1986 Ford Sierra Reviews - Page 2 of 2

The timing belt.

Hole in the radiator.

I know that it may have let me down a couple of times, but over all I thought it was a great car.

Gearbox lost 3rd and 4th 6 months after purchase, it cost £500 to replace, but it was 13 years old and had done 117000 miles.

Exhaust developed holes this year, but it was the original exhaust from manufacture date.

Dashboard has cracked.

For the price I paid in 1999 for a 13 year old car, £1200, it was an absolute bargain.

The car has awesome performance, 0-60 in around 8.2 seconds. Blows away the boy racers in Novas etc.

When the seats are folded down, there is loads of room for moving house or large boxes.

Very comfortable for long distances and it doesn't use much petrol at steady speeds on the motorway. It is only going over 3000 revs that the fuel consumption gets bad (but that's when the fun begins).

It is nice to line up against flash BMW's at traffic lights and show them what performance is :)

A new battery had to be fitted.

Filler bought for a dent went scraped down the side.

Odd cheap repairs (e.g. new rubber holder for parcel shelf) approx £30 altogether.

The car has had no MOT since the week I bought the it so only driven home. The mileometre has since broke and so the mileage clock or mph clock don't work. The car has only been sitting in the garage being driven up the 200yard drive, but has proved very comfortable for a base model.

Mostly the car has very little rust on the body work, but most of the rust is underneath on the brake pipes etc so it will stay off the road for a long time as yet!

Always starts except one time when the battery went flat. Since I have owned it, it has been my little toy and I have done a lot to it, it now has colour coded everything (light blue), silver interior panels, an alarm and sports seats.

A regular oil change is definitely necessary for a long life.

Idle Control valve stopped working.

Electric window switch died.

Amazing Car - So fast, so good. I have driven porsche's, WRX STi's, etc, they are good, but a Cosworth is so flexible, easy to drive.

They are old cars now, so you must find a good one.

Everybody wants to race you.

Wiper arm, caliper piston, master cylinder.

Great for hammering those roundabouts! I find myself looking out the passenger side window....

Downside is every boy racer wants to race you in his shopping trolley.

Twin-choke Weber wore out, causing awful driveability and fuel economy.

Rear light circuit corroded.

Track-rod end worn.

Main bearings failed.

Conrod punched hole in engine block (over-revved).

Puncture.

Brake discs+pads wear rapidly.

I drove it into a hedge.

Amazingly nimble chassis on Mk1 model.

All dampers were Monroe, good ride+cornering.

Low top speed, but original engine with the Weber gave seriously good acceleration.

Good ride quality.

No rust at all!

Radiator leaked, water pump broke, seemed to get more punctures than any other car I've owned. By the time I sold the car it had covered over 250,000 miles (most of them as a taxi, before I bought it) so most of the original parts had already been replaced.

Easy to repair, big comfy car for people who just want:

a) 2.4 children

b) a practical car.

Great for cold winter mornings as the heater warmed up real fast. Shame it's a Ford. This car got a lot of bad hype it didn't deserve.

Major overheating.

Excessive tyre wear.

Excessive oil consumption.

Cracked rear brake drums.

Frequently blowing fuses.

High fuel consumption.

No feeling/feedback.

Expensive insurance.