Mk7 Fiesta - PURCHASED!

[JJ0063]

When I was sorting the sump I noticed the inner edge of the NSF tyre was smooth. Had seen an advert for a new local mobile tyre fitter so got a quote. £5 more than taking it to formula 1 autocentre which is a 30 mile round trip and having to wait for them. 
 
Messaged this chap at 9:30am, he’s just been at 8:30pm and fitted it. £52 fitted for a 195/50/15 budget ‘Triangle’

Great service. He only started up 4 weeks ago and said he was planning on building it up slowly alongside his day job but after 4 weeks he’s so flat out he’s quit his other job already. Good on him.

[JJ0063]

Still cleans up alright for 153k!

[JJ0063]

MOT day for the Fiesta. Getting on with the miles now! 
 

Bar the sump I had to take off and seal, I think all we’ve done to this since buying it is tyres and servicing. Good little car.

[RoverFolkUs]

I've never understood why anyone chose a Corsa over this era of fiesta, decent cars regardless of engine choice, much nicer cars to drive 

[Dj_efk]

Agree - great choice of car.

My bro-in-law picked up a 59 plate 1.6 TDCi Ghia a couple of years ago which had done around 85k miles. It was a genuine peach and he paid I think £1900, knowing it needed a rear suspension bush and one or two other minor bits. It was a beautiful example cosmetically and a bit of a find. I too was very impressed with it and contemplated finding the ultra-economy engined version for myself, again in Ghia trim (as I want cruise control and only the Ghia models had that). Apparently they are free tax and can take their place in the "diesel shitbox does 70mpg thread".

Anyway - Despite my telling him to service it every 8-9000 miles or so because you don't want the oil feed pipe to the turbo gunking up (and this is with me offering to do it with him at my workshop when needed), he has let it go up to 20k miles between services without even lifting the bonnet. The poor thing is still going strong now but for how long I wonder.

 

[sierraman]

3 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

I've never understood why anyone chose a Corsa over this era of fiesta, decent cars regardless of engine choice, much nicer cars to drive 

Because there’s people out there that would choose Carling over Stella. There’s still people like my father that is still absolutely delusional  convinced the Vectra was better than the Mondeo. 😂

[MJK 24]

On 04/11/2024 at 15:52, RoverFolkUs said:

I've never understood why anyone chose a Corsa over this era of fiesta, decent cars regardless of engine choice, much nicer cars to drive 

Money!

I worked a lot for Ford when the Mk7 was launched the dealers moaned ENDLESSLY about how expensive they were.

They could discount the base model down to £10,200.  Vauxhall would have semi regular promotions on the Corsa bringing them in at £8,000.

Time is a great leveller though and as a secondhand buy when the prices are a lot closer, Fiesta every day of the week!  1.25 for an easy life too!

[Matty]

In fairness a Corsa isn't a bad car. And 90 percent of people buying that size of car couldn't give a shite what it drives like as long as it drives vaguely like a car.

[JJ0063]

The only advisories on the MOT were the indicator bulbs are losing their orange-ness and one tyre being both on the limit and had a nail in it.

Had our mobile tyre man put round this evening to do one on the BMW so asked him to do the fiesta whilst he was here too. Cheapest budget you can do please guv. £55 later we have whatever this is, never heard of them. 

it’ll be absolutely fine for this though.

 

 

[paulplom]

On 04/06/2024 at 22:14, SiC said:

Or if it falls off into the sump when squished from the mass quantities of it, it can get sucked up into the pickup and block it. 

Less is definitely more with gasket maker on these sorts of things. 

This is exactly what happened to my TT. It completely blocked the strainer and very nearl lunched the engine.