I had both side by side for years and loved them both. The FRST was harder to get power out of and the 195 chip was a bit of a bitch as the contacts were always needing cleaning. When it came for me to choose which one went it was the Fiesta that got sold. I regret it but know I would have regretted selling my Escort more.
Problem with FRST's is the number of so called minters out there that really are complete bags of shit