Ford SportKa - Enjoyable runabout?
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It's looking like my old lease, new lease delivery won't work out quite as planned so I'll be needing a stop gap car (or long term if I cancel new lease!).
Looking for a car that's cheap, fun and easy to fix, the StreetKa seems to fit a lot of these criteria.
Love to hear opinions on how good or bad they are!
Looking for a car that's cheap, fun and easy to fix, the StreetKa seems to fit a lot of these criteria.
Love to hear opinions on how good or bad they are!
AmosMoses said:
Rusty, drink fuel and by all accounts abit of a pup. I looked at a few a while back and wasn’t impressed. Get a puma instead.
I've had a 1.7 in the past and adored it, Ka is appealing due to the cheap nature and abundance of them. Searching for a Puma suggests that a decent one is harder to come by.TheFungle said:
Squadrone Rosso said:
Rust is a major issue.
I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen one without a rotten rear panel around the fuel filler area.
At this stage and from looking at ones I see on the road, it looks as if the rust monster has either bitten or has stayed away.I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen one without a rotten rear panel around the fuel filler area.
TheFungle said:
It's looking like my old lease, new lease delivery won't work out quite as planned so I'll be needing a stop gap car (or long term if I cancel new lease!).
Looking for a car that's cheap, fun and easy to fix, the StreetKa seems to fit a lot of these criteria.
Love to hear opinions on how good or bad they are!
Love the look of these and in that colour. But yeah I think rust is the problem with them. Looking for a car that's cheap, fun and easy to fix, the StreetKa seems to fit a lot of these criteria.
Love to hear opinions on how good or bad they are!
Also not exactly speedy or frugal. Even in their day. The appeal has to be about the drive and feel plus looks more than performance.
When I passed my test I borrowed mums Ka until I got my own car. Since then I've always fancied a sport Ka, I bet they are a right laugh.
The price they can be had for I can't see a reason not to get one. Check for rust and wishbones, I would also give a zetec s fiesta a look in I've had many and they can be had for peanuts.
The price they can be had for I can't see a reason not to get one. Check for rust and wishbones, I would also give a zetec s fiesta a look in I've had many and they can be had for peanuts.
octane83 said:
YES! What a machine. Criminally underrated and from an era when Ford were focused on creating a reputation for drivers' cars.
Like another poster said though, they were more about feel than outright speed. The first 35-40% of the throttle is where all the fun is.
The underpinnings are from the previous generation of fiesta, from before Ford started to get a reputation for handling.Like another poster said though, they were more about feel than outright speed. The first 35-40% of the throttle is where all the fun is.
The Ka was always quite chuckable because it was light, and the wheelbase was quite short for the width of the track ("squarer" wheel layout than normal) - so it wanted to change direction.
I quite liked mine. I had a Ka2 with the ancient 1.3 ohv pushrod endura-e engine lightly updated since the 1950s. Good first car.
Rust was I think due to the manufacturing process being previous generation to "modern". The ka was a ford example of what renault now do with dacia - take previous generation tech, tart it up a bit and sell it as a new, cheap car.
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