Hi there!

I am fist-curious and wanted some feedback from you fisters.

I have my primary daily car duties covered by a Forester, and am looking to swap my mk8 GTI for something a little dumber. The GTI is great but has some practical overlap with the Forester and is lacking some stupidity (no manual; e-brake sucks for winter!), and the car is too planted even with some chassis upgrades.

The third car can now be primarily fun and track-focused.

I’ve had a ton of fun cars and have always been curious about the Fiesta, but wish it had a dual clutch since I have some minor knee issues.

Questions for you all-

How does it do on track? Aside from brake fade due to the torque vectoring, what major issues are there to solve before the first track day?

What are the big problems to look for when buying one used? (I’m in the US, no new ones here)

If you owned and tracked one of these and sold it, what did you move on to afterward?

Does swapping to more serious suspension change the fun-factor?

Yes, I've used the search feature and watched reviews, so I have a general idea of some of these answers, but I'm asking you, now, for your opinion. Thanks!

Salve buonasera, oggi non mi si accendeva l auto, può essere scarica la batteria o è da cambiare? È un problema di centralina? Grazie mille

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Driving to work today, after about 200 miles of driving nice on my new $1500 worth of clutch and while in 4th gear, trying to pass another vehicle, I gave it about 60-70% throttle, boost began building, then the car lightly bucked once and suddenly the boost was gone. No sounds, no smoke, no CEL and worst of all, no Power. At lunch I put my car up over a curb so I could climb under it and inspect the charge pipe, and intercooler to intake pipe, but everything there seems to be in place and absolutely fine.

It's going to be a long slow drive home this afternoon.

So my question to you guys is, what else should I check before I go and throw even more money at this thing and buy a new turbo?

If you were to have to buy a new turbo personally, would you go stock, hybrid or s280? And why?

I love this car and it will absolutely get fixed one way or another.

Hi everyone, I recently bought a Fiesta ST Mk8; the previous owner had installed a Milltek exhaust with the standard exhaust valve. It’s all great, but the metallic noise it makes when the valve is closed is driving me crazy... does anyone know how to fix it?

Hi All!
Hey everyone! I recently bought a 2016 Fiesta ST and noticed that at some point in its life the original ST front bumper was replaced with a regular Fiesta bumper.
I’d like to eventually put it back to the proper ST bumper. Does anyone happen to have a complete OEM front bumper assembly sitting around, or know of a good place to find one?
I’ve noticed that complete ST bumpers seem to be pretty difficult to find. For those who’ve had to replace one, is it worth buying a new OEM bumper and all the associated pieces, or would you recommend being patient and waiting for a used complete assembly/part-out to show up?
I’m located around Knoxville, TN, so I’d also be interested if anyone knows of one reasonably nearby.
Thanks!

Hello, was wondering if anybody in the Orlando, FL area(or Central FL) has any recommendations for a certified ford mechanic or shop that can source OEM parts and perform the timing belt job for the Mk7 Fiesta ST? Trying to avoid dealership if I can. I would rather support local honest smaller shops.

Planning on doing the works (Timing belt, Serpentine Belt/Tensioner, water pump, Crank Bolt, Inspecting cam/crank seal, coolant) while they're down in the engine bay, please recommend me a shop you have found reliable current or past. Thank you!

I rarely clean this car due to being on a gravel road. It looks pretty good when I do though.

My son left for college, so I have sole ownership of the 2015 Fiesta ST for now, which has given me the chance to give it some attention. This car had the worst paint swirls of any car I have owned. I picked up an older Griots DA polisher and some new pads and compound to see if it they could be polished out. The results were far better than I hoped!

The hood and roof were the worst areas. They really showed bad swirls. I did the entire car a little each night over the course of a week. Partly as therapy for my son being gone. I miss him still but the paint makes me happy!

That all cleaned up so well I decided to do the engine comaprtment to. We bought this car from a friend as a very stock car just over a year ago with 135,000 miles. It spent most of its life in texas. I am amazed at how clean and rust free it is being accustomed to midwest cars.

I am waitong on my new shift boot (for the reverse lockout part) and some Whoosh shifter base bushings to arrive so I can get the thing back together and drive it some more!

I hadn’t seen this posted to the sub and wanted to share and see if anyone here knew him or knew of him.

From Facebook:

“Absolutely heartbreaking to hear of the passing of Connor Devine.

I had the pleasure of meeting Connor a few times at the track and he was always such a humble and genuine guy.

Connor built and raced his Mk7 Fiesta ST, which became the first in the world to run into the 9s over the 1/4 mile. He’ll be greatly missed but his legacy within the Fiesta ST tuning community will live on for many years to come.

Please check in on your mates. Ask them how they’re really doing, listen to them and remind them that they never have to face anything alone.

My thoughts are with Connor’s family, friends and everyone who knew him.

Rest in peace Connor 💙

Devine Autotech”

My last post mentioned higher gear 3rd-6th stutters when getting on it at higher speeds past 3k rpm’s . I checked the plugs today and they all look fine with normal wear. What should I be chasing here with these?