s very rare but still it’s a great car mate looks good n like what you’ve done with it
*The American and UK MK7 version is the exact same car besides the number of doors. Unless you're talking about the MK8, which that version never got sold in America.*
@@AzNightmare Na I ain’t talking about the mk8, yeah maybe it’s the number of doors but I’m pretty sure there American versions front bumper is slightly different from UK, it’s more rounded n bubble look to it, have a look at the uk version n u might see what I mean
@@AzNightmare I don’t think I can put pics on here, just have a look on google or TH-cam n u should see the differences, it’s not a huge difference but it’s noticeable
I just bought 2011 fiesta 1.4 TDCI absolute awful car dont like it. Engine very weak. 2018 shape is better looking. I bought my suzuki liana/aerio estate 2004 1.6 petrol from a salvage yard with 118k miles on it for only £230. Spent £120 on it for a few parts it needed including anual inspection and had it 4 years now it only ever asked me for a clutch and thermostat and now 179k miles still runs great. This fiesta i bought it because it was a cheaper run around but i dont like it, its got 66k miles and rusting already. I dont know what other car to get now or am i better off keeping the suzuki.
I actually know a guy that had the stock turbo world record for a fiesta st in a quarter mile and the only thing he’s had to replace in 125k miles is a turbo💀💀💀understandably. Can’t even fault it
In the same 5 years I've bought, built and sold a Civic, a Prelude, a Cooper S, and two Honda Insights. I drive the other cars much of the time which is clearly why the Fiesta has low miles.
I personally love its design, more than the Focus ST at least. I find it unique and I think different colors seem to give different perspectives on it, mine is pearl white. I've also noticed that many negative comments about the car come from insecure people who can't stand small cars (sub-compacts) due to their low self-esteem. And so they try to make you believe that the car is weird or ugly looking to make themselves feel better and confuse you and eventually make you have second thoughts. Never fall for that, beauty is subjective and you have a great looking car. - Cheers from TEXAS.
Cheers mate and well said 👏👍 I really dont care what others so and I definitely didn't bought the car to impressed other people. I bought it mainly because it is Fun, reliable, great daily drive and I think it looks great! 😉 Mine is also in White, Frozen White
Screw what other people think about your purchase choices and decisions...it's your money and it's your car! I have never let people influence my decisions on anything, I mean I do take input from reviews and educate myself, but listening to negativity and shade from people...screw that!
Well I have a 2014 Fiesta ST that I got new, I’m at 84,500 miles now, it’s on its 5th set of tires, that’s how hard I drive it, it’s currently on Michlin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ awesome Grip, I’m on a Cobb stage 2 91 Octane, because that’s all we get in California, and many Visual mods, it’s the light Gray with gloss black rims & trim, I get complements every day on the car, what makes them unique is there’s not many of them, and then when I beat a stock GTI, they say what is that, I’m my 2nd set of brakes, and it doesn’t lose any oil in between 5000 mile oil changes. I’m 72 and I have had many cars and many motorcycles by far this is the most fun I’ve ever had on four wheels it’s an absolute street legal go kart. The Fiesta Flash 🤙🏼🍺
i rly dont understand why usa have so bad fuel? in europe we got 98 octane all day long
@@MrKkthx It's not worse. The octane numbers are just calculated differently.
Hold on.. hooollddd on. You are 72years old?! You're cruising around in a lil Fiesta ST? That's pretty cool lol. I get asked often if I'm using my wives car when I drive my ST. So many people don't know what they are (living in Vancouver, BC.) But I'm originally from Scotland and let me tell, you, they are EVERYWHERE in the UK. Fiesta ST's in the UK are like mustangs over here in N.America. Anytime you drive somewhere you see like 10 of them per mile.
@@AlistairHig I am 68 living in chattanooga tn. and I own a focus st and a fiesta st. I love these cars! a lady cross street from me is from the u.k.
Is the eco boost engine reliable ? Ive heard mix comments
I bought a 2018 with 4K miles about a month ago partly because of your videos. You really helped me decide what car to get!
Wow, hope you enjoy it!
I just bought a 2017 with 6k miles for 15,000!
@@chadgreen3688 where?
@@quincy3076 they have gotten a bit more expensive since these comments where made. They are between 15k-22k now depending on which year and the spec.
@@AJTurbo Still worth it.
I have owned a 2015 ST for a year in a half and always press the traction control button to put it in sport mode. But I just found out that doesn’t turn off traction control it just allow a bit more wheel spin. But there is actually 3 modes:
Normal, no press
Sport, single press
Full traction control off, press and hold for 5 seconds.
Haven’t used it yet but the ride home after work is gonna be interesting today. Thought I’d add something for the ST lovers out there.
No shit , i've wondered about that why i could never get my Fiesta St to do a good burn out no wonder traction has always been on , besides that there isn't anything on a curvy road that can keep up with this car!!
@@jeffreynass2212 EXCEPT ANOTHER FIESTA
Just picked up a 2015 FisT with 30k miles. Love the MPGs
How are the SPGs though? I'm thinking of picking one up or a focus St
How much $$$? Ive been looking at them a lil...👀
@@cuhzaam too much, full nada 15k, but it was mint
@@freeaolcd sounds about right. Id rather low miles and little to no mods so i dont have the worry of what damage the last owner did. Still was hoping to find a 13' or 14' 30-45kmiles for a little less but i see mainly low low mile 2015 and up on the market
@@cuhzaam I'd get a '16+ the 14-15 have a potential head design flaw where they end up burning coolant, and eventually could cause a head gasket failure. There was even a recall for it (that doesn't even fix the problem) plus the 16+ has the newer ford sync or apple/android auto
Heated front screen and heated seats is a winner in the winter, had mine 4 years from new and still love it.
I have been starving for more content on this car thanks so much for this viedo!
You are awesome! Your videos gave me the push to get one of these. Any questions I have I go straight to your videos. Thanks for educating us!!!
Probly the most useful and informative review I’ve seen on this car. I think I’m gonna get one.
Thanks so much.
Just a heads up. Not ALL Fiesta ST's are built equally.
My slave cylinder in my clutch blew out dude to mechanical failure and had to get that replaced. Replaced the clutch and flywheel as well since brake fluid leaked onto it and I didn't want to risk slippage.
Fuse to my radiator fan blew out and had to replace the electrical harness to fix the actual fuse and module for that rad ran. Luckily this was all covered under my extended warranty (except for the flywheel and clutch disc).
This was on an all stock '16 FiST with only 54k miles. There are other people on the forums with similar stories as well.
That being said, this is still my favorite car to drive and I wouldn't trade it for anything at the moment. It's too much fun and does great gas mileage. So far so good with the fixes as well. Here's hoping another thing won't break. lol
*Well that can be said for literally any car... You can run into a lemon and have a car that breaks within 5000 miles, but it doesn't mean every one of them will.*
Yeah that goes for any car bud.
same slave cylinder and rebuilt entire tranny at 64k. Turbo went out at 60k. still love it even though ive dumped 10k into it with a year of ownership...
Hype about this car. Sitting in my driveway, just got it 3 days ago. Watching this shows there will never be regrets with it!!
Bro you should narrate books, you have a great voice!
I picked one of these babies up with 111,000 miles for $4,200. The miles per gallon is insane.
Taking delivery of a 2016 Gray Metallic tmrw! Your mod videos among others made me a believer.
Bought 2016 6 years ago paid off next month still love it every day haha never gets old
Very reliable! My 2015 is trouble free. Best car I’ve owned 😀
I second that. I've had my 2015 for 6 years and over 40k miles and haven't had any issues. Love this little beast!
Thanks for your video!
I bought mine in 2015 too.. I got the 3 door here in Australia.. not sure if it's a thing with the euro version or just the heat here but I had coolant hoses bursting really early on.. the plastic coolant tank is garbage, replaced it with a mishimoto metal one. Done all the main suspension bushings and now waiting for a set of coilovers and adjustable sway bar links to ship.. Got the Cobb lower engine mount and an oil catch can.. Done 110,000km now. I do engine oil and filter change every 5,000km. Hopefully some power mods soon. Can't get the accessport for this euro version I heard which really shit. Engine is really good still and have ran it on 98 octane from the day I bought It brand new. These cars are insane fun for what they are! Been my daily driver that whole time too. Everything still works.
You can get tunes from any of the European tuners. Mountune still offers the MP215, which I had. It really kicks up the power with no other mods. Get yours from England, not the US.
Actually, my biggest gripe with giraffes was always their inability to jump over rivers.
I just picked one of these up a week ago been loving it since.
One of the reasons I bought mine is this channel. Your knowledge has helped me also,thank you sir! Bad ass car.
I disagree with the looks but I might be biased. Especially modded, I think these things generally look really sweet. Maybe it's because we're used to seeing typical sports cars and how they look cool and not much for hot hatches, but I love the styling. I have a molten orange '16, 52k miles, FBO with an S280 (no aux fuel) making ~305whp and it's a damn blast.
Hey man, I was also thinking about tuning my fiesta st to stage 4 with S280 hybrid turbo. How is your car and turbo holding up so far?any problems so far on your car with this turbo?
And i was thinking of changing the intercooler, sparks plugs and maybe the exhaust with it. But with standard fiesta st clutch and coilovers. Do you think that this will hold up with stage 4 power? 🤔
@@Lee711Shine work with a reputable tuner and be sure you have all the supporting stuff that you should. And be cautious of LSPI. I've had zero issues.
AWD fiesta would be awesome. Really wish they'd make a Fiesta RS. I'd have gotten it in a heart beat. In fact, if they still released one, which will never happen in N.America, I'd still get one!
Thanks for the 5 year review. My Fiesta SE is 12 years old and still an enjoyable car.
Owned my FiST since 05/18’, 36miles and it now has 38k and literally just got the blend door noise we all get…. I’m dizzy tuned, FBO, E30 and buying a whoosh hybrid when I hit 50k! I’ll never sell my fiesta. Planning on buying another engine when the time comes!
October it will be 5 years since I purchased my 2016, at 111,000 miles now. I’ve been running the Cobb stage 1 93 octane tune since my warranty expired around 55k miles. I’ve had zero issues aside from spinning off an exit on a patch of sand put down in anticipation of snow which by the way never came. Basically destroyed ever panel including the hood but was able to drive it home. All in all it was 8k in damage but the only “engine” parts replaced were the intercooler and throttle body. Car is running like new though which is surprising for a Ford Fiesta.
I just got a 2019 fiesta st and loving it.
Picked mine up for 10 grand almost 2 months ago now and it was my introduction to a manual car. Replacing my daily driver accord it actually has less horsepower but it's a blast. I love what you've done to yours though. It's really tasteful compared to some things I've seen. I've actually only seen one other one irl and it was before I got mine. But ultimately chose the FiST cause it's cheap and very reliable fun. Plus the waste gate. That thing made my stepdad pick up a turbo car 2 weeks later lmao.
10k for an ST, nice price! How many miles?
@@aleckermit The car came with about 71k miles, currently at 73.5k. The sticker price was 12k and managed to talk it down to 10k cause we got on the lot as soon as it dropped off there. Said they had detailed it but it was clearly not and the engine bay looked like the car went rallying for a month. Once it got cleaned up I was very happy with it though. These engines are known for reliability so if you want to pick up this car in sub 100k range it should still be good for over 200k if you take care of it.
@@aleckermit Honestly could have talked it down to 9k, but it's worth the price I paid, been a total blast.
Looks nice! I have the same one, and love it. I'm so glad there are other fiST owners out there!
May you please let me know where you got the Ford badges? And how did you get the front grill to look like that?
Just search for Ford overlay on eBay for the badges. The front grill has some red trim, just search amazon or eBay for red auto accent trim and you'll find a thousand options.
Only unreliable part is the blend door motor
I've done it once in 5 years...whataboutyou?
Click clack click clack
I'm getting an SE with the ib5. i'm swapping the woosh 4.3 final into the st IB6 (the ST owners are using the 4.06 from the 5mt) and the lsd, then swapping that on the 1.6 TiVCT.
also, after intake and exhaust the mappers in the UK have managed to get it up to 145-150, which is what I'll be doing.
I'll be going with the takeda pds and the OBX catback, or even just the ST depending on which muffled system is lighter.
on top of that, i'll be getting the DNA front lower subframe brace (the long v-shaped support, not the single beam), the rear adj. torsion bar, hardrace rear sway bar, eibach springs and st struts.
the st brakes will be swapped over as well.
16x7 rota slips (~13lbs) with 205/45/16 yokohama advans or maybe even some firehawks if the car is has enough power after the drastic change in gearing.
all of this can be done relatively inexpensively. there's even a cat a few counties away selling an ST engine + 6mt for 2500 which to me is a good deal.
anyway, this is project Fiesta SE-R, and it's around 10k for all of it. not too bad at all. i don't want someone's ragged on ST either, I can just build my own weird little NA fun cart.
I could care less about competing with anyone or status or anything like that, i'm not into cars and coffee or anything like that... just an autistic lone wolf.
I'm really looking forward to this as a daily, and eventually if I ever get rid of my fxt swapped 4.44 bugeye, an actual ST.
but from the research I've done, this should be a very rewarding NA setup.
I can't find much in the way of replacement side skirts, just these kits containing front lip, skirts and rear bumper, which is my current plan along with a painted ikon oem ST spoiler.
idk if the ST non-recaros have better bolstering than the SE seats, so if they do I'll just get those. not really trying to put the ST recaros in an SE, I can just get a decent aftermarket seat if i need bolstering. none of these new seats have adjustable side bolsters like 80s and 90s cars unfortunately.
anyway, I'm really looking forward to this setup as a daily.
if the stock power, which is 120/112 proves sufficient with the 4.3 final and closer ratios of the ib6, then I'll just leave it alone.
that means you can just drop the stock units in and go without even bothering with mapping.
I really don't want an ST for my daily and don't want two turbo cars, I want to build the perfectly practical NA daily set up for togue since I live in the mountains.
I haven't driven for a long time... I am bored with my wrx. I am going to enjoy driving this slow car fast... but this experience depends entirely on that 4.3 final drive.
even the ib5 would benefit from it, so even in the case that I can't find an ib6 which would be awkward since they're everywhere, I can still rock it in the ib5.
Got a brand new one back in November of 2019 and it was the best purchase I've ever made. Whats your average fuel range on yours?
I get high 20s around town, about 330-360 miles per tank. 93 octane.
@@gray25xt huh, I usually only get 300 to 280, usually do highway stuff, but that's not bad for yours!
Geez averaging 6k miles a year, I’m averaging 42k miles a year on mine but couldn’t agree more on reliability, very reliable
Im averaging 24k a year. So how is your fist doing? I sometimes wish i could preserve mine a little but its too fun to drive
@@DisdainXP I go through tires very quickly, and my struts are shot but other than that it’s been doing really well.
I'm curious what these are like driving in snow. I have watched a few videos but I really would like to try one out myself. Is it more of a seasonal car or can it handle midwest winters?
I'm not sure, I'm in the southeast, zero snow! I've heard they do fine with the right winter tires.
What rims are you running? They look goooooood with that black color.
Rota grid see my videos for a review I did one on them. And thanks.
My friends are trying to talk me out of getting one due to discontinuation, saying that labor/parts will become expensive. I also heard the ride is harsh at low speeds. Thoughts?
It's subjective....some folks say the ride is harsh, I've never felt that to be true. Sure you get a lot of feedback but I wouldn't say harsh, and I'm 47. But I like to feel what the car is doing, I like the connected feel. Someone who's used to more of a luxury/soft car might not like the Fiesta's ride.
I’m definitely interested. Dealerships have these up for around 20,000…I know.
i had to replace the front rotors on my 2018 at 40k, i had to replace the blend door actuator at 45k, i had to replace the throttle body at 50k, i blew the clutch up at 53k and my transmission went out at 56k. im pretty sure that the transmission was related to the Stealerships clutch and flywheel job. most of my repairs are standard fare for a sports car.
my biggest grip by far tho is 1) lack of LSD option, and 2) the info-tainment screen. the volume knob just does what it wants and the screen itself never remembers where it was when i turn the car off.
as far as performance i have a build almost exactly like your, Whoosh hybrid-most bolt-ons, and Tune+ tune, about 265whp. about $6k in speed stuff. it will pull on brand new STIs, Charger RTs, and even last gen 5.0s up to 90mph. i was basically even with a bolt-on GTI all the way through 4th gear.
Some Fiesta ST cars had under filled gear boxes from the factory and became oil starved and eventually failed. Happened to mine, had the trans replaced at 50000 miles.
Get a bike. Its alot cheaper
@@markg5916 what years was this an issue?
@@yamkaw346
Mine was a 15, not sure if the problem was affecting other years. Not a bad idea to change fluid anyway. Add 2 liters and you will be good.
I have 2011 ford fiesta. Se. Black 4 door. Standard. I love it
I bought a 2016 Fiesta ST 2 weeks ago. I love it! It had 41800 miles on it. It has Fifteen52 Chicane wheels. I don't know how much it's been modded. It has a loud BOV, or diverter valve, and an Injen Intake. I couldn't imagine it having 280 HP because it is a handful already. I have to find someone to help me figure out what was done to it.
How is the interior/exterior trim holding up? I know the powertrain is pretty robust but as a subcompact I know some of the build quality is kinda cheap
@@ciello___8307 yes, it does have some cheap parts. The plastic trim on the side of the driver's seat was already broken but, I think it's from someone just not being careful. I had to replace the side windshield seals due to sun damage. Other than that, it's good.
Awesome review! Love mine so much!
Awesome review. I'm in the process of getting one and was wondering if the red trim on the grille and red ford logo is original? Would love to have a similar set up.
Thanks. I did the trim myself using some trim stripe, check out my video on "30 cheap mods" for a link. The red ford logo can be found on eBay, there are a bunch of sellers, just search...the red ST badge came from velossatech, they have a website as well. Good luck!!!
@@gray25xt this is awesome, i checked out that video and like 10 of your other ones haha. so excited to pick up my st on friday. How many rolls/feet of red did you need to order?
@@drewmastromartino492 Cool. Glad they're helpful. I just ordered one roll and didn't use much of it. The stuff I ordered isn't available any more iirc but there are other similar products.
Just got one with only 32k on it I’ve already fallen in love with how it drives.
Getting 2014 with stage 1 in 2 weeks. I cant wait.
how much did you pay and what is the millage, trying to get an estimate
Looking at a 2014 with almost 40k miles on it this coming Monday. Completely stock, one owner. Being an expert as far as I'm concerned, anything prevalent to look for?
Main thing is mods. If it has mods it's likely been abused, these are cheap and therefore people without sense buy and modify and beat them to death. Seen it happen over and over. So if it has mods be weary. Of course it could have been modded responsibly and taken care of.
Great video. How would you compare this to the first 2 versions of mini JCW?
I owned a gen 1 (2003) Cooper S for a short time. Check out my review video, I think it's the 5th one. In short, imho the early Coopers offer a superior experience to the Fiesta ST in many ways, but due to poor reliability it's just not a car I'd ever own.
@@gray25xt thanks. I have 7 cars and looking to add to the stable. 👍👍👍
@@gray25xt I'm going selling my 07 r56 with jcw tune kit and picking one of these up the repairs are just not worth it anymore.
@@egallardo0294 Sorry for you man. Fiesta ST is great. Better 90% of the time than my Cooper S. I miss that 10% but not much. I've had my ST 6 years now and spent under $50 total on repairs.
I got my fiesta st (salvage) for $6k with 37k miles, a little over a year ago. The biggest damage was a hole in the front plastic bumper cover. I think it hit a coyote. I think about getting rid of it for something else but every time I drive it I change my mind.
If you do sell it let me know lol
2:06 *Great place to stick all your "hp" stickers in a discreet place without overbearing. I've been contemplating for the longest time whether to get the hybrid turbo done, but I live in the city so I seldomly go highway speeds. But it was also cause I needed my car as a daily driver and didn't have any downtime for the install. But now with the pandemic, I work from home, but that also means I never drive my car anymore... lol.. What a predicament.*
i've beenwondering if you planned on getting in on the injector-pump combo that Tune+ made famous earlier this year. apparently the Whoosh ( and probably the X47) can get a reliable 325ish whp with E40 without all the hassle of a fuel kit or extra boost or methanol. though i understand not wanting to deal with the hassle of constantly checking Ethanol levels and of driving out of your way to get it.
the only reason i am considering it is because there is an ethanol station about 7 miles away from my job and there is a gas station near my house that is selling cannisters of Sunoco GT260.
at the moment tho, i am gonna put a solid year away from major repairs and an emissions check before i go any further. this freakn thing is expensive to drive 90 miles a day.
On the fence about buying a Veloster N but I love my FiST so much and am afraid I'll miss it.
I wanted a veloster N but there are none at my dealerships so I just purchased a 2018 FiST
So you also have an XRS.
If you could only pick one, what would it be?
I sold both! On to other things. The fiesta is the far better car.
@@gray25xt yeah. I have a matrix xrs and the motor is cool, but the platform is lacking so badly.
@@RANDY_MAR5H My thoughts exactly. If I were collecting cars, I'd keep it forever. As a daily driver or something to enjoy once a week, it's not something I wanted to have long. Like most of the other cars on my channel, I wanted to own it for a short time and enjoy it and then pass it on to the next person who was looking for one. It's a fine car, but aside from the engine there's nothing remarkable about it and too many compromises in other areas. That said, it was awesome to own and wayyyyyyy better than any VTEC Honda I've tried to like.
You don't do a whole of distance in that bad boy eh? I've had mine coming up 4 years and I'm at 45k miles. Daily driver, commuting 30min-1hour each way to work. (the joys of living in Vancouver). Literally the only problem I've had in my ST is the passanger side upper engine mount got super loose and squeaky, But changing them is something I shoulda done way sooner.
I know this comment is old but I too have a Fiesta ST it's a 2014 and I do hear a squeak when shifting and accelerating on the passenger side, I wonder if it's also my engine mount it's got 91k miles
How’s the speakers in the car, i’m coming from a shaker speaker system in the 2012 mustang. is it better or worse?
Considering the comparison you would not be happy with the Fiesta OEM sound system.
As a first car should I get it?
If you’re a responsible driver, yes
Do these suffer with "rev hang" during gear changes
What wheels are those? Volks?
Do you have an LSD for the fiesta? Awesome vid!
No. LSD helps in corners/track driving but for straight line acceleration it just means you melt two front tires instead of one.
@@gray25xt uhmmm....wut.....🤦🏽♂️
@@nathanstrange168 I've been in a high power ST with LSD. It's just like I described. Useless for safe street driving. Track is another story because turns.
Damn wish I would have gotten one before clapped out ones started costing 15k 😭
Currently have a stage 3 one running 350bhp with hybrid turbo I love it yours looks mean😈😈
Thanks.......one of my friends says it looks like the car a super villain would drive. I removed the red pinstripe after that comment.
Would love to have one just like you
Why do I only see vids with 4 door fiesta ST's in the US? Most UK St's are 2 door, a 4 door is quite rare here.
Tbh (From the US) its probably because we Americans are bigger. Think about it, we lead the SuperSize Era and are #1 in largest person count. Not that anyone is getting in the back seat anyway lmao
If I were to critique you on one small thing, the R5 category fiesta (rally car) has awd 280 hp
So
Kind of designed for awd 300hp
This is not an R5... it’s not designed for 300hp
Book ur FiST. Thx 2020-2021. Mine only (2017) has 43k and is loaded. But it was booking for low 17k. Now it's 19.5k. I had a 15 before. They are fn bullet proof.
Did you upgrade to sync3?
I have not.
What wheels do you run?
Rota grid…check my channel for a review video.
What brand are your side skirts?
I have nothing, it's stock.
@@gray25xt I’m really hoping he meant mud flaps brand lol, rally armor?
Where’s you get the shifter ?
boomba
No head gasket problems like focas?
Negative
@@gray25xt just wondering how reliable these cars are. I have 14 se fiesta with a manual transmission.
Those wheels look sick
Hows the fuel consumption
around 30 around town 38 highway
@@gray25xt so is the fuel consumption good or bad
@@Anonymouslypresent72 38 highway mpg you'll have to make the call on that.
Beautiful!!!
What wheels are these?
Rota Grid 17x8 40mm
What year is this fiesta
2015
Dude my 14 doesn't have any of those warnings. Bought brand new 49 miles.
The American version of the fiesta st don’t look as gd as the UK version I think it’s the front bumper, it’s different n not as aggressive looking, plus the 5 door version is weird as can’t get that in the uk I’m pretty sure or at least it’s very rare but still it’s a great car mate looks good n like what you’ve done with it
*The American and UK MK7 version is the exact same car besides the number of doors. Unless you're talking about the MK8, which that version never got sold in America.*
@@AzNightmare Na I ain’t talking about the mk8, yeah maybe it’s the number of doors but I’m pretty sure there American versions front bumper is slightly different from UK, it’s more rounded n bubble look to it, have a look at the uk version n u might see what I mean
@@AzNightmare just had a look online and the us version has a different design on there front and rear bumper compared to the UK
@@joebryant4014 *Do you have 2 pictures of US vs UK that I can see the comparison? This is first that I've heard of the mk7 having different bodies.*
@@AzNightmare I don’t think I can put pics on here, just have a look on google or TH-cam n u should see the differences, it’s not a huge difference but it’s noticeable
I just bought 2011 fiesta 1.4 TDCI absolute awful car dont like it. Engine very weak. 2018 shape is better looking. I bought my suzuki liana/aerio estate 2004 1.6 petrol from a salvage yard with 118k miles on it for only £230. Spent £120 on it for a few parts it needed including anual inspection and had it 4 years now it only ever asked me for a clutch and thermostat and now 179k miles still runs great. This fiesta i bought it because it was a cheaper run around but i dont like it, its got 66k miles and rusting already. I dont know what other car to get now or am i better off keeping the suzuki.
You live in a swamp or what?
I actually know a guy that had the stock turbo world record for a fiesta st in a quarter mile and the only thing he’s had to replace in 125k miles is a turbo💀💀💀understandably. Can’t even fault it
Brilliant car future classic
He said “you can put midgets back there” lmfao
you clearly don't drive the car enough, 38000 miles in 5 years?!?!?!??!
In the same 5 years I've bought, built and sold a Civic, a Prelude, a Cooper S, and two Honda Insights. I drive the other cars much of the time which is clearly why the Fiesta has low miles.
I don’t expect hardly any car to be unreliable until 38k miles.. that’s still a baby
There is now horsepower just torque , which dies off very quickly. This is coming from a owner.
5 door looks weird
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