Thinking about trading in a 2013 Mustang GT for a Fiesta ST

[Reason]

Yes, really.

I'm just curious if i'm the only person out there thinking about making this jump.

A little backstory would be that I don't generally like big cars, or heavy cars but I do like good drivers cars. I've owned a very diverse mix of cars ranging from Japenese Econo-rally fighters to BMWs to my current Mustang. A year and a bit ago I bought a new 2013 Scion FR-S, but after about 8 months I grew tired of the lack of torque and no room inside. The step to a mustang was a strange one for me, I hadn't owned a muscle car (or even a Ford) before, but the Mustang was a competitor to much more expensive cars and really appealed to my inner redneck with its awesome v8 and good features but every time I think about the fiesta st I remember how the most fun i've had in cars has always been the cars that I could drive at 9/10ths on the road without worrying about being arrested or killing myself or someone else. It is much more fun to drive a 'slow' car fast than a fast car slow

Sso today I called my local dealer and told them I want to see the first Fiesta ST they get. I need to drive this car.

Also, don't get me wrong. I love my mustang and this isn't something i'm considering because I'm unhappy with it, but rather than I think I would actually have more fun wringing out a fiesta than carefully applying my right foot when the road is good enough. I will happily own it forever and I went into it knowing I was giving up some things - fuel economy, interior materials, etc... but my needs have moved on a little since buying it, so here I am trying to make this decision.

I have a couple of questions for anyone with relevant experience to answer

Interior quality - the mustang is not a car you buy for the interior. The steering wheel is not good, the dash is okay, the doors are gross and feel terrible. I've driven a top spec Focus and found the interior to be laughably better than the one in my Mustang. I'm wondering how the fiesta st compares to either? I'm not hoping for BMW levels of finish, but something other than hard plastic, and a steering wheel that feels like a hula-hoop.

Interior room - one of the problems I had with the FR-S was that I'm a tall husky guy at 6'6 and 280+ lbs. I fit surprisingly well in the mustang given that its coupe, but according to the spec sheets the fiesta st has even more headroom - they dont' always tell the whole story though.

Third question:

Am I insane?

 

[pwnall1337]

did you buy the fiesta? Digging up old threads :\

 

[me32]

If your not needed better mpg for a commute keep the 2013 mustang 5.0.

 

[OrangeFiST]

They're apples and oranges. Can't you keep both? You'll love the Fiesta but you'll miss the Mustang. (I have both)

The 2013/14 Mustang is the last of the Mustangs that really look like a Mustang. 2015 onwards is a world car. In premium trim, its pretty snazzy. A buddy of mine has an Audi but has also commented positively on my interior. Similar with other people but I guess they're easy to please. The Fiesta interior....... well, its a Fiesta. Recaros dress it up considerably.

The Mustang is a large heavy car that could use tighter steering. The stock suspension is soft and feels like a waterbed so many people do wheel/tire and suspension mods to get it handling decently. It is fast, and bada55, and more a straight line grand touring coupe. The Fiesta is a little skateboard right out of the box.

Both cars have wow factor but in different ways.

If I had to give one up, it would have to be the Mustang but I would be fighting tooth and nail all the way.

ps: I'd be curious to know what mods (if any) you have (had) on the Mustang. Are you still following this thread?

 

[BobMaxed]

The original post was in Sept 2013. This person has not returned it would seem.

 

[cctman]

How come no one tried to help this guy make a decision almost 3 years ago? I'm more surprised at the lack of response here. Maybe I should blame myself as well.

 

[neeqness]

I think it's a luck of the draw here whether people respond even now. I wasn't around back then but judging by some of the posts now, maybe this was one that "fell through the cracks". There are plenty of posts that never get responded to...

It also seems like he could have answered a lot of his questions by simply test driving a FiST...if he were really serious about it.

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[Spaceman_Spiff]

I think a thread needs so many views to show up in the new posts, as well as the tapatalk app. So if not enough exposure, it gets lost. I'm just guessing, tho.

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[cctman]

Well, I definitely dropped the ball on this one.

 

[Azrael]

I see it was a necro-post, but I just wanted to chime in that each car has its very special attraction; and I could see wanting to jump from a Coyote to a ST. We currently have all three, a 2014 Mustang GT, 2014 Focus ST (ST2), and a 2016 Fiesta ST; and I love the experience in all three cars. I think the Mustang would be the one I would choose if I had to sacrifice one... Just saying.