well they are relaible if you drive and treat them right, but if ya wanna have fun then it will cost money to keep going, personally i would put a escort LSD gearbox as the tandard frst box only one wheel will spin and can be dangorous round bends or wheelspinning
they have great handeling when lowered but the back end will ste out if you push it to hard and once that happens the shit has hit the fan so to speak
The standard T2 turbo spins up quickly and makes it great off the line but the small turbo can run out of puff in higher powered revs and isnt exactly pleasant on the motorway as it is almost always on boost so its bigger brother the T3 is able to help get more power and the conversion is quite simple if your are good with a spanner and socket set and get the right parts, just be carful of the rad if your using a T3!!!!!
the body work is common on fiestas to rot around petrol cap and boot lock
to get a bit more power (180 bhp) you will need chipped ecu, 3bar map sensor, beige injectors

Once you have had one you will always rember it!!!!! i love mine like a child (over exageration) and have respect for other owners as i love them (the cars not the owners)lol
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