Ford Fiesta MK III

I went and did it didn’t I! I went and bought myself a fiesta. Now, as many of you will already know, I already owned a fiesta, and indeed, had the pleasure of owning 2 up until last weekend, so why did I buy another one? Well the fiesta I have recently bought is a MKIII fiesta, which was first introduced to Britain in 1989. We see loads of them around, but there’s one thing that makes mine a bit different from the rest, it is the Ghia version. What this means, is it’s got a sunroof, electric windows, ABS, a 1.4 engine and other groovy little enhancements. It was basically ... more

I love Fiestas. In fact, we have had 2 now. But im going to review a Fiesta Zetec rather than our Ghia. Firstly, I think its a better car. Secondly, Both of my Fiestas have had the Zetec Power Unit under the bonnet. Better car? Well its 1500 quid cheaper to buy than the Ghia. Comfort level difference is minimal in today's Fiesta. The extra touches are expensive for what they are. So Lets talk about the Zetec. My First Fiesta was an XR2I 1.8 16V Zetec. My god. Did it fly. It used to scare me and my passengers, particularly in the Wet. Basically, there was too much power under the bonnet for the ... more

Ford Fiestas. I've owned, cherished and destroyed so many of these friendly little hatchbacks in my time that my life story would make similar reading to a Haynes workshop manual. I've learned to drive in one, learned to crash in one, and how to take care of one. I've driven every shape of Fiesta from the boxy late 70's Mk1 up to the newest Mk6 Zetec, and they've all been spot on little cars. The model in question here is the Mk3 Fiesta, of which I have owned two, a J reg 1.1LX and an N reg 1.1 Azura. The Mk3 was brought out in 1989 as a replacement for the immensely successful Mk2. Completely ... more

I bought my XR2i in 1996 for £3500. I was young and mad on modifying cars. What you will read will truly blow you away. My car was a standard 1990 'G' plate, in flame red. The paintwork was tired with no evident damage, all bodywork was fine with no loose fittings. It had the standard check dot grey trim. It did not have the luxury of the recaro seats as in the RST. I drove it around for a couple of months and it was fairly good. Strong on the motorways and practical around town, although it lacked punch. I put it on the rolling road and it was only making 70bhp, down 30 from the 105 standard ... more

Up until about age 16 I wasn't in the slightest bit interested in learning to drive, but I decided to do it purely to enhance my employment possibilities. Even as I was taking my lessons I still wasn't interested in buying a car, as I wasn't overly keen on the cost of running/maintaining a vehicle. That was until I heard one of my friends was getting rid of their K reg Ford Fiesta. The car wasn't exactly pristine because it had recently been broken into because the opportunist thieves were banking on all pre-95 cars being without an immobiliser but were thrown when they discovered the post ... more