I went to one of the fiesta movement test drives in Baltimore over the weekend.
The car is AWESOME and the the people running the test drives (they were not agents) were great too. They knew about the cars (including the TOP GEAR review) and were really nice. There was however one BIG negative about the whole thing. Ford kept changing the locations in Baltimore. They changed on the website at least 5 times. Then the day of the test drive I was going to they changed it again. It took us over an hour to find them and there were nowhere near where they said they would be. We got lucky and checked one of the other spots to find them there.
Now for the good:
There were 3, 5door fiestas to drive and a 4th just for show. One was red with a 5speed and cloth interior, one was blue with an auto tranny and cloth interior and the one i drove was green with a 5 speed and leather interior. The guy who rode along for the test drive was awesome. He knew everything about the car, including that it was a German market car with a UK gauge cluster and audio/bluetooth/voice control system. We took the car out for about 30min and he allowed us to drive anywhere we wanted.
The car drove great! It had plenty of power with 3 people in the car and the A/C running. I did not really get to test out the handling but the car is very light on its feet. The car, with its euro sport suspension, did not feel stiff at all. I really want one after the test drive.
few random notes:
The guy who went out with us said that FORD told them they plan to change as little as possible but is doing these test drives to see what people think of the car and what premium features they should offer in the US market. Also they want to know how people will handle the "euroness" of the car such as the power lock switch being mounted on the center console. He also said he loves the rear fog light and is pushing for FORD to keep it. The car I drove was loaded. It had auto wipers/headlights/climate control, power locks/windows, heated leather seats, voice controls (he said US versions will have SYNC), bluetooth, front foglights, keyless entry and start. The car also automatically turns on its hazard lights if you slam on the brakes and cause the ABS to kick in.
Now for photos, if you want to know anything else please ask
Oh yeah, we got free music downloads too but I have not yet downloaded it
The car is AWESOME and the the people running the test drives (they were not agents) were great too. They knew about the cars (including the TOP GEAR review) and were really nice. There was however one BIG negative about the whole thing. Ford kept changing the locations in Baltimore. They changed on the website at least 5 times. Then the day of the test drive I was going to they changed it again. It took us over an hour to find them and there were nowhere near where they said they would be. We got lucky and checked one of the other spots to find them there.
Now for the good:
There were 3, 5door fiestas to drive and a 4th just for show. One was red with a 5speed and cloth interior, one was blue with an auto tranny and cloth interior and the one i drove was green with a 5 speed and leather interior. The guy who rode along for the test drive was awesome. He knew everything about the car, including that it was a German market car with a UK gauge cluster and audio/bluetooth/voice control system. We took the car out for about 30min and he allowed us to drive anywhere we wanted.
The car drove great! It had plenty of power with 3 people in the car and the A/C running. I did not really get to test out the handling but the car is very light on its feet. The car, with its euro sport suspension, did not feel stiff at all. I really want one after the test drive.
few random notes:
The guy who went out with us said that FORD told them they plan to change as little as possible but is doing these test drives to see what people think of the car and what premium features they should offer in the US market. Also they want to know how people will handle the "euroness" of the car such as the power lock switch being mounted on the center console. He also said he loves the rear fog light and is pushing for FORD to keep it. The car I drove was loaded. It had auto wipers/headlights/climate control, power locks/windows, heated leather seats, voice controls (he said US versions will have SYNC), bluetooth, front foglights, keyless entry and start. The car also automatically turns on its hazard lights if you slam on the brakes and cause the ABS to kick in.
Now for photos, if you want to know anything else please ask
Oh yeah, we got free music downloads too but I have not yet downloaded it









