Fiesta ST loses LED headlights in cost cutting move

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Ratmick

Yeah I'll be sorry to see it go, it really was a driver's car.

Not 100% suited to Australian roads, but I loved driving it.

I ended up doing 99% of the driving in it by myself (and not much at all this year due to COVID) as my partner thinks it's:

1. Too uncomfortable
2. Too 'bouncy'
3. Too hard to reach the seatbelt
4. Too easy to get wedged between the back seat and the front seat if you slip off the seat off getting out of the back (don't ask, long story).

Plus I drive like a hoon in it, apparently.

...although she also levels that one at me when I drive her Mazda 2, so maybe it's just me and small nippy cars

It's only done ~29,000km in four years...

Yeah, seems to be a common theme amongst the non enlightened family members, anyone who has no interest in cars hates them for all of the above reasons.

People who whinge about them being uncomfortable, I've done Adelaide to Melbourne and return 6 times in the old man's ST, avoiding the Western Highway, I only ever stop once for fuel in Tailem Bend which is about 600km non stop driving and I can still walk afterwards so they're not as bad as people make out

[Ratmick]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Yeah, seems to be a common theme amongst the non enlightened family members, anyone who has no interest in cars hates them for all of the above reasons.

People who whinge about them being uncomfortable, I've done Adelaide to Melbourne and return 6 times in the old man's ST, avoiding the Western Highway, I only ever stop once for fuel in Tailem Bend which is about 600km non stop driving and I can still walk afterwards so they're not as bad as people make out

Yeah that is pretty keen mate

I've driven mine as far as Wodonga and back, really not too bad.

I helped #1 son move to a different unit in Romsey last weekend and I am suffering paying for it now .

When I drove the ST down to the Dealer yesterday it was quite uncomfortable trying to move my ample backside around in the Recaros and get a position so my right leg didn't ache.

...all good today