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I won’t say how little I paid for it but it was certainly like the budgie 😂

Didnt realise it was a ST500 either 😂

Need to put a fuel pump in it and mot it but it’s actually really clean underneath .

Ive known the car for years and its last two owners ( two brothers ) 

Looking forward to driving it and hope it drives like my old Puma 

 

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500bhp in a Fiesta! (yes I know it isn't) 

How did they keep that thing out of the hedges? 

I imagine it's still got plenty of Ford fairy dust, the whole range did then. 

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  On 11/10/2024 at 20:36, stuboy said:

these the same unit as the 2.0 duratec as in the normal fezza ST ?

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Yeh it’s only cosmetic and interior changes apparently. Just 500 made in total 

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Chav! 

Interior looks a nice place to be though, nice thing for caning it around the cornish lanes pretending* your 18 again 😂

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Yeh . I’m usually pretty meh about cars these days but I’m genuinely looking forward to getting this on the road . 
 

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  On 12/10/2024 at 08:28, twosmoke300 said:

Yeh . I’m usually pretty meh about cars these days but I’m genuinely looking forward to getting this on the road . 
 

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Obvs it's subjective and you might not like it, but that's why I've kept mine. It's a hoot. Puts me in mind of the 80s hot hatches we were dicking around with in the 90s. Small car, big lump, low weight. A combo that never got old 👍

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I have fond memories of driving a mates Mk2 XR2 . Not fast by any means but an involving drive 

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  On 12/10/2024 at 08:23, Matty said:

Welcome to the club. Never owned anything as long as this and still love it.

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That BMW looks lovely!

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If you’ve the space stick it in somewhere dry, give it 5-10 years be better than money in the bank. 

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Loved my blue 05 plate one and incredible value for money. The white ones always used to demand a premium, not sure if that's still the case. Relatively high insurance seems to steer away the chavs and modders to newer shape fiestas and corsas so many still standard. I'd have another in a heartbeat 

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  On 16/10/2024 at 13:39, Marshall2810 said:

Loved my blue 05 plate one and incredible value for money. The white ones always used to demand a premium, not sure if that's still the case. Relatively high insurance seems to steer away the chavs and modders to newer shape fiestas and corsas so many still standard. I'd have another in a heartbeat 

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I think it helps that they are naturally aspirated. Everything was going to turbo at that point and the remapping industry took off as a result. Who wants a 150bhp Fiesta when you can get a 190bhp Corsa VXR to 250bhp with a PC, and then drive it for 15 seconds before it melts a piston?

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  On 16/10/2024 at 14:52, RoverFolkUs said:

Foreshadowing ? 👀

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🤓🤣

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It’s a bloody solid example . I know ! I’m as surprised as you 

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  On 16/10/2024 at 16:35, twosmoke300 said:

It’s a bloody solid example . I know ! I’m as surprised as you 

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It's ok I'll pipe down, I've ruined myself with an MG ZR which is NOT a solid example under the sexy side skirts.....

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  On 16/10/2024 at 17:01, RoverFolkUs said:

It's ok I'll pipe down, I've ruined myself with an MG ZR which is NOT a solid example under the sexy side skirts.....

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Forgot you had that - meet for a race off at a track day ? 

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  On 16/10/2024 at 17:17, twosmoke300 said:

Forgot you had that - meet for a race off at a track day ? 

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Ooh, I like that idea - if I can get the cooling system to hold coolant and accept the fact it's only the 1.4 🤣

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  On 16/10/2024 at 17:23, twosmoke300 said:

Let me guess - you pick Brands 😂

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I'm clueless on all things track days, you show me the ropes. I probably would have said Goodwood 🤥

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Your east of London aren’t you ? Brands be your closest I’d imagine 

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  On 16/10/2024 at 17:46, twosmoke300 said:

Your east of London aren’t you ? Brands be your closest I’d imagine 

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I'm near the delights of Brighton, I don't mind if there's anything somewhere between here and your neck of the woods

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  On 16/10/2024 at 16:35, twosmoke300 said:

It’s a bloody solid example . I know ! I’m as surprised as you 

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Mk6 fiesta seem very rot proof (if you don't count rear beams and front subframes [which Ministry appointed testers probs defo would]). 😁

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  On 16/10/2024 at 19:51, Matty said:

Mk6 fiesta seem very rot proof (if you don't count rear beams and front subframes [which Ministry appointed testers probs defo would]). 😁

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And battery trays 

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  On 16/10/2024 at 17:54, RoverFolkUs said:

I'm near the delights of Brighton, I don't mind if there's anything somewhere between here and your neck of the woods

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A23 then

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  On 16/10/2024 at 20:06, twosmoke300 said:

And battery trays 

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Lies. I've only removed mine, blasted it painted it and waxed it half a dozen times so far...

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