ford ka 1.3l

jd82

Rust is the major problems with these. Any major suspension problems should have been sorted at the MOTs but often they just get advisories.

Check the brake pipes as these rust.

The sills and other bits of bodywork can rust badly

The engine should be very reliable but they can burn oil when they get to high milleages. With regular oil changes though they are as good as any engine and the head gaskets rarely go on these. It is also a pushrod engine with a very short chain so there is no issues with regard to this either.

Try and find an example with no more than two previous owners and full service history. Avoid anything with very low miles as the engine would have never been warmed up to temperature.

The gearbox and clutch rarely gives problems. If you find a Ka which is solid then they should be a very cheap car to run. Buy a neglected example with a lot of previous owners and it will be constantly be in the garage.

rev_henry

What are you up to OP? You keep asking all these slightly unusual and apparently unconnected questions! Writing some kind of article or something?

vixmony

well thanks for all the replies, no far from it am not writing any book, its just that, this sight always gives me helpful information, and as for this ka, am getting one for my sister, so i got a 2002 plate 45000 miles on the clock, so will only pick it up wednesday, so was just trying to findout about them cars, thanks for your every response.

funkycoldribena

Friend of mines got a 2002 ka collection with 175k on the clock and he services it every time Haleys comet comes around and it still plods on.Rest of the cars falling to bits though.

forgotmyname

4 wheels some brakes and a steering thingy, Almost everything else is optional.

HouseHuntr

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

Don't buy a KA suspension is rubbish

If your obese! Maybe you should try dieting ?

HouseHuntr

vixmony wrote: »

what specs come with ford ka 1.3l what does that L STAND FOR ON THE 2002 MODELS PLEASE?.

The L is for troLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL !

CHR15

I always thought the L was for Luxury (lol )

I'm sure in the olden days, the escorts were something like

Base models were simply 1.3

Then the Luxury 1.3L ( e.g rev counter, auto windows)

Then the 1.3LX (as Luxury but also Alloy wheels and colour coded bumpers)

Top ofthe Range 1.3 GHIA (all the above plus headrests and stuff)

candygirl

I didn't get any specs with mine:(:(I had to buy them from the opticians:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

forgotmyname

candygirl wrote: »

I didn't get any specs with mine:(:(I had to buy them from the opticians:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

You should have bought a fiesta, Bi-Focal windscreens come as standard.