Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost - 10 years service

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Just on the off chance - I'm sure I remember reading someone talking about being an ex-Ford tech on here recently.

MILs Fiesta is ten years old this year. That means belt change, and it's a wet belt, so it's a big job. Closest Ford main dealer has quoted £1700!

Anyone know what the book price is?

She's going to try some other Ford dealers, but it wouldn't hurt if I can get her any more info.
 
lordrobs said:
Exactly what my colleague is doing with his 2015 Fiesta later this year. Surely even in the trade it makes them worth a lot less though?
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Obviously it doesn't mean they will sell at that - but scouting AT for nearly 10 year old models, and there are very few that make any mention of the belt service. And all the ones that don't are not priced any lower.
I reckon the sellers either don't know themselves, or are hoping the buyer doesn't.
 
She's now looking at replacing the car with a newer Fiesta. 1.1 Zetec around the 2017 mark.

Any similar self-lunching issues with that age and engine that I should warn her about?
 
Hmm. I am reading the same now. It's not an ecoboost because it has no turbo. But it still has the wet belt.

The 1.25 I think has a chain - but it was dropped for the Mk8, which is what she wants to get into. I think all the engine choices for the Mk8 have a wet belt. :(

Shame, because she loves her Fiesta (and the previous one) except for this issue.

So what car should she be looking at that's similar to a Fiesta, similar age (2017) similar price (£8kish) which doesn't have a massive service bill waiting around the corner?
 
While I do appreciate the advice about the service - that ship has sailed now I think. She has resolved to change the car.

Although, I've no idea what to now. This news of all newer Fiesta's being wet belt engines has really put a kibosh on her plans.
 
Christ. £1,700 is shocking for an old, cheap car. But at least there's justification for the amount. What the hell are they planning to do that will add another £1,300 on top of that?
 
Whether the selling prices are different I don't know, but certainly if you look at the advertised prices, those cars approaching the big service and not yet having had it done do not seem to be priced down accordingly. So I think you're probably right that it's the right financial decision to sell it now while you can still accurately claim it has a full service history.
Whether that's a bit nasty to the person you're selling it to is open to opinion. But you'd presume if you sell to a dealer they already know about it.

This is exactly the M-I-L's intention. Selling it to a dealer network who is well aware of the situation. They have suggested a part-x value to her already which she is satisfied with.

Our difficulty is finding a replacement without the same issue - as per this thread. I will be going to our local Ford main dealer this week and seeing if they're willing to give me some guidance on the book prices for 'big' services for a ~2017 Fiesta, so we can gauge whether the hybrid version (which is apparently a chain rather than belt - but which has ancillaries on internal belts still) has a more palatable 10 year service cost, or whether it's exactly the same.
She really is keen on a Fiesta if we can find a way it makes sense. She may even choose to go with one anyway and suck up the 10 year service as an expected expense.
 
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