M K

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My daily runner escort has just died and been scrapped so I need a new daily hack, was getting fed up of putting £70 in the escort and only getting 280 miles so think it's time for a diesel

All I do is go to work and back and drive locally most of the time so I don't care about speed etc, the fiesta mk6 diesel seems ok and I believe will do approx 550 miles to a tank that costs about £40 to fill up so that sound great to me, also the cars are £30 a year to tax as well but not the vans I have been told??? I wanted a van as i think they look better than the car but if the tax is £100 a year more I don't know?

Can anybody shed some light on these little motors for me? Are they reliable? Common faults and what to look for? Seems they have all done high milage and for a 56 plate 100k on the clock seems the norm so if looked after how long are they good for and what is expensive to fix?

Any help and previous experiences or even just your opinions if the cars/vans welcome

Thanks
Marc

Shifty Disco

I learned to drive in one. Was on over 110k by the time I passed and I know he had it a fair while after. Use Peugeot engines if I'm correct.

maxest

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The vans are a commercial taxation class so are £180ish,, always check with the dvla as not ALL the fiesta diesels are £30 a year

Good all rounder though

Danwood79

We run a 06 1.4hdi fiesta van at work the tax is £200 a year.
It has done 120k and we have had the injector seals done and a fuel pipe changed in the engine bay.
It has been a really good van and we get upto 60 mpg out of it doing short town runs and 2x15 mile runs a day.
Dan

LukeDaisley

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you can buy mine for £2500 just had a re spray. 99k miles 2002. 5dr in Red. years MOT & Tax. had the software update (As the car would stall below 750rpm due to the map not recognising the input). had a new EGR in jan. As they get clogged with the usual shit. also has a piper cross panel filter.

M K

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Thanks for the input guys

Really don't want a 5dr mate as can't stand the look of the 5dr, thanks anyway

Marc

carlo

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My misses has a 1.6 tdci fiesta zetec 57 plate 50+mpg & £30 a year on tax best car we have owned great little thing

Chris84

Same my missus got 57 plate 1.4 tdci great car had from new 24k on it £30 tax lol never had any issues its about £50 to fill it up and she gets 450 500 miles out of it and travels 26 miles there and back from work

Neil Clark

Any pics??

gus

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you know about the misses one

brilliant little thing really

we had the injector seals done (under warrenty)

thats about it despits the misses bashing it into anything that moves (or doesnt)

fordrs2005

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theres one for sale on our local group website if any good to you

55 plate , silver , zetec s 1.4tdci , think it about 74k miles iirc £3200

cesil

I had a cupra r before mine, had a little one so needed something that was cheap to run. 30 squid to tax does loads of miles to a tank n 300 a year to insure. Dog slow but not what i had it for so expected that. Mines 05 plate 31k n touch would not missed a beat. Gaz

dingla rs

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i had a 1.4 was great on fuel i sold it and now have a half finished focus cosworth in its place

M K

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That looks like how I would eventually want mine to look Dingla

RAT8OY

I've got a 56 plate zetec S Tdci 1.6, spank it's arse with air con on full blast and getting 48.9 to 49.3 mpg average over 1300miles A13 and central London, M25 etc. Great little beast. I would go 1.6 as there's fuck all in it mpg wise. Injector seals as far as I know are an issue and handbrake cable adjusters fucking up giving a slightly spundgy pedal.

Great cars

M K

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Budget won't stretch for a zetec s tdci Dan, wasn't expecting to have to get a new car at all lol so about 2.5k is the limit

RAT8OY

I wasn't saying zetec S just 1.6 fella, engine/power wise they are the same.

dixon.focus4x4

turbo seals are bad for going on them mate

Punkie

Funnily enough, I put a deposit down on a 56 plate (07) tdci fiesta yesterday. It needs an injector seal doing which the garage will be doing as a condition of sale before I pick it up next weekend.

I know this is a common issue.

Can't wait to pick it up it's a lovely little car! And will cost me less to run than my little 1.25si I have at the moment

Sjieter

the 1.4 tdci is a good engine but as said the injector seals go bad , when you hear it puff and the inside of the car smells badly you'll know it's the seals

nath.clio

injector seals, rear coolant pipe which is plastic is also a common failure item. psa engine. i work for citroen, no real horror stories with the engines they are pretty reliable

sicosnutter

i am on my second one,ist was an 05 1.4.. at 37k i did the injector seals and sold it at 93k with no further issues,and its still doin the rounds now.
my second i have now with 33k on the clock i did the seals 3k ago,both times i noticed the seals i got from ford differed from the originals fitted,all 4 seals,copper washers injector clamp bolt and leak off pipe were replaced,headlight bulbs dont seem to last long otherwise sweet as a nut as what i save on fuel goes in the st lol.
cheers,si.