[{"id": 1619164, "authorName": "Jaxter", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jaxter/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "There is a very interesting back story on this car. As I remember, it was sent to a dealer and a very observant individual hunted it down and bought it. I'll try to track the story down and leave a link. Found it....\nhttp://autoweek.com/article/car-news/one-liquid-blue-ford-fiesta-st-escapes-auto-show-finds-owner", "likes": 11, "timestamp": 1499315645, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619166, "authorName": "mr_smee", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mr_smee/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wisely photographed during the 'golden hour,' and looking stunning. At this years auto show i jumped into the Focus RS and was very impressed, then got into the Fiesta ST and thought, \"I like this....better.\" I am thinking to keep an eye out for a slightly depreciated one in a couple years. Won't be this beautiful colour of course. GLWS", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499315892, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619184, "authorName": "gromitspapa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gromitspapa/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Was the original paint put on the car at the factory Liquid Blue or did the factory repaint it that color? Original paint cracking sounds odd.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499318860, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619186, "authorName": "Euromoto", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/euromoto/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I bought a 2011 ST new for my kid; it still has half a dozen open recalls yet to be remedied. Still, I'm a fan. I'll bet this hopped-up model is a blast to drive. Love the color and the Recaros.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1499319247, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619187, "authorName": "Triumphant4A", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/triumphant4a/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Paint failure at 727 miles? Sounds like quality was not job 1", "likes": 15, "timestamp": 1499319366, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619193, "authorName": "KillaBee", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/killabee/", "bidAmount": 727, "content": "$727 bid placed by KillaBee", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499320181, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1619204, "authorName": "voiture", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/voiture/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm pretty sure that this would be more fun to drive than the GT 90 percent of the time. What a great color, and car. The 2002tii of our times.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1499321231, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619209, "authorName": "Frank_Garcia", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/frank_garcia/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I like this one, let someone else buy the $75k needs work alfa-porsche-jags.\nGLWTS", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1499322146, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619225, "authorName": "Michael", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/michael/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "10/24/16\n\nhttp://oppositelock.kinja.com/yes-you-can-have-that-gorgeous-shade-of-ford-gt-blue-1788112803\n\n\"Within ten minutes I had made the deal, and the next day I drove the car home. The car is great, and I plan to drive the tits off it.\"\n\nThis car must've been an A cup.", "likes": 50, "timestamp": 1499323095, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619226, "authorName": "67benzboy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/67benzboy/", "bidAmount": 2500, "content": "$2,500 bid placed by 67benzboy", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499323331, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1619238, "authorName": "msmiranda", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/msmiranda/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So after all that effort to track down this car and \"plan to drive the tits off it\" it shows up here with 727 miles on it? Buyer's remorse, decided Molten Orange was better, too easy to park, or something else?", "likes": 15, "timestamp": 1499326205, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619277, "authorName": "Yorkie214", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/yorkie214/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Given the current warranty, are the cracks in the paint covered as a manufacturers defect?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499338938, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619278, "authorName": "FSJ_Europe", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fsj_europe/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Do i need to bring a trailer for a 2015 car ?", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1499339063, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619279, "authorName": "Utah_Colorado_Jones", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/utah_colorado_jones/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The paint failure is unfortunate. Matching custom, non-production paint can be difficult. There are a myriad of possible reasons for the paint failure. Regardless of the why the entire paint job becomes suspect. The best and most expensive solution is take the body down to bare metal and start over. Talk nice to FoMoCo Performance and document both the car and its paint failure. They might provide enough paint for a full re-spray.\n\nIt's rare to see such a car in private hands. Generally pre-production and show vehicles either go to the manufacturer's museum, put in storage, or just destroyed. The idea is to avoid potential warranty and liability claims. \n\nThis Fiesta ST appears to be a fun driver. Unfortunately whatever value is added by the heritage is countered by the paint failure. Today a nicely equipped 2017 Performance ST can be had for ~$23K. It will be interesting to see where this auction ends up.\n\nGLWTA", "likes": 11, "timestamp": 1499339268, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619295, "authorName": "ConstantReader", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/constantreader/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Utah Colorado Jones - Warranty has probably expired and it wouldn't cover custom paint, IMHO. Liability claim might cover bad paint, but other than that this, although a \"show car\", is little more than a Fiesta with fancy seats and steering wheel. A flat chested one at that!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499342214, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619296, "authorName": "psychobilly", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/psychobilly/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "As cool as it looks, it is just a warm-hatch.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499342409, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619306, "authorName": "Klasic01", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klasic01/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@psychobilly and why isn't this a hot hatch? 200hp and 2700lbs would make it plenty entertaining (And as a side note has performance slightly better than a E30 M3).", "likes": 15, "timestamp": 1499343111, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619348, "authorName": "rjmo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rjmo/", "bidAmount": 2727, "content": "$2,727 bid placed by rjmo", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499346006, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1619349, "authorName": "Ram", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ram/", "bidAmount": 2827, "content": "$2,827 bid placed by Ram", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499346050, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1619352, "authorName": "hfernon", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hfernon/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Klasic01 The focus ST/RS would be a hot-hatch, this is a warm hatch due to not only what it competes with but also the specifications. That being said, I would rather have this, any car that participates in rallying and shows a good running in any motorsport is a good car to me.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499346298, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619359, "authorName": "umwmike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/umwmike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm guessing someone convinced the seller that he should keep miles off of it because he really had something special (1 of 1). Probably couldn't afford to just have an investment sitting in the garage with paint issues so he had to make a tough choice. Sell now and try to recoup as much as possible or wait 15 years and hope its value is the same or more.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499346434, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619372, "authorName": "psychobilly", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/psychobilly/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@klasic \n\nAs already mentioned, it doesn't spec out well compared to other sedans or hatches in its general class. \n\nNo doubt it is a fun little car. But a 2015 Mazda3 S specs out at 184 HP in naturally aspirated 87 octane form, and *may* have a higher top end. \n\nA base WRX would eat this for lunch.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499346829, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619382, "authorName": "vixenlotus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vixenlotus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I have one of these and its a very fun car. Quality issues do pop up from time to time and I find myself wishing I had gone for a VW GTI. In the first year of ownership my gearbox has had to come out, the clutch slave cylinder replaced, Blend motors are thumping when the AC is turned on and the SYNC voice control system is a joke and is unusable. On paper its a fun car, heck its fun for a week or so but the quality issues have spoiled it for me.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499347290, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619386, "authorName": "beNGK", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bengk/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I have worked with/for Ford Performance for almost 10 years. all that one needs to know about the level of fun available in these is that while I had mine, I almost never drove test cars, even with GT350R, Focus RS/ST, Raptor, competitive vehicles available to drive overnight. only sold mine due to promotion which brought lease car availability and requirement to manage a second child seat. these are \"keep forever\" sort of fun and I will get another one sometime in the future. mine was white over orange w/Recaros, one of the first delivered in the US.\n\nI've not sought out the full story (if there really was one) on how the car ended up at random dealer auctions before landing with the current owner, but as noted by others, it is _extremely_ rare for an unique color show car to be made available to the public. of the lineup for the auto show - GT, P552 Raptor, GT350, Focus RS Fiesta ST - this was the only vehicle which was in production, so it would likely have been a production car, either painted over an existing paint job or perhaps from an e-coated finished vehicle specially shipped to whomever did the Liquid Blue. if it were painted over existing paint, that might explain the cracking, but I'm not a paint expert. perhaps the BaT-infamous paint meter could be put to use to determine the thickness of paint and maybe infer whether the paint is over an existing factory coat. there's probably a VIN decode which will tell you what color the plant painted it as well.", "likes": 15, "timestamp": 1499347392, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619403, "authorName": "spacecowboyian", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spacecowboyian/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I enjoy how folks just look at the specs and decide that a fiesta st isn't a \"hot hatch\" or that other cars are clearly better.\n\nGo drive one. Make sure it has 200 treadwear tires. Find a curvy road and put your foot in it. You'll see that it's not all about numbers on paper.", "likes": 25, "timestamp": 1499347829, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619409, "authorName": "beNGK", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bengk/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@vixenlotus :\n\ntoo bad about the mechanical quality issues you've had, I don't believe these are generally known to have lots of endemic concerns.\n\nif you haven't, it is worth having Sync updated to the latest rev. the gen-whichever which is in the 2014/5 cars is less than perfect but I found it good enough to make calls, which is all I ever bothered to attempt. the newer rev in 16+ cars is definitely smarter and handles people with various accents quite well. Sync freaked out on my car a couple of times in 2+ years, once it killed the battery (or something else did and Sync was flaky along with that issue) another time it just needed a kick in the ass to reboot itself. it was (earlier versions) a Microsoft product after all...", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499348036, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619427, "authorName": "psychobilly", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/psychobilly/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@spacecowboy\n\nIt may be a fun little car to drive. It may be peppy and easy to whip in and out of traffic in. \n\nWhen you spec it out on comparison to others on the market, it comes in right under a Hyundai Velocitor Turbo. \n\nIt is just a warm hatch, no matter what sort of extra magic you want to attribute to it. It's big brother ST is the hot hatch of the family. \n\nTo call this a hot hatch is to discredit what one actually is. A base 289 Mustang is peppy and fun. It is not a GT.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499349162, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619444, "authorName": "Chris_H.", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chris_h.-user/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Tried one of these on for size last year and can say that at 6'1\", 230 pounds, the driver's seat was less than accommodating for my upper torso, though everything else was pretty damned entertaining.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499349459, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619451, "authorName": "Doritoman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/doritoman/", "bidAmount": 3333, "content": "$3,333 bid placed by Doritoman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499349639, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1619460, "authorName": "mattamatic", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mattamatic/", "bidAmount": 4000, "content": "$4,000 bid placed by mattamatic", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499349871, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1619463, "authorName": "Joe Najm", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/flyinglap/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "\"To call this a hot hatch is to discredit what one actually is\" (Then references a 4000 lb Mustang?) WTH.", "likes": 14, "timestamp": 1499349947, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619470, "authorName": "Ticala", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ticala/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Now this is what I call a REAL CAR! Is not fancy as a Mercedes, but boy, does this kick a$$ or what? Great looking car. I would pay $100 just you drive it for 10 minutes.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499350217, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619472, "authorName": "C2Vettes", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/c2vettes/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by C2Vettes", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499350247, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1619469, "authorName": "C2Vettes", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/c2vettes/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Fantastic color that you have to see in person. I know who painted the GT in this color and I agree the Ford color and trim group nailed it with this color. It is a super-car color not a Fiesta. Regardless it does have some bragging rights.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499350337, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619477, "authorName": "951ltwt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/951ltwt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "for the skeptics: I have seen one of these driven in anger at an autocross. ' Knew it was good, but , wow, I was blown away! Great performing car.", "likes": 17, "timestamp": 1499350448, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619482, "authorName": "RC_in_S._CA", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rc_in_s._ca/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A reminder of the outrage displayed here on BAT several months back at the inclusion of a 'too new and mass produced' 2013 Fiat Abarth 500. Here's a 2015 model year car, based on a highly mass produced appliance. No protests?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499350609, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619484, "authorName": "Dirty_Evo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dirty_evo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Pretty entertaining reading the comments from all the paper racers in the peanut gallery saying this isn't a hot hatch. Because after all, looking at numbers on paper is what driving fast cars is all about. Right? You guys have no clue. I have driven this back to back with a Focus ST and Focus RS. And within the same week as a GTI, Golf R and WRX STi. It definitely is a HOT HATCH. Everybody who has driven them of course has different opinions. But almost al give it props for its performance. For sure. But If you haven't driven it I am not sure how you can chime in? For me it was more fun than my Cayman S and just right there with my old EVO 8. The handling is phenomenal. The interior is not my taste . It's so damn balanced. It's not everybody's cup of tea but to say it's not a hot hatch when your only experience with it is from reading numbers on a computer screen or magazine page is just ridiculous.", "likes": 33, "timestamp": 1499350700, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619501, "authorName": "Doritoman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/doritoman/", "bidAmount": 5555, "content": "$5,555 bid placed by Doritoman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499351448, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1619507, "authorName": "psychobilly", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/psychobilly/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@ flyinglap\n\nIt is called an analogy. You must have been sick that month in school. \n\n@dirtyevo\n\nSince you have driven every car on earth and the rest of us are posers, I will bow to your authority. It is a hot hatch on your command. I will be sure to contact the rest of the posers and we will call those hatches with rough 300hp and above with superior handling and acceleration \"flying duckbill cheeseburgers\" from now on.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499351642, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619519, "authorName": "LateBrakeU2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/latebrakeu2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Anyone who bounces this from the hot hatch category has never driven one. You can pick up a clean low mile example with recaro's for under 20. Best fun 30mpg commuter car you will ever own, it's only about 1/2 sec off a Focus ST on an Auto X course,and it fits in all the spots at the mall that won't.", "likes": 13, "timestamp": 1499352157, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619525, "authorName": "jk928", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jk928/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I totally agree with @LateBrakeU2 and @Dirty Evo. I have owned my FiST for 2 years. The fun factor is phenomenal. Horsepower is not everything and this car handles and shifts beautifully. Definitely qualifies as a hot hatch.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1499352418, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619533, "authorName": "oldbmwfan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oldbmwfan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The \"hot hatch\" vs. \"warm hatch\" comments are ridiculous. What the Fiesta ST is is a freaking fun car. I own one and a GT350R, and for 90% of my driving, the Fiesta is the car of choice. It is fun at all speeds and in all conditions. The steering is lively and there is just enough torque steer to keep you at attention, but not so much to be a bother. It rotates off-throttle. It chirps tires without suspension hop. It could really use a Quaife, but it is just so fun that I don't care to spend the money. \n\nAnyone putting a hard HP limit on \"what is fun enough\" is really missing the point. It's like saying an E30 M3 isn't sporty enough because it has only 195HP (E30 M3 power and weight specs are almost identical to the Fiesta ST, by the way, and the latter has way more grunt down low). \n\nLove this in Liquid Blue. Do not personally want a sporty hatch that I have to worry about the paint on, but this is very cool! GLWTA.", "likes": 21, "timestamp": 1499352832, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619535, "authorName": "HK240Z", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hk240z/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Based on a pedestrian hatchback... but \"hot-rodded\" by the factory.\n\n\"Hot Hatch\"\n\nMy $.02", "likes": 16, "timestamp": 1499352873, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619537, "authorName": "fourzerosix", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fourzerosix/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@HK240Z That's the formula for literally every hot hatch ever made, ever.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1499352930, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619542, "authorName": "HK240Z", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hk240z/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@fourzerosix Yes, that was my point.", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1499353010, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619545, "authorName": "Ventus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ventus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The original hot hatches from the 80s when the term was coined had no more than ~150hp", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499353162, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619547, "authorName": "teezlr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/teezlr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I own one of these and a 2015 Mustang GT, I always say the Fiesta ST is the better car!", "likes": 11, "timestamp": 1499353219, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619548, "authorName": "TRACKDP", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trackdp/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Not to mention this car was in motor trends best drivers car finale a few years ago. This car is no joke", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1499353220, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619550, "authorName": "fourzerosix", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fourzerosix/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I nearly bought one of these brand new but then saw the auction values for 1-2 year old ones with 10-20k miles and said nope nope nope. Also not a very practical Montana car. My biggest annoyance with my 2011 WRX was how quickly the wheel wells (and the wheels themselves) would fill up with snow in the winter. Wheels full of snow make 65 mph on an icy interstate...interesting.\n\nAlso, I sell at a Chevy dealer, and when I called my GM to ask him what would happen to me if I bought a new Ford from across town, without missing a beat he quipped, \"Well I guess you can do whatever you want on your last day\". He was joshing me, but that still made me think twice!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499353319, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619546, "authorName": "psychobilly", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/psychobilly/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is fascinating. \n\nThe Focus ST has a rough 50 more HP, about the same incresse on torque , is a second and a half quicker to 60 mph, but since the Fiesta knocks over cones faster, they are for all intents equal. Especially as the Fiesta gets better mileage and easy to park at the mall. \n\nI guess the Hot Hatch banner flies over a participation trophy field. \n\nAs wiggly in the knees as some of you get for 200 HP, you ought avoid the rides not recommended for pregnant women.\n\nAnd, yes, the original term for Hot Hatch included 70 HP vehicles. And the California Corvette was ....well, no it never was.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499353328, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619573, "authorName": "Caymanorcarrera", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/caymanorcarrera/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hot Hatch indeed.\n\nNow here's the car for my neighbor who's going to be a Dad soon. I can't think of a good reason this little hatch can't shuttle his wife and kids around, and serve as the family workhorse. So much cooler and more fun than a Highlander or equivalent. \n\nJust remember,........a Fiesta is a mid-size in Europe!", "likes": 9, "timestamp": 1499354403, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619587, "authorName": "mattamatic", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mattamatic/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My only problem with these is that the euro sized cabin triggers my claustrophobia which means I get really antsy until I crank the windows down and find a twisty road.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499354957, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619648, "authorName": "oneday", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oneday/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This strikes me as a very fun and practical car. And because we need only one car, finding a good balance between those two ideals is the goal.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499357431, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619651, "authorName": "oneday", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oneday/", "bidAmount": 7000, "content": "$7,000 bid placed by oneday", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499357484, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1619667, "authorName": "_Keith_", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/_keith_/", "bidAmount": 8000, "content": "$8,000 bid placed by _Keith_", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499357945, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1619670, "authorName": "SDKeith", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sdkeith/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I need AWD, so I'm out of this one...but really...who needs a faster car than this on public roads? I had a CTS-V and it was boring as heck...\"YAY I can have zero fun in the car at legal speeds\" \n\nIt's the best color, it's THE ONLY ONE in that color. My only question for the seller would be regarding build quality since it's a show car.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1499357988, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619671, "authorName": "TMH42", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tmh42/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Disregarding the back-and-forth below, I'll simply say that I've driven several hundred different vehicles from $100 to $1M+ but there's only one that's haunted me for several years which I've test driven three times just because I can't seem to shake it. \n\nIt's the compact hot hatch we see here.\n\nSuch an incredible little bulldog that is WAY more than what the numbers on paper say...it's the epitome of being 'more than the sum of its parts'.\n\nThis is a fantastic example that I'll be watching closely, I remember reading the R&T article when it came out and being quite jealous ;)\n\n@SDKeith - EXACTLY, you can have fun way more often on public roads with something like this--foot flat, big grin, and you won't lose your license. Not everyone gets this but I think once you've experience BIG power on the street, the choice becomes clear.", "likes": 19, "timestamp": 1499358154, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619691, "authorName": "Zedd", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/zedd/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Imagine the thousands of people that have sat inside there and fiddled with (or stolen) the gearshift, rubbed the steering wheel and farted in the seats.", "likes": 18, "timestamp": 1499358749, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619698, "authorName": "Potomacduck", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/potomacduck/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Laughing @ Zedd", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499358986, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619709, "authorName": "quite98 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/quite98/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Zedd - very funny! But that's a point worth addressing. When the vehicle was on display it was locked \"for your protection\" - https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--R6J5jb8o--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/efoxidtqiujhyu4ohr3g.jpg", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1499359349, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619718, "authorName": "C2Vettes", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/c2vettes/", "bidAmount": 10101, "content": "$10,101 bid placed by C2Vettes", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499359551, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1619725, "authorName": "Rotepig", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rotepig/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What happened to the \"car is locked\" decal/comment? It's too bad they took them off, kinda cool.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499359688, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619747, "authorName": "beNGK", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bengk/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@psychobilly :\n\n\"hot hatches\" started with the original VW GTi. the cars which followed the GTi set the to-this-day standard for the type. 205 GTi 1.6, Clio Williams, end of list. while I am trusting the judgement of the writers at Performance Car/Autocar/Evo (with some overlap among them) as to this judgement, I have only theirs to go on, being as we didn't get those cars in the US.\n\nthe B299 Fiesta ST (this car) was universally praised in every review which I've ever seen/read/heard. it isn't the fastest, isn't the prettiest, doesn't necessarily possess bank-vault solidity or VW-level craftsmanship, but it is an absolute blast to drive & own. it is also judged to be the best of the current/just phased out wave of hot B cars. the earlier RenaultSport Clios were a thing to behold, but have faded (again, in the judgement of those who have decades of experience with the breed) a bit of late I believe.\n\nanother thing to consider is that the FIesta is a B car and doesn't attempt to compete with Focus/GTi/etc which are a size up. I personally can never get comfortable in a Focus and the added space and torque steer didn't really add anything to the equation either.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1499360434, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619768, "authorName": "jk928", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jk928/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I have owned my Fiesta ST for 2 years. The fun factor is off the charts. Definitely a hot hatch.", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1499361085, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619797, "authorName": "maestromaestro", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/maestromaestro/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "OK - I own one of these, and here are a few points to consider. It is a fantastic DD, feels much quicker than it really is. I find myself looking forward to driving the FiST, something that I am not always as giddy about the other cars. Having said this....\r\n\r\nIt is being marketed as a \"track-oriented\" car, but the sad truth is that is isn't. For starters, there is no tow hook in the US model (oddly, there is one in the 3-door European version). Secondly, the car tends to overheat, quickly and badly, on the track. Once that happens, it will go into a 'limp' mode, until the temperature goes down.'\r\n\r\nTo take full advantage of its capabilities, it needs a bigger radiator and an oil cooler. The good news is that both items are available from Mishimoto. Between Cobb/Mountune and others, there are a lot of goodies/tunes that can be had...", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499361745, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619805, "authorName": "oneday", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oneday/", "bidAmount": 11000, "content": "$11,000 bid placed by oneday", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499362106, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1619834, "authorName": "wrongwheeldrive", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wrongwheeldrive/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I just picked up my second FiST a few months back after totaling the first one. Best. Car. Ever. This blue looks incredible!\nKeep in mind the 4 cylinder is being replaced by a 3 cyl turbo for 2018. This is the motor you want!", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1499362967, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619851, "authorName": ".p.", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/.p.-user/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I just bought a black 2015 FiST that I absolutely love. I've read about this car on R&T, and I've always wanted to own it. I started thinking how I could sell my black one and grab this. I'd be out the taxes, but I'd have this special car to drive daily...\n\nThen I saw all the paint issues. It appears that this is not a production quality build. Sadly I'm letting this little dream go.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499363493, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619894, "authorName": "CrazyBMW", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/crazybmw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Driving a slow car fast is so much more fun to me.\n\nNow have the funds, though limited, to purchase a fun third car used. Considered getting a third e30 (not all at the same time), a GTI, WRX, Veloster Turbo, Focus ST, MINI Cooper S, and a Fiesta ST. While I have some concerns about reliability (not sure if issues I have read about are for Fiestas in general, the lower powered ones, or the ST's), but my test drive of a Fiesta ST was truly a whole lot of fun. This should be a interesting auction.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1499364851, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619900, "authorName": "CrazyBMW", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/crazybmw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@fourzerosix My wife has a BIG issue with this. While going to different dealerships looking at cars, she has noticed some salesmen did not own one of the brand they sold. She gave them a rash of s...\n\nSorry if I am going to rag on salesmen, but dang, most have not introduced themselves, asked our name, nothing. And most of the used cars have been dirty and had no gas in them. When test driving a Verloster Turbo we ran out of gas before leaving the parking lot.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499365066, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1619991, "authorName": "Gamecock_Porscheer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gamecock_porscheer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That headline photo is crazy...I thought the wheels were some amazing shade of bronze!!! Then I scroll down & to my dismay, they're just plain...old...grey...BUT the blue is pretty spectacular in all the pics! Regarding the car: I test drove a Focus ST a few years back & it was a blast! I ended up getting a GTI...I still think back & probly shoulda gotten the ST! And I've heard the FiST is even better than the FoST(?)!", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1499367860, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1620041, "authorName": "mikeyoung00", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mikeyoung00/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Too bad about the paint. And the rims SHOULD be bronze but that change is as near as the nearest powder coat or paint shop. My son has one in white with the Recaro option. It is an absolute hoot to drive. The ST has a reputation on the boards and at Consumer Union for things breaking but in the first 40K miles my son's has given him no problems. Then again, most of those miles are from his commute. Oh, except for the climate control system that is kind of wonky and for which Ford has been promising a software fix for at least a year.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499368667, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1620091, "authorName": "Tlauer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tlauer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Paint code is listed as 'YZ' (oxford white), Trim code is 2D (black cloth, non-Recaro code).\nI'll bet there is no code for Liquid Blue or the white-trimmed Recaros, so they used some base codes. \nNotice that the seats aren't heated (lowest outside buttons on center stack), the Recaro package includes heated seats. \nThese are just observations and not meant to detract from a special car that is one-of-one and was a factory show piece. This would be fantastic to own, the FiST has quite a following and the only liquid blue version (with a kickass interior!) is THE one to have.\nI traded my '16 pearl white Fiesta ST in on a '16 Focus RS in order to improve my snow/sleet commutes to Oregon. I miss the Fiesta as the Focus is just bigger heavier, and getting unwanted attention from the Highway Patrol. It's a fast car, but the Fiesta was a more lively and flickable car due to less mass. Definitely a hot hatch, the HP/torque is plenty for this 2700 lb well balanced car. Lots of aftermarket support if you are looking for more power.", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1499369723, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1620363, "authorName": "RWD-FTW", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rwd-ftw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sweet color - if I could snap my fingers and turn my Grabber Blue Mustang GT this color, I would.\n\nAnd yes, it's a \"Hot Hatch\", duhh.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1499372591, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1620541, "authorName": "Flying_Squirrel", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/flying_squirrel/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Call me a traitor, but I prefer British car magazines to our domestic offerings, way better in pretty much every way. Anyway, all you doubters/haters really need to track down the September 2015 issue of Top Gear. This \"wanna-be\" hot hatch went up against 27 other hot-hatch/wagons and kicked some serious butt. Audi RS3? Nope, didn't make the cut. Mercedes A45 AMG? No again. BMW M135i? Couldn't hang. The Fiesta ST came in 3rd getting beat only by the Civic Type R and Golf R, cars that are $15k-$20k more expensive.", "likes": 16, "timestamp": 1499374390, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1620902, "authorName": "Rshaker2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rshaker2/", "bidAmount": 11500, "content": "$11,500 bid placed by Rshaker2", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499378479, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1621007, "authorName": "fourzerosix", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fourzerosix/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@CrazyBMW I find that odd, because sales employee parking at our Chevy/Toyota new lot looks just like the lot they sell off of: Plenty of 16/17 Silverados/Tacomas/Tundras with an Avalon or Malibu Premier sprinkled in. Also, I should clarify that I work at the used branch of a Chevy dealer, so I/we sell a little of everything and don't feel pressure to rep one brand or another. \n\nAs an aside, it sounds like those other guys need to work on their soft skills and definitely need to pay a little closer attention to their lot!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499381460, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1621093, "authorName": "Mullick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mullick/", "bidAmount": 11750, "content": "$11,750 bid placed by Mullick", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499386036, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1621106, "authorName": "Bosshog", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bosshog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "All the Ford Performance cars were painted Liquid Blue. Perhaps you all remember this poster? http://www.beachford.net/ford-performance-passion-innovation/\n\nWhen I went to the press launch of the 350/350R they had the Liquid Blue GT350R (VP001 Chassis) and it was Liquid Blue with the Black/White Recaros. I recall Jim Owens of Ford Performance saying the paint job was in the $20K range . . (everyone wanted their 350/350R this color) \n\n* Just sayin' * \n\nAs can be seen in the paint cracking. . that's why mfg.'s typically destroy show / prototype cars and they don't make it into the public space (amongst other reasons.) \n\nAnyhow, shame of it's low miles and that it's a Fiesta (ST Albeit) \nIf this were a 350R we'd have some SERIOUS coin being tossed at it.\n\nGLWS - Ford should buy it back because it was a mistake it ever left!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499387064, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1621114, "authorName": "Oddball_racing", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oddball_racing/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@crazybmw\n There are many variables as to why salesman do not drive the brand they sell, ( cant afford them, already have a lease has different needs )to get roasted on is not nice. I work for a higline Audi dealership and I drive a Toyota. Does that mean I should not be allowed to sell them ?", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1499387321, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1621195, "authorName": "Gsdino7", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gsdino7/", "bidAmount": 15000, "content": "$15,000 bid placed by Gsdino7", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499390760, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1621292, "authorName": "keith_k", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/keith_k/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The paint issues are a bummer. But what happens to these Auto Show cars is sort of like what happened to cars on the old Chip Foose show \"Overhaulin\". The shop that it gets sent to for the \"show prep\" work usually doesn't have nearly enough time to do it right, and has to work 24/7 to meet deadlines. Knowing it only has to look good for the show, corners get cut for the sake of speed.\n\nOn the subject of the Fiesta ST... I haven't owned one, but had the pleasure of putting a few thousand miles on one on a road trip through the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains a few years ago. These cars are absolute sweethearts. Forget the numbers.... they just peg the fun-meter like few other cars I've ever experienced.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1499394956, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1621383, "authorName": "Flying_Squirrel", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/flying_squirrel/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Oh and if you need more proof of this car's awesomeness, it made the cut on blipshift, so it has to be good :-)\nhttps://www.blipshift.com/products/muy-caliente", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1499401145, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1621395, "authorName": "Mullick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mullick/", "bidAmount": 15250, "content": "$15,250 bid placed by Mullick", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499401829, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1621421, "authorName": "Gsdino7", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gsdino7/", "bidAmount": 17000, "content": "$17,000 bid placed by Gsdino7", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499404445, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1621449, "authorName": "Mullick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mullick/", "bidAmount": 17250, "content": "$17,250 bid placed by Mullick", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499407825, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1621688, "authorName": "homer_gator", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/homer_gator/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Oddball Racing, I agree with you 100%. should a Chevrolet owner only be allowed at Chevrolet dealerships to shop? Dad gave you an old Ford so you can only go to Ford agencies? Hope dad didn't give you a Yugo as a starter or you'd be stuck forever....\n\nTurnover at dealers in most cases are very high. New guys sell their friends and family and then and then are starved out on too low an income and long hours. Everyone can find the cost of a car and have fun beating down the salesman and going on joyrides with no intention of buying.\n\n After I got out of the Navy I worked at NARF Jax building engines. NARF was on base at NAS Jax. Foreign car owners parked across the street while American car owners parked in the main lot. This last part is just a bonus aside.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499435951, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1621858, "authorName": "BuckyDent", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/buckydent/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Seller: do you need to pay off a loan to get the title; or do you have clean title in hand? What is the warranty start date?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499442024, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1621897, "authorName": "ErickM", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/erickm/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I owned a Fiesta ST for 15k miles or so. The fun level was top-shelf; on compact country roads and tight curvy applications there are few cars that I've enjoyed more. Unfortunately, however, that was about 2% of the opportunity I had while driving. The other 98% was spent on normal roads, crappy traffic, highway commutes, in town light-to-light, etc. In THOSE circumstances, I found very little enjoyment, which led me to trade.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499444156, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1621923, "authorName": "johntesi", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johntesi/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I've often wondered how long I'd have to wait to see a FiST on BAT. I figured it would be 5 or 10 years, at which point I\u2019d be kicking myself for selling my first (and presumably future-past second) one before everyone looked up and realized just how specially these cars really were. To this day, I tell anyone and everyone who will listen that the Fiesta ST was my favorite car I\u2019ve ever owned.\nThat includes the \u201984 911 that has graced these pages, the 2015 Subaru STI, 2016 Golf R, 2008 Evo X, 2010 GTI, etc. All cars that supposedly outclass the Fiesta on the spec sheet. What\u2019s lost on the commenters who seem to be looking at raw data is that many of the favorite cars on this website can also get outgunned by a V6 Accord at most urban stoplights. The FiST is one of \u2018those cars\u2019 that transcends its specifications, that is far greater than the sum of its parts, and that is a total parts-bin special in the old spirit of factory hot rods. It\u2019s not just software and springs. All of the stated and invisible changes to the ST make for a car that acts more like a Miata hatchback that happens to be FWD than \u201cjust another hot hatch.\u201d \nAs other commenters have mentioned, you can find a ridiculous amount of power in a few modifications if you want your hatch to be hotter in a straight line. Throw some 16s on with a bit more sidewall, make a few tweaks to suit your desired goals for the car, and the Fiesta ST is one of the greatest cars on sale today at any price point. It\u2019s easy to bemoan its super-economy-car bones, but for most commenters on this site who are used to cars 10-50 years old, the FiST\u2019s amenities feel positively first-class. The Fiesta ST got me hooked on Ford performance cars, which turned the Focus RS into my dream/halo car. However, further reflection makes me think the FoRS is probably just the most driver-centric take on the typical burly hot hatch. The FiST is something else entirely. It\u2019s a sports car in the old fashioned sense of the word, when you drove for the sake of driving and you could explore the limits of traction on public roads, often on your way to work. \nThis car is totally BaT-worthy and it makes me smile to see the bidding where it is already. I remember when it first became known that this car was sold to the public. I was under the impression it became a driver, not a collector\u2019s item, but now here\u2019s your chance!", "likes": 30, "timestamp": 1499445169, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1622195, "authorName": "mkeenly", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mkeenly/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The FoST and FiST are great cars. I own a FoST, but the FiST ranks a close second. My previous car was a 2003 VW GTI 20th AE. The FoST exceeds that car in every dimension, including reliability.\n\nI might have considered bidding on this car, but the paint issues make it a complete non-starter for me.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499453647, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1622273, "authorName": "secretnarwhal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/secretnarwhal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Super cool to see the positive comments on this with it being such a recent car.\n\nI make sure to go to the Detroit auto show (NAIAS) every year (I live about 20 minutes outside of Detroit) because you get to see most of the big manufacturers, all in one place, showing off their newest products and competing in close quarters. It's all about who can get noticed first and make the biggest news announcements. Ford really stole the show that year with the GT.\nBeing in home territory, the big 3 always put up massive displays and dump untold amounts of money into this show. It's amazing to see, and quite frankly, Ford's is always the most extravagant and the most impressive display. I remember seeing this car, and I even have pictures of this car on the show floor. I was unaware of the fact that it was sold to the public, as most show cars are crushed after completing the show circuit. Really curious to see what this little Fiesta will bring.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499454679, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1622325, "authorName": "quite98 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/quite98/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@BuckyDent - there is no lien on the vehicle. I have the clean title in hand. I received a printout from the selling dealership which shows the warranty start date as 26 February 2015.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499455293, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1622894, "authorName": "Button", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/button/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Three observations so far: 1. The exterior and interior color selections on this car are, (to quote Bueller) \"so choice.\" 2. The Fiesta ST is absolutely a hot hatch. Full stop. 3. This car will sell for either a screaming bargain or way too much. She's a tough example to value, particularly with the likely paint quality issues aforementioned. Regardless, good luck with the auction. Kind of a bummer to only have 727 miles on it. I remember seeing this car way back from OppositeLock.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1499462194, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1623405, "authorName": "Rye", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rye/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The reviews on the FiST since it's release have always made me want to go test drive one, but I've never gotten around to it...but reading the comments here makes me want to test drive one this weekend! \n\nI sat in one at the autoshow last year and remember the seats feeling about as snug as any factory seat had ever been on my 6'4\" 200#ish frame!\n\nIt's rare to see so much love from all kinds of commenters on here whose opinions and anecdotes I've come to really appreciate and respect over the years. \n\nWant to compare and contrast this and the new Civic Si this weekend back to back, hopefully I'll get the time to do it. \n\nAnd though I cannot comment with any authority whatsoever on this particular car and its paint (though yes the color is quite attractive), I would guess that it did indeed come off the line painted one color (I believe oxford white per some of you that were kind enough to decode the codes) and was repainted by a 3rd party (or some random guy in a paint booth at ford that preps one offs for shows), i.e. this is not an assembly line painted car. I'd really love to see the paint in person, I'm genuinely curious as to who & how it was applied. Like the door jamb stickers do give the appearance that they were applied after the paint. A real head scratcher...\n\nI've seen a couple factory mis-painted cars (from factory production line paint booths) when I visited the old B/D-body GM plant in Arlington Texas several years back and they didn't have any of these flaws or prep marks. \n\nGLWS! Hope the next owner goes out and drives it.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499480666, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1623553, "authorName": "touringteg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/touringteg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a special car. Amazing that this car is in private hands! \n\nReading the comments makes me want to drive a Fiesta ST now. Sounds like it has a similar fun factor to my Integra Type R but far more suited for daily driving. Just enough horsepower paired to a responsive chassis that you can enjoy without the risk of speeding tickets.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499492072, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1623651, "authorName": "dpj1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dpj1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Just bought a 2015 FiSTnew off showroom floor--overlooked remnant, never purchased, 35 miles on odometer, Oxford White--for my daughter. Fun car! Taking her to autocross this weekend for first time. This is a great color, and I love the seats on this example. Very unique. GLWS!", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1499515979, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1623663, "authorName": "pbfocus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pbfocus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@quite98 - Since it is still under warranty, is the paint covered? Have you done any inquires to Ford of who/how the car was painted to see if it can be repaired?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499517232, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1623842, "authorName": "6sigma", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/6sigma/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great to see a FiST on here. I have a 16 and love it. It is absolutely worth a test drive for anyone that likes small, lightweight sports cars. I have had quite a few performance cars, in a wide range of cost and power, and the FiST ranks near the top on overall fun factor. Perhaps the best example of how driving a slow car fast is more fun than a fast car slow. It isn't really that it is a slow car, but rather that the performance is all accessible. Like a FR-S/BRZ (which I also owned for a while) except the FiST is so much more practical and useful.\n\nGood luck to the seller. Even with the paint flaws, this is a very interesting car. I hope this ends up with someone that uses it but doesn't mod the appearance too much.\n\nAlso, it is worth noting that it looks very unlikely that North America will get the next generation Fiesta ST. If this is the last generation of Fiesta ST here, these should remain highly regarded by those that know.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1499525539, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1623879, "authorName": "quite98 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/quite98/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@pbfocus - as regards warranty, I was informed by the selling Ford dealer that any items related to the customization of the vehicle would not covered by the new vehicle warranty. I had inquired with Ford about obtaining paint but it was not my intention to have the car repainted unless the two cracks got noticeably worse; this has not happened since I took delivery in October 2016.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499527149, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1623882, "authorName": "traviskeedy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/traviskeedy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I saw the sellers excited acquisition of this last year, why the quick turn around?", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1499527249, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1624556, "authorName": "clintonmomo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/clintonmomo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I don't know why all the back and forth on factory applied or repainted. The car was Oxford white. Look at the hood latch photo and more easily noticed in the picture with the driver side hood hinge. There is white paint visible by some of the openings in the black trim in the engine compartment.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499607628, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1624796, "authorName": "Grimmo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/grimmo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Regarding a \"show\" car being sold to the general public, my experience is that it's not unusual. If it has a VIN number, has not be modified and meets all government emission and safety requirements, it will just be auctioned off as used cars like most company vehicles. Most cars at the auto shows are just production vehicles. Now, if it's a concept vehicle or a new model that isn't in production yet, they will go back to the company and be used for engineering testing/evaluation and eventually be scrapped. Not sure if a special repaint would stop it from being auctioned as a used vehicle.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499635417, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1626241, "authorName": "arcom", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/arcom/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This car would be right at home on the Belt Pkwy, especially late on a Friday night.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499721984, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1627022, "authorName": "944racer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/944racer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "For those who have never driven one of these, you really must. The suspension tuning is sublime. I test-drove a couple for a friend and came very close to buying one myself, just on impulse.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1499778358, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1627031, "authorName": "fox4gib", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fox4gib/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I own a '16 Fiesta ST along with a C7 'Vette, an AMG Mercedes and a '74 Europa. All of them have their pros and cons but if I could only keep one, the Fiesta is the one I would choose. Great, fun little car. GLWTS.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1499778847, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1627126, "authorName": "bratfink", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bratfink/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@beNGK: For sure the Fiesta ST is a quick and fun car. On paper more power than any previous version. However, I'd love to see a comparison between this and all the previous hot Fiestas. \nIn my youth I remember the Mk3 RS Turbo being very quick and nimble. On paper a much lesser car, but I'd love to see a Top Gear style direct comparison. \nBTW what are you gonna bring to the PDC car show? ;-)", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499782858, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1628186, "authorName": "BeauBoeck", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/beauboeck/", "bidAmount": 17500, "content": "$17,500 bid placed by BeauBoeck", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499812258, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1628200, "authorName": "Mullick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mullick/", "bidAmount": 17750, "content": "$17,750 bid placed by Mullick", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499812953, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1628302, "authorName": "SketchyFella", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sketchyfella/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm simply in love with this color on this car.....assuming one wanted to go and have another Fiesta ST painted in the same hue, is it even economically feasible? This does indeed look like a likely-very-expensive paint finish. \r\n\r\nGorgeous car! I keep coming back to this auction listing and staring. Want so badly but cannot *quite* justify.....I almost bought one of these two years ago and instead went with a low-mile/original-owner SRT8 Magnum (apples and oranges, I know.....)\r\n\r\nNo fair photographing it in the 1/2 hour before sunset, by the way.....talk about car porn.....\r\nGLWS!!! :)", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499816948, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1628605, "authorName": "Mikell17", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mikell17/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Can you please run the car by an auto paint store and have them scan the paint then post the formula, please.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499832482, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1628609, "authorName": "Mikell17", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mikell17/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Or at least a close up of the paint with the sun on it where the flake shows in the picture. ?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499832663, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1628838, "authorName": "JohnMorgan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johnmorgan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I was fortunate enough to take one of these jewels for a white knuckle lap of the Nurburgring last summer. It made this ham-fisted driver look like a hero. I haven't experienced that level of automotive joy since sitting in a Miata for the first time. The Fiesta ST is flat dialed in and perfectly balanced and powered. I still have reservations about owning a hatchback that tiny and snug, but dang, it just goes right. Totally worth the premium for a one-off version.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1499865558, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1628863, "authorName": "jcwconsult", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jcwconsult/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My 2015 ST has 40,680 delight-filled miles on it. One of the buff books named it a \"Performance Car of the Year\" on the basis it has as much performance as you can actually use on public roads. As a former Pro Rally driver, I would agree. Mine has been nearly flawless: a broken hood prop rod clip and a service to lube the rear caliper sliding surfaces and turn the rear discs to get even pad contact on the rear discs - both handled by the dealer soon after delivery. And you get all this performance with 28-32 mpg, along with the ability to take controlled blasts to well over 100 mph with complete stability. It has one flaw beyond the small carrying capacity - the ride is choppy on bad roads with the 40 aspect tires, tight suspension, and the short wheel base. You NEED winter tires in the snow belt, I use 185/60R15 WS80 Blizzaks with a virtually identical rolling radius - and they ride a bit better than the summer tires, with the obvious trade off of less cornering grip. For enthusiasts, I don't think there is a better \"giggles per dollar\" value on the market.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1499866429, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1628953, "authorName": "Jaxter", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jaxter/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Has anyone (besides me) wondered whatever happened to the three other cars and one truck painted in this color that were at the show? I'm sure the GT is totally unobtainable but what about the Focus ST, the Mustang Shelby GT350R and and the Raptor? They are out there somewhere.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1499869485, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1629177, "authorName": "Caddyguy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/caddyguy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I just rode by that building in the pictures on Hines and thought \"what would it take to buy that place\"", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1499875945, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1629286, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "An Autocheck Report has been added to the gallery", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1499878733, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1629298, "authorName": "quite98 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/quite98/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A bidder has informed me that the vehicle has an entry on the AutoCheck report described as \"AUCTION ANNOUNCED AS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE\". \n\nI obviously want to disclose this, now that I have been made aware of this issue. BaT are uploading the report to the gallery.\n\nHowever I do believe this entry to be in error:\n- I find it unlikely that Ford corporate would release a vehicle with structural damage\n- the vehicle has an irreplaceable paint job which is pretty much impossible to have been damaged and subsequently repaired after Ford corporate sold it\n- I purchased the car from a Ford franchise dealer who inspected the vehicle and did not provide any type of notification of that type of damage\n- the entry in the Auto Check is not corroborated with any supporting evidence (e.g. accident/police report) and was only announced the second time the car went to auction.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1499878958, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1629509, "authorName": "Tlauer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tlauer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If you can access the window sticker, it would be interesting to see if the code \"000G000\" is listed under the options. \nI bought my '16 Fiesta ST from a dealer as a \"Corporate fleet vehicle\" with less than 50 miles and heavily discounted. The sticker was missing but I retrieved it online. Mine had the code 000G000 listed as an option, I googled it and found out it was \"Transit damage\". The car was perfect, I had to remove plastic from parts as it wasn't fully prepped. It was sold as a used vehicle but I wasn't informed of any damage. I looked it over closely (I evaluate salvage vehicles for a living) and no signs of repair (Mil gauge readings all legit).\nTo get to the point: I traded it in on a new Focus RS and later received a call from that dealer about the \"Structural damage\" on the AutoCheck. I think these transit-issue cars are being branded as \"Structural damage\" with a broad brush because that is the generic term that AutoCheck interprets. It obviously take a while for AutoCheck to get up to speed and so these things show up later.\nIn my line of work I see many factory new Fords that must be destroyed for VERY minor damage, I am involved in this process. There is no way these cars are being resold to the public with any chance of liability for Ford (such as anything structural)