2008 Ford Fiesta Zetec - Blue review from UK and Ireland

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Bought as a second car to my XR2i.

This was a bargain, due to the Credit Crunch and the arrival of the new model Fiesta I manged to pick up this 2002-2008 model for 7,500 as opposed to the 10,000 quid it was a few months ago.

For the money I get:

16" alloys, front fog-lights, rear spoiler, Sony CD player, MP3 connection, electric windows, remote locking, alarm, heated windscreen, heated mirrors, automatic folding mirrors, Bluetooth phone control (hands-free), voice control, auto light sensing headlights, auto rain sensing wipers, leather steering wheel, trip computer (average mpg, miles until empty, etc).

Bargain.

OK so it's a 1.25 with 75 bhp. But it's only being used to travel to work and back. It is slow to accelerate compared to my other car, but will happily cruise at 70mph and will do over that if need be.

In terms of handling it is fab with hardly any body roll. The wheels come shod in Continental 'ContiSport' tyres, which grip the road really well. Fun through the corners.

What really impresses me is the economy of the engine. Sitting at 60 mph behind a lorry I can get 65 mpg. So the lorry is breaking the wind for me, but that is still a good figure. With no lorry it is around 42.7 mpg.

A great car for day to day use. I would recommend it to anyone.