2004 Ford Fiesta Silver from UK and Ireland - Comments

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I really like this car a lot, and to be honest, I am very surprised it's a Fiesta. I believe a lot of people hold bad opinions on Fiestas, I was amazed at how much this vehicle has "grown up".

The Fiesta now feels very very solid, well built, and drives excellently. I know I haven't done many miles yet, but I couldn't fault the car in any way.

One last thing is the model I got "FIESTA SILVER" has an incredible level of spec, full leather, RDS single CD/radio with remote control, 16" alloys, fog lights, metallic paint, heated front + rear screen, power heated mirrors, chrome handbrake/gear knob and grill, air con, remote central double locking with alarm/immobilizer, electric windows and ABS.

I could go on, but I'm at work. The Fiesta is a seriously underrated vehicle and I'm one very happy customer.

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I have a fiesta black, which is a similar car in terms of spec (leather alloys fog lights heated windows mirors etc...) but with out the ABS, and the wheels on the black are 9 spoke dark aluminium.

I have no prbs with the car at all apart from one thing, I tend to get a vey sharp electric shock when I get out of the car, which is very annoying and painfull. doies anybody else get this??? I am thinking of going to my dealer, but I am afraid of being laughed at!!!

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About your electric shock problem, simply go to your dealer... This is a typical car problem (any model or manufacturer), it can be solved easily with some little rubber band. This band discharge the car when you stop (this band contains a conductor wire). Simple, easy, efficient. Go to your dealer or to a car parts' shop.

Shocking!! has anyone had problems with water pump??

I would be pleased to any Ford Fiesta Zetec owner who has had a problem with water ingress around the sparking plugs causing them to corrode and short circuit. This has caused me to breakdown on two occasions.

This for the electric shock!!! If you don't want to go back to the dealer then the easiest way of solving this is, when you stop the car and switch off, keep your left hand on the steering wheel and open the door then before letting go of the steering wheel put your right foot outside and on the floor... This allows all the static flowing around the car (including yourself) to go to earth. You won't feel a thing after that.

Michael.

To avoid the electric shock (and this goes for any car) hold onto the metalwork as you put your feet on the ground.

It's not the flow of static electricity that hurts - it's the bit where you get CLOSE to something earthed and then the spark jumps the gap.

If you get out the car, chances are you won't touch anything metal. Then you go to close the door and OWCH!! I make a point of opening the door, then making sure I am touching the metalwork (usually the windscreen pillar) as I get out. That way the static flows through me to earth and doesn't shock me.

Hope that helps! If not, you could always just not touch anything metal at all, store up all the static, then zap a friend!!

I'll be collecting my fiesta silver in a few days, I've just taken out of my previous car my Alpine after market head unit, with dension ice link which enables me to listen to my ipod through the stereo system. However I do not want to spoil the factory fitted silver looking head unit. Does anyone know how I can conect my ipod to it, I've seen a Ford Dension Ice link, but it says its not compatible with Fiesta 2004+ I don't know whether this includes my model of fiesta as it is a 04 plate. Has the Silver got an option on the stereo for a CD changer, as I beleive the dension ice link works as a cd changer, and plugs into the back. Any information regarding any of this will help. Thanks JK.