1992 Ford Fiesta Popular - 1.1 review from UK and Ireland

Nothing too bad.

Steering failed (loose bolt), start-up motor failed.

Although I didn't expect speed for a 1.1 engine, this car is just ridiculously slow. Overtaking becomes a very daring stunt, a couple of times I've attempted to over take a vehicle only to realise the car just won't go fast enough... never even think about going in the right hand lane on a dual carriage way.

It's highly frustrating to drive if ever you want to get somewhere fast, I recall crawling up a small hill at 45mph with my foot to the ground... screaming at it to go faster and hitting the steering wheel (that's probably why it broke)

On a flat road with no hills, the top speed is about 75... I can get 80 out of it if I start swearing at it.

I really hated this car, from the manual choke, manual need for correcting indicator, no central locking, no Intermitant speed of windscreen wiper... it is just a very cheap car.

Very basic interior, there's not even a glove box.

The worst thing is, for all this slow slow speed...it's not THAT good on petrol. My recent 1.6 Toyota MR2 is about the same on fuel if driven at the same speed!

The best thing about the car is the full beam light is good...

If you're looking for a cheap 1.1 car that's low on fuel, you can do so much better than this! A rover 100 for instance outperforms this on every level.