Fiesta 1.2 Style

[daz51]

I recently had one of these for four days while Fabia was in for repair and frankly i can see why Ford are in trouble. The car had a 1200 power plant and was the three door form. It was a 56 plate.

The engine seemed very revvy yet with the little power going to the wheels. My dad as a fabia 1.2 12v and this is well quicker than the Fiesta. The Fiesta struggles to do 60mph in third gear.

The build quality was awful with cheap bits of plastic for nearly every part in the cabin. The quirky heated front screen was as useful as a chocolate frying pan. All the handles, switches and steering wheel was plastic ( may i remind you that this was the style model) This compared to the nice chrome finish on the Fabia comfort for door handles etc. You will see below why i compare it to the Fabia comfort.

The handling was the only good bit really and like with so many cars in this sector it had the go kart feel. 60mph through average bends were no problem.

Now you may be asking yourself why i keep comparing this Fiesta to the Fabia Comfort. Well the answer to this question is the price.

While i had the car i looked up on Fords website that the 1.2 style in three door was close on 9k if not more. what ?????????????. Relating this back to the Fabia 1.2 12v Comfort this is only 8.5k ( Mk1 Fabia that is)

So this does just prove that Fabias are such a good value super mini.

One final point to put the nail in Fords coffin is that i saw my Cousins Ford Fiesta Zetec diesel sport. or something like that anyway. Guess What ??? this only has drum brakes on the back !!!!, 10.5 k ++++ for drum brakes. no thanks

i look forward to reading other feedback regarding this

[bengie]

because a small diesel hatch needs rear discs

i have sat in and had a drive of the mk6 fiesta and tbh i can't agree with anything you've said admitidly it was an 07 plate though.

i have never driven the fabia to compare but i have sat in a few and played with them but can't see a massive difference in quality.

if the heated screen works the same on the fiesta as it does on the focus then it should be quite good as the focus heated screen works brilliantly.

[daiking]

Originally Posted by daz51

While i had the car i looked up on Fords website that the 1.2 style in three door was close on 9k if not more. what ?????????????. Relating this back to the Fabia 1.2 12v Comfort this is only 8.5k ( Mk1 Fabia that is)

Is that list price? Surely no one pays list price for a ford?

[bengie]

when i went to the ford dealer interested in the new ST they said that even the demonstrators would be going out at full list price there was that much demand

[cheezemonkhai]

The fiesta style is a 1.25L engine, not a 1.2

Also 60 in third... not that I found it a problem I do have to ask why, when you have 4th and 5th

Either way I totally disagree with your comments, i got a mate one of these new for a touch over £6500 and she is very happy with it.

Ford are doing nicely out of these and for her fords much lower parts, accessories and servicing over the VAG group came into it's own.

I took the car for a run on the test drive too and the handling is far better than the fabia as stock. Sure you can upgrade the fabia, but as a trundling around town car, which IMHO a 1.2 is, it is pretty good.

I don't see the need for rear disks on the car as it stops perfectly well and the drums mean there is no worry about the things cooling down and letting the hand brake off if you have been braking very hard for some (unknown) reason.

Build quality was very good, there are no creaks in it, the plastics are IMHO better than those in the base model fabia. The fiesta got a new dash with the facelift, so in effect is a newer car so I would expect the plastics to be good.

The quick clear windscreen is absolutely fantastic on an icy winters day, but I'll just agree to disagree as it is a love it/ hate it thing.

Each to their own like, but I don't think you can hold up VAG as an icon of quality build any more than any other car manufacturer these days, until you start paying big money.

[L-Y-K]

no fords these days come with disks at the rear unless upgraded right? only seen one focus estate with discs.... mind you the new furby doesnt come with disks unless you opt for esp.

[ScoobyChris]

Originally Posted by L-Y-K

no fords these days come with disks at the rear unless upgraded right? only seen one focus estate with discs.... mind you the new furby doesnt come with disks unless you opt for esp.

No Ford does?!?! I'm pretty sure they do

Chris

[cheezemonkhai]

Originally Posted by L-Y-K

no fords these days come with disks at the rear unless upgraded right? only seen one focus estate with discs.... mind you the new furby doesnt come with disks unless you opt for esp.

The 2002 Focus TDCI estates all come with discs all round, as do most fords where they think it might be required.

I think the furby VRS kind of shows that it doesn't really need disks at the back as they rust up due to limited use. The bigger cars tend to have less of an issue with this.

[sharkrider]

Originally Posted by cheezemonkhai

The 2002 Focus TDCI estates all come with discs all round, as do most fords where they think it might be required.

I think the furby VRS kind of shows that it doesn't really need disks at the back as they rust up due to limited use. The bigger cars tend to have less of an issue with this.

my vRS's rear discs never rusted up...... people just aren't using them enough

[Skodaboy1983]

I can agree with you in some parts of this review mate, the fiesta mark 6 has been critcised as being plasticky but the engine co developed by yamaha is a gem, nippy, revvy. The only complaint I have about the Fez is that it is noisy on start up and the ride around town leaves a lot to be desired but on the motorway ti excels. My dad had a fiesta which I'm talking about until yesterday and bought himself a 207 and he is already smitten on the 207.

IMHO it is one of the best fiesta's there has ever been and I'm sure the new fiesta will excel when it comes out.

David

[Chrispy]

I had a go in a Fiesta recenty but it was a TDCi - think it was a 1.4.
To be honest it wasn't that bad. It felt a little plasticky inside (it's not the quality of the matrials but the design that lets it down IMO). The 1.4 engine pulled well enough and revved better than it's VAG counterparts. It was 'ok' on fuel and comfortable enough. What I did like about it though was the gearchange....nice and solid. It handled badly though, which I found odd as people rave about how well the Fiesta goes round bends. This thing felt very unstable round the twisties.
The bulbous headlights did nothing for me either.

Otherwise though, not a bad little car.