Ford Fiesta 1.3

Feeble it isn't, but my 5-door Ford Fiesta Encore Mk4 1.3l is no sports car. I am unable to afford a car of my own and accordingly share this with my father. I simpy pay my insurance, half the cost of maintenance and (the very expensive) petrol I use. Unusually, I've experienced this car in different ways to most people because it puts up with two people constantly using it, and now my younger brother has just begun to learn to drive, it's burdened with three. Now almost 10 years old, the car is in remarkably good condition having travelled just over 90,000 miles, 76,000 of them done in the ... more

Well its time for another car again! I have covered over 10000 miles in my Vectra Cd and decided to go small again. My Vectra has done me proud but rather liked the fuel and due to the change in jobs I would no longer need such a big and luxurious car. Having been around the dealers I decided to go for a Fiesta… yes I can almost see you grinning but have previously owned 2 1987 Fiestas I decided that my choice could not be better. What is Ford Fiesta? Well if you have never heard of the Ford Fiesta you should be ashamed of yourself. They have been around since the 70’s and millions ... more

** UP-DATED REVIEW ** My first car, which I still cherish, but I am now starting to think about bigger and better things .. only think mind you, this will keep me going for a good number of years yet, if I am not in a position to upgrade. The car is now 5 years old, and I am in my fourth year of ownership, having bought it for £3,900, from an original retail price of circa £6,500 a year earlier - amazing how quickly cars depreciate in value ... I would never buy brand new for that simple reason. 2 year warranty also remained on the car, but I think I am right in thinking most decent ... more

Some of you will already know that we changed our car recently. For the last 9 years we had been driving around a much vandalised and rusted up old 3 door Fiesta Popular Plus. We were living in a fairly rough area and often came out of the house in the morning to find the car had yet another scratch on it or a broken wing mirror and on one more serious occasion had the stereo missing. It was also stolen whilst we were on holiday one time and driven in a high-speed car chase around the town only to be later recovered by the police. In spite of its chequered history, I really loved this car. It ... more

By the time that Ford saw fit to further swell it's ranks with the Mk5 Fiesta, Britain's favourite supermini in it's previous incarnations was already popular as Pot Noodle in every town, street corner and driveway in the country. The boxy Mk1 from the seventies evolved into the slightly less boxy Mk2, which was replaced in 1989 by the all new Mk3, which was in turn facelifted and became the Mk4 which looked more like a shoe than a car. So with the advent of the Mk5, Ford was already dealing with a car that was to all intents and purposes a good ten years young. But instead of terminating ... more