Ford Fiesta 1.1

Picture it, it's a sunny day, everyone's sitting in beer gardens watching the world go by, people are cruising along with their windows down, radios up full blast, shades on... ...But what's this? a white blur in the distance, the chugging sound of a mini-cooper doing 40mph in 1st gear, a hideous whaling noise, a cloud of smoke; Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a washing machine on wheels? No! It's me in my Ford Fiesta! The white blur is my lovely white Fiesta 1.1, born in the 80's, in its prime in the 90's and in the noughties it's on its last legs but this old guy aint giving up! The ... more

The sheer number of Ford cars on the road today shows how popular the manufacturer is for producing cheap but comfortable, reliable cars. The Ford Fiesta is one of the most popular and longest-running models and it's easy to see why: its a small, cheap, economical car that has more space than you'd think from viewing the outside. I bought my version, a 1991 J-reg Ford Fiesta Quartz LX 1.1 3-door model, earlier this month for £494. It has 63000+ miles on the clock and while it shows its age, I think it will last for a little while yet. The driving position is comfortable and ergonomic and ... more

Without a doubt, out of all my Fiesta's, the mk3 1.1 is my favourite, and I can hear people screaming WHY? I've owned two identical mk3 1.1 Popular Pluses, (only difference is one is about six weeks older than the other, and one has a more groovy number plate!) Now, lets not forget these are cars of the eighties, so don't expect too many toys, don't expect super refined 80+ BHP small capacity engines, don't expect sporty gearboxes, don't expect a car adorned with electric gadgetry. What you do get is cheap motoring, at its best, in comfort. You also get a manual choke and a four speed gearbox ... more

**This is an older opinion as the car I am driving now is the Fiesta 1.4 Ghia which I also have an opinion on. However, I thought this might be of use to some of you, so here you go!!** We all see them whizzing round the roads, yes, it?s the humble fiesta. My Fiesta is a Mark 2 fiesta, which basically means it was produced between 1983 and 1989, in 1990 they came out with the mark 3 fiesta which has the newer body style. So, mine has the older body style, but wasn't far off having a new one as its F registered. Ahh well, I'm actually quite happy with the older body style. There was the mark 1 ... more

The Mark 1 Fiesta, now there's a blast from the past. Are there any left on the road - I haven't seen one for ages. Perhaps they've finally passed a law against them. In 1992 I bought a Fiesta 1.3 Mk2 Ghia but this only lasted a short while until some low-life nicked it. Its (meant to be temporary) replacement, a 1980 1.1 Mk 1, was bought on the quick for £90. This turned out to be a much better car than I thought and I ran it for about 5 years. The car came with assorted furry dice and trogs and turned out to be the seller's wife's car, which he'd decided to 'out' due to its age and condition ... more