1990 Ford Fiesta Ghia review from UK and Ireland

After spending a lot of time with various AA men and at the garage tracked a problem of the car just cutting out all the time to the carb. being full of carbon deposits from the previous owner never putting her foot down. However by this point I had:

New fuel pump.

New air, fuel, oil filters.

Fresh oil, (as it burned a bit)

New HT leads and spark plugs.

And unrelated to this problem I had:

New exhaust.

New master brake cylinder.

New thermostat.

Replacement radiator pipes.

Tape player motor packed up.

I also found I was constantly under the bonnet for something and didn't feel confident to drive a long distance without checking the car over a few times first.

Also started to see the problem of rust around the fuel cap and in the arches before I got rid of the car (which was by then in better condition, but I was about £400 lighter)

The Fiesta looked great for its age, mileage wasn't excessive and being a Ghia model it came loaded with extras like central locking, sunroof, electric windows etc.

The only time I ever enjoyed driving the Fiesta was on the motorway, because once up to speed it cruised very well and was very comfortable with good MPG.

If it could go wrong it did and although many parts are available from scrap yards for cheap prices the sheer volume of parts I fitted turned out almost as expensive as the car.

The final straw for me was the cars performance, although it looked good, it just didn't have the legs and when I was left trailing by every other 1ltr I finally sold the car, taking a huge loss, to a friend who needed a car then and there, (touch wood I had already fixed any problems and other than a minor crash he hasn't had any)