General Comments:

This is probably the best car I have ever had. It handles really well, looks cool and reliability is not a problem. After previously owning a Mazda 323fastback, which looks fantastic and had all the extras, but was the most expensive and unreliable car I have ever had, to now having a car which puts the fun back into my driving. I cannot recommend this car highly enough. It had been a ex-rental car, and with 96k on the clock I expected some problems, but it is a fine piece of engineering.

Faults:

The diesel glow plugs were on the way out.

The boot release function had a major fault. I could only open it with the key in the end.

General Comments:

I loved this car, even though it was a diesel.

The acceleration was excellent, and the ride was fantastic when cornering or on country lanes, considering how I was driving!

The only problem I had with this car is that it didn't have Air Conditioning, otherwise I would have kept it for a lot longer.

I put a lot of mileage on it (25000) in 5 months, and it has stood up very well.

This has changed my mind about diesels - fantastic fun!

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with the car yet, but I haven't had it long so I don't want to speak to soon!

General Comments:

Very impressed with the handling and performance. It can corner particularly well at speed and doesn't complain too much!

I like the look of the car and find the cabin very spacious compared to my Escort, but can someone tell me why I have grey wood trim instead of the standard wood trim please?

The brakes are magnificent also, very smooth.

Faults:

The central locking is continually playing up.

Every time you press number four on the radio, it turns itself off.

The idol speed adjusts itself, regularly it will sit at 2000rpm at traffic lights & other times it will struggle to make 600rpm.

General Comments:

The car is very comfortable and the radio easy to use (until it turns off).

The handling I was amazed to find is awful, wet roundabouts are especially bad, but it has no grip at any time.

Performance is almost reasonable for a 1400cc, but cannot be described as fast. However to get it moving it requires a lot of effort which makes fuel economy about high 20s mpg. Ouch!!

The car's saving grace is that it is free as it's my company car & I'm glad to say it's temporary until a more permanent vehicle arrives.

Faults:

Body work has been of poor quality.

It is going in to the dealers for the second time to have rust treated.

After 50,000 miles various rattles are starting to appear.

Interior trim is coming loose.

Clutch pedal "creeks" a bit.

General Comments:

The car is great to drive and performs well on all counts when driven.

Poor build quality has resulted in rust on the tailgate, although Ford have a procedure for remedying, this is also flawed.

The respray lasted less that one year before the rust came back.

It's the chrome strip that damages the paint and lets the water in - beware of the Ghia for this reason.