Hi,
I joined this forum in October 2016; I'd been planning to purchase a new ST with proceeds from the sale of our home, but life intervened and I ended up with an SFE. Fast forward the SFE has 125K on it; it's been a perfect car in every way and yesterday I finally got the 2016 ST I'd been planning on four years ago. So I decided to stop back in.
I'm now a 60 year old guy driving the car of a much younger person
I must say I have gotten used to the 3-pot's tall gears; 2nd-4th seem all the same by comparison in the ST. Cannot downshift to 2nd at 60 in the ST but the 1.0 has no issue. Yes I know I've got some learning to do!
ST seems quite a bit lower or shorter than the SFE and I sit further down - normal?
My ST has Cobb tailpipes - aftermarket? What other 'mods' should I look for on the car? Hopefully (maybe) the previous owner replaced the engine mount too!
Wow the shift throw is short and snick-snick, and I thought the SFE was pretty good! Maybe has a short shift kit, or is the throw shorter on the ST?
The dealer filled it up for me and the range says only 250 miles? I know how that works though - what can I expect to get out of a tank? The SFE gets 500 miles to a tank. I should get 350 highway, no?
Got to go hoon! And take a pic or two...
I joined this forum in October 2016; I'd been planning to purchase a new ST with proceeds from the sale of our home, but life intervened and I ended up with an SFE. Fast forward the SFE has 125K on it; it's been a perfect car in every way and yesterday I finally got the 2016 ST I'd been planning on four years ago. So I decided to stop back in.
I'm now a 60 year old guy driving the car of a much younger person
I must say I have gotten used to the 3-pot's tall gears; 2nd-4th seem all the same by comparison in the ST. Cannot downshift to 2nd at 60 in the ST but the 1.0 has no issue. Yes I know I've got some learning to do!
ST seems quite a bit lower or shorter than the SFE and I sit further down - normal?
My ST has Cobb tailpipes - aftermarket? What other 'mods' should I look for on the car? Hopefully (maybe) the previous owner replaced the engine mount too!
Wow the shift throw is short and snick-snick, and I thought the SFE was pretty good! Maybe has a short shift kit, or is the throw shorter on the ST?
The dealer filled it up for me and the range says only 250 miles? I know how that works though - what can I expect to get out of a tank? The SFE gets 500 miles to a tank. I should get 350 highway, no?
Got to go hoon! And take a pic or two...