Ford Fiesta 1989
  • Economy

    Costs

    1 out of 5 1.0

    New clutch and gearbox, new alternator, new suspension bushes and a new exhaust. All in the last 18 months!

  • On the road

    Driving

    2 out of 5 2.0

    Major understeer and undersized brakes sometimes leave you feeling not in control.

    Performance

    1 out of 5 1.0

    Performance? 0-60 in about a month. Can't take being driven hard - everything goes wrong!

  • Living with it

    Reliability

    1 out of 5 1.0

    Most unreliable car I've owned, and the only ford I've owned.

    Image

    1 out of 5 1.0

    First and foremost a girls car.

    Comfort

    2 out of 5 2.0

    Not the smoothest ride ever.

  • Security and Service

    Security

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Alarm and immobiliser, and no-one's thieved it yet.

    Service

    1 out of 5 1.0

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  • Problems and Ownership

    Problems

    Engine

    This engine really can't take any form of hard driving. Very weak.

    Other

    Understeer means 2 budget tyres in the last 5 weeks on the front!

    Ownership

    Did you buy the car new?

    Used

    Would you buy the same model again?

    No

    Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?

    No