The Ford KA, officially an icon for Ford. The Ka was introduced in 1996 and my girlfriend bought the 1998 KA 1 model as her first car. It was obviously a 3-door model (the only option) but it was in a weird colour, it looked like brown, grey and silver mixed into one, but it was listed in the logbook as grey.
The KA was originally designed to only have black plastic bumpers so in the event of a minor crash they could easily and cheaply be replaced. This model has the black bumpers, but having done 72000miles upon purchase they had done a feint grey colour and although the black bumper/trim polish is easy and cheap to buy from Halfords or anywhere, I would recommend (if you can afford it) to buy a colour coded one as they just look better and don?t have to be repainted even if the car doesn?t need it- as the black ones do.
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Azz4711 14.09.2009
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Advantages: reliability(so far) space and comfort Disadvantages: interior finish
problem could come from the fact that it is now owned by Ford but it should't really.
Practcality:
I have used it mostly for short shopping trips so have not loaded it fully but it has 60/40 split folding seats and a large boot. The front passenger seat can be folded to provide a picnic table. There is also the best drinks holder I have ever used and many small cubby holes for all your clutter.
Safety:
It has twin airbags as standard and a three point safety belt in the center of the rear seats. It also feels very rigid unlike the Toyta Corolla.
Extras:
It came with a blaupunkt radio/cassette which has RDS(Radio Data System) and gives excellent quality sound from the four speakers. It also has headrests for everybody for extra comfort.
Power:
With a 1.3 litre engine you can't expect too much performance but it is ...
timliand 31.05.2001
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Advantages: Great Stylish Little Runaround Disadvantages: very little bootspace
I have owned my little KA for just over a year now and i havnt looked back since. i am a 21 year old girl and i think that the ka is perfectly suited to any young woman.
the ka is small and light and is quite sporty looking from the front especialy if yu have the color coded bumpers. the ka collection 2002 comes with everything you could possible want. CD Placer, electric windows, color coded bumpers, power steering, and stylish looks.
insurance is low on the ka even though it boasts a 1.3i engine which considering the size and weight of the ka is more than adequate.
it is gread on petrol and i get nearly 100miles from 15pounds a week out of mine, tax is also cheap for this little car.
despite looking small and dinky from the outside there is a lot of space in the ka, also the dash is all moulded and rounded and looks very stylish ...
Princess1986 17.01.2007
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