Ford Fiesta

Robert

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Basically when I get a full time job I'll be saving up for a car. Now I'll probably get a Fiesta as my brother-in-law works for Ford (worked for Jaguar) and can get the privilege discount.

I'm not sure what model to go for, ideally I want 5 door with a 1.4 engine.

As this will be my first car I just wanted some advice :)

I have some money saved already, so it shouldn't take me too long to save and I'm willing to take the insurance costs on the chin :)
 
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[TW]Fox;11009102 said:
Advice: Do not spend thousands and thousands on a Fiesta as a first car. Buy a nice cheap one.
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Well that's the obvious option, but I'll be in a great position with very little outgoings, so I'm looking for a new car.

It may sound illogical but I have the opportunity to go for it...so why not.
 
Becuase its a Fiesta. Save the ability to buy something expensive for when youve got a year or twos NCB under your belt, then you can buy something nice.
 
Robert said:
Well that's the obvious option, but I'll be in a great position with very little outgoings, so I'm looking for a new car.

It may sound illogical but I have the opportunity to go for it...so why not.
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because you'll be much better running a rubish/cheap car for a year or two to build up a no-claims so you can buy a decent car in a couple of years time - the money you'll lose through depreciation alone would buy you something faster & funer or larger and more luxurious than the feista in a couple of years :-)
 
Conscript said:
For the same reason buying any new car is a poor idea; it's a waste of money.
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But some people want that new car smell, if it wasn't for those people the car market would soon grind to a hault, no? :p

Although I wouldn't personally go with a glorified shopping trolley as a new car.
 
Muffin` said:
But some people want that new car smell, if it wasn't for those people the car market would soon grind to a hault, no? :p

Although I wouldn't personally go with a glorified shopping trolley as a new car.
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Yes as stupid and utterly pathetic as it sounds I would rather pay the premium for the new car.

Although I'm not sure if the privilege scheme works with second hand cars purchased from a Ford dealer...that's something I'll have to look in to.
 
How odd.

The only time I think I would ever buy a brand new car personally is if money was absolutely no object (and that's unlikely to ever happen). And if money was no object, then I certainly wouldn't be looking at Ford Fiestas.

That's not a slight on the Fiesta, they are great small cars, but the second hand market must be chock full of them which will give you a better deal all round.
 
It's an OK car

I've had two has hire cars in the past two weeks (pre and post facelift)

Very noisy at speed though - not nice on the motorway. No foot rest for your clutch pedal either and a nasty plastic dash. The driving position isn't brilliant and you sit far too high. The engines in the hire cars were slow and sounded dreadful, but the 1.4 should be far better than whatever was in the hire car!

As for driving - fine. Steering's a little light but seems to drive well. Not bad really - infinitely better than the nasty Seat Ibiza I had as a courtesy car a year or so ago
 
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How odd.

The only time I think I would ever buy a brand new car personally is if money was absolutely no object (and that's unlikely to ever happen). And if money was no object, then I certainly wouldn't be looking at Ford Fiestas.

That's not a slight on the Fiesta, they are great small cars, but the second hand market must be chock full of them which will give you a better deal all round.
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We'll see...I'm checking auto-trader now - any other decent sites to check?
 
It's a Fiesta. It gets you from A to B without getting wet, reliably and looks half decent. It's nothing special and it isnt an object of desire but this is no criticism becuase it isnt designed to be. It's great transport.

But there is no need to spend thousands on it - you appear to be approaching this is as if its some sort of luxury you'd like to treat yourself to, becuase you can. A new Fiesta is not a luxury, after the week of 'oooh its shiney' passes it's the same as any other Fiesta.

Buy an older one for half the price becuase even if you dont think you will now, you WILL tire of it within a year or two. Then once you've tired of it you can sell it, and use the circumstances and money you have to buy yourself that luxury you want - be it perhaps a Fiesta ST, or something else, or whatever.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking a new regular Fiesta is great becuase I guarantee you that 6 months down the line you'll regret it, as it will be just another used Fiesta.
 
[TW]Fox;11009297 said:
It's a Fiesta. It gets you from A to B without getting wet, reliably and looks half decent. It's nothing special and it isnt an object of desire but this is no criticism becuase it isnt designed to be. It's great transport.

But there is no need to spend thousands on it - you appear to be approaching this is as if its some sort of luxury you'd like to treat yourself to, becuase you can. A new Fiesta is not a luxury, after the week of 'oooh its shiney' passes it's the same as any other Fiesta.

Buy an older one for half the price becuase even if you dont think you will now, you WILL tire of it within a year or two. Then once you've tired of it you can sell it, and use the circumstances and money you have to buy yourself that luxury you want - be it perhaps a Fiesta ST, or something else, or whatever.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking a new regular Fiesta is great becuase I guarantee you that 6 months down the line you'll regret it, as it will be just another used Fiesta.
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Make no mistake, I don't have a secret desire to own a Fiesta, it just seems like a good basic car.

I'd guess my ideal car would be a 1.8/2.0 Mondeo saloon or something similar.
 
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Robert said:
I'd guess my ideal car would be a 1.8/2.0 Mondeo saloon or something similar.
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So do it - for the money you'd spend on a new Fiesta you could have a 2-3 year old 2.0 Mk3 Mondeo with leather, air conditioned seats, climate, cruise, navigation, and enough change left over to pay the extra insurance, the marginal additional running costs and buy all your mates loads of drinks in the pub.

The Fiesta IS a good basic car. But if a basic car is what you want, you can acheive this for much, much less than a new one.
 
Robert said:
Make no mistake, I don't have a secret desire to own a Fiesta, it just seems like a good basic card.

I'd guess my ideal car would be a 1.8/2.0 Mondeo saloon or something similar.
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Precisely, its a good basic car, but why spend double the amount on it just to say its new, when a good second hand example will be a "good basic car" for much better money?
 
there is no feeling like buying a new car and driving out the showroom with it. but like everyone says think about it and get a good deal on the 31st of december i bought a new focus zetec climate 1.6 vct 115bhp 5 door metalic paint,bluetooth pack, sport pack, ice pack free mats tank of fuel for 9.5k i also have a fez st and to be honest id rather drive the focus even though theres more power on a push bike.
 
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