I wasn’t sure if they sold them in the US. Nice, reliable decent cars, usually had a bonkers edition too like the RS or ST lines. Depressing, I’m in the market for what is functionally a Mondeo (Fusion) estate and there’s absolutely nothing that fits the bill as well as it would have.
I was seriously considering a FiST(Fiesta ST) until I learned that the new generation wasn’t going to come to the US. They sold the first Gen for a couple more years before killing it off even though the 2nd gen’s were available in Europe the whole time. Blamed it on ‘lack of interest’ Well yeah, you make a better version and you aren’t given it to us. Why would I buy the old one?…at no discount.
The USDM Fiesta (and Focus) were plagued with automatic transmission problems. Manuals are very rare, but stout in any trim. The auto, specifically, was the dual clutch type. The primary issue was clutch failure, possibly from American drivers constantly creeping forward in traffic and burning them down. Supposedly, driving them with more a manual-transmission mindset improved longevity. But even still, the failures weren’t really thaaaat frequent.
But, given US roads, they were largely consider kids’ cars and city cars, both being relatively small sales demographics. The Fusion (Mondeo) was the standard sedan. No wagon in North America.
Fiesta too.
Ah shoot. Couldn’t remember if there was a third.
I wasn’t sure if they sold them in the US. Nice, reliable decent cars, usually had a bonkers edition too like the RS or ST lines. Depressing, I’m in the market for what is functionally a Mondeo (Fusion) estate and there’s absolutely nothing that fits the bill as well as it would have.
I was seriously considering a FiST(Fiesta ST) until I learned that the new generation wasn’t going to come to the US. They sold the first Gen for a couple more years before killing it off even though the 2nd gen’s were available in Europe the whole time. Blamed it on ‘lack of interest’ Well yeah, you make a better version and you aren’t given it to us. Why would I buy the old one?…at no discount.
The USDM Fiesta (and Focus) were plagued with automatic transmission problems. Manuals are very rare, but stout in any trim. The auto, specifically, was the dual clutch type. The primary issue was clutch failure, possibly from American drivers constantly creeping forward in traffic and burning them down. Supposedly, driving them with more a manual-transmission mindset improved longevity. But even still, the failures weren’t really thaaaat frequent.
But, given US roads, they were largely consider kids’ cars and city cars, both being relatively small sales demographics. The Fusion (Mondeo) was the standard sedan. No wagon in North America.