1990 Ford Fiesta LX review from UK and Ireland
"Gets you to the supermarket and back"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Thermostat went at 35k.
Nothing else except tyres + wipers
General comments?
A superb A to B solution. Parking's easy and running costs are comforting. This is an ideal first car and mine was 100% reliable too. The build quality was fine and servicing was easy and cheap.
Did its job of moving (slowly) from place to place, but I did find the lack of power annoying and very tedious at times. The 1.1 is very reliable and cheap to run, but don't have any delusions about it being quick off the mark. I was often out dragged by Cortina's and old men in Toyota Corolla's! The MKIII Fiesta's a cute design though and is always smiling at you - so can't get that cross with it, even if you need to change down to 2nd for most hills!
Now driving a Capri 2.0 Laser - with oodles more attitude!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1990 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.1 Manual |
| Performance marks | 3 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 6 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 22000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 38000 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Fiesta |
| Date of Entry | 6th February, 2002 |