BOUGHT IT AT LAST (FIESTA 1,1)

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

right sorted a car out for my friend at last ,i have been posting on here

about the search for a clio or a similar small size car .found a 1,1 fiesta

g. reg /white 43500miles on the clock and yes its genuine .the car is in

very good condition for its age no major rust no dents whatsoever . just

missing a passenger side mirror and the drivers side lock dont work as it

should(it locks but wont unlock ) which is a usual problem with fiestas

as the lock do wear after a time .

the car has 9months tax (worth 85-90 quid) and 5 months mot on it.

now what sort of price do you people think i bought it for ??????

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Oh god.....a 1.1 fiesta...... I was cursed with one of those for 2 weeks while mine was off the road. But im guessing Â£200?

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

well its not the biggest joy to drive one of those after a valver but the girl buying the car has just passed her test and i think thats the best option at the moment ,
and you are right mate 200 quid no more no less

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Best thing about those fiesta's is that once your in 4th theres virtually no reason to change gear unless your stopping.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

what i noticed while driving as well is that their steering is much softer than the god damm clios .
do fiestas have the wiring at the doors to let you fit electric windows on them ?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the fiestas are not bad.

1.1 HCS lumps are survivors.

Not to the loom in doors Q, there might be one in the dash, it depends on the model you have really.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i will have a a better look at it soon and will see if i can fit electric windows of a posher model. scrap yards are full of fiesta stuff .i will be looking for some locks later on as well .

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

before you get new locks get the key number and get a key made at ford, costs about 8 quid.

You will probably find the lock works properly again.

hate ford keys.

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

yup...those erngines are not bad, did 80 down the m53 , after dropping my car off then picking the fiesta up....stopped when we got off the motorway and realised there was virtually no oil in the engine!

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

oops thats a bit of a problem ,i had the same problem with my m reg fiesta frascati ,it was burning 2 litres of oil in a week .but thats not the reason i got rid of it ,you would agree me if you have seen that girly green color on it .

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

my TD burnt about 2 litres of oil when i went to london last year....600 miles - 2 litres...oil light came on the next morning, wasn't even registering on the bottom of the dipstick :S Filled it up with oil and it felt like a totally different car. Engine was a tad poorly at the time though Razz

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i dont know how much will this one burn ,will find out in a week or so ,i will tell her to get the crappiest oil she can find and keep an eye on the dipstick.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

Chris H wrote:

before you get new locks get the key number and get a key made at ford, costs about 8 quid.

You will probably find the lock works properly again.

hate ford keys.

are you saying the lock might be okey and the key is shate ?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yes the keys wear and funny things happen.

The ignition might work the boot lock might work but the doors and petrol cap stop working from the key but if you have a spare they all work, Get a new key and they all work again.

Its weird but it happens a lot.

M plate SPI 1.1 fiesta managed an indicated 105 4 up going to Irvine, that was a laugh, thing made some racket.

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

i thought thay had a problem with 1 car key managing to open loads of fiestas.

hopefully it dont sound like the badly in need of valve clearnce check fiestas.

like most of them sound like (well the ones i alwats get in anyway)

ratter ratter ratter.

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:08 am

MY house key opens most ford fiestas, but the good thing about them is that you can buy almost any spare for them for about a fiver at most breakers,..... I do have some XR2i bits at home somewhere if you are interested,

From my previous life

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

the lock on passenger side looks ferked from outside ,i thought that might be the main reason but yesterday while i was messing with the lock i managed to unlock it just once and that was it. i sprayed some wd40 into the lock holes now will wait and see if it dont work ,i will take the door card out and have a look otherwise will go for a new key .