Re: Advice for checking out a fiesta
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Read my WS Alternative Review thread in this section (it's on page 2 I think).
But take it with a grain of salt, mine was an exception... I think.
Look out for:
pinging
rust (I had $10K worth of rust in a 3 month old WS), another member on here had a leaking WS: her thread is in this section.
Zetecs alloys have a habit of deforming (read the thread, and there's talk of class action against Ford in Europe because of the faulty alloys. Replacements aren't cheap.)
Ford Aus warranty is nigh on useless if there's an issue.
Brake rotors went at 40K: expected life between 40-80K km according to Ford Aus... cos it's European lol...
Clutch went at 64K km, replacement from Ford is $1430 supply and fit (cheaper elsewhere)....
Comparitively I had a Mirage: clutch lasted over 100K km, rotors 150K kms....
At least with the manual you'll avoid the issues with the dsg... as documented by many members on this forum...
I'd especially watch the alloys...
Otherwise they're a great car. Just be careful and you should be right. Beats a Yaris anyday.
I'd drive a Swift and a newish 1.6 103kW Rio in comparison....
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