Picked up my new Fiesta Zetec S today.
Discussion
I changed from a Swift Sport which I'd owned from 2007. Great little car, but the ride was starting to get to me - I'm an old git at 40!
Always enjoyed nippy little hatchbacks and being without kids means I don't need a big car!
Enjoying it so far, it brings a smile like the Sport with better ride. Different types of power delivery, I always found the Sport to bring out the hooligan in me... This is a bit more relaxed.
Can't get my ipod classic to work yet, so I'm looking into that.
Loving it so far though!
I might actually complete the running costs thingy on this one!
Took the Fiesta on it's first half decent run out over the weekend to Swanage. On the way there we used a mix of A roads and motorway from Crawley through to Bournemouth and over on the ferry.
It's coped brilliantly. There was only one hill that it struggled with, but it was rather steep! MPG is now over 41, and still rising. The motorway experience was excellent, very quiet and refined with enough go for me. Not as quick in the midrange as the Swift Sport, but an awful lot more relaxing to drive, there is more of a delay in acceleration, but nothing that'd put me off the car.
I've noticed it's made me a calmer driver, the Swift was very revvy which in turn needed to to work to make it go. The Fiesta is totally the opposite and the ride quality is great compared to the Sport.
Boot size is great for the size of car and easily coped with luggage and camping equipment.
Never did get my iPod classic to work, but I got around that by buying a 64gb mini flash drive and copying the music onto that. Total cost £24. Much cheaper than a new iPod!
I can't think of anything that I don't like about it tbh.
It's coped brilliantly. There was only one hill that it struggled with, but it was rather steep! MPG is now over 41, and still rising. The motorway experience was excellent, very quiet and refined with enough go for me. Not as quick in the midrange as the Swift Sport, but an awful lot more relaxing to drive, there is more of a delay in acceleration, but nothing that'd put me off the car.
I've noticed it's made me a calmer driver, the Swift was very revvy which in turn needed to to work to make it go. The Fiesta is totally the opposite and the ride quality is great compared to the Sport.
Boot size is great for the size of car and easily coped with luggage and camping equipment.
Never did get my iPod classic to work, but I got around that by buying a 64gb mini flash drive and copying the music onto that. Total cost £24. Much cheaper than a new iPod!
I can't think of anything that I don't like about it tbh.
Well, five months into ownership, and some b
ds chucked something corrosive over the bonnet/bumper. I found it yesterday morning and saw the bonnet and screen covered in something that looked like cream hair shampoo, but with a sweetish smell to it. God knows what it was.
It's affected the laquer on the paint, and melted the plastic grill. Needless to say, I'm pissed off. Racked my brain to think of anyone I've upset, but no go.
Now, insurance excess is £250 or I can get it repaired for £600 outside of insurance, by a recommended garage who is does approved BMW and Toyota repairs.
Or do I put it through the insurance, and now it's going to be done in the cheapest possible way and that it'll effect the NCB.
ds chucked something corrosive over the bonnet/bumper. I found it yesterday morning and saw the bonnet and screen covered in something that looked like cream hair shampoo, but with a sweetish smell to it. God knows what it was. It's affected the laquer on the paint, and melted the plastic grill. Needless to say, I'm pissed off. Racked my brain to think of anyone I've upset, but no go.
Now, insurance excess is £250 or I can get it repaired for £600 outside of insurance, by a recommended garage who is does approved BMW and Toyota repairs.
Or do I put it through the insurance, and now it's going to be done in the cheapest possible way and that it'll effect the NCB.
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