Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2007) Reviews, Pricing & Specs

Performance: With a 1.25 injection engine this nippy Fiesta is quick off the mark in the lower gears but takes a bit of time to pick up on the motorways, the brakes are decent and handles quite well at speed but can jerk a little if you turn in too fast! Build Quality: Always starts first time, no maintenance problems up to now Appearance- Blacked out windows, low profile tyres and suspension, posh headlights make the car look superb on the outside but has a very plain plastic interior on the inside Cost of ownership- Actually quite expensive to run, mainly because the engine tends to eat petrol, costs around £50 to fill the tank up from empty but it makes up for this by being very reliable and not incurring repair costs. Fun factor- Great for road trips, nippy round country lanes, can fit your mates in and a superb sound system with a heavy bass and iPod dock makes this car very fun to driveJul 01, 2010

Awesome car with stunning styling. Every detail taken care and rewards a good driver. For the price the performance is stunning but would leave you wanting more (guess thats what the Focus ST is for). Can kill with basic mods and be the fastest for the money. On very bumpy roads the performance suspension is felt. Love the styling, looks stunning and very fun to driveApr 06, 2010

My general runaround car! Bought as a replacemnt for my Punto, I was after something a bit more reliable and stronger for motorway mileage. Car comes with the Zetec trim and 1.25 litre, 16 valve, 75BHP engine. The Zetec trim comes with features such as full colour coding, alloys, aircon, electric windows, CD player etcetera. Being a Ford its very well built, en par with many German cars. Car feels a lot stronger than my Punto, handling reflects this as its a bit heavier yet more convincing. However the car is equally as fun to drive. Interior is a much quieter place to be with less road noise. Floor and boot is covered in a layer of recycled seat material to reduce road noise. Economy not much worse than the Punto, again just hitting the 40MPG mark on average. Mods done: Exterior: - FK Automotive Badgeless Front Grille - Detango'd Headlights with Silvatec chrome indicators - Foglight surrounds painted Satin Black - Debadged rear - Custom Ford badge overlays by DMB Graphics - Custom wheel centre badges by DMB Graphics - Shortened Ford Aerial Interior: - Sparco Gear Knob - Fiesta ST aluminium pedals - Fiesta ST silver door pulls Chassis: - Original Ford alloys on Kuhmo rubber ICE: - Alpine Headunit - iPod interface - Directed front component speakers, MB Quart crossovers - 160 watt Blaupunkt subwoofer - 700 watt Blaupunkt 4 channel Amp - Xvision rear parking sensors Future Mods: - Seat LCR front splitter - Leather interior - Parrot bluetooth - Eibach accessory suspension, rear wheel spacersSep 27, 2009

My Fiesta is the Zetec S 1.6 Petrol verson. It performs well, nippy acceleration (0-60 9.9 secs) good brakes, excellent handling, very direct steering, stable and composed at speed even on bumpy roads. As for repairs, I've had a couple of squeaks fixed and I had a problem with the clutch juddering after about 6k miles, but this was replaced by my local dealership with no real hassle. The appearance of the car is the main reason I bought it, it looks almost identical to the ST model but for £2,000 less. It even has the half-leather trim like the ST, I couldn't justify the extra expense to jump up to the next spec, I recommend this car to anyone. Servicing is reasonable, 1st years is about £140, 2nd around £180. Economy is also decent, around 33mpg urban rising to over 40mpg on the motorway. To sum up, the car is a lot of fun to drive, as I said above the handling is brilliant and the engine is eager and revvy, my only complaint is that it can be a little noisy when cold.Dec 09, 2008

Actually, I own the S series, not the ST series, but because it isn't in the list I choose the one that has the most in common of the S. I have a Ford Fiesta S 1.6TDCI with 90HP and 204(!) torque. For those who want a semi-small car with a decent push in the back when accelerating, while doing easely 600KM with a gastank of 45 lts, it's a perfect buy!Dec 03, 2008

Acceleration is pretty good as long as your thrashing it (as it's a 1.4 zetec, build quality is alright although it's still a Ford! Interior styling is okay if a little simplistic, exterior styling is good. Cost of ownership is very good, cheap parts and cheap servicing is good, plus cheap insurance (for me, a guy £800 with 1 years no claims at the tender age of 21) and mileage (if you're driving it nicely) is about 42mpg (maybe 30mpg if you're not!). This car is a right laugh to drive and can also be nice and quiet when you want it to be.Jul 28, 2008