Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Alright gang, I bought this last weekend (for £300!!!!) But I am not really feeling it, theres no mega problems with it, but my back doesnt get on with the seats AT ALL and its not really 'me' TBH, I though it would make my commute more fun but I was wrong (prefer the auto box!!! Must be getting old) so I have swapped the insurance back on to my Gooner. I will take a small hit on it if that will help get a painless sale. Its a 2001 Fiesta 1.25 Ghia, 86,000 miles, MOT till october. Drives well enough and I have been commuting in it all week without any bother, starts, runs, drives well with no knocking suspension, howling wheelbearings or clicky CV joints etc. Engine is the 1.25 screamer and it zips along much better than Mrs Crab's later 1,4 fiesta. Got a heated windscreen, electric mirrors, air con and whatnot. On the downside, the EML is on (no idea why), Radio doesnt work, rear wiper is temperamental, rear arches are a bit crispy like they all are. It aint a minter but its not a crock either and I would say could be used immediately without any particular expense. Collection from Alfreton, Derbyshire. Could be up for a swap if it was something moderately interesting. PM me or call O78OO 9O2396. Cheers trigger, The Old Bloke Next Door, saucedoctor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Breadvan72 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Serves you right for not buying a 205. GLWTS, swop 4 Best ov Wamm CD, etc. red5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Does anyone know if this will be the same engine in my 2008 1.25 Fiesta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Once you get used to autos manuals tend to seem a bit primitive. Like using a dial up modem after a wireless router. Lord Sterling, eddyramrod and Twiggy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 1.25? Thank fuck it's a manual, the auto 1.25 sad face was CVT, and not a very good one. Billy: right engine, different power figures. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Comes with free Pet Shop Boys 'Discography' CD to listen to on repeat while you drive home BTW Shep Shepherd, EssDeeWon, Sigmund Fraud and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Comes with free Pet Shop Boys 'Discography' CD to listen to on repeat while you drive home BTWThat explains the discount. cobblers, Cavcraft, trigger and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 The seats fitted to those things caused me to develop debilitating sciatica when I ran a nearly new one as a company car. Dreadful cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Odds on the rear wiper is the copper contacts being corroded, Ford used a daft copper pin and contact pad on the tailgate and frame, our old Fiesta was always having issues with it, worked fine for a while when you cleaned the contacts & pads saucedoctor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 If its just the seats that are the problem, would a better set from a Mondeo, Scorpio or similar fit? Given that Ford loves to make everything common and compatible they are probably a bolt straight in job. I reckon you need a Saab. They're a world better than the Laguna's. A petrol, auto Saab sounds like a perfect match. Shep Shepherd and pompei 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I loved the one we had. Handled and brakes awful but the engine went like a train. Probably wasn't but it felt really quick. It didn't have a lot of redeeming features now I think back but for some reason I really liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I quite liked ours - motorway driving though is not it's strong point - they guzzle fuel at motorway speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 The seats fitted to those things caused me to develop debilitating sciatica when I ran a nearly new one as a company car. Dreadful cars. Likewise the Focus. I cannot think of another seat that caused me as much pain as the Focus. When you think about how good the Mondeo was, how did that happen? Anyway, back to the Fiesta. These things handle like they are on rails and that 1.25 is a real sweetie. Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 You are Panda Selecta AICMFP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I quite liked ours - motorway driving though is not it's strong point - they guzzle fuel at motorway speeds.Thinking on the Focus 1.6 we replaced it with was much better on fuel even round the houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Every Ford I have had in gave me back jip, from Escort to top spec Mondeo Ghia. Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 This is now on eBay, £10.50 to list it, what a rip. How much is a FVF on an ebay motors job now? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-Ford-Fiesta-1-25-Ghia-/112279452101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Is it not about £18 quid or 1% fvf,I've not sold a motor on it for years so good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpi_matrix Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Do the parking sensors work, or are they just for the blingz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 blingz only I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bangerfan101 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 This is so tempting. My r reg sad face mk4 is due a ticket early March. It needs back axel bushes an the lack of arsed is strong to do them. Putting her to pasture round Brampton and running this till October could be a winner. Let me speak to swmbo'd about it and the prospect of having a banger built on the drive. Wcpgw eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 Is that Brampton, Cumbria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bangerfan101 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Brampton en le morton. Thurcroft, aka arse end of Rotherham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Thurcroft *shudder* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I think these are nice little motors. Especially a top spec one. Had this shape Fiesta freestyle 1.6. Bloody nippy was that. Only live round the corner too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapir Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 bumpty bump as the countdown has commenced good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 Cheers tapir, I'm selling it with no reserve, will the winning bidder turn out to be a phantom shitehawk? PRACE BETS NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Returns Accepted Brave!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellypoo Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Auction ended very close to your asking price, not a bad result! They're not bad cars at all, gr9 fun to drive on twisty roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 I think my winning bidder is your usual ebay phantom bell end, 1 feedback, and I've not heard a squeak from him yet. His phone number is 07891 XXXXXX if anyone fancies giving him a prod. Name Jay Vaughn (not Johnny Vaughn off the Big Breakfast), lives in Teeside. to be fair I did say he needed to get in touch within 24hrs and that has not elapsed yet. If he is elusive its actualy not the end of the world as the logbook has not materialised yet anyway. I contacted the PO on thursday and he said 'YH M8 SOZ, I ONLY SENT IT OFF YESTERDAY' (almost 2 weeks after I bought it off him, the useless shite) so it will probably arrive next week. It can have one more spin on the bay after which its probably cartakeback and i will have to lay off buying cars for a bit, £250 hits on shite are just not sustainable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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