Bought a modded Fiesta ST but...

[Intuit]

oh man, that's right, you couldn't get the sunroof without Recaros, could you?

Bought new from Ford dealer, I have base seats with sunroof.

 

[XanRules]

Bought new from Ford dealer, I have base seats with sunroof.

word, okay. I knew the other way around - Recaros, no sunroof - was possible but I couldn't find anything that suggested Base seats with sunroof. That's a relief for OP, at least.

 

[BadShot]

BadShot, You're absolutely right. If I were having a baby, I'd wait till I gave birth, to start asking questions on how to raise one. I should join a group of mothers helping me along the way, after I have it.
What a mistake. I guess im not allowed to meet a..what I thought was..a friendly group. I thought we were all adults here. Title transfer from state to state takes time, especially during a holiday weekend from bank to dealer.
There BadShot, I gave you a picture. Now sit down, and be quiet. You lost your ability to have an input.

Haha, have a good one man. Good luck to you.

 

[dhminer]

Bought new from Ford dealer, I have base seats with sunroof.

Same. Wish I could have found base seats with no sunroof but the dealership that was selling them brand new for 17,500 only had base seats with sunroof cars and they were all my least favorite color lol. Bought anyways, obviously.

 

[Grsemky]

word, okay. I knew the other way around - Recaros, no sunroof - was possible but I couldn't find anything that suggested Base seats with sunroof. That's a relief for OP, at least.

I just don't like sunroofs lol

 

[Rallyfan74]

oh man, that's right, you couldn't get the sunroof without Recaros, could you?

you can. That is the spec I am looking for.

 

[M-Sport fan]

Same. Wish I could have found base seats with no sunroof but the dealership that was selling them brand new for 17,500 only had base seats with sunroof cars and they were all my least favorite color lol. Bought anyways, obviously.

I had to order mine that way, as yes, EVERY single local dealer had either ordered fully loaded, mostly black FiSTs, or every one with at least the sunroof (also mostly black as well).

Downside to this; almost 6 month wait time, and very very little taken off of the list price.

 

[XanRules]

I was very lucky, I guess. I got every option except nav - which I don't care about since I have CarPlay - for an absolute steal.

I do get a little bored with the car after 8 or so years, but I'm never going to get a brand new car that's this much fun for that little money ever again, so it stays.

 

[Zeille]

I was very lucky, I guess. I got every option except nav - which I don't care about since I have CarPlay - for an absolute steal.

I do get a little bored with the car after 8 or so years, but I'm never going to get a brand new car that's this much fun for that little money ever again, so it stays.

these little cars are just way too good. screw paying >$40k for a car that's about the same quality as this. my fiesta is the very dead dog i will always put a new collar on LOL

 

[XanRules]

these little cars are just way too good. screw paying >$40k for a car that's about the same quality as this. my fiesta is the very dead dog i will always put a new collar on LOL

There is a 2000 JDM Toyota Crown wagon with a 2JZ engine and 40k on the clock nearby. It's been taunting me for months.

 

[Zeille]

There is a 2000 JDM Toyota Crown wagon with a 2JZ engine and 40k on the clock nearby. It's been taunting me for months.

I've been thinking about this one 1st gen IS300 that was 1UZ & 6spd manual swapped on YouTube... that would make for such a nice car.

 

[Intuit]

.... I'm never going to get a brand new car that's this much fun for that little money ever again, so it stays.

100% agree. Small enough to be fun but big enough to be all around practical. Just a wonderful balance struck with these gems.
Ford never really advertised these like they did their trucks and bigger (profit) products. I happened across this when searching each of the "domestic" make sites for comparably sized vehicles. Specs wise, this was in a class of its own. The fact that it had better styling too was (additional) icing on the cake.

 

[Rallyfan74]

100% agree. Small enough to be fun but big enough to be all around practical. Just a wonderful balance struck with these gems.
Ford never really advertised these like they did their trucks and bigger (profit) products. I happened across this when searching each of the "domestic" make sites for comparably sized vehicles. Specs wise, this was in a class of its own. The fact that it had better styling too was (additional) icing on the cake.

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I had been considering an Elantra GT N line. I love how they look, very subtle hot hatch. nice looking interior also. 1.6 litre turbo 4 cyl, 200 hp. The more I dug into them though, the reliability is a major issue.