Fiesta 2002-2008 model, any good?

messinkiapina

My brother drives a 2001 fiesta, and says it's never given him any trouble in all it's years and still drives great today. I've heard other people say the same about the older model fiestas.

After the strife I had with my last car I'm thinking of buying a fiesta this time around, but the newer 2002+ models look like a very different car to the older ones. Are they still as good and reliable a car as ever?

Tea 1000

The 1.25 is still the same old reliable engine in them, but to be honest they're seriously cack looking yokes, and they get even worse on the inside. I'd just avoid to be honest. A low point for Ford since the Mk 3 Escort... well, that and the Fusion.

furtzy

We have a 06 1.25 one bought new and never a days bother since. Nice to drive and nippy around town. Gets a bit strained and noisy at motorway speeds but overall its been a great little motor. Don't think we'll ever change it

Henry Ford III

Tea 1000 wrote: »

The 1.25 is still the same old reliable engine in them, but to be honest they're seriously cack looking yokes, and they get even worse on the inside. I'd just avoid to be honest. A low point for Ford since the Mk 3 Escort... well, that and the Fusion.

I think that's a biased and unfair view tbh. This is pretty reasonable however:-

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/ford/fiesta/hatchback-2002/

Tea 1000

Henry Ford III wrote: »

I think that's a biased and unfair view tbh. This is pretty reasonable however:-

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/ford/fiesta/hatchback-2002/

Attractive looks? Come on! It's a fairly crap looking car, and apart from the nose of it, almost identical to the round headlight Polo, which is also the worst looking Polo. The interior is terrible even in that positive review there.
It's true that as a car itself it's fine, but for the money there are so many options out there in that class that are as good as it, as reliable as it, and much better looking!
The Fiesta that followed however is a Ford high point. Really a class leader, but that one is just depressing to look at, and inside isn't really all that solidly built, as well as having ghastly looking cheap plastics.

Bigus

That Model of fiesta is a great, to drive ,economical,
nippy, reliable and cheap for parts , anyone can fix one and much better all round than a polo,.

I've no problem with the looks either.

bazz26

To be fair there really isn't anything in this class of car that is stunning to look at so I don't see a Fiesta being any different. My sister has a 2008 model for the last 3 years, it is one of the last of that model and Ford kitted them out with a few extras such as auto lights/wipers and a Sony stereo that reads mp3s. The car has been uber reliable, nippy for it's size, returns decent fuel economy and is cheap to tax.