Fiesta is more of turn the car until its pointed where you want to go (which it does well to give it credit), and then get on the gas. All in all, having driven a bunch of these cars, Miata is the best car in this category, simply because its lighter, with softer suspension and more midrange torque (at the expense of any storage space, and
These motors are solid. There are cooling problems that should be addressed but other than that, they're great. The manual transmissions are also great, assuming they're filled correctly. They should not be associated with any of the problems that the automatics in the standard Fiesta had.
I was told that insurance is higher if there is more of a type of car on the road as it is statistically more likely to be in a crash. That was in the UK though. We just got a 2012 SE and are paying $41.xx a month on it. And something like $60 each for a 2016 F150 and 2017 Armada.I think the majority of folk bought an ST2. ST 200's were selling for £19k new at my local dealership when the new fiestas were announced. Would have picked one up if not for the insane insurance rates. ST-3s were around £23k new at my dealership too, ST-2s at about £21k before the new fiesta was announced.
£1k is possibly too low, £2-£8k is more a good range for a first car Small cars are best for new drivers, a large estate car is harder to park and manoeuvre. Big estate cars are not the cheapest to insure, smaller cars with lower cc engines are typically the cheapest. The difference will shorten for a new driver that is older though. Rallycross: Any car is a good car to start doing rallycross! It's an entry level grassroots motorsport. Most folks out there aren't taking it too seriously, and you could compete for quite awhile before you decided to make a move at the national championship level. 9cpgQ.