RE: Ford Fiesta 1.4 Ghia | Shed of the Week
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Perversely, I think the more basic ones are better. I had a 1.1 LX as a company car in my estate agency days, the first lease car we took on and delivered to me as I was "the car guy".
G788HOE was Radiant Red and wasn't as fast as the Pop Plus of a junior colleague due to gearing (his was a 4 speed).
G788HOE was Radiant Red and wasn't as fast as the Pop Plus of a junior colleague due to gearing (his was a 4 speed).
Stoned said:
Wow! I remember when these were absolutely pennies.
I loved my old Fiesta RS Turbo despite its many flaws; but I don't think I'd want to own one now!
Ditto, had a white RS Turbo from new, J929TCY that I also had a ‘Superchip’ for (clipped in just under the glovebox) which gave somewhere around 160bhp iirc (?)I loved my old Fiesta RS Turbo despite its many flaws; but I don't think I'd want to own one now!
Great little car at the time but I remember thinking the spec was, well, Ford at its best; tinted glass, electric windows, heated front screen and a whirly-wheel sunroof. Big wow…
Remember my dad running a 1.4LX for a while, gutless little CVH engine that just made them horrible to drive and he ended up chopping it in for a Peugeot 405 GRTD which he loved.
Safe to say this era of Ford was dreadful, hard plastics, crap engines, penny-pinching specs…
Knoxville2410 said:
I know, but a bog standard 25+ year old Fiesta hasn't exactly gained cult status or become a sought after classic in that time.
Lol.You have no idea what constitutes as a passable tyre on an mot, you have the same clue about modern classics.
Edited by MightyBadger on Friday 26th November 07:50
The former Mrs C had one of these, same colour. I was a bit of a coarse engine IMO.
That said I went and got a Fiesta RS Turbo which was “fun” if you could control the torque steer. Moved it on to a young lad would clearly enjoyed the performance judging by the number of NIP’s that came through to me after he failed to register it in his name
That said I went and got a Fiesta RS Turbo which was “fun” if you could control the torque steer. Moved it on to a young lad would clearly enjoyed the performance judging by the number of NIP’s that came through to me after he failed to register it in his name
I have fond memories of these MK3 Fiestas purely as my best mate in my teens had one as his second car (first was written off whilst parked outside his house) so spent a fair bit of time in his. Also my girlfriend at the time had a really low mileage one she was given by an older relative.
So MK3s and Novas were the two common ones I went in with mates who'd newly passed their test. But I still don't want one! haha
So MK3s and Novas were the two common ones I went in with mates who'd newly passed their test. But I still don't want one! haha
This generation of Fiesta became a diamond... in 1995 when it was heavily facelifted to form the Mk4. Same basic silhouette and underpinnings, but with the two transformative additions of a Yamaha engine and Parry-Jones chassis tuning.
Eg https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202111199... within shed budget.
Eg https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202111199... within shed budget.
Edited by samoht on Friday 26th November 08:11
This is horrible. As soon as the engine mounts are even 10% worn, the engine feels like it's going to jump through the bonnet, terrible condensation magnets, woefully unsupportive seats (look at the photos, 55k and baggy as f***!), crap gearchange, very poor build quality. I'd take last week's Zaf in a heartbeat over this turd.
And they haven't even pumped up the tyres for the ad.
Crush it.
Horrible horrible piece of s
t.
And they haven't even pumped up the tyres for the ad.
Crush it.
Horrible horrible piece of s
t. Although my dad owned 10 Fords from a 1956 Consul convertible through various iterations of Cortina and Sierra to a Fiesta Zetec I’ve never actually owned a Ford, and one day I’d like to. This isn’t that car though - for shed money the mk 4 that followed these in 1995 with the zetec engines and nicer handling was a much better car.
Edited by TheMilkyBarKid on Friday 26th November 08:14
There's one of these, same year in our village that I often stop (or at least slow down) to admire when out walking the dogs. It is absolutely immaculate. It doesn't seem too long ago that seemingly every 3rd or 4th car on the roads was one of these, but now they really stand out through sheer rarity.
This was the best engine choice for the cooking models. The others were pushrod 1.1 and 1.3 litre 'Valencia' lumps that were prehistoric even by the standards of the day, and the 1.1 kicked out a whopping 50 bhp. The CVH might have been as rough as a bear's posterior, but it was at least quite a torquey, punchy little thing for what it was.
Nice to see anything of this age preserved, although I'd prefer to track down a similar condition mk4, which was a night and day better car. Lovely Sigma engines, and an absolutely cracking chassis.
This was the best engine choice for the cooking models. The others were pushrod 1.1 and 1.3 litre 'Valencia' lumps that were prehistoric even by the standards of the day, and the 1.1 kicked out a whopping 50 bhp. The CVH might have been as rough as a bear's posterior, but it was at least quite a torquey, punchy little thing for what it was.
Nice to see anything of this age preserved, although I'd prefer to track down a similar condition mk4, which was a night and day better car. Lovely Sigma engines, and an absolutely cracking chassis.
MightyBadger said:
Lol.
You have no idea what constitutes as a passable tyre on an mot, you have the same clue about modern classics.
Wow, why don't you go make yourself a nice coffee and enjoy your Friday/weekend instead of searching through post history to gain internet points You have no idea what constitutes as a passable tyre on an mot, you have the same clue about modern classics.
Edited by MightyBadger on Friday 26th November 07:50
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