The Car Thread

Jump back to quoted post23 Dec 2013, 18:12 PMMoon

I was thinking for a second you bought the ST

I wonder what milage can you get from a 1 litre 125PS engine before it breaks apart. I hope it won't be a trouble for the first owner

Youtube videos can be misleading, they don't necessarily reflect the reality - videos can be easily accelerated a bit or just have some frames removed - you wouldn't notice it but it would speed up the video by a few fractions of a second. Even if the author doesn't intend it the 0-100 acceleration can be different due to framerate conversion, youtube compression etc.

So I would take those resuls with a pinch of salt. Especially that it's extremely hard to match times manufacturers state. You need a perfect start on the verge of losing traction, perfect gearshifts at the right moments, good tyres and good weather conditions. Oh and also traction control turned off

You can measure that accurately with RaceLogic or DriftBox, not with youtube videos or phone apps

Not sure what you stab at wrt to 'breaks apart'. It's a Ford! Not some french tin can.

Maybe we should organise some COH car-nerd event on this forum

Jump back to quoted post23 Dec 2013, 18:12 PMMoon

So is England such an unfriendly country to big engine cars? (just like half of the EU). Damn, my car with a 2.8 litre would be hella expensive to maintain there I guess...

Besides, that was a diesel-only problem. My Fiesta has the SCTi engine. It's not a diesel and it's not a generic engine, but Fords' own engine that - afaik - they don't share with anyone.

Petrol is quite expensive though - £1.35 a litre atm, so that works out currently at around $8.34 per US gallon. You live with it though, if you want to!

Jump back to quoted post20 Nov 2013, 00:34 AMntd

Here you go Budwise. It's hard to get a good shot of the rear of it with a camera, it looks much better in person. Plan on putting new rims (19" or 20", haven't decided yet), a black grill on replacing that chrome outline, deleting the ugly orange reflectors, and of course throwing a tune on it.

Jump back to quoted post26 Dec 2013, 20:04 PMHypnotoad

That is indeed a fine car Though I am wondering why you didn't wait for/get an M4? not driveable enough on the street perhaps?

Jump back to quoted post16 Jan 2014, 14:55 PMRickety Cricket

I currently have 2 BMW's 535 and 330, I love driving them, fast!!!!! I used to have 3 Merkurs. 2 XR4Ti's and a Scorpio. I miss the turbo!!

Hey, Moon nice videos. But could you cut the music? I wanna hear the engine

Jump back to quoted post16 Jan 2014, 23:14 PMSgtBulldog

Where did you keep all those cars?

I kept them at my home, maximum I had was 3 at one time. Plenty of room.
I also had a Cadillac Sedan de Ville. lol A total grandpa car!!!