Jul 2013-
I sat there puzzled on my 2009 Suzuki Boulevard M50. 805cc's of open road freedom humming away like a flying car from the Jetsons. He wasn't much. But I loved him. Named "The Rev" after Jimmy Sullivan. I wanted to keep him forever but I knew I couldn't. You see I was to be re-stationed to Indiana for the Navy, but first I needed to go cross country all the way to Whidbey Island Washington first for school, and sadly, The Rev would not do well on such a journey. Especially seeing that I would be there for winter. So I went on a car search and was pleased to find out that Ford was finally bringing over the Focus ST! I had drooled over the former ST and RS as a teen. After much research and comparisons between the ST and other cars I finally decided that it was the car I wanted. Went to the dealership with my check, and purchased my beautiful TB ST2 for $22,800 OTD on August 10th 2014 (my 23rd B-day). Now this was not your average car purchase. You see I never test drove it. I actually had never driven a stick shift in my life. But seeing as I had ridden motorcycles I figured I could get it down. Now if anyone has ever been to Jacksonville, FL you know the traffic is HORRIBLE, and it was, but I managed to get home with only stalling once. This was the start of a beautiful friendship.
The moment I got her home. She sat there gleaming in my driveway. Smiling at me with that catfish maw that only a parent could love. It wasn't long before she started gaining all of the attention and became the ENVY of the neighborhood. Her personality was starting to develop, but no one knew what she would one day become.
Now we had seen a couple ST's around Jax. One was another TB on base. So we decided to help separate her from all the other sheep in the herd. She was quite pleased.
After one short month of learning each others driving habits and quirks it was time to set sail for Whidbey Island! I packed her hatch full of as much gear as I could and set off! We drove through FL, AL, MS, LA, TX, NM, AZ, UT, ID, OR, and WA in 3 days! There were a couple hard times like learning to start and stop on hills. She would protest, and sometimes I would have some clutch smell come through but we learned together. She treated me well. Once settle in to Washington (OCT 2013) I put some all season tires on. Cooper Zeon RS-3A's due to the temps dropping below 40*. The cold snap didn't last long and pretty soon we were out tearing up the roads again. Her presence caught the eye of a MS3 and they soon became friends. Tearing up all the mountain roads that they could together.
Once again she smiled proud with that catfish maw. Keeping her composure through the mountain apexes as others looked on...in Envy. This time...her personality was born..."Envy" was born. I took her home and decided that what better way to capture the Envy of all the MS3s and WRX's on the Island, but to make them go GREEEEN with Envy.
Her rims were painted.
Her eyes made more aggressive.
And her tails tinted.
She would never go unnoticed again.
I sat there puzzled on my 2009 Suzuki Boulevard M50. 805cc's of open road freedom humming away like a flying car from the Jetsons. He wasn't much. But I loved him. Named "The Rev" after Jimmy Sullivan. I wanted to keep him forever but I knew I couldn't. You see I was to be re-stationed to Indiana for the Navy, but first I needed to go cross country all the way to Whidbey Island Washington first for school, and sadly, The Rev would not do well on such a journey. Especially seeing that I would be there for winter. So I went on a car search and was pleased to find out that Ford was finally bringing over the Focus ST! I had drooled over the former ST and RS as a teen. After much research and comparisons between the ST and other cars I finally decided that it was the car I wanted. Went to the dealership with my check, and purchased my beautiful TB ST2 for $22,800 OTD on August 10th 2014 (my 23rd B-day). Now this was not your average car purchase. You see I never test drove it. I actually had never driven a stick shift in my life. But seeing as I had ridden motorcycles I figured I could get it down. Now if anyone has ever been to Jacksonville, FL you know the traffic is HORRIBLE, and it was, but I managed to get home with only stalling once. This was the start of a beautiful friendship.
The moment I got her home. She sat there gleaming in my driveway. Smiling at me with that catfish maw that only a parent could love. It wasn't long before she started gaining all of the attention and became the ENVY of the neighborhood. Her personality was starting to develop, but no one knew what she would one day become.
Now we had seen a couple ST's around Jax. One was another TB on base. So we decided to help separate her from all the other sheep in the herd. She was quite pleased.
After one short month of learning each others driving habits and quirks it was time to set sail for Whidbey Island! I packed her hatch full of as much gear as I could and set off! We drove through FL, AL, MS, LA, TX, NM, AZ, UT, ID, OR, and WA in 3 days! There were a couple hard times like learning to start and stop on hills. She would protest, and sometimes I would have some clutch smell come through but we learned together. She treated me well. Once settle in to Washington (OCT 2013) I put some all season tires on. Cooper Zeon RS-3A's due to the temps dropping below 40*. The cold snap didn't last long and pretty soon we were out tearing up the roads again. Her presence caught the eye of a MS3 and they soon became friends. Tearing up all the mountain roads that they could together.
Once again she smiled proud with that catfish maw. Keeping her composure through the mountain apexes as others looked on...in Envy. This time...her personality was born..."Envy" was born. I took her home and decided that what better way to capture the Envy of all the MS3s and WRX's on the Island, but to make them go GREEEEN with Envy.
Her rims were painted.
Her eyes made more aggressive.
And her tails tinted.
She would never go unnoticed again.