Ford Fiesta's.....any good

[oldman]

Yes very kin boring but need a newish,cheapish 2nd car.Main car is a kin boring old Focus estate,complete with dents but hey it's been OK.Runaround now completely knackered & itching for an appointment with scrappy so need a new un.

Looking at 2004 Fiesta 1400 zetec....any good.Car supermarkets any good or better at auction or private ?

    ....Kinell!

[zoso]

had a one as a hire car, it was a 1.4 or littler...

Was nice.  Cruised well on the motorway, not as chuckable as the punto I used to have but was alot more stable.

Nice and roomy, the one I had had done over 8K and the interior was a little rattley but not much had come off (mirror stalks).  Seemed ok overall.

Mate has had one for a couple of years.  Few minor ECU problems made it stall at lights but it got fixed.  He seems to still like it.

HTH

[pistonbroke]

The saying goes ... today's focus,   tomorrows fiesta  

siestas are reliably cheap .

Why dont ya go fer a mondeo ? loads around ,  cheap as chips , reliable , hatch or estate  TD's ecocomical  

can get yer carpet int back alongside yer rod and yer eel trap  

[oioi]

wor lasses fista has just gone to the great scarppy in the sky

she now drives my mx5

and i commute in the westie

but i put petrol in both

havent driven the latest fista but as with all recent fords im generally impressed.  very good value second hand.

[Impney]

Mother in laws numerous Fiestas have never put a foot wrong. Last one was the 1.1 Zetec. Went really well. Fiestas are allways easy to sell on.  As for where to buy, nowt wrong with car supermarkets as you can get their prices even lower by haggling. Auctions and private are OK but with a degree more risk. Don't forget the local dealerships they are all aware of internet and supermarkets and now are willing to cut their prices accordingly if you are prepared to haggle.

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

Try here.

Unfortunately it's in Slough - nothing fortunate is in Slough.

[Eccentric_Rich]

I think the last of the Mark 3 Fiestas are great value for money as a second car and fun to drive. I would go for a Zetec LX which have a heated front screen, air con, electric windows etc as standard.

Richard.

[Richgm]

Next door neighbor have just had a new fiesta on higher for a one way trip back from gatwick. His wife has the previous model as her daily car. He thinks that the newer one is a little more top heavy than the old one. Apart from that, not lot to choose between the two.

[oldman]

Wot!His newer wife  

[Richgm]

[oldman]

Anyway,locks t'new car for a couple of days.Can't seem t'put Wessie away these days.bl****ell,it's poppin & bangin every day up in't Lakes.In fact it's causing more concern than the low flying aircraft  

[Mike Lloyd]

Have had four new Fiestas in last 5 years ( dont ask!!, Two Zetec S's which although underpowered are great fun,  New Fiesta is a much better built car with much better interior. Currently running a 1.4 Zetec, which I am really pleased with. You will find the best buys privately, ebay good way to check current market value.

[James]

We had a Fiesta Zetec mk4 and I have to be hounest the thing fell apart in the three years we owned it, we bought second hand from a dealer with 6000 miles on the clock we had replaced

1 cat

2 exaust systems

2 coil packs

Pair of lower wishbones (bushes were naked)

brakes all around

front discs

front shocks

hand brake cable

1 front head light (faulty)

I have vowed never to buy another Ford ever again!!

when you consider this was the wifes run around the ware was a little extreme they maybe better now but i dont trust them enough to give them my money!