New members Introduce yourselves

[johnny_blacks]

Name: John Blackeby
Age: 19
Location: Adelaide
Occupation: Manager at Romeos Retail Group Foodland
Fez: 2004 Ford Fiesta 3 Door, 5 Speed Manual
Best thing about it: Stunning looks, smooth drive great on fuel, 64 thousand Kms
Best Mod Done: none yet, still paying it off. Once its payed off, the modding begins
Money No Option Mod: RB20det

[rawr]

Name: Anna
Age: 22
Location: Melbourne
Occupation: public servant
Fiesta: 2010 ws zetec, silver
Best: it's finally mine after two years of yearning and saving!
Best mod: nothing at the moment - going to wait until I'm off my p plates... Maybe after I hit 25 to help keep insurance costs down
Money no option: full gymkhana outfit for my fez

My fez needs a name! I'm leaning towards the odd ones like horatio or wilheim...

[JClarke]

hey rawr, good luck with the name find. Mine's Shelby for the 2009 WS Fiesta ;)

[vhcbm]

Name: Cameron
Age: 18
Location: Sydney
Occupation: Photographer/ Student
Fez: OCT 2009 - 1.6 Manual LX - Vision
Best thing about it: Cheap to run and doesn't attract cops and seems to have more go then the other small cars?
Worst thing: aftermarket Parts aren't available really here so it costs an arm and a leg to import them.
Best Mod: Secret compartment under radio, K&N Panel

[davant]

Name: David
Age: 28
Location: Melbourne
Occupation: Drafty
Fez: More like Foz of the Subaru variety - Wanting an LX Diesel
Best thing about it:
Best Mod Done:
Money No Option Mod: AMG Black C63 Coupe

[walshatron]

Name: Andrew
Age: 33
Location: Perth
Occupation: Boily/fitter
Fez: 2007 XR4 (girlfriend's car!)
Best thing about it: I can't help but smile when I drive it.
Best Mod Done: Only changed the flexi pipe so far
Money No Option Mod: Lazer beams!!!

[Dunder]

Name: Dan
Age: 43
Location: Perth
Occupation: IT
Fez: 2011 CL
Best thing about it: Handling
Worst thing: Rust on almost every metal part under the car
Best Mod Done: Short roof antenna
Money No Option Mod: 2.2L turbo engine

[WSFiestaZetec]

Name: Paul
Age: 29
Location : Kalgoorlie
Occupation: Process Supervisor ( Mining )
Fiesta: WS 2010 Zetec
Best thing about it: small, zippy and not very thirsty.
Worst thing: a small annoying rattle from the exhaust when accelerating.
Best mod: 17" CSA shaker rims.
Money no option mod: 1.6ltr Rotrex supercharger

[dejavu]

Name: Paul
Age: 26
Location: Melbourne
Occupation: Banking/Mortgage Lending
Fez: 2007 Fiesta XR4
Best Mod Done: Rear Swaybar
Money No Option Mod: conversion into a full time track car.

(BTW I signed up years ago, but haven't really posted much)

[overl0ad]

Name: Gerald
Age: 33 ish
Location: Melbourne
Occupation: Office Admin
Fiesta: WT 2011 Zetec (looking to buy)
Best Mod Done: NA
Money No Option mod: Convension to AWD

[break]

Name: Trev
Age: 27
Location: Bris
Occupation: Project Management
Fez: 2011 WT Fiesta LX Diesel
Best thing about it: I can now go project car shopping seeing I have a daily hack to get to work in. (Previously had a sports car as a daily, which didn't work so well when I only had the two days of the weekend to track it and do major upgrades/repairs to it before having to drive to work the next week)
Best Mod Done: None, and it will stay that way.



Obligitory shot of what is easily the smallest turbo I've ever seen. Thankfully, Ford high mounted it so you can point and laugh at it's comical size

[brydie76]

Name- Brydie
Age- 20
Location- Newcastle
Occupation- Accountant and university student
Fiesta- picking up my WS 2011 Zetec in Vision this Saturday- lucky find at a dealership (brand new, only 50-ish kms!), had to go for it!
Best thing about it- the creature comforts! Air con, central locking, etc etc. Coming from a very old car, so I'm almost overwhelmed by the new features I am gaining!
Best mod done- none yet, or for a while I'd say. Love how they look and feel stock
Money no option mod- go to Ford HQ and get an XR4 built for me, haha!

[jesskazen]

Name: Jessica
Age: 24
Location: Melbourne
Occupation: Industrial Designer
Fez: 2010 WT LX Auto Phantom Purple
Best thing about it: Shiny, New, Fast
Best Mod Done: black & silver plates, soon to have fog lights & black rims
Money No Option Mod: ST

[XRDeeze]

Name: Joe
Age: 19
Location:Townsville
Occupation: Forklift Driver/Crane
Fez: BA XR6 03
Best Thing about it: Its a Ford, Manual
Best Mod done: Lukey Catback

[Matt F]

Hi I am Matt,
I am from Brisbane
I am 40 and I got my Festiva wt lx today as a company car.
Its cool white
What I like about the car? beats the crap out of the tk Barina that I have driven for the last 4 years in every area hands down.

[lowxr]

Name: hayden
Age: 19
Location: melbourne
Occupation: Forklift Driver
Fez: BA XR6 03
Best Thing about it: colour and its a ford

[Busso]

I live in W.A. And have just received my new Fiesta WT Lx hatch 2011 in a lovely chili orange. I am loving it. I had a 2007 Fiesta which my husband bought me just before he passed away, but unfortunately I was recently rear ended by an y inattentive young person. I really wanted another Fiesta as I was very happy with the one I owned.

My only dissatisfaction at the moment is that I have no spare tyre. With all the country driving I have to do living in a regional area, I don't feel very secure with just a sealant to re-inflate if I have a problem. However after adding to the insurance payout to get this new car I don't have the money needed to purchase an after market wheel, tyre, jack etc.

Does anyone have any views on this matter?

[In Focus]

I'm looking for a spare for the wife's car. Hopefully, someone in WA will get a CL (= base model), pick up some alloys and let the steel wheels go cheap.

Two things I would point out to you.

1. The Continental tyres on the Fiesta (WT) are quite soft, which is a price you probably pay for their excellent grip. This means you are vulnerable to nails etc. My wife managed to pierce tyres twice in the first couple of months she had the car, but fortunately has avoided that fate again in the next ten months.

2. The wheels on the WT are a different size to the WS (previous model Fiesta, though looks very similar). This means you need to be careful if you pick up a wheel from another Fiesta - it will only fit if it comes from a WT.

All in all, I'd be looking to get a spare ASAP, particularly if you do a lot of out of town/city driving.

[Busso]

Hank you In Focus for that information I really have no information about my tyres as I not investigated or researched at all as yet. I am first going to visit a tyre place where I trust the man in charge. I don't want to buy from Ford as the price is high and I wonder why I should give them more money when this seems to be just a money saving venture on their side. The web site tells me they decided that buyers would rather have vBluetooth technology etc than a spare. Well, they didn't ask me!

[Trinhy]

Hi I'm Michael from Sydney and will pick up my new Fiesta CL on Saturday and I'm already starting to look for a couple of mods for it. Tints and new wheels might be the first things

[BPT_Festiva]

Name- Steve
Age- 20
Location- Perth
Occupation- University Student
Festiva- Stock looking 1992 WA festie...
Best thing about it- Its a really good Sleeper
Best mod done- Mazda gtx 1.8L turbo motor, stage 2 cams, stock turbo (for the time being)... made 216fwhp on the dyno before cams were installed.
Money no option mod- Fe3, fully forged, custom head, big turbo, custom box...

[mywagon03]

Hey guys, here's a bit about me and my Fiesta...
Name: Conrad
Age: 30
Location: Sunshine Coast QLD
Occupation: Retail Manager
Fiesta model: 2011 WT Zetec in Chilli Orange with Powershift Auto
Best thing about it: The body styling
Mods Done: 17x7 CSA Shaker wheels, K&N filter, Tint, Polished Alloy Door Sill Scuff plates with Fiesta etched on each one
If money wasn't an issue: Focus RS motor conversion!!

[Pursya]

Name: Craig
Age: Old Fart
Location: Regional Victoria
Occupation: IT Manager
Fiesta model: October 2011 Build WT Zetec Silver 5 Speed Manual
Best thing about it: Style, tech interior.
Mods Done: Only scuff plates (and I'm in dispute with Ford about OEM plates as they are marked as standard for Zetec on their website) and I have one of these on the way;


Oh, and got the original boot scuff guard mat as well.
If money wasn't an issue: A Mazda MX-5

Here's some Fez shots;

[BrisVegas]

In the process of rejoining the Fiesta club. Sold our 2009 WS Zetec 5door 18 months ago as we needed the cash for other things at the time. My wife has missed it ever since, but we've been trying to make do with one car. Given up on the one car thing, so we've been looking at buying/leasing something small and economical new and were all set to get an i30 CRDi when we decided to buy a used Fiesta instead and save about $10k. Found a nice 3door Zetec in the same Vision blue we had, still under warranty at the right price. Just gotta sort out the finance and it'll be ours. Will post pics if/when I get it.

Name: Dion
Age: 38
Location: Brisbane
Occupation: I/T
Fiesta: 2010 WS Zetec 3door
Best: best looking and handling cheapish small car. Ever!
Best mod: window tint
Money no option: matching Fiesta ST & Focus ST for the wife and me

[BrisVegas]

Originally Posted by BrisVegas

In the process of rejoining the Fiesta club. Sold our 2009 WS Zetec 5door 18 months ago as we needed the cash for other things at the time. My wife has missed it ever since, but we've been trying to make do with one car. Given up on the one car thing, so we've been looking at buying/leasing something small and economical new and were all set to get an i30 CRDi when we decided to buy a used Fiesta instead and save about $10k. Found a nice 3door Zetec in the same Vision blue we had, still under warranty at the right price. Just gotta sort out the finance and it'll be ours. Will post pics if/when I get it.

Name: Dion
Age: 38
Location: Brisbane
Occupation: I/T
Fiesta: 2010 WS Zetec 3door
Best: best looking and handling cheapish small car. Ever!
Best mod: window tint
Money no option: matching Fiesta ST & Focus ST for the wife and me

and here it is....

[Pursya]

Cool!

[dino3310]

Name: Deano
Age: 41
Location: NZ
Occupation: supervisor
94 Festiva 5d manual
Best thing about it: cheap & reliable
Mods Done: playboy seat covers
If money wasn't an issue: put some real playboy models in there

[FastFiesta]

Fast Fiesta
I have a Fiesta WQ Zetec 1.6ltr 2006 3 door in sea grey, Manual of course.

Doing a big list of mods to it.

Stage 1 mods: Have got headers,Sports Cat, 2 1/4 inch sport cat from Miltek, K&N 57i Pod Filter, Retro fitted H4 Philips Xenon conversion kit 6000K. This is complete

Stage 2: Once all the mods are complete i will have a full list up here. Expect to have remainder of work finished in two weeks. This will be one of only maybe two examples in Australia.

[FTRXR8]

Name: Willie
Age: 26
Location: Melbourne
Occupation: Bus Driver
2012 WS Fiesta 'Metal'
Best thing about it: Best bang for buck Ford.
Mods Done: Tint next week
If money wasn't an issue: I'd have all 250 of them in AUS :-)

[AltumViditur]

Name: Altum Viditur is a short form of Latinam Altum Viditur- "anything in Latin sounds profound"

Age: 21

Location: Melbourne

Occupation: N/A

Ford: Ford Territory TX 7s in Kashmir Gold

Mods Done: LPG dual fuel system

Best thing about it: the famous I6!

If money wasn't an issue: FPV GT-P R with retuned ECU