Right im 16 at the mo (17 in Feb) and im looking to get my self a nice little fiesta some time in January (nice chap and disposable) and spend some time tinkering with it. and I thought I would ask here is there any ones to look out for/avoid and what like are they to insure and it will all be under my own name to get the NCB.

 

don't no much about fez's but keep it cheap and a 1 liter look out for rusted arches and floors would be a good start, fords are always a good starter cos cheap to fix and maintain

 

Get yourself a mk1 or 2 pal and keep it old skool!
Heres my 1st car was a belter and took some pain ill bet yaz!

 

To fuck man lovin them spots in the day

 

Thought you were a ford man never told me about the honda

 

Dont be silly the honda civic is an old mates!!! I wouldnt be seen dead driving that thing!!!

 

 

I bet it was quicker than your fiesta though and still had a floor lol

 

my first car was a 1.1 mk2 fiesta, insurance was still pretty steep and i was 19 at the time, was a great car to learn in, no fancy abs, power steering etc and its really easy to work on, ended up gettin fed up with the lack of power after being on motorbikes so fitted a 1.6cvh then a 1.8 zetec, brilliant wee cars andmine only cost Ł100 lol and taught me alot...

 

Older cars usually cost more to insure for young drivers though, so beware and get quotes before you buy anything

 

At 17 you will need to budget Ł1000 upwards for insurance on anything, based on the prices I've paid for our two lads.

Forget any idea of modifications for a couple of years, and get something cheap to buy and run, then learn how to drive before thinking about something better when you have a couple of years NCB and have got past the "6 points in two years and you're banned" stage.

 

I would say the best car to get is a 1.25 fiesta MK4 or MK5 depending on your budget.

The 1.25 engine a not going to rip the tyres off, but are a smooth reliable nippy little engine (MUCH better than the 1.3 rattle box engine).

The MK4 and MK5 are pretty much the same car but some more modern styling on the MK5,nice to drive, feel safe and will be cheap to insure.

Rust can be an issue so look out for rusted arches and sills etc. Service history will also be a bonus, but the engine should be nice and quiet and no rattling.

There shouldn't be any oil leaks on them, and my mother in law has one with 110k on the clock and runs like silk still.

No point in modifications for performance - gains will be minimal and insurance will rape you. At most go for a nice set of rims.

Pick a 3 door if you can and get it in a nice colour - silver/black etc

There will be LOADS to choose from so view a good few to find the right car, I try to stay away from anything that has been chav'd up as it may well have been ragged to bits. A nice standard car that has been the family shopping kart is often a nice little buy.

 

marv thats a lovely looking fiesta

 

this is my first car lookin for a focus and gettin an old skool mk1 fiesta hopefully or escort
so have a look and laugh

how do you get pictures on dso u can se it :P ahh there ya go lol
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/DSCF7971.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/DSCF7969.jpg

 

I've got a 1.1 mk3 fiesta with xr2i kit on and capri ghia alloys on. I got my licence in June and insurance is Ł2114! So keep it as stock as possible or you're gonna get raped.

 

hows can yours be so high when mine isent??

 

I would be looking at 1.6 MK1 Focus' as they're dirt cheap to insure compared to most older, smaller engined cars. Well screwed together and equipped as they come for the price/running costs.

 

No idea mate, how old are you and when did you get your licence?

 

im 17 passed in october and mine is a 1.4??

 

yeah easy to insure the focus

 

Then i'm gettin raped myself :S i'm 19 (20 next october). I don't understand that...

 

it might has sumting to do with the car you have because its older more likely to it break they see it as
i duno mine is 1800 so yeah payin a little over the odds think who u with??

 

Yea it possibly could be that, i'm thinking bout getting a mk4 escort in january and its cheaper to insure that. I'm with quinn direct at the mo.

 

yeah i think it is the age of the car mate as im with quinn aswell and yeah i know mk4 escort i think i will be gettin one of them i want a winter project atm either a mk1 fiesta or mk4 escort decisions lol

 

get a nice clean mk1 fiesta or mk2 or a mk3 escort

 

yeah craig totallly agree i want my mk1 fiesta now
whats the real difference between the mk2 3 4 escorts??

 

whats the real difference between the mk2 3 4 escorts??

mk2 rwd but going up in price like fook be hard to get a good one for under 5.5k

mk3 retro cool if clean always a head turner no to exspansive execpt the s1

mk4 s2 rst still cool imoa has to be 90 spec and mint

Fiesta mk1 lovely if mint and handles good

mk2 handles good and still oldskool cool

 

id look for a late mk3 L reg and up or a mk4 there pretty cheap amd are basically the same car

 

Whatever you get, you'll pay through the nose for. I've got a fiesta 1.3 as my first car, its slow, but the engines are generally bombproof

 

if you go for an early one then lift the carpets and look for rust, check sills, inner wings etc
maybe worthwhile joining a fez forum too
heres a pic of the rust on one i've been given recently...

 

yeah was thinking this just some nice alloys and a nice CD player that sorta things.

a 1.6 focus????? thelly be expensive as anything to insure wont they??? seens its a first car

 

well looking at bwt Ł2700 for a 1.2 fez i think

 

what like are quinn they seam too cheap to be true

 

Try aviva, been cheapest for me and a few mates...

 

whatever you get mate you'll get raped on insurance, i was Ł1600 a year 3rd party on my fiesta XR2i at 19 just started driving. that was with swinton which were cheapest

dropped after that to an AX GT and after that it dropped from Ł1600 to about 400 a year with them

im Ł391 now on my fiesta mk3 diesel van with admiral, 0 NCB driving 2 years and no points, working in the motor trade.

mk2 fez ftw thought theyre arguable the best looking ones out there!

 

is ther much differnece between the LX version and a giha or zetec?

 

Nice

Was it Chris that did the engine conversions or yourself ?