New Ford Fiesta
10-25-2010, 02:59 AM
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New Ford Fiesta
I'm seeing more and more of these on the road now and I think it's a genuinely good looking little car, in any colour. Might be the fact it's so well-proportioned that draws me to it, but if the day is near when we all have to run around in little hatchbacks, I could do a lot worse than a Fiesta ...
Haven't driven one but with the wheels at the corners, I'd imagine it'll be a nippy little thing.
Haven't driven one but with the wheels at the corners, I'd imagine it'll be a nippy little thing.
10-25-2010, 03:01 AM
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I like the styling of the new Fiesta and am considering putting them in the lower category of our fleet for admin staff.
But really don't like the new KA styling. I thought it was unique before whereas now it looks like every other vehicle of that size - Peugeot, Toyota etc.
But really don't like the new KA styling. I thought it was unique before whereas now it looks like every other vehicle of that size - Peugeot, Toyota etc.
10-25-2010, 03:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiskine,Oct 25 2010, 11:59 AM
I'm seeing more and more of these on the road now and I think it's a genuinely good looking little car, in any colour. Might be the fact it's so well-proportioned that draws me to it, but if the day is near when we all have to run around in little hatchbacks, I could do a lot worse than a Fiesta ...
Haven't driven one but with the wheels at the corners, I'd imagine it'll be a nippy little thing.
Haven't driven one but with the wheels at the corners, I'd imagine it'll be a nippy little thing.
10-25-2010, 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves,Oct 25 2010, 12:25 PM
Fiesta is very well-balanced design.
Whenever you hear a manufacturer talking on the news about his new model, it's always referred to as Fiesta, Insignifia, etc. Joe Public says "the Fiesta" or "a Fiesta", but never just "Fiesta".
That's always bugged me ...
10-25-2010, 03:40 AM
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Guess I'm sliding into it, slowly. Didn't think that was what I typed ?
What really makes me cringe is the over-use of the definite article as spoken invariably by sports wankers;
"did you see THE football?"
Presumably a giant man-eating one from Mars...
What really makes me cringe is the over-use of the definite article as spoken invariably by sports wankers;
"did you see THE football?"
Presumably a giant man-eating one from Mars...
10-25-2010, 03:42 AM
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I have a 5dr 1.4 tdi on hire at the moment.
Its greta the fuel gauge just hasnt moved, it seems to have been on half full for ever.
The blue tooth hands free telephone prep seems to be really clear and pairing was a dodle. The radio controls are in a daft place and I constantly keep aiming for just above the gearstick where as they are actually more ontop of the dash.
It has plenty of boot space and ample room for junior and his car seat in the rear. Ride quality is good and cruising at 70 on an A road was a pleasure with very little outside noise.
The only negative is that the engine is exceptionally deisel like at tick over and low revs, noisy and its very slow, I was expecting more VW 1.9tdi levels of performance considering the reduced size but its painfully slow and the turbo lag is quite noticeable.
As a town car its great.
Its greta the fuel gauge just hasnt moved, it seems to have been on half full for ever.
The blue tooth hands free telephone prep seems to be really clear and pairing was a dodle. The radio controls are in a daft place and I constantly keep aiming for just above the gearstick where as they are actually more ontop of the dash.
It has plenty of boot space and ample room for junior and his car seat in the rear. Ride quality is good and cruising at 70 on an A road was a pleasure with very little outside noise.
The only negative is that the engine is exceptionally deisel like at tick over and low revs, noisy and its very slow, I was expecting more VW 1.9tdi levels of performance considering the reduced size but its painfully slow and the turbo lag is quite noticeable.
As a town car its great.
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10-25-2010, 04:29 AM
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Business partner's wife has one as her run about - they have the 1.4tdci in TitaniumX.
She's had lots of Mini before and apparently loves the thing. However I thought it was just about to be changed
Funny how the 500 looks ok but the Ka doesn't when they shame the same underpinnings
She's had lots of Mini before and apparently loves the thing. However I thought it was just about to be changed
Funny how the 500 looks ok but the Ka doesn't when they shame the same underpinnings
10-25-2010, 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by (S2K4ME),Oct 25 2010, 12:29 PM
Business partner's wife has one as her run about - they have the 1.4tdci in TitaniumX.
She's had lots of Mini before and apparently loves the thing. However I thought it was just about to be changed
Funny how the 500 looks ok but the Ka doesn't when they shame the same underpinnings
She's had lots of Mini before and apparently loves the thing. However I thought it was just about to be changed
Funny how the 500 looks ok but the Ka doesn't when they shame the same underpinnings