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  • GolfBravo
    GolfBravo Posts: 1,090 Forumite
    Definitely keep the Fiesta.

    The current Ka is a horrible little half-baked afterthought design. It's heavily based on the Fiat 500 and in fact built at the same Polish factory. Ford dealers just can't give them away.

    Your current Fiesta is way more refined, comfortable and fun to drive.
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  • sock-knitter
    sock-knitter Posts: 1,630 Forumite
    taken ka out for another test drive, i like the look of it, and it feels fun to drive, less bumpy on all the speed bumps than the fiesta.
    still undecided
    but thanks for everybodys imput so far
    loves to knit and crochet for others
  • ROY47
    ROY47 Posts: 555 Forumite
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    edited 8 May 2012 at 8:47PM
    Please please keep the Fiesta diesel

    We recently changed the wife's Fiesta 1.4 diesel which was showing on the computer average of 52.9 mpg around town

    We bought a newer 1.25 petrol Fiesta and I am amazed at how fast the petrol gauge goes down :eek: :eek:

    I reckon were getting 30 mpg around town :eek: :eek:

    The diesel normally cost us £40 a month in diesel

    The petrol one so far in 2 weeks has cost almost £60 for the same sort of mileage and same type of journeys

    Petrol cheaper to use ??

    NO it's not :(

    p.s. the "official" mpg for the petrol one says 50 mpg ,diesel say 67 mpg

    but that's combined motorway constant 56 mph and urban / city driving

    petrol urban real life = 30 mpg
  • headpin
    headpin Posts: 780 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    edited 8 May 2012 at 10:12PM
    Tiexen wrote: »
    Disagree with that and according to "Honest John":

    Fun to drive and economical, based on the FIAT 500 but handles so much better it donated its suspension improvements to the 500. More room in rear than 500.

    Did I like it? Too right I did. It's comfortable, stylish and great fun to drive.
    It isn't as complete a car as the cheaper 5-door, 5-seater Hyundai i10, but its fun looks and endless options list should appeal to younger drivers and to fans of the blue oval who haven't been bitten by the FIAT 500 bug
    You are right that Ford uprated the suspension compared to the Fiat 500. However, the result is that the ride in the Ka is like driving over rocks. With the state of the UK roads that is not a pleasant or comfortable experience. Having driven the Ka pretty regularly for the past two years (it was new in May 2010) My view remains that it is probably the worse car Ford have produced in recent times? Only driven the 500 on limited occasions, but a much superior ride. The Ka suspension is much too hard for the rest of the vehicle build and finish and it shows.

    Just my view, but for the OP I would say keep the Fiesta as financially it does not make sense to change.
  • sock-knitter
    sock-knitter Posts: 1,630 Forumite
    the ka was much smoother over the lumps and bumps than the fiesta, also the fiesta exhaust is low and sometimes scrapes on the bumps which the ka does not.
    fiesta is great on smooth roads, havent tried the ka on a motorway yet, most of my driving just now is short journeys around town. steering is much lighter and easier than the fiesta also
    diesel is costing me approx 20 a week.
    ka has stop start technology, supposedly saving fuel?
    ka also looks cute, to me at least, i like the shape and the look of the new model, but i appreciate most dont

    if only money wasnt an issue lol
    loves to knit and crochet for others
  • Keep the Fiesta!!!

    D x
    :hello:
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    edited 9 May 2012 at 10:00AM
    fiesta is only two years old 19,000 miles on clock

    Did you escape from a padded room?

    You have a 2 year old car and actually think you can save money by spending £££££'s on another?

    If you want a new car because it's "cute", just say so..... Don't start making excuses to throw money away.

    Incidentally, the KA and the Fiesta are nearly mechanically identical, they use many of the same parts. Your arguments for changing cars don't really hold water.
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  • Tiexen
    Tiexen Posts: 740 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Strider590 wrote: »
    .

    Incidentally, the KA and the Fiesta are nearly mechanically identical, they use many of the same parts. Your arguments for changing cars don't really hold water.

    No they are not - Fiat 500 and KA are nearly mechanically identical,

    Your thinking of the Mk1 KA

    And I find the KA 1.2 fine on the motorway 80+ no problem
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Tiexen wrote: »
    No they are not - Fiat 500 and KA are nearly mechanically identical,

    Your thinking of the Mk1 KA

    And I find the KA 1.2 fine on the motorway 80+ no problem

    Ah, well isn't that much worse? :o Anything Italian is great as long as your not afraid to get your hands dirty every now and then. Let's hope it's more Ford than Fiat.

    I wouldn't touch a KA, I wouldn't touch anything that small. My GF has a KA and what I can't get over is how aggressive other drivers are around her.
    It's like if she's doing the speed limit, she'll get tailgated aggressively and then overtaken. If she overtakes another driver, they ALWAYS come back for "revenge", they simply cannot stand being bettered by a KA. In my Vectra, this almost never happens.

    Im never buying a small car again! :rotfl:
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  • Tiexen
    Tiexen Posts: 740 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Strider590 wrote: »
    Ah, well isn't that much worse? :o Anything Italian is great as long as your not afraid to get your hands dirty every now and then. Let's hope it's more Ford than Fiat.


    They do say the only thing wrong with a Fiat is the dealers
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