Ford Fiesta 1.4

...bought the car on the Ford Options finance plan. To explain - I am buying half the car on finance over two years and a guaranteed future value is allocated to the car, this value stays until you take up your options choice at the end of the term of finance when you can choose to: Give the car back, and walk away Finance the other half of the car Hope that the car is worth more than the guaranteed value and use that excess as a deposit on another ...
...there is a helpdesk at ford where the operators may decide to assist during this time.The paintwork holds a six year anti corrosion warranty providing the paint is bubbling up from the inside - it does not cover stonechip damage. My Fiesta is fitted with a passive anti theft system which means only a key that has been coded to the car will start the engine, and insurance is very low for me at £160 but then I am unlikely to be a high risk! My dilemma? ...

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...time I have had 3 Ford Fiesta’s. My first car was an old ‘W’ reg which was pretty basic but a good runner that rarely let me down and was inexpensive to insure and repair. I then had an E-reg model that was slightly better but still your bog standard car. In 2001 I bought a newer style P-reg and again it was a decent little ride. Now Ford has changed the shape of the fiesta, no longer is it the cheap little run around. In fact it’s a sturdy and attractive ...
...however the staggering excesses that ford have introduced plus the various add on’s make it a very un-appealing offer. The 1.4 LX model is probably the most practical of the new shape fiesta’s. The entry level finesse is pretty basic, the LX is where the extras come in. My 5-DR model has electric windows, central locking, cd player, air con, heated mirrors and a heated front windscreen. The 1.4 engine has some decent kick on the highway and handles ...

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...five door, five speed, red Ford Fiesta with the 1.4 litre Cfi engine. It was twelve years old and had done 112500 miles. The reason I hated my car is this...It was twelve years old and has done 112500 miles. When I bought it, I was nearly 25 years old, and I would really like to be driving the TVR from "Swordfish", or any of the four-wheeled cast of "Gone in 60 Seconds". I would love to be driving round the M25 in a Ferrari with Angelina Jolie by ...
...more commonly home to the Ford Orion, a bigger and heavier car, the Fiesta accelerated fairly quickly. Due to it's age, the acceleration between 50-70 mph isn't as quick as it used to be, but between 30-50 mph, if you change down a gear, it will give pretty much anything a run for it's money. Especially when driven by someone whose right foot is as heavy as mine. It will travel quite happily at 70 mph and, even now, slightly less happily at 95 mph, ...

Soho_Black 20.10.2002 · Read full review
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...customer service at my local Ford dealers to be snotty and they took ages to fix my car. And I already felt pretty stupid - I didn't need them rubbing it in!! TRANSMISSION & PERFORMANCE: (concentrate, here comes the technical stuff....) Engine Capacity - 1399 cc Cylinders - 4 Power - 68@4000 bhp Torque - 118@2000 lb/ft 5 Speed Manual Gearbox Maximum Speed - 102 mph 0 - 62 mph - 14.4 seconds I am told I drive too fast (by my girlfriend anyway). ...
...to be driven slowly. It sits very happily at above 40mph. It is not ideal for town driving. But on motorways it is great. The car is noisy, and I've been concerned at times that there is something wrong with it, with all the sounds it emits. I'm told this is normal for a Fiesta. STYLE: (5 dr Hatchback) I can't tell the difference between my car and a focus. Maybe they ran out of ideas for car shapes.... The car has nice styling, slightly angular ...

Pablo147 10.04.2005 · Read full review
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...looking, so much so, that Ford have used it in the Puma (admittedly with a little aluminium effect trim). It comes with electric windows, and the lowest of the range radio-cassette player, although it does the job. Externally the car has front fog lights, and a rear spoiler, along with R14 185/55 tyres to add to the sporty look. It is not too raucous though with trim, making it a nice safe option for the insurance companies, and it being a Fiesta, ...
...have had no problems mechanically with the car, it is nearly four years old now. I bought my car on Options, and I might hold onto it once the term runs out on the finance arrangement. Unfortunately they don't make the Chicane Limted Edition enymore, but you will probably be able to pick up a relatively cheap second hand one (P or R reg). ...

lesinge2k 12.01.2001 (15.12.2000) · Read full review
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...mark of the evolution of Ford itself over recent years, taking a lot of inspiration in terms of appearance from the Focus. This is probably the most notable feature when first presented with the Fiesta, as the sleek lines and seemingly infinite head lights simply scream Focus at you. In many ways, the Fiesta acts as younger brother to the Focus, with a helping of youthful exuberance, and a sense of playfullness not really apparent in the "every man" ...
...Fiesta seems more of a young persons car, particularly with the quite nippy 1.4 engine. In addition, the Zetec model also continues the slightly sportier theme, with small attentions to detail, such as the alluminnium insert on the gear stick, and an all round more refined interior. This includes a CD player, Air-Con and electric front windows, which all help to portray an altogether more complete package for both driver and passengers, with a quite ...

tomremnant 05.04.2005 · Read full review
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...fairly cheap, (remembering Platinum spark plugs and high quality oil required on these engines,) but petrol costs can be quite high, especially if driven hard. Brakes, clutches etc. are standard Ford affairs and don't cost a row of houses to replace. A cracking little car! ...

benham 12.01.2006 · Read full review
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...all, I have a few ford cars, but this is my first fiesta. It is the Fiesta zetec 1.4, 5 door version in metallic blue, which we were told was the new colour when we bought it and now everyone has it. But having said that I do like the colour. I know I am being girly here discussing the colour first, but it is the first thing you notice about the car. We got a years free insurance with it as well, cant remember the price cos we traded our last car ...
...power steering, which makes it extremely easy to drive and manouver, into even the smallest parking spaces. (I do pride myself on my parking abilities, and even know how to parallel park). The steering wheel moves up and down so you can get the correct driving position for you, and you can pump the drivers seat up and down to give you a firmer or softer (higher or lower) seat position. The 1.4 zetec engine is very nippy and in quite a small car ...

wendy155 24.02.2005 · Read full review
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The Ford Fiesta was the very first car I ever owned after passing my test in the early 1990’s. I was restricted in what I could buy by the very high cost of car insurance, as they were looking for nearly the price of the car again simply for the privilege of driving it on the road. So I had to settle for a small car that would be both cheap to run and to insure. I have actually owned two Fiestas The first was an old 1984 model with about ...
...Fiesta. I went to a Ford Main Dealer on this occasion, and purchased a two-year-old car with a slighter bigger engine (1400cc). This cost me £4,500, and the garage gave me a trade in of £500 for my old car, which was more than I actually paid for it. The new car was a little beauty, with a far easier five-speed gearbox, a good radio/cassette player, and far more nicely finished inside. I lost a little on the mileage with the bigger engine, but ...

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...I bought my 1992 Ford Fiesta Freestyle 1.4 CFi with only 45,000 miles on the clock. The bodywork was tidy and the interior was bright against the black dash. Starting the engine, you immediately notice the difference with the smaller engined Fiestas, as this uses the CFi engine, which has a deeper tone than the others. Its pretty nippy in and around town, a bit roly under cornering but overall its not a bad car. The car is pretty standard, 5spd, ...
...and locking. Im running 165/60 13s which are ok but id recommend getting 185s as theyll grip the road better and improve handling. Ive also got an Aiwa CD player fitted as the standard Fiesta radio is poor. Ive had a few problems with mine, i had to replace three CV gaitors and a wishbone which cost £150 and recently ive noticed a loss in power. But im about to get it diagnosed to see what the problem is. If anyone is thinking of buying this car, ...

robchester 01.08.2002 · Read full review
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...as you would expect from Ford the road handling is near perfect. I think the fuel consumption was alright for a car of this class. On this version of the Fiesta you would expect a fiver change from 10k, and in my opinion you do not get a lot of car for that money. I find it hard to believe ford have not included ABS as standard. The Fiesta is on the whole not a bad car but for 10k I think you could buy a much better super mini. ...

mikeos 09.08.2003 · Read full review
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...The other choice was a Ford Fiesta Freestyle 1.4. Straight away I knew this was for me. So the deal was done with me part exchanging my Renault Clio and taking on another loan. The cost of my new car was then £7,000 I collected my new car the following week in February 2002. The car was not absolutely new. It had been registered in Jersey and used as a taxi apparantly for three months. There was about 500 miles on the clock. The colour is metallic ...
...all by the garage. I had sorted the insurance so I could drive it away there and then. I have been very pleased with my little car. It is light and easy to drive. There is central locking, but no alarm. The power steering is fine to me but other people who have driven it have said they find it harder than theirs. I came with some extras - rear boot spoiler, fog lights, sporty wheels and hub caps and air conditioning, which is sometimes a god send ...

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...I was standing in the Ford showroom trying to decide what my first car was going to be. I looked at the Fiesta Finesse and the Zetec and instantly my mind was made up. The new look front end of the Zetec looking like it could cut through rock and the sharp looking lights made the front end look like a evil eyes staring back at you. Smart 5 spoke alloy wheels, spolier and white dials made the car very feel very sporty and with a drive to match. ...
...5,000 miles and the only gripe I have is the brakes. When breaking hard they can feel slightly mushy and a bit un-inspiring, you have to learn to brake a little bit earlier. The acceleration for the 1.4 engine is nippy rather than fast, the gear box is short, sharp and positive and the seats grip you like a nut in a nutcracker. The car is very much point and shoot with the steering beiung pin point, and with the sports suspension the ride is rigid ...

Adam6177 26.05.2001 · Read full review
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Great city car, quite nippy 1.4 Flame, cheap spares and parts and not too bad to in insure - but small fuel tank and high emissions, therefore high increase in road tax for a small car ...

quan 19.06.2007
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I've always driven fiesta, and although I never mean to end up with one, I always seem to! This is simply because it's one of the best little cars you can get. It's reliable, easy to drive, quick, relatively cheap to buy, insure and keep in good nick. This particular model, the 1.4 is great. I've had a fiesta with a smaller engine before, and it really stuggled to get up hills, but not the 1.4! It has just enough poke to get you up just about anything, ...
...to look at. It's not a little sports car, but it looks about right for what most people seem to buy it for, a good little run about. It has very economical fuel consumption, so that will save you a few £s. It's also comfortable for long jouneys. it can easily fit 5 people in despite being a little hatchback, although 4 is probably best for any journey over an hour. The boot can fit an awful lot in, so if you're shopping for a family it's really ...

ooffie 17.07.2003 · Read full review
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