Ford's KA - Luxury

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) · Read review
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Review of Ford Ka 1.3i 

Ford KA 1.3

Advantages: Looks, Interior, Reliabilty (besides airbag)
Disadvantages: Airbag, pre1998 cars, back space.

...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. I...

Azz4711 14.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ford Ka 1.3i 

Ford Ka-No Thanks

Advantages: Comfortable to drive
Disadvantages: Poor visability,not much luggage space or room in the back seats

...As we had no car we had to hire a car to go to Torquay on holiday. The cheapest one available to us was the Ford Ka at £160 for the week. I wasn`t too happy when I found out what car I was getting as I think they look odd and ugly and I have always seen them as a bit of a "girls" car but I had been a passenger in one before and found them quite comfortable so I was willing to give it a chance. I think one of the factors that make them ugly are the contrasting black bumpers but on this car they were the same colour as the rest of the body so it didn`t look too bad. At 6`1" I had to push the drivers seat as far back as it would go and still found it a little bit cramped for my legs. Because the seat was pushed right back there wasn`t much room on the back seat for a six year old let alone an adult to sit so it was a good job that it was...

mrlovepantsuk 15.04.2003 (30.01.2007) · Read review
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Review of Ford Ka 1.3i 

Ford KA 1.3i Flare Orange

Advantages: Simple and economical - perfect first car
Disadvantages: Heavy doors, smallish boot, lack of technology (simple)

...This is my first car and i LOVE it. Mine is flare orange and it is great. a full tank of petrol will last be about 4 weeks!! Its nippy and easy to manouver. Bends, small car park spaces, hills, the lot, the KA handles it all very well. However, the doors are quite heavy and large and the boot is a bit disappointing but what do you expect from such a compact car. Mine is a 53 reg but had no cd player when i purchased it. However, i fitted a modern cd player in myself with no trouble what so ever (and being female that says a lot!). I was also disppointed with the lack of electric windows, central locking and air conditioning for such a modern car but if your looking for a simple and economical first time car then this is perfect, i have no regrets about this car. The shape and colour range is all for the girls and some of the colours are...

magicnum3ers89 25.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Ford Ka 1.3i 

Ford Ka 1.3 1999

Advantages: looks, small, easy to use
Disadvantages: space

...I was bought this car when i passed my test. I have had my car for about two months and since then i have found the car to have good points about it and also some bas points. Space: The ford KA is a small car but in the front i have found that it is enough space with myself in it but not with me and my boyfriend in it as his arm and legs is always in the way of me changing gears and the glovebox is well too small. The back of the car is small but not as small as i heard it would be, i can fit my sons pram in the back also a baby car seat and still have some room. The boot is okay is suppose i have had to buy a small pram to fit in the boot. The car is small and easy to use as it is a doddle to park up, it is ok on the petrol and also the insurance is cheap for first time drivers. The ford ka brought my insurance down...

sharonlvzjay 11.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Ford Ka 1.3i 

FORD KA

Advantages: fits in my garage!
Disadvantages: small engine

...days and no air con either. However, the windows are electric which is lots of fun! Four cup holders, although three of them you need to keep your hand on as you corner, otherwise cans will spill. The dash is sweet, with a real clock - not a digital! Hurrah!!! Have you ever been out on the street, wondering what the time is, to find yourself peering into cars, looking for clocks? I have, and the best by far is the ford ka. Now, as with most cars, this one does have some downsides: although there is plenty of headroom, widthwise this car is not for chubby people. I am by not overweight, and I fill the seat. Also, at 5"5', I am of average height, and I sometimes feel my knees are under my chin: sure you can oush the seat back, but that does mean not being able to use the back seats... Also, the boot space is limited, you'll find...

Sugarlily83 22.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Ford Ka 2 1.3i 

Go Ka Go!

Advantages: extremely easy to park
Disadvantages: seen as a 'girly' which can put a lot of people off

...I don't get what everyone has against Ford Kas. I really don't. Perhaps I'm biased. The first car I ever owned was a Ka, and I guess everyone feels affection fro their first runaround. Ironically now I'm stuck with a Corsa, which I hate, and think longingly of the days I had my baby to toodle about in. Anyway, to get some decent facts in. My Ka was a bog-standard red model, 1997 reg, 3 owners from new. And it ran like a dream! Not once in the year I had it did I encounter anything more frustrating than a tracking problem (and I'm telling you, that kerb wasn't there before I moved...)! The Ka does have a 'girly' image and i think this is mainly due to the simplicity of its design. There aren't ten billion different sizes of engine to choose from - nor are they particularly easy to modify and look cool (or so I'm told). Therefore...

dreamkin 15.12.2004 · Read review
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Review of Ford Ka 1.3i 

You Can In A Ka

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 · Read review
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Review of Ford Ka 1.3i 

MY KA2

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 · Read review
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Review of Ford Ka 1.3i 

I Ka-n't really fault the Ford Ka

Advantages: Nippy, fun to drive, power-steering, cheap to run and insure
Disadvantages: Limited space in the back, quite a small boot, heavy doors

...a different thing, however. Headroom is, of course, the same at 922mm, but leg and shoulder room are restricted (839mm and 1279mm respectively). You have two sculpted seats in the rear, so I can't imagine it being comfortable - or particularly safe - to have three people in the back (there's no seat belt in the middle). There's no sun roof on mine, but I'm quite glad as I prefer the windows open and feel that that's one less thing to worry about leaking! The engine is 1300cc (or 1299cc, to be precise). You don't need to rev much. It really is like a little tiger cub, waiting to shoot off and explore its surroundings. It's a very easy car to drive. Again, I stress that I'm a learner, but I have driven a few other cars (a 1998 Nissan Micra, a 1997 Ford Fiesta, a 1997 Citroen Saxo and a 1998 Vauxhall Corsa). The Ka is by far my favourite, not just...

moo-cow 06.11.2005 · Read review
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