I will be taking my first FiST test drive Jan 18 at 2pm. I was going to buy without a test drive but I then realized waiting to buy until spring isn't such a bad idea considering a wheel and winter tire purchase straight away was exorbitant. So with a 8 to 12 week wait for a build isn't so bad knowing my FiST will be without one New England winter salt bath. It would be nice if folks in the great white north will be offered some deal with a winter package. We can only hope. Anyway I see the North East is devoid of any members posting. I hope that changes soon! Days are getting longer due to the Earth's axis as we rotate around the sun. This means that Spring is coming! Keep the Faith New Englanders....every little thing will be alright. Let the Hooning begin! ![[wave]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_wave.gif "Wave [wave]")
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Perfect timing for a test drive during this brief respite before Polar Vortex III hits...about 40 deg today. Now, I get to the dealership and I wait while it is being gassed up. This takes an eternity (10 minutes) and I can't wait another goddamn second. He arrives with the keys and we walk out to the car so he can put the dealer plate in rear window. Hands me the keys to a fully loaded Tux black FiST and says have fun, don't crash it. I say "Ok no problem". Get in car, adjust seat...put seat belt on and push the start button. The Recaros feel great but a little tight (6 ft 205 lbs) and hoping the break in theory is true. Anyway the seat was still awesome. Pull the car out to the onramp to a connector road to the hway. All I could think of was Peloton's break in regimen and felt guilty for what I was about to do to this little rocketship....but I did it anyway lol. Now I have heard others on here talk about the way this thing pulls but omg the FiST is "THE BEST EFFING CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVEN" PERIOD!!! So I pour the coals to it and I am instantlly the happiest person on the planet. The shifter is great...nice and smooth...the clutch, effortless.. So I get on the onramp for the highway and of course Kasper Milktoast is having a daydream in front of me...ok...now I am ready to unleash the powerplant...Bye bye dummy....gone! I couldn't believe the torque even way down in the rpms....passsing cars wasn't a chore, it was a necessity! So goddamn fun I couldn't wait for enough daylight to just blast through the hole ![[gunfire]](/images/smilies/gunfire.gif "Gunfire [gunfire]")
Finally got to the offramp to see how the handling was and again omg...thank you Ford...rails..on friggin rails it is!...and the pull out of the turn...I am lost for words...fabulous, hilarious, incredible...back on the highway again and this thing took I everything I gave it and asked for more...happily...Love Love Love this car...seriously...I shaved before our date lol. I have more and I will return. Still smiling bye the way ![[wiggle]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_wiggle.gif "Wiggle [wiggle]"){kind=icon}
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