As can be expected I added a few hundred km’s of mileage this weekend, and subsequently forgot to take any photo’s when there was still daylight.

I haven’t really had much opportunity to drive other cars so I don’t have a point of reference to base my opinion on but in terms of performance; it’s a 1.6 so that part is pretty obvious. I’m glad now that I didn’t buy the 1.4, as the frustration from lack of power would probably outweigh the benefits the newer car has. As it stands even the 1.6 doesn’t have the power I want. I had expected this though so I’m not particularly dissapointed, and for what I’ve got it is still pretty good.

The fiesta certainly has a lot more traction than my old car; this was pretty evident in the corners and twisties but I wasn’t prepared to test just how far I could push those limits before it started losing traction. Otherwise the drive was pretty fun, but getting stuck behind cars not even doing the speed limit wasn’t, especially when there’s no space to overtake.

When shopping for my car I was seriously considering selling my bike in order to buy a Fiesta ST. Selling my bike would have had 2 effects, it would have given me a rather sizable amount of money to add to my existing deposit, and I wouldn’t have had to pay the insurance on it any longer. In retrospect the decision to keep my bike was the right one, just going for a drive this weekend made me realise how much more fun it is to do it on a bike. Even had I got the 2L it cannot compare to the sheer power available at the slightest twist of the wrist and the subsequent exhilaration you feel when you power your way out of a corner after almost being horizontal.

Even so, a bike can’t beat the convenience that is four wheels and an air conditioner; especially in hot weather. Putting on full gear in 30 degree heat is not fun, though once you’re moving you don’t actually notice it, it’s only when you’re stopped at traffic lights, or taking off all the gear (and especially putting it all back on if you have to).