Advantages: fun to drive, cheap insurance, low cost driving Disadvantages: not much legroom in the back
I puchased my Ford KA2 three years ago, soon after i passed my driving test. I had set my heart on a KA, i had read numerous reviews in motoring magazines and watched fixated every time one came on the t.v. I had £5000 burning a hole in my back pocket, so on a bright May morning i set out car hunting. However i didn't have to travel far as there is a Ford dealer in my town so this was my first port of call.
As i pulled onto the forecourt my eye was immediately drawn to the little copper KA that sat in the corner. I didn't realise at first that this KA was in fact a KA2, as there was no number two badge on the back end. It wasn't until the salesman opened the car up that i discovered the extras.
This KA had metallic copper paint, central locking, air bag, stereo, electric windows, mirror on drivers side sun screen!, easy to ...
squeezefan 14.09.2005
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Advantages: Fun to drive. VERY distinctive looks. Good handling. A very practical and easy to drive car. Disadvantages: Not a lot of extras. A "girly" image. restricted choice of engines and specifications.
~ ~ The hire car I booked for our recent family trip to Rome was the new model Fiat Punto. But I wasn’t too perturbed when the car hire company offered me a Ford Ka instead. I’d been intending to have a drive in a wee Ka for ages, and was supposed to have one booked on a short trip to Scotland last year, but on that occasion the hire company pawned me off with a Peugeot 106 instead. (That DID perturb me, ‘cos it was/is a crap motor car!)
~ ~ The Ka has been a best seller for Ford ever since it first hit the streets back in 1996, so it has to have something going for it, apart from its funky looks.
It’s a car that has never been a rave hit with the motoring press and pundits, but despite the somewhat poor reviews from the self-appointed experts, the motoring public voted with their wallets. (and purses) Even ...
the_mad_cabbie 15.06.2003
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Advantages: Great economy, luxury trim, cute car Disadvantages: A bit slow
I wanted Mrs mfhome to get an MGF or something more "fun" but I wasn't too worried when she decided on a Ford Ka, I'd always liked the styling and her choice of the luxury model meant that I would have all the extras to play with too.
The Ka has been a popular little motor since 1996, ours is the Luxury model which we bought new on 51 plates in 2001. The car had great looks with its colour coded bumpers and mirrors, alloy wheels and metallic paint - I think these features are extra cost options on the other models. I don't suppose that they're necessary on this car as it looks good in standard trim. However, given a free choice between a car that is colour coded and one that is not I prefer the colour coded.
The car's motor mechanics are based on some of Fords older models; frankly I have found the performance disappointing. Mrs ...
mfhome 04.01.2004 (22.04.2006)
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