I just bought my wife one of these and I gotta say, I freaking LOVE it. It handles like one of those Euro hot hatches. You can get 150 and 180 hp kits overseas, so I am hoping they bring those here. Plus I hear there is a turbo in the works. HIGHLY recommend this lil beast.
Glad you got a hatch and not the fugly sedan model...
I liked the fiesta til I saw the new focus. Theyre gonna have to step it up with the fiesta. Supposedly the focus has the same epa mpg rating...
yeah...had to wait 3 weeks for a hatch. I hate sedans. The focus is 5 grrrr more though, so fun per $ is higher with the fiesta. Plus I am getting 38MPG CITY!
Must be the new thing with the funky center stack layout. The 2011 Elantra that I test drove had pretty much the same look to it. Bad news for the aftermarket industry, as I can see no way of installing an aftermarket deck into the car (not that you'd really have any need to nowadays, with most factory radios having CD/MP3/Sat/USB/iPod capability right out of the box)
Sweet ride, I've secretly wanted one as a DD since I first read about them, I have a lengthy commute to work (150 miles round trip), but I am happy with my paid off, dented, ugly, ricey sounding Escort...lol Sounds like you may be driving that car more than your wife....
I havent had a car payment in 4 years, so what the heck. It was 18k out the door so not bad really. I DO drive it more actually! LOL
Interior looks way better than the Cobalt my wife bought:hick:. Congrats on the new car.:D
My wife really likes them, if we hadn't bought her a Mazda 3 a few months before they were available we would have one. They are cool little cars.
I am waiting for the Ken Block rally package to come out. LOL
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/21/ken-blocks-gymkhana-fiesta-revealed/
180 hp in that would be so much fun. :) I like it but I think I prefer the look of our Cobalt over it. That interior looks pretty futuristic but not really my style. One thing I really wish our Cobalt had though is cruise control and power windows and stuff (we have the utmost base model), and alloy wheels.
I was looking at the Cobalt, but they got bad reviews, plus it's a Ch#%y.
I work on a lot of Cobalts, and they're really not that great a car (to put it in the politest way I could put it). They are a very clear example of "Old GM" thinking. Not as bad as the Uplander/Montana/Relay fiasco, but still, not great.
Lakenheath: I know what you mean about the payment thing. I just bought my first new car (and it represents the first time I'd had a car payment in 16 years). I'd always campaigned against buying a new car and always said I'd never, ever do it because it's such a poor investment. Funny things can happen to one's principles when the weather gets nice and one gets tired of looking at garbage in the driveway...
Thunderchicken....we must have been on the same wavelength. I was NEVER gonna buy a new one. BUT, that smell...new car smell. Couldn't resist it once I drove it around the block.
Is it gas or gas/electric?
gas only...dont think they make a hybrid yet.
Nice car. I almost bought a Fiesta when I was looking for cars a few months back. I ended up with a 2011 Focus instead for three reasons:
1. It was faster than the Fiesta.
2. 0% financing was not offered on the Fiesta.
3. I got it for less than invoice.
The Fiesta impressed me. It handled great and was fun to drive. It just felt slow to me though. They are really nice cars though. I love the interior.
I checked out a Fiesta in person today while out in town. I actually didn't care at all for the interior styling. *shrugs*
I would have gotten a Focus, but I didnt want to wait, plus the Fiesta was within budget.
I got the 2011 Focus, which is the old one. I don't have the fancy new 2012 Focus.
I was actually looking to buy a 2011 V6 Mustang. The insurance on it would have been silly though. I'm 25 and have a clean record but I think it was still about $1,000 every six months. I pay less than $1,000 a year on the Focus. Besides I have a T-bird as my fun car. If I had a Mustang as a DD I would just be hooning it all day ;).
lol...I remember those days. I rolled my 6 month old 87 Ranger when I was 20, and insurance was more than my payment. Baad times. Now I have 4 cars and Insurance is $155 a month. It's not that I am more tame, I just know how not to get caught!