Horrible Fiesta Zetec for sale.

[RedSparrow]

Problems:

 

Rust (sills and arches)

 

Sunroof leaks.

 

Heater only works on full (some kind of valve has been changed on it at least twice before)

 

Randomly cuts out at junctions sometimes.

 

And there is an ominous leak from the power steering pump.

 

Had all of this with a mk3 L reg 'finesse' (LOL).

Piece of fucking shit.

 

Mk4s however, I have found to be excellent little cars. This one for sale looks like a great buy for someone.

[Richard]

The later "injection" Mk3 Fiestas seemed to be troublesome. Another Fiesta Mk3 problem was people using the super-thin oil that Ford recommended instead of the 20/50 appropriate for a 1950s engine, with predictable results.

 

My Mk3 was a G plate 1.1LX and the most reliable car I've ever owned.

[Angrydicky]

manual choke (surely must be one of the very last production cars produced with one?), no rear wiper and no glovebox lid.

The J reg Pop Plus had a manual choke, but I think by K reg they had an automatic choke. I think it had a rear wiper, but still no glovebox lid....one thing I loved about those early MK3's was the checked upolstery - very stylish

[Richard]

Remember an auto choke isn't an enhancement, it's a cost-cutting measure.

[Guest]

Hey there, Billy was kind enough to let me look at this wee conveyance on behalf a colleague at work.

 

It's mega pov spec, but has power steering. It also comes free with a John Betjeman cassette.

[CortinaDave]

There's a Ghia X in the spares section at upullit in inverkeithing just now.. Full cream leather! its in really good nick too with the "scrappage" tag still attached. I think u pull charge £10 a seat so well worth it if you have one of these

[Cavcraft]

Come friendly bombs and fall on this pos,

it's a heap of shit and and it's because

there's a hole where the floor once was

swarm over rust.

 

Come shredder and rip to smithereens

the sills, the panels and the screens

make it into a can of beans

tinned milk and mini motos

 

Make up the mess that once was new

and on which was once good money blew

Several thousands were gone through

For fourteen fucking miserable years.

 

And get that salesman with the double chin

Who'll always cheat and always win

who washes his greasy snake like skin

in tears of future keepers.

 

And his smell his desk of polished teak

lined with cash from sales each week

preying on the old and weak

to keep him in cigars and scotch

 

Don't spare the young clerks who tot

finance to this piece of grot

It's their fault coz they add to the pot

of CarCraps fucking fortune.

 

It IS their fault as they must know,

thery glued the bastard stereo

so pot holes not heard on roads they go

with unsuspecting punters.

 

And talk of not so sporty cars

On Autoshite and in various bars

after myriad lager jars

Buy this shit instead.

 

In my back yard with lack of care

filler here, fibreglass there

dried out in the warm sun air

painted over with crayons

 

Come friendly mongs I'll tell you how

as eBay heads this potential cash cow

to get called M8 by cabbages now

the pond life exhale.

[CortinaDave]

I just ran it through webuyanycar who offered £95

 

Have you thought about just weighing it in? My local scrappy is paying £220 at the mo

[Cavcraft]

Oh yes, I'll give it a week or so then weigh the bastard in I think.

[RedSparrow]

The later "injection" Mk3 Fiestas seemed to be troublesome. Another Fiesta Mk3 problem was people using the super-thin oil that Ford recommended instead of the 20/50 appropriate for a 1950s engine, with predictable results.

 

Yup, the single-point injection engine with auto choke and flakey emergency fuel cut off switch = worst engine set up ever.

 

I believe they only made them for about 9 months before switching to a different set up because they were so troublesome.

[Guest]

Come friendly bombs and fall on this pos,

it's a heap of shit and and it's because

there's a hole where the floor once was

swarm over rust.

 

Come shredder and rip to smithereens

the sills, the panels and the screens

make it into a can of beans

tinned milk and mini motos

 

Make up the mess that once was new

and on which was once good money blew

Several thousands were gone through

For fourteen fucking miserable years.

 

And get that salesman with the double chin

Who'll always cheat and always win

who washes his greasy snake like skin

in tears of future keepers.

 

And his smell his desk of polished teak

lined with cash from sales each week

preying on the old and weak

to keep him in cigars and scotch

 

Don't spare the young clerks who tot

finance to this piece of grot

It's their fault coz they add to the pot

of CarCraps fucking fortune.

 

It IS their fault as they must know,

thery glued the bastard stereo

so pot holes not heard on roads they go

with unsuspecting punters.

 

And talk of not so sporty cars

On Autoshite and in various bars

after myriad lager jars

Buy this shit instead.

 

In my back yard with lack of care

filler here, fibreglass there

dried out in the warm sun air

painted over with crayons

 

Come friendly mongs I'll tell you how

as eBay heads this potential cash cow

to get called M8 by cabbages now

the pond life exhale.

This is possibly the most amazing thing I have ever read on Autoshite.

Oh and sorry Billy, but my mate says it's too much work for him. Sorry to be a PITA but the cup of tea and banter was awesome.

[Cavcraft]

No problem Jon, fully understand. Enjoyed the crack anyhow and good to see you again.

[Cavcraft]

I now formally announce this hateful heap of shit SOLD.

[Guest]

I now formally announce this hateful heap of shit SOLD.

HURRAH!

[Cavcraft]

Indeed Jon and I spent some of the proceeds last night on getting absolutely blitzed. Even the hangover is better than that heap of shit.