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You were purely very unlucky with the electrics then. I doubt many people will have had 4 airbag ECUs fail.
You were purely very unlucky with the electrics then. I doubt many people will have had 4 airbag ECUs fail.
My fiesta is a mint example... it's cared for in every way and visits a main dealer every year for a sservice and is cleaned weekly with Autofinese products, I can categorically tell you that you won't find a more loved example than mine.
Both of my fiestas have been great.
Given the attitude you had towards the mechanicals, I wouldn't be surprised if you were somewhat aggressive with the door, which caused it to break. With regards to the electrics, was it modified in anyway?
I wouldn't get too excited about the fiesta, its alright but the last time I had one I had to give it back to the rental firm and swap it for a diesel octavia as it couldn't cope with the way I drove it.
Interestingly when I have had mk7 fiesta's driving them reminds me of the old mk2 punto, they have a similar feeling and charm to them.
Clearly you had a crap punto, and yes there are some dogs out here with plenty of issues, but equally there are far more dodgy fiesta's about just by the virtue of how many ford have sold over the years.
The number of iffy fords probably exceeds all the puntos fiat every sold in the uk.
I had a mk3 in the past, my wife had/still has a Mk4 in her parents drive they won't scrap. I'd not buy a newer ford these day, then again i'm unlikely to buy a newer fiat with the current lineup as well.
Old Fords can get iffy, there is so many that a lot end up in dodgy areas with dodgy owners and don't get loved.
Before I owned my mk7 I owned a mk6 which was 12 years old when I sold it on and still looked amazing...
mk2 punto's were a horrible driving car and had about as much power as an asthmatic running up a hill... And they corner flat, a mk2 Punto rolled around like a shopping trolley let loose down a hill.
After 15 years as a subscriber, I received my last ever Top Gear magazine today: it's the end of an era!
It's just my subscription ending. Cars just aren't particularly nice anymore: 15 years ago, there was none of this "crossover" nonsense, and no pointless technology that's infected motoring these days. Plus there's a truly ridiculous power battle now: I'm bored of reading about hypercars with 900+ bhp, or hot hatches with over 300bhp. It's all completely pointless. I'll subscribe to Practical Classics, and Classic Cars monthly instead.Is Top Gear magazine ending, or just your subscription?
I subscribed from the first, for many years, but ended it when I got fed up with missed deliveries. Every time I had to enquire about a missed delivery, I was treated as if I was trying to steal an extra copy.
I'll subscribe to Practical Classics, and Classic Cars monthly instead.
I love Practical Classics: there's no snobbery, and they encourage readers to save cars from the 80s and 90s, which a lot of classic magazines aren't willing to give pages to.That's what I replaced Top Gear with. Although Classics Monthly has lost its way a little since they lost their workshop, very little hands-on, all put out to garages.
Ten mins later heading back it was pulled over again.
Wipers had failed..
I was in the USA last week for work and there were adverts running for the new VW Jetta. The key selling point seemed to be "Available (optional) 10 color ambient lighting" in other words RGB LEDS behind bit's of trim. No technical or driving information at all.
As it's only 10 miles to work and the wife has newer estate I'm seriously considering a classic for my next car.
Robert G8RPI.
It was that reason that led me to allow my subscription to Top Gear to expire. It is as though cars these days are not massively judged on the important aspects of being an actual car, they're mainly judged on how well they can pair with a certain overpriced smartphone, and how well the touchscreen behaves... [emoji52]