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Old 25 January 2009, 11:13 PM
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Default 2005 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Ghia (facelift version)

Going to look at one of these tomorrow for the wife, anything i should be looking out for?

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Old 25 January 2009, 11:42 PM
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Rust is always a fave on Fizzys
Old 26 January 2009, 05:55 PM
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Even new ones?
Old 26 January 2009, 06:29 PM
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The new ones don't rust in normal circumstances, I used to own one, my sister has one and my mother has had 2. never had a problem with rust
Old 26 January 2009, 09:07 PM
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check that the clutch master cylinder has been done had recall not that long ago

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Old 26 January 2009, 11:20 PM
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Oh aye, for some reason i was seeing 1995 not 2005
Old 27 January 2009, 10:35 PM
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Well to cut a long story short i bought an 55 plate 1.25 zetec today. The werid thing is despite all the noise about a credit crunch, Fiesta prices are actually rising slightly at the moment - even WhatCar the price guide say so!

The Ghia i went to visit turned out to be a cat d which had had front and rear repair work with no receipts etc That combined with no service history was enough to make me walk away....
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Those 1.25 Zetecs are cracking little cars. I've driven one a few times as a courtesy car whilst having the service done on the Scoob, and can see why they sell so many of them!
Old 27 January 2009, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by NXG
Those 1.25 Zetecs are cracking little cars. I've driven one a few times as a courtesy car whilst having the service done on the Scoob, and can see why they sell so many of them!
Good to know, will confirm on Saturday
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The 1.25 Zetec is probably the best engine they put in the Fiesta, I doubt the 1.4 would be much quicker to be honest, the 1.3 was slower than the 1.25!
Sounds like a good buy, not suprised prices are risingas they are good cars, easy and cheap to maintain, ideal in the current climate
get some pics up
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