Ford Fiesta

Advantages: cheap and fun car.
Disadvantages: Not much space on the back seats but its a fiesta not a limo.

...The Ford Fiesta 1.25 is a great car, ford first brought the 1.25 zetec fiesta out in 1996 on the mk4 fiesta, and from that day they put zetec engines in all the fiesta they brought out. The fiesta is still one of the best reliability and cheap car today. The 1.25 engine is a nippy car and is great for young students who what to drive and buy their first car, but also older people who would like a cheap car. i've got a fiesta 1.25 zetec and never had no problems with it so far. In my opinion the Ford fiesta zetec-s 1.6 engine is the best car and would love to have one soon as i saved lots of money up. The space in the fiesta could be limited for some people but for me there is plenty of room being on my own. with a fiesta you have to get power streering because its so much easyer than not having it. makes life so much...

jbt1990 02.06.2009 (04.06.2009) · Read review
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Review of Ford Fiesta 1.25

Ford fiesta a great economic car

Advantages: Cheap to run, good spec, handleing, good motorway drive
Disadvantages: not many(if any)

...I like my Fords I have had 3 a focus and two fiestas and never had a problem (best touch some wood now) at all this is the third fiesta I purchased. I bought the fiesta to replace a fiesta, which was the last of the old generation; I purchased the car for my wife who travels a long distance daily at least 60 miles a day. The car she had before was a .25 zetec, which were good but not that good on fuel it being a small engine pounding the motorway was quite thirsty so I opted or should I say I advised we get a diesel. I have a diesel focus zetec and it is great on fuel, having had the car for two weeks we have had to only put half as much fuel in as before on the older car. In a two week stint it used to have fuel put in at least twice, a tank a week this new 1.4 diesel fiesta only requires a fuel up once in two weeks. Bare in mind...

dingoo 19.10.2005 (20.10.2005) · Read review
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Review of Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi

ford fiesta 1.25 - a learner's view

Advantages: Clutch - great to learn with. Plenty of room in the car. Display is very nice looking
Disadvantages: Reverse gear doesn't always select, pops out while in use. Gear stick wear and tear. Visibility.

...A surprise 17th birthday present from my parents sat on the driveway - the new Fiesta Zetec from Ford. Sooo happy, then it hit me I was responsible and now had to drive it and keep it in one piece! For the first few weeks I would just sit and listen to music, the sound is great and plenty of options, iPod can easily be connected, radio tuning by voice is very handy while driving. The display and dials all look very futuristic and are nice on the eye, but are also simple to use, either stationary or while driving, hardly and distraction at all. The car itself is lovely inside, plenty of room to stretch out and get comfortable, plus fit my sister in the back without squishing her! To drive it's the most pleasant out of my experience with 2 instructor cars. One a Fiat, I hated, the clutch and accelerator were way to sensitive...

beckybfc 10.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ford Fiesta 1.25

Fiesta.Yes ford do still make them

Advantages: Small.Economical.Smooth
Disadvantages: High speed noise.Fanbelt.

...I have owned a Ford Fiesta since March 2001 which was brought new. I am very pleased with the car overall and it is about the best of the rest when it comes to small cars. My Fiesta is the 1.225cc and 16V with the aluminium head and i must say that it quite nippy when it needs to be. The car is very economical in urban surroundings and very economical on out of town runs.I recently drove to Le Mans in France and the car returned 40-42MPG which is very good in my book The build quality is high but there are certain things that need to be addressed,for example the metallic paint is fine but Fors sometimes have a problem whereas the robots mis-spray and then laqueur over the top leaving streak marks in the paintwork,it always seems to be on what Ford call a third rate panel,that is to say the inside of doors and inner panels. The price...

wotnot 07.10.2002 · Read review
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Review of Ford Fiesta 1.25

Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec

Advantages: Good acceleration, positive steering
Disadvantages: Poor display of instruments, notchy/awkward gear change

...I recently had reason to drive my mother-in-law's 1-year-old Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.25. It is the bog standard 5-door hatchback model and I had to get used to using window winders - my car has electric windows. She didn't want "anything fancy" she said. I found the car very quick for a 1.25, but it wouldn't pull the skin of a rice-pudding on some hills we encountered. Brakes were very good and steering quite repsonsive. The noise-levels were quite good at low speed, but there was a lot of road and wind noise at higher speeds on motorways. On the negative side, the gears were rather notchy and I had some difficulty engaging 4th and 3rd gear as I came down from 5th. I also missed the air-conditioning although I would have opted for the higher-spec Ghia model. Something that I was particularly uncomfortable with was the intrument...

derek-j-a 29.04.2005 (24.05.2005) · Read review
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ford fiesta flight 1.3

Advantages: everything
Disadvantages: rear seatings a bit cramped

...I passed my test last June and that's when I purchased my car - a silver ford fiesta flight 1.3. After wanting the newer ford models and planning to save up and buy a different car for about 6 weeks i suddenly changed my mind after realising I actually loved the car I had and would be ever so sad to see it go. Its a brilliant first time car, the seats are comfortable, the clutch isnt heavy, the steering is light, it looks gorgeous inside when it is lit up at night. These cars are not too expensive neither, and dare I say quite reliable, my car hasnt broken down on me yet! (*touches wooden table*) Parts are relatively cheap as well as cost of transport. It will cost about 30 -35 quid (depending on the petrol prices) to fill up my car and it will last for about 2 weeks and thats with around an hours worth of driving everyday. I...

kmtitch666 02.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ford Fiesta 1.3

Ford Fiesta Ghia 1.4 TDCi

Advantages: Economy, size, running costs, equipment
Disadvantages: Acceleration

... Ford Fiesta Ghia 1.4 TDCi 5dr Background I have owned my 2004 Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi since it was 6 months old and have traveled at the time of writing (OCT 2007) 25000 miles though the car has done 30000 in total.The car lacks in one area, which is acceleration, however, this does not detract from a 5-star rating because if you're purchasing a diesel at this price point you should be doing it for the excellent economy - not for super fast performance... The Drive The car is great fun to drive, and surprisingly nippy round town, the handling feels safe and secure and corners neatly. It is not a performance hatchback so don't expect to be 'burning-off' your average family saloon on a head to head, however the car has a respectable top speed (102mph) and cruises quite nicely on motorways at 70. Not as smooth as larger...

mcc28 14.10.2007 (27.10.2007) · Read review
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Review of Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi

Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.4 TDCi 5dr

Advantages: Cheap to run, Zetec handles really well
Disadvantages: Bit plasticy inside, can get rattly.

...I have a 2002 Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.4 TDCi 5dr in red. Over 60MPG, very low insurance and cheap tax. Beware of the first batch in 2002 that didn't have the CO2 tweaked so yours paying £120 tax when the exact same car released months after is only £35 a year to tax. Very annoying! The Zetec has superb handly and most of the time feels very nippy with good pull in higher gears on motorways. It seems a lot nippier than it's 68HP would suggest. I fill it up once a month and I'm driving about 25 miles a day to work and back and pottering around at weekends. The car has a couple of annoying rattles from the slightly cheap interior build quality but there are a nice number of storage compartments and the cabin feels pretty good standard. Seats are comfy and there is plenty of room in the car. I am 6ft 2 and my left knee does sometimes rub a bit...

mystik 30.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi

Ford Fiesta 04

Advantages: CD Player, cheap to run
Disadvantages: servicing can be expensive..

...I bought a 04 plate Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.4 3dr about 2 years ago. I am a fan of Ford cars, had a little KA before. Hence, this purchase. Best things (from a girls point of view!) - Is that it has really good heating and A/C, heats up all nice and toasty but also lovely in the summer with the A/C on a long drive. At the moment with this cold weather, I hate it if it takes me ages to de-frost my car but this is great, does the front and back as normal but also has little heaters in the door which start de-frosting the windows!! But the best thing of all in the stereo, I have just the standard ford CD player. Nothing special from the front but has this brilliant thing of knowing how noisy your car is so if you are on the motorway it increases the volume and then if you stop and some light it will decrease. Love it!! The not so...

emmaj13 24.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ford Fiesta Zetec S

Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.25 5door, my experience!!

Advantages: The road tax is low!
Disadvantages: The price of the vehicle!

...I brought my Fiesta 7months ago it is lovely; the car handling is good quality. The steering is light and easy to use all the controls. My fiesta is a 55 plate so the dash board is all electronic (apart from the speed monitor), I like this because it?s easy to read and modern. I think that the price is unfair considering the brand and the size of the car the price is high as I paid £6,000 and I have this vehicle on 4 years on finance. In my opinion if these companies want to make more money they should sell these vehicles at a lower price. I also noticed that the ford style has next to nothing on the vehicle, if you want alloy wheel ect you would have to upgrade to the next model up that is the Zetec and then its £2,000 + more (this is why I went for the Zetec). My over all review of this vehicle is lovely car nicely designed but...

123Emma 22.05.2009 · Read review
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