I bought my 15 new and luckily haven't had to take it in for anything. I got the base model as I couldn't justify spending 10-12%% of the purchase price of the entire car on just seats haha.
I'd buy it again, too. I fell in love with it the first time I took it for a test drive and let it rip on the freeway. I'll never forget the look on the sales rep's face as I was weaving in and out of cars at about 80 on the 8 east in La Mesa.......
Why do I love this car?
1: 4 doors + a hatch. I can fit my 85lb shepherd in the hatch along with my mini poodle, and my terrier in her carrier (zing) fits in between the two kids seats for a day at the park. Score!
2: Turbo. Sure its just a little guy, but as blue2turbo said with the mods he's listed, the little cars turns into a rocket, especially if you tune with e30!
3: 6 speed. Pure driving enthusiast joy. No wannabe car guys and automatic transmissions here. No sir!
4: Handling ability. Throw it into a corner hard, it doesn't even flinch. The torque vectoring is great too, even though I turn it off to save my brakes (which are also great from the factory)
5: 30+ mpg, even when beating on it.
6: Technology. I love SYNC, and I definitely love not having to search through all my stuff to find the keys to open/start it.
7: Price. I paid ~21k out the door and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to insure either
8: Low key. Most people don't even know that there's a Fiesta on steroids available. That's what ST means, right? I love the look on people's faces when they try to get away and can't or get flat out beat!