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As a 2013 ST3 owner with 72,000 miles on her I can definitely say these are great cars. I use nothing but synthetic oil and recently went to Mobil One. Everything still feels tight. No squeaks or rattles. Car averages about 26mpg City/Hwy. Everything still works. Its easy to see out of. I love the big mirrors that so many cars lack due to styling issues. I love the versatility of the hatch design. So many SUV owners don’t get that a proper hatch or wagon (very dirty words there) can do everything an SUV can do without the ponderous weight and gas mileage penalty. SUV’S are stupid.

I love my ST on a long trip. I go to San Diego kinda often and I live in Las Vegas, NV. I love the drive. I also went 2 weeks after I purchased my vehicle to Utah for the Ford Racing Performance weekend. I loved driving my vehicle because it was still new to me back in April, and I loved the drive as it was unstressful and I had great tunes to listen too and my nav took me to Utah very safely and smoothly. I love the long trips with my ST.

Took my ST on a road trip a few weeks ago, about 1600 round trip. After seeing/reading all the bad reviews about the seats, ride quality on long trips, I was nervous. I must say though, I was pleasently and thankfully surprised about how comfortable they were. They are a must on the sharp/twisty-turny roads and a pleasure to have on road trips!! Keep up the good work, hopefully you get 10k subs soon!

Nice bro...I just recently drove from DC to Philadelphia and I had a comfortable experience. I have a 2017 st2 same color and I love her.

I used my '16 KB Focus ST2 as my work vehicle for a little under 3 years and it was awesome to drive/be in everyday, anywhere from 30-60 miles on my sales route. In an office position now so it sees about 16 miles a day. I'm at 46,200 miles and it never skipped a beat since I've owned it. If you're doing a lot more driving now, you shouldn't worry too much about reliability. You'll have a blast being in it longer!

In my 2018 ST3...I drove from Jacksonville, FL (Actually St. Augustine) to San Antonio, TX round trip. It was approximately 2k miles total. I averaged 31.5 miles on 93 Octane on the way there. I was by myself. On my way home from San Antonio, my wife and two kids rode home with me. I added a cargo carrier and my mpg dropped to 25.5 I was pleasantly surprised that it held above 25. The car handled great both ways. No one complained about their seats. (I'm 6'1" @ 240 wife and kids are all 5'5" tall. I think that info is beneficial to have.) No loss of power when accelerating when passing other cars.) Keep the vids coming... Great job!

I drove from Chicago to the east coast line of SC/NC. Over 1000 miles. I had 0 issues at all, it was surprisingly comfortable and didn't leave me aching. The gas mileage was great, only con was having a 10 gallon fuel tank.

Your channel almost convince me to buy a focusRS, I was very close until I found my dream car in great stock condition. I got an EvoX

I just took a 2500 mile round trip from IN to CO in my stock 2014 ST and as far as fuel economy goes, I think 70-75 is the sweet spot for the best mpg. Most of the time I was doing 82 or so, and my mpg showed about 27-28 compared to your 30+. My full Recaro (ST3 trim) was comfy for me the whole way. My only issue was my left leg going to sleep occasionally. The driving did get old not because of the car, but just the distance. Overall it was a good experience. Edit: The high altitude in CO really hit my cars performance hard. Couldn't even build half my boost gauge at full throttle.

I bought my 2015 ST 3 months ago best car I've ever had and I'm a huge VW fanatic I had 20th anniversary GTI and 2008 VW R32 .. so same thing when I drove the ST for the first time I was blown away how this car feels much more fun to drive even than the mk7 GTI... I cannot wait to buy the RS in a couple of years... I'm just very dissapointed that FORD stopped productions for the US. Market.

I have driven from LA to Denver about 1200 each way 2400 RT I have done this 4 times gas mileage was 25 mpg to 28mpg . It is very comfortable at high speed so watch out for the Speed traps . I am still running the stock tires at 39 psi The FOCUS ST is an excellent car to travel in especially with the fold down rears seats of the hatch back ! Jeebs The exhaust of your car sounds good very good . The noise is higher in this cabin , it is tight and you will hear it if I lowered the tire pressure to 31 psi

Just did a road trip for Thanksgiving in my ST1 from Tampa to Virginia, about 760 miles each way, and my back was a wreck after about 3 or 4 hours non stop.

Thanks Gjeebs for another great informative and enjoyable video

funny to see you come through my town in this video haha, bhc

These Focus ST's are a perfect fit for all around driving Great price point for what you get. My Son just bought a 2017 ST2 401A original window sticker reads $29,330.00 The car is very clean with only 23,000 miles, was able to run all the info on history from the the factory oasis from Ford everything checked out perfect. 1 owner he paid $16,500 which i thought based on what was on the market the ST2 was very slim pickings compared to the base model felt like a great deal for this car. Very pleased with the purchase I'd say if you're after a fun car to drive this is one you should check out. Gjeebs thank you for all your time on these videos! Great info you've shared thanks, Dwight

Love it on long trips (Albuquerque, Cape Canaveral, Minneapolis - almost got a ticket there), EXCEPT for the seats! You have to get used to them; they don't get used to you. I miss the 8-way power seat in my Probe GT. And a bigger gas tank!

If you raffled it I would love to get the car but I agree with what you said. You're gonna regret getting rid of it. When i test drove one at my work that was the most fun I've ever had in a car. It's a drivers car for sure.

It's not bullhead with the casinos, it was Laughlin, NV... across the colorado river from bullhead

I Love this Car, mine is exactly the same. Driving the car is a lot of Fun. Only the Fuel consumption is very high.

Nice to see american roads again. Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹

I raced a Macon s with my 18 st he got me off the line but I freight trained him

Hey Gjeebs. I would agree that the ST is a great car for road trips. I think the Recaro sets are comfortable at the lest there no more uncomfortable then any other car when sitting in it for a long period of time. Every year my girlfriend and I drive 8hrs from our home town in Ontario to a small town in Quebec to watch the FIA world rally. Which is a awesome weekend. Not sure if your into that sort of thing. One thing I’m not sure about what you said in the video was about the sound symposium . I believe the ford calibration cancels out the sound symposium to the cabin that was one of the first thing I noticed when I got mine done. You get more of the real sounds from the car other then what is being sent into the car. It a quieter ride under normal driving I found. Or I just got really use to it. If I where you I would keep the car. I plane to keep mine for a long time more so now that there not going to be making it anymore. Keep on making the videos enjoy watching them. Thanks 👍🏻

What can you say about tire wear for the ST? I have heard they are pretty sticky and awesome but with high wear rate

Really not such a bad mpg figure for your road trip especially when you consider the impact of such high temperatures on the performance and fuel burn. 👍

Thought my ST with the Ford calibration was pretty quick on the highway, until I followed a buddy through upstate NY who had a new 5.0...lol

Watch out for Speed Traps in Utah (it’s part of the states revenue) !

Put 16k on my 2018 in the last year. On a trip, I can average 30mpg. Around town it is 24.5mpg, with highly spirited driving. My only complaint about the 2018 Focus is that they dropped the cruise resume paddle my 2014 Focus SE has. It is so annoying to look down to tap the resume, after passing.

So how were the seats at the end of the trip? I figured if they were uncomfortable you would’ve commented on that but that’s a concern I have, great video as always brother

AAAAAAND that's why I bought the ST estaate ;)

Only have around 800 miles on my 2018 ST1. I enjoy it. I would like to drive it from the midwest over to the Carolinas and follow route 1 down to Key West sometime, maybe this summer. I would like a sunroof on it but I had to keep the cost low. I did have the other day not frost but moisture built up on the inside of the windshield. Has anyone else had this? I let the car run with the defrost on for a while and it cleared it up. Curious if this is a problem or a fluke.

Hey Gjeebs. I was wondering. I live in Vegas. When I drove my ST to California I noticed my oil temp (left gauge on center gauge console) when driving for long periods the needle is past have almost hitting the 3 quarter mark. I was trying to see in yours but couldn't tell. Did you notice your temps on that going past half way? Or is that just mine?

Gjeebs you know the back seats can fold flat right? I saw it in a KZfaq video. I though you knew man. Search it!

The ST1 seats are definitely more comfortable for daily driving. There are two issues w/ the ST1 seats: First of all, it's the color. Why Ford decided to make the ST1 seats two-tone grey is beyond me. The ST1 seats should be black cloth, not grey. Also they should be leather because it's more comfortable & cleans up much easier. The high bolstered ST3/RS seats are difficult on long rides because it's hard to move your legs & to stretch out a little bit.

Get the civic si. You can do the same amount of mods you have on this car to that. The only concern I have for you is that there is no exhaust that’s gonna get the sound like your st. I averaged 45 mpg on a 2000 mile round trip, even got 50-51 mpg on a couple tanks on my 2017 civic ext.

My st sits at high 30s to 40mpg on a long run. Think that is due to the 99 octane fuel

wish ford didnt stop production...i would definetly buy once over the si and gti

How was your oil temp in traffic? Ive noticed mine getting over the half way point on the guage in heavy traffic.

I see that trump 2020 sign every day lol

before u give it away i’d buy it bro🤣

I use 99 fuel here in the UK... #power

I average around 380km on a full tank , only short distances and driving like I stole the car...

Lol you make a lot of trips to Mexico

I have adaptive cruise in my Focus

Don't sell it, mod it it'll be fun.

Your next car should be the Audi TTRS.

5:15 U ride dirt bikes? loll

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