Does anyone travel in their FiST? (Long distances)

[Jerickson88]

One thing I will say if you plan to go on road trips is be careful driving behind vehicles. In LA and the areas around I haven't had any trouble but I've cracked two fog lights from flung stones so far on road trips and might have done more if I had replaced them sooner.

I've even seen some bounce off the hood on occassion. The foglights are fairly low and an easy target for bouncing stones. Tried looking for some type of protective covering but have yet to find anything useful...

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I think Lamin-x May work for this. I believe they made it for the SVT Focus?

https://www.lamin-x.com/precut-film-covers/ford-fiesta-st-14-fog-light-covers.html

Thank you for bringing this up.

 

[neeqness]

I think Laminex May work for this. I believe they made it for the SVT Focus?

I'll have to look into that. Thanks!

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[Jerickson88]

I'll have to look into that. Thanks!

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We need a touring/longevity mod thread!

 

[TheSixtyFive]

I drove to The Florida Keys this year from Minneapolis Mn...what about long Distances do you want to know about?

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Wuaoww! That means you drove about 1700 miles….. ….as if I were traveling Italy 2 times

 

[TheSixtyFive]

Well...if I should use my FiST to ride long distances…..omg...I would get out of it on the knees..

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Wuaoww! That means you drove about 1700 miles….. ….as if I were traveling Italy 2 times

More along the lines of about 2000.....1,948 to be exact to get there. It was a long trip....did it on the Stock Turbo.....Wish I would've done it on my Gen2 GTX2860 but I didn't have it installed then...... It wasn't that bad of a ride down....My BAE wants to go to Cali next summer on another road trip.....So the FiST might be seeing the pacific Hiway! Yay....sordove excited.... due to Not much 93 OCT out there and poopy 91 OCT being available readily. But whatever! We will see....I wanna go back out to Glacier Montana in the Northwest corner of the state.....I took pictures of that place that can be screen savers for Windows 10.

 

[Fast Eddie]

Back in july. Took a 5300 mile/10 day road trip from Wisconsin to Seattle Wa. Then drove down the Oregon coast to California. 3 adults and a trunk stuffed with luggage. Gas milage depends some states sell crappy gas. Driving it to Albuquerque NM next week.

 

[TheSixtyFive]

More along the lines of about 2000.....1,948 to be exact to get there. It was a long trip....did it on the Stock Turbo.....Wish I would've done it on my Gen2 GTX2860 but I didn't have it installed then...... It wasn't that bad of a ride down....My BAE wants to go to Cali next summer on another road trip.....So the FiST might be seeing the pacific Hiway! Yay....sordove excited.... due to Not much 93 OCT out there and poopy 91 OCT being available readily. But whatever! We will see....I wanna go back out to Glacier Montana in the Northwest corner of the state.....I took pictures of that place that can be screen savers for Windows 10.

Wuaoww!..I think that Montana State has lot of wonderful lakes and mountains to visit….I love the mountains as well as the sea…….But I must say I prefer the sea….(Climatic conditions are better there...and I'm an old dudy )…
Waiting for your pictures, I post one of my best places where I go….

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Wuaoww!..I think that Montana State has lot of wonderful lakes and mountains to visit….I love the mountains as well as the sea…….But I must say I prefer the sea….(Climatic conditions are better there...and I'm an old dudy )…
Waiting for your pictures, I post one of my best places where I go….

Here's some...

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[TyphoonFiST]

Here's some from key west

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[TheSixtyFive]

Here's some...

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Wuaooww!! What a wonderful place!...Thaaank Youuu!...These pics are so superb!

 

[TheSixtyFive]

Here's some from key west

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Ohmgosh!..These pics are very very wonderful!

 

[neeqness]

We need a touring/longevity mod thread!

Agreed!

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[neeqness]

Unfortunately I'm pretty bad about taking pics...

Need to find camera people to bring along for the road.

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[TyphoonFiST]

Unfortunately I'm pretty bad about taking pics...

Need to find camera people to bring along for the road.

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All my Pictures were taken with my tele....no need for a camera person! Just have a good
camera in your phone!

 

[neeqness]

Yes I know. Even with my phone I'm bad. I'm just not really a picture taking person. Always think of it after the fact. I wish I were though. It'd be nice to have a few momentos to look at later.

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[EnthusiaST]

I’ll be doing a 13 hr each way trip in mine in a month. It survived this so I’m not worried about anything else.

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[sullybosco]

My commute is long that I drive every day. Almost 90- miles a day- in the morning when it's pitch black and coming home when it's 95 degrees and hot. And my GF and I have taken it on 200 mile trips loaded with heavy luggage. For my daily commute it's a great car- easy to get in and out of, love the stock (non Recaro) seats, excellent visibility and great to drive. Cruise control I use a lot and the switches are easy to access without taking my eyes fully from the road. Love the long range of the telescoping steering for my very long legs. I have it all the way out and it's perfect for me.

My GF and I have used it on long trips pretty well loaded up. The extra weight does affect performance and MPG a bit, but nothing too bad. If you ever need to sort out travel plans, you can contact alaska airlines phone number for help. She loves the seats and the easy-to-use radio controls. I’ve had four people in the car around town on short trips with no complaints. Plus, the car’s narrower width gives you a bit more room to maneuver in traffic.

Overall I say it's a great car for trips and our first choice amongst our 2 cars and a truck.

Your setup sounds smart and practical for your family’s needs. The FiST is a good travel car, and using the Draw-Tite hitch and basket for extra storage is a great idea.