Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hey due to my volvo being U/S (rotten fuel sender unit) and Fatha Bo11ox's lancia being sold, i've got no wheels! So now i am reduced to driving round in granny_Bo11ox's F-reg Fiesta 950! This is defo a heap of mutha-grade shite. Its only done about 35k from new, she bought it when it was about 4 yrs old. She gave up driving yonks ago but fatha_bol keeps it MOT'd etc for the many times when his lancia was playing up. Now its got the classic Mk2 fiesta grot in the front end and will probably not pass another MOT without a mega weldathon, which I certainly have no intention of getting involved in. Its white with proper ford wheeltrims and some gay 'fiesta' sticker/stripes on, just like you used to see everywhere. Despite only being a 950 it wangs along at 75-80mph, I think the engine is doing about 12,000 rpm at those speeds but it seems happy enough. Its super povo spec, with one radio speaker in the passenger door. I'll lob some pics up later on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55bloke Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Sounds wonderfully horrid, or horridly wonderful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hey due to my volvo being U/S (rotten fuel sender unit) and Fatha Bo11ox's lancia being sold, i've got no wheels!Signature1985 Talbot Alpine1974 Lancia Beta Saloon1975 Mazda 929 Coupé1986 Mazda 929 Wagon1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica1977 Toyota Carina TA141979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr1980 Mitsubishi sigma 2.0 estate1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon1992 Volvo 240 Torslanda1973 Morris 18001990 Rover 214SiLove you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 Yeah, bad time innit. 0/13 cars operational. Thats a seasonally adjusted figure though, its only 0/1 in 'real terms' (Gordon Brown mode).Actually the Rover 214 hits the road this week, look out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Now its got the classic Mk2 fiesta grot in the front end and will probably not pass another MOT without a mega weldathon, which I certainly have no intention of getting involved in.Tested or not, a low mileage Fez will still carry a decent amount of Dagenham tax that doesn't seem to apply anywhere else in Europe, ironic seeing as the bodyshells all seem to rot at a quicker rate in mainland GB for some reason. Enjoy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Grim motoring those 950 Mk2 Fezzas, my mate had one in the 6th form he shared with his brother. "Popular" in red on a B-plate, wouldn't do more than 75 flat out. Vinyl seats and one sunvisor!I had a Mk1 1100 that wasn't too bad - you could wind that up to 85 (and still get 40mpg) on the M3 but the brakes weren't much cop, caused a few brown trouser moments at the M25 interchange I can tell you. Unfortunately they phased out the cool floor-mounted windscreen washer pump bulb with the Mk2, still that's the price of progress I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Sounds great Mr Bol, '80's povo spec motoring at its best!My elderly neighbour had one very similar, but then rather than giving up driving traded in in for a CVT 'outboard' spec one.. Love the tinny clang the doors make, make even Fiat Pandas ones sound quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hey those Fezza's were 'the bomb' back in the 90's.... the ONLY acceptable set of wheels for 17/18 year old yoofs was an early Mk2 Fiesta, pref with peppapot wheels robbed off the nearest XR2i.I remember we got 100mph out of a mates custard yellow 950 down the A1, I like to think it was assisted to this heady speed by the awooga horn and the sounds of 'Alex Party' coming from the two dustbin-lid subs in the boot. Comedy. My bezza mate had a mint 1100L as his first car, his old bid gave to him, lucky swine, when she upgraded to a Mk3 Astra (which I would later own), that was qual, we blezzed all over the country in it, camping, going to festivals, failing to pull girls etc. Well good. Then he smashed it up, I think into an unmarked plod car. GR8 WORK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Ha ha ha! You're on the old man slippery slope, you've traded your big old Volvo for an economical little Fiesta, from here I expect the following will happen. 2009: 2013: 2015: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owain-328i Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 The mk1 and 2 fiestas are quality autoshite. Ive had a fair few mk2's and they were great, even if they rusted away in no time. Ive had 1.1's, 1.4's and XR2's, all were great. As already mention, brakes are rubish even on the xr2's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Happens to us all Sir Testes, I'm cavorting around in a Kia Pride. Sips fuel, good heater, tried halfheartedly to sell it but as no one wants it so I might as well let winter do its worst on that, rather than summat splendid. [/img] And you know what-I'm kinda enjoying it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 When I worked for a haulage company in the late 90's they has 2 Mk2 Fiestas we all used as the workshop hacks.The first was an 1100 E920JST, this was refered to as the death trap, on account of its terrible brakes and rampant rot. The front crossmember was so bad that every time you depressed the clutch to change gear the engine would emit a loud bang as it rocked back and forth hitting, something. It had about 13 sills (per side), a scuttle made entirely of Isopon, 2 boot floors (new welded over lacey original) and holed chassis rails. The second was a Diesel, F457 YSF that looked like 'Land of Counterpane', underneath, took ages to start, the doors were hard to shut . In its favour, it had Mk3 Ghia alloys and a boot spoiler, so when I tooled around in it when I was 18 I felt pretty good lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWPowered Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 didnt know they sold Aixam's in teh UK..do you get the Ligier (yes the race car manufacturer) and Microcar too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrogeezer Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I had my mums D plate 950 pop back in 1988....it was dreadful, worse to drive than the old cars I had before it (mini/Anglia/Cav Coupe auto) I only managed to put up with it for 3 months before talking my dad out of his pov spec D plate Escort. Despite that being a 1300 4 speed it was vastly superior to the fezza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Mr Bickle, how many £'s would I have to hand over to obtain that Kia Pride? Saw it on the 'bay, but missed the end of the auction! Didnt realise it was yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotford00 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I've still got my late mums F plate 1100 she stopped driving 9 years ago and it s seen service as my sons first car. Its now sat at the garage under a tarp awaiting to be pressed into use as the next racecar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 LOOK OUT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrogeezer Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Fantastically shitey Mr B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 That is literally MAJOR-LEAGUE CHOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Popular Plus - Fancy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Christ, what a turdbox, lol. Do want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 That ain't pov spec man - it's got wheeltrims, headrests and a mirror on the passenger door. WHAT A CHARLATAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Am I right in thinking the lower-spec models had a crazy 'half dashboard' whilst splashing a bit more cash in the dealer got you - wait for it - a dashboard that went all the way across the car? I remember my aunt hiring a red Popular 950cc in the late 80s, given she was used to my uncle's high-spec company cars (Alfa 164, Carlton CD, Audi 90 etc) it seemed absolutely horrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 You are bob-on, and from the "modding" point of view it was a complete bastard to convert to the higher spec dash - things like instrument cluster sockets were wired totally differently and the heater box was different due to no centre vents on the cheaper models. L spec and below got the narrow dash up to early '87, L spec and above got the wider dash after that.Mind you the only real benefits of the wider dash were (a) a more sensible radio location and ( a glovebox instead of a horizontal bin. Even in 1999, a friend on my course at university commented on how dated it looked when I gave him a lift, and that was in my sister's old 1.1 into which I had already stuffed the XR2 dashboard.Bo11ox's ride looks like the dealer tried to recreate the earlier "Festival" special ed. with the extra graffix and trimz, however this was a slightly less pov-spec effort with better interior materials, unique big radio console and - wonder of wonders - seat-back pockets which you didn't get on any other Fiesta at that time. Bored yet? Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I like it - good original looking plate on the back too. I always wondered about the narrow dash jobs, werent the heater controls just 2 knobs on the side on the instrument binnacle? I'm sure a mates even older b-reg one had this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I bet its got a passenger sunvisor and everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 When Steve Fatso Cropley of Autocar bought his 17 year old son a brand new Seicento Sporting in around 1996 there were many complaining letters (well maybe two) of the opinion that he was spoiling the lad, who should - like half the 18 year olds in the UK then - be rattling around in a B reg Pop Plus.I always though the Mk1 Fiesta's lasted a lot longer grot wise than the Mk2's - was the metal (particularly round the front) thinner? Or was it that the 70s Festers were made in Germany whilst the 80s ones made in Dagenham? - I suggest this because Belgian built Sierra's (G reg on) seem to last forever compared to the earlier British built ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Is that some sort of third brake light in the second picture, or has the parcel shelf just caught fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Is that some sort of third brake light in the second picture, or has the rear seat just caught fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heep Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Popular Plus What?Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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