hey guys n gals! im a 21 year old male from north wales and iv just bought myself a fiesta st in silver. its a 55 plate and its standard apart from a crappy universal induction kit but i will be replacing that with the standard airbox for the time being, as long as i can get one cheap.

my previous car was a suzuki baleno gsr which was great fun but handled like a bag of s**t. i was the admin on the uk owners forum

i picked my st up just yesterday and in all honesty i havent really put my foot down much. im just enjoying the smooth gearbox and comfortable ride at the moment.

any common faults i should be aware of while i still have warranty?

cheers

Loz

welcome along, pics when you can, put a K&N on for a decent noticable increase in power, not much goes wrong, odd seat catch breaking, odd caliper sticking, that's about it.
You can also join for a teeny donation the members section and also our secret section too.
Others will be along soon to chat.

I make that two Lozzy's

welcome fella, i only joined today and am still looking for a car. welcome to what appears to be a madhouse lol

yep all friendly here and lots of help if needed it, not much we don't know about, sometimes we can help with car questions.............
Join up for access to TopTips and other techy threads

shall be donating later in the month, just want the standard airbox on for now. with me being 21 and iv not been driving two years yet i want to be fully insured, and i cant afford to add modifications to the insurance just yet!

drivers side seat catch has broken already, is it a simple fix? also the bonnet tab that you pull to open the catch has been replaced for a zip tie, is this likely to be a part that ford will be able to replace?

cheers for the welcome, i will be a long term resident and will become a pain in your arses im sure!

Welcome, were not mad..... just unstable

Welcome

i take back my previous comment. iv donated now, not later in the month haha.

is there a big difference between insanity and instabilty?

in this crazy crazy world its best to be nuts!

U are what u eat ..... Arh mmmm nuts!!!!!! Mmmmmmmmmm

And welcome where bout in Wales my bird lives in Holywell!!

not a great picture, but limited light and owning an iphone 3gs dont work well together

i live in old colwyn. spend a bit of time up near hollywell, got friends up there and will occasionally show my face at the petrol heads cafe in bagillt (so embarressed to admit that)

The stripes are different but cool

are they an aftermarket addition then?

post in the technical section and Tez will probably answer for you our resident mechanical guru, seat catch can be done yourself by removing the leather to get at it, think the bits are cheap just Ford will charge you a fair bit for it, never ever heard of the bonnet tab breaking, assume you mean the Lip that flings out when you open the bonnet ?

enjoy the site and members section, bed time for me.

The stripes aren't standard ford size ones they are much thinner than fords

Have a look through forecourt to see what I mean

I know what u mean !!! Lol nice fez!!! If u look in technical there is already a thread for replacing the seat cables unsure in ur bonnet pull problem!?!?

yeh thats the bit! well the garage i bought the car off said there going to fix it for me, was just making sure they will be able to do it while i wait really.

cheers for the welcome guys! you will be sick of me soon enough

Yeah sorry stripes too thin if u like them I would remove and replace with thicker but that's only my opinion?!?

They aren't sick of me after at 8000+ posts so you will have to go some


(Unless they are sick of me and I don't know it)

Adam stop bein so modest !!!! Lol

Well I'm happy with it as is for now. Truth be told I asked the garage to remove them as I wasn't keen at first. They have grown on me since but still considering removing them. Just worried that they might have been put on to hide scratches or something. All in time!

No it's nice I have a standerd airboxand all the bits pm me with what u wanna pay mayb sort something out?

Adam, you just dont know...

Hello

Hiya mate and welcome to the site!

welcome

Hi Lawrence, welcome to the site.

Welcome sir, i like the thinner stripes, dont see many with 'different' stripes, looks really good

Do ya like dags??

Yay another Loz, and we both have silver 's

nice lookin ST there. i like them stripes on it! looks different in a good way. Welcome anyway!

Welcome, as Steve said the K&N air filter is a great mod for the increased bhp and a smoother ride through the revs

Welcome along

welcome

welcome to the site

Silver FTW! most understated colour

welcome along bud

i like those thin stripes

welcome mate
the stripes look good! nice colour combo too
i'd get a k&n if i was you mate- much less hassle than putting the old one back on and don't think it will increase your policy too much depending on who you're with- i'm 21 only been driving a year and have one fitted
Oh and the K&N is awweeeesooommmmme!! haha

Welcome along

Cheers for tge welcome guys! When I eventually get my laptop sorted il have a proper look around the forum and probably make myself know. Sure il be meeting some of you at various shows and what not!

Welcome along mate.

Hello and Welcome along