As title 
Trying find out a bit about them, namely problems and running costs for parts and the like...
Does anyone know much about what goes wrong? I'm sure I heard somewhere about steering racks failing/being faulty? Window clips or something being dodgy so rattly windows when opened a bit... but don't know a lot else about these cars.
So if anyone knows anything detailed about them, common issues, faults and repair costs, it'd be good to hear.
Also fuel consumption, I am assuming these have to run on 98ron+ fuel? What are they like for pottering about in?
Just having a think as can afford one around 5k but they have no doubt had a hard life so I'm a bit wary and I am unsure if I can live without low down torkz! lol. I've never driven one but a friend had one and it seemed a pretty capable, fun car, if not feeling lightening quick.
I quite like them in red, just lowered a little on nice springs, something like this. I was looking at Fiesta ST's but I feel it'd be a little small long term.

Trying find out a bit about them, namely problems and running costs for parts and the like...
Does anyone know much about what goes wrong? I'm sure I heard somewhere about steering racks failing/being faulty? Window clips or something being dodgy so rattly windows when opened a bit... but don't know a lot else about these cars.
So if anyone knows anything detailed about them, common issues, faults and repair costs, it'd be good to hear.
Also fuel consumption, I am assuming these have to run on 98ron+ fuel? What are they like for pottering about in?
Just having a think as can afford one around 5k but they have no doubt had a hard life so I'm a bit wary and I am unsure if I can live without low down torkz! lol. I've never driven one but a friend had one and it seemed a pretty capable, fun car, if not feeling lightening quick.
I quite like them in red, just lowered a little on nice springs, something like this. I was looking at Fiesta ST's but I feel it'd be a little small long term.
