Jeremy Tanner Life in Boulder: Every day an adventure.

Fiestatistics

My full Fiestamovement recap is still brewing, so here’s my fiestamovement experience by the numbers…

• Final Mileage: 20,452
• Longest road trip: 1,370.7 miles one way
• Days with Fiesta: 215 ( Avg 92.125 miles per day)
• Fiesta Riders: 51
• Fiesta Riders on Twitter: 30
• States: 12 (CO, WA, OR, MT, WY, ID, NV, UT, AZ, NM, TX, OK / Every State west of Denver except California)
• Horsepower: 11 less than this
• Missions completed: 6
• Tires used: 5
• Animal Impacts Avoided: 4
• National Parks Visited: 3 (Rocky Mountain, Grand Canyon, Monument)
• Oil Changes: 2
• Kegs Transported: 2
• Hidden GPS Tracking units discovered: 2
• 14ers: 1 (Pikes Peak)
• Keys lost at SDF: 1
• Times run out of gas: 1
• Wheels Destroyed: 1
• Nights slept in Fiesta: 1 (2 if you count Andrew wimping out in Crested Butte, 3 if you count 2 4hr naps on the way to and from Seattle)
• Hitchhikers Picked up: 1
• Speeding Tickets: 1

 

Fiesta Countdown now at 10 days

I got the call(s) last month form the Fiesta Movement, for the next 6 months I’ll be a Ford Fiesta Agent, test driving the Euro-spec Fiesta, providing feedback for the Americas version being developed and talking about my experiences. Out of 560 or so, my application video was one of the 100 that the selection committee liked, paired with my love of cars from Germany (This Fiesta is put together in Cologne) and a promise to write and make videos. I’ve been a small hatchback fan for quite a while, my last car was a MkIII VW GTI VR6. Last month the Fiesta beat out the VW Golf in sales to be Europe’s best selling car. Many of the best cars never make it across the Atlantic, I’d like to see more of this going on.

I’ll be picking up a neon green one in Denver next Wednesday, then driving it up for Ignite Boulder. I’m unsure what else the summer holds, likely a few road trips and a Rally America event or two… I’ll keep you updated.

Another Jeremy enjoyed his time piloting the Fiesta on Top Gear:

Looks like fun, Who wants a ride?

Disclosure: Ford will be providing a Euro Fiesta, Insurance and Gas for 6 months.