matthewpickup

my dads is thinking one getting one soon so is there any bad points on these or faults , any help or info would be great


thanks

st220kyle

Great cars,
bottom edge of doors rust, Heated seats stop working, dont be put off by corroded wheels (they will all be like it by now unless refurbished) only issue I've had is a wheel bearing and another thing to consider is that 06 reg and newer the road tax tax is over £400, whereas im paying £270 for an 04 reg,

matthewpickup

thanks mate , yea they seem to be good cars , we were thinking about the road tax thing so best off going low mileage but a bit older

fiestaturbo1984

iTrader: (3)

Rear subframe bushes can go and thats a fair old job. Also check for misfire as quite costly for new leads and plugs

barclay03

And listen for any weird starter noises, they get clogged up, and vacuum pipes are prone for splitting

mcst

Is that not the same as an ST170 as a sign the DMF is failing? They foul up the starter once its starting to fail causing starter problems?

wedge07

Only had mine 6 months and only problem is the seats have never heated up but apart from that amazing car.
Best car I've ever owned

massivewangers

iTrader: (1)

I think most stuff has been listed above.

I've had one for the last year. I bought it off a mate with 112k on it. I've put 30k on it and apart from tyres and some front disks, all it's needed is a £20 ABS sensor.

Brilliant car, still on all it's original suspension. Does knock a bit now but I can't rate it highly enough really. Everything inside still works.

03 on cars are better equipped, so worth considering, though avoid the last ones due to the high tax mentioned above.

barclay03

I imagine so mate. Dust from clutch etc cloggs it up. Mine done it not long after i got it, stripped starter and cleaned it nd havent had an issue since, that was nearly 3 years ago