Ford Sierra Hatchback 1.8 LX 5d (1992/J) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Great. Picked one up for £400 in 2001 and did 35k miles in a year and it never died on me once.
Costs
If you have a problem, just go to a scrapyard (I crashed mine and got loads of replacement parts (too many to list) from a scrapyard for £500).
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On the road
Driving
Pretty good, has quite a lot of kick for a 1.8 without injection.
Performance
Not too bad. Power steering would be nice on a vehicle this size, does NOT like snow, ice, rain, going in a straight line (maybe a tracking or balancing problem). However, does get you from A to B without a problem.
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Living with it
Reliability
Great. As I said, I bought mine on 105k miles, condemned it to its death at 142k miles and it never died until I said it could.
Image
Probably good for its time (I don't know I was only 9 when my car was made) but you can safely hang your head in shame when driving around. All versions but the Cossie look fairly bland.
Comfort
Usually kitted out with the comfy 'Old Skool' seats that feel like a sofa, spacious (4 of us slept in one once!)
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Security and Service
Security
My alarm went mental one day, so I fairly easily pulled it out and got the engine started within a minute, also got stolen several times (eye candy for car thieves).
Service
Didn't go to Ford for a service, cannot comment.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Again, great. By the end if my car's life, half the engine was held together with string and parcel tape! But it plodded along fine.
Other
If you want a car thats solid as a rock, drives like a tank and has a habit of disappearing from your house in the middle of the night, but usually turning up a week later, then they're a good buy, if you want something with some street cred don't bother.
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes