Personally I wouldn't say a facelift however big or small is enough to qualify as a new mk, especially with the hindsight of it only lasting 3 years. However it would seem popular opinion agrees with your version, a simple google image search is enough to see that.
Ford Fiesta Mk5 - £3000-£3500?
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Cheers, it has a fsh carried out every 12k so will check to see if the service book genuinely matches up with Ford.
mglover070588, she has a Finance Placement, starting in July. Yourself?
Janesy B I was hoping you'd give some input hehe as to any common problems as you seem to know a fair deal about Fiesta's.
Do you think that price is okay above?Sorry mate, I did get sidetracked. It seems about right, make sure it has all the nice little extras like electric windows, air con etc. As for major issues, none really just make sure it has a good service history and is in good condition. If you don't like something about it, walk away, there's loads about.
It's funny because the article completely misses the fact that the mk4 had a massive overhaul in 1999 to try and keep it in step with the new Clio and impending Corsa C. In my eyes it's a mk6 with the mk5 being the overhauled mk4. There's just enough change to warrant a mk5 and not a facelift mk4 as a lot of changes were made to the model line up, interior, engines and a total restyle. I do feel like writing to Ford for clarification but I'm not that sad. Officially Ford stopped giving them mk designations after the mk2 or 3 so who knows but I'm keeping to my view
i agree too. Mk6 and Mk6.5 are the 2001-2008 versions.
mk5 was a face lifted mk4 but had so much changed you couldnt really call it a mk4.5.
almost all places ive spoke to class my mk6.5 as a mk7! so it seems everyone is wrong.
Ford said it was a mk6 facelift when ive spoken to them. So yeah, that wikipedia page is wrong, but remember its made by people like you or me so mistakes do happen.
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It's almost a decade newer...of course it will cost a lot more...
My thinking is that unless it has bodywork issues already, the engine (and therefore probably the car) is not going to last much longer than mine. So for that reason it seems pricey.
A quick Google search reveals I can buy a new Fiesta for £8,057, so getting a six year old one for not much less than half price doesn't seem particulaly good value.
Of course, I may be out of touch with how quickly cars depreciate in the current economic climate..
You're not in touch and no offence but its a much much better can in every regard. I still fail to understand what a 15yr old 106 has to do with this, it will not last as long as the Fiesta, it'll be going long after yours dies, lets be fair its going to die soon. Also where's the mention of bodywork issues? I'm confused.
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I only brought my car into it as it's what I know about pricing. I know it's not as good as the Fiesta, and won't last as long because it's that much older, what I meant was if there aren't any bodywork issues (and there shouldn't be) then the engine will die long before the bodywork, if it is driven frequently.
I don't know what other people on this forum's experiences are, but am I right in thinking petrol engines start getting majorly shagged around the 100k mark in general? (If you can generalise for such a large range of engines). In which case, if the OP's use will be in the region of 30k, which it will be well past if commuting to Alton Towers from London every day, then at the end of her placement year when she wants to sell it on, it will need a new engine or be significantly depreciated.
So my older, less-good car, despite being in worse condition generally, would last a similar amount of time compared to the Fiesta, just because the engine lifespan is surely going to be the limiting factor with long commutes every day. In which case, getting a much more expensive car which isn't going to last much longer than an older, cheaper car, seems a strange choice.
That is why I thought it sounded a bit overpriced.
Does that make any sense?
Love your confidence in my car btw
Sitting on A roads and motorways does not wear cars anywhere near as much as sitting in town in stop start traffic. Petrol engines only die when not cared for, people have pulled apart well looked after 140k mileage engines and seen that there's hardly any wear at all! Equally doing long trips in your car will be painful, noisy and slow. The newer Fiesta will be a more comfortable, quiet and pleasant place. My Fiesta has 77k on the clock and frankly it drives like brand new.
More cars die of old age, more so than spontaneously explode at 100k. I'd happily take a 100k, 4 year old car over a 15 year old car with 50k.
More cars die of old age, more so than spontaneously explode at 100k. I'd happily take a 100k, 4 year old car over a 15 year old car with 50k.
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Well an update.
We checked the car out earlier, engine seemed fine, bodywork not bad, all service carried out bang on schedule. Managed to bring it down from £3175 to £2750. Girlfriend is happy now.
Oh, she lives in the Midlands, not London, so daily travel to Alton Towers and back won't be that bad.
We checked the car out earlier, engine seemed fine, bodywork not bad, all service carried out bang on schedule. Managed to bring it down from £3175 to £2750. Girlfriend is happy now.
Oh, she lives in the Midlands, not London, so daily travel to Alton Towers and back won't be that bad.
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congrats , its a good car for the money.