Looking to get a small hatchback

[Gods Son]

Fusion

[Ashop]

I'm finally thinking that after 198,000 miles, I am ready to make my 91 Civic my winter beater and get a new car.

Not a high roller like you guys, so I really want to get a hot hatch. I have it narrowed down to the Ford Fiesta ST or the Focus ST. Both 6 speed manuals, 195 vs 260 ponies. I'll get the loaded package with the recoraro seats. The Fiesta is getting rave reviews for performance and the Focus is the European model, brought over here with 5 doors.

Any opinions?

Which gets the best gas mileage?

[Scrumhalf]

All those damn neon colors look ridiculous for anyone over 30.

[BEAST]

Bro, I am 48.

Yeah 48 going on 75. :rofl:

[Scrumhalf]

Ingot silver?! Booorrrriiinnngggg!

Heck you need to get the wildest color they have. How about that green I posted? Do they have that green? :grin:

Bro, I am 48. Don't want to look like boy racer...

I thought black, but I don't want to spend hours polishing that thing. The only thing I dislike about a black car.

[Chadd77]

Silver or black. The only 2 colors I would ever get.

[BEAST]

Ingot silver?! Booorrrriiinnngggg!

Heck you need to get the wildest color they have. How about that green I posted? Do they have that green? :grin:

[Scrumhalf]

Narrowed it down between Ingot Silver (2nd one down) and Performance Blue. I'm almost certain I'll get Ingot Silver. Should look good with some nice wax and tinted glass. Any comments?

[BEAST]

Find a local car broker and see what they can do for you. They usually have contacts and negotiate a good deal for you.

[Scrumhalf]

Test drove the Focus on Monday... Damn thing rocks! Serious power, and the turbo sounds fantastic! Torque steer didn't really bother me at all.... not sure what everyone was griping about. Driving a manual feels so good after all these years lol... I think I'm ready to pull the trigger, just waiting on a quote from a fleet dealer to see if I can get a better deal than haggling with the dealer.

[BEAST]

Scrum get that focus and mod the shit out of it. :grin:

[lipripper]

Think Id be more comfortable in the focus bro..

Funny..Im thinking of finally getting a new truck about the end of the year ...thinking a Toyota tacoma acess cab, 4 cyl auto 4wd. Easy on gas, will last me till Im dead. Only thing I want in it is a cruise control. would like manual windows everything just plain jane simple. Nothing to break that way good gas milage, great manuverability in the swamps. Just put a winch on the front reciever hitch on back and good to go.

Funny how things change as ya go thru life...lolo

[Bouncer]

Scrum you've been smart and conservative your whole life. Get the focus, put a little pep in your step! You can have fun in that car when the mood strikes you... Yet it can be driven in a calm and relaxed daily driver type of way the other 99% of the time.

[Scrumhalf]

I 2nd the Gti golf. Best small car out there

After our last diaster with a Passat, I swore we''ll never get another VW. I know the GTI is very good and there's a new one coming out next year, so this is more an emotional thing against VWs for me.

And FB, the Civic was my wife's car from before we got married. It's a solid car and keeps going and going, but it's a bit boring. I sold my AWD Mitsu Eclipse turbo (great car!) after we had kids because it had an unusable back seat, so I kinda miss a performance car with a close ratio manual gearbox.

[redback]

I 2nd the Gti golf. Best small car out there