Mar 10, 2008 08:43 PM
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(Updated Mar 11, 2008 10:42 PM)
Ford Fiesta 1.6 SXi - decided to buy this vehicle after long deliberations. Had owned a Ford Ikon earlier so felt like trying another Ford product. It was great to Go Fida! But I did pay a heavy price.
The 1st time I drove the Fiesta I was floored. Superb dynamics, great acceleration, the roaring growl of the engine, everything felt so good! So the heart ruled the head and we went ahead and bought it!
Now lets talk about the overall experience. Giving good fuel efficiency was never Fiesta's forte so mileage is not very noteworthy. 9 to 10 kms/ltr if you drive sedately. Induce a little josh and it may go below 8 kms/ltr to almost 7 kms/ltr and that's pathetic.
But you just cannot drive the Fiesta 1.6 slow or sedately! The noise of the engine is great to hear, the pick up, the handling, the road manners are in a class of its own. Truly a drivers car but all this comes at a very high price!
The body shell is tough and is built to last. Incase of accident replacing body panels is expensive. The another way to keep up the mileage figures is to get the injectors cleaned regularly, replace the air, oil & fuel filters every 2000 kms! Do not wait for the stupulated service durations for doing this.
Cost of spares - Service parts are still higher compared to other cars in this class but they are lower than the other josh machine- the Ford Ikon. The car is high on maintainence.
So the Fiesta 1.6 is fairly reliable and great to drive. Buy it. You will not regret the experience.
But if you are truly concerned about mileage, cost of ownership, servicing, spares just keep away from it.
Our Fiesta has clocked 16, 000 kms & now is the time to say goodbye to this roaring lion!
My wife is certainly happy! & we have already started saving money!
