Ford Fiesta 1.4 Zetec

Soilwork · May 22, 2005, 03:20 PM

Hey guys
I'm buying the equivalent model here in South Africa on Wednesday and I just want to know if anyone on the forum has one, as well as their thoughts regarding the car

kinetic · May 22, 2005, 03:46 PM

I've had one for 4 months and it's a great little car!

The only negative thing I can say is that the materials on the dashboard could be better!

Soilwork · May 22, 2005, 04:45 PM

Sweet! I can't wait to go and pick it up! I'm already thinking of getting a piggyback unichip and an induction kit for it as well!

pr0digal jenius · May 22, 2005, 06:20 PM

be careful about adding much torque to it, is all I can say about low end fords....aside from that, they are great little machines.

Dark Lord · May 22, 2005, 06:35 PM

ford festive and great little machines... thats not something i ever expected to see in the same sentence.

from what i know about them, there decent little cars. theyll get you form point A to point B... in time. not exactly the fastest things around, nor are they too eye appealing.

if this is your first car, id say its a good car to start with.

kinetic · May 22, 2005, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by another-user

ford festive and great little machines... thats not something i ever expected to see in the same sentence.

from what i know about them, there decent little cars. theyll get you form point A to point B... in time. not exactly the fastest things around, nor are they too eye appealing.

if this is your first car, id say its a good car to start with.

Well I've had all sizes of car and I suddenly realized that size isn't everything! It's aimed at younger people as its economical, cheap to insure and fun to drive! For a small car it's not bad looking either!

Falstaff · May 22, 2005, 08:30 PM

Had a Fiesta and a Festiva, not bad for a little car, has all the characteristic problems a little car does of course and they are demanding mechanically if you abuse them, but a bargain. My Fiesta had some mixture of german and english mechanicals and the Festiva was a pure Mazda clone, with a tiny by buzzy little engine, put almost 200 thousand miles on the tranny and engine before she need serious valve work, but that was to be expected. LOL

Soilwork · May 23, 2005, 05:16 PM

sweet. I'll do a lot of research before I do anything too extreme to it!

May 22, 2005, 03:20 PM	#1
Soilwork A virus with shoes Join Date: May 2004 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	Ford Fiesta 1.4 Zetec Hey guys I'm buying the equivalent model here in South Africa on Wednesday and I just want to know if anyone on the forum has one, as well as their thoughts regarding the car __________________

May 22, 2005, 04:45 PM	Thread Starter #3
Soilwork A virus with shoes Join Date: May 2004 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	Sweet! I can't wait to go and pick it up! I'm already thinking of getting a piggyback unichip and an induction kit for it as well! __________________

May 22, 2005, 08:30 PM	#7
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	Had a Fiesta and a Festiva, not bad for a little car, has all the characteristic problems a little car does of course and they are demanding mechanically if you abuse them, but a bargain. My Fiesta had some mixture of german and english mechanicals and the Festiva was a pure Mazda clone, with a tiny by buzzy little engine, put almost 200 thousand miles on the tranny and engine before she need serious valve work, but that was to be expected. LOL __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

May 23, 2005, 05:16 PM	Thread Starter #8
Soilwork A virus with shoes Join Date: May 2004 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	sweet. I'll do a lot of research before I do anything too extreme to it! __________________

May 22, 2005, 03:46 PM	#2
kinetic DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester England Posts: 2,559 Rep Power: 0	I've had one for 4 months and it's a great little car! The only negative thing I can say is that the materials on the dashboard could be better!

May 22, 2005, 06:20 PM	#4
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	be careful about adding much torque to it, is all I can say about low end fords....aside from that, they are great little machines.

May 22, 2005, 06:35 PM	#5
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	ford festive and great little machines... thats not something i ever expected to see in the same sentence. from what i know about them, there decent little cars. theyll get you form point A to point B... in time. not exactly the fastest things around, nor are they too eye appealing. if this is your first car, id say its a good car to start with.