Ford Fiesta 1989
  • Economy

    Value

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Not to bad, but you can get much newer cars cheaper, but there were only about 500 of these made

    Costs

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Typical cheap Ford parts

  • On the road

    Driving

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Ok, handles ok, brakes are ok, average really not bad, not good

    Performance

    3 out of 5 3.0

    You have to rev it like mad to make it go, there's nothing under 4,500 revs, great on motorway very torquey at speed

  • Living with it

    Reliability

    3 out of 5 3.0

    My one had 116k, so it was starting to let me down quite frequently, but a low mileage would be fine

    Image

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Looks pretty cool

    Comfort

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Good for a hot hatch

  • Security and Service

    Security

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Reasonable

  • Problems and Ownership

    Problems

    Engine

    Fine

    Other

    Power steering rack, ball joints, whish bone, C.V. joints

    Ownership

    Did you buy the car new?

    Used

    Would you buy the same model again?

    No

    Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?

    Yes