Recent change in car priorities has meant that the Hilux that I bought has been sold. Made some good coin so that I could look around for a car for my son and also secure the deposit for the XR8. After looking around I decided that there was no rush. However this little gem popped up.
2008 Fiesta base model. In good condition with a few scratches but apart from that really well looked after. Only 81,000 km's and serviced every 10,000 km's. Got two brand new spare wheels with the car and XR4 fog lamps. So will have to get the holders for the front bar in the future.
Drove it back from the Gold Coast to home so I thought I would give some first impressions. Firstly I love the looks. Classy and yet sort of cute the Fiesta is a great looking car. Even though it doesn't come with alloys it certainly doesn't look cheap in any way.
The interior is basic without feeling cheap. Leather steering wheel with some nice brushed alloy touches lifts the interior from levels of boredom. Seats are fine for driving yet lack support. The only downside for me is that I would have liked Bluetooth for the radio. Not a big downer but still would have been nice for a 2008 model.
Driving the car 3 main things stand out. First the engine is torquey and nice for around town. Not one to rev it is well suited to the size of the car and 2 passengers. A few more and the little fella might struggle a little. Handling is beautiful. Around town it was very good. The motor with the handling made it a joy to travel. Manual gearbox is a little notchy but I have used better and also far worse. On the downside, and it is a major one, is the road noise. On the highway it was loud. Cabin noise was intrusive. It may have been something to do with the Yoki's that were fitted but on certain parts of the highway the radio was certainly a welcomed distraction. Around town not so bad.
Overall I am very happy with this purchase. Great little Ford that does the job of getting from A to B very well, especially for the coin. For around the city it would be a weapon of choice but on the highway give me my XR8.
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