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- Mk3 Fiesta 1.1 - friend drove into it and wrote it off. Managed an indicated 100mph downhill, despite only having 50bhp.
- Mk4 Fiesta 1.25 - brilliant little car, 75bhp but handled like a dream.
- Mk4 Escort XR3i Cabriolet - had full RS Turbo kit and interior, but was in all other respects a dog. Worth a couple of grand in parts but ended up selling it -whole- to a cab driver for £400 a couple of months after sticking a £500 Magnex s/s exhaust & manifold and 4 Goodyear Eagle F1's on it.
- Mk5 Fiesta Zetec-S - was only a year old when I got it, in that lovely Imperial Blue with chrome wheel centres and a mesh grille. Had 103bhp but was quick enough to keep most things at the time honest, especially as it had a very sorted chassis. If they'd have managed to put a more powerful engine in it it would be seen as a classic like the Clio 172/182 are now.
- Mk5 Golf GTI - had a big break whilst living in London so borrowed cars as I needed them. Got this just before leaving the city. Highly competent, pretty quick, but lacks a bit of excitement. Will replace it in a year or so, maybe with a Mk7/7.5 R, but maybe with something a bit more emotional.
- Mk3 Fiesta 1.1 - friend drove into it and wrote it off. Managed an indicated 100mph downhill, despite only having 50bhp.
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On occasion I drive a 2006 Ford Fiesta LX with the 1.25, it's a hoot to drive. Handles brilliantly and great craic when you give it the beans. Brakes are really, really good too.
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MK4/5 Fiesta was the ford platform b chasis shared with the KA and Puma. The 1.7 Puma engine is a straight swap.
The fiesta was also badge engineered as the mazda 121. The same car built on the same line with the same parts but the mazda version was more reliable and had better owner satisfaction in owner surveys. Which I found quite interesting, in a psychological perspective.
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