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01-21-2010, 11:38 AM | #19 | |
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Car and Driver has a road test of the Fiesta. It is a Euro-spec version, but Ford states that the suspension settings will not be changed for the U.S. version.
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01-21-2010, 11:51 AM | #20 | |
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I mean... ford bought 51%... very nit picky. too bad this car will only sport 118hp.... I think these cars should be made in two variations... sport (130-150hp) and eco (90-110hp). Would be cool to see some 3 cylinder turbos too. |
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01-21-2010, 12:24 PM | #21 |
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Not in the US. I don't see any Renault around here.
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01-21-2010, 02:19 PM | #22 |
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looks really hot but I am not a big ford fan. I cant see paying more money for a car that will get less than 200k miles, if even close.
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01-21-2010, 03:44 PM | #23 |
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It's hard enough for these companies to squeeze out a profit in the econo market, adding an engine option makes it even more difficult. Options are always nice but it's easier said than done. 118 is a good balanced level. More power than the Yaris and still better fuel efficiency because of the 6-speed.
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01-21-2010, 03:50 PM | #24 |
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Even past Ford's known for bad quality could make it to 200K. This Fiesta will easily do that with few issues. Ford's quality is progressing as fast as Hyundai's which is to say at light speed.
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01-21-2010, 03:57 PM | #25 |
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my girls on her second mustang and the first one got ~ 130k and this one has ~115k and is dying. My boss had an explorer that he got 165k out of after pouring money into it and my dad had an old tempo that dies at ~115k. Too much bad experience around me to trust them.
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01-21-2010, 04:35 PM | #26 | |
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It's like comparing the Hyundai Excel with today's Hyundai's which will outlast any Mercedes or BMW. Remember, we now have the guy who successfully ran Boeing for decades now running Ford with a whole new process and priority. It's a different company than it was just 5 or so years ago. |
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01-21-2010, 04:47 PM | #27 | |
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01-21-2010, 04:48 PM | #28 | |
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explorers and mustangs and anything bigger (except pickups) are the worst fords fords small cars rock. |
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01-21-2010, 05:01 PM | #29 |
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Yea i hear the trucks are outstanding but im just not sure about the cars maybe ur right and their compact car division is good.
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01-23-2010, 09:36 AM | #30 |
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I was going to say the Ford's worst was the Pinto. That model liked to kill people...
The only Ford I would seriously consider buying would be a truck, and even then I'd think long and hard about it. I keep going back to my initial reasons for buying into Toyota. Fantastic service, excellent product, excellent engineering, and spectacular resale. I doubt Ford can even match the first service expectation. I gave Dodge the chance and they bombed that badly. My first and only Pontiac bombed any type of reliability. I came around to Toyota and haven't looked back since. Sorry Ford...you do not have a customer in me.
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01-23-2010, 11:26 PM | #31 |
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300 miles on a 12 gallon tank isn't much, 31mpg is in no way spectacular for a small car when Ford's larger vehicles are hitting that number. I'm going to reserve judgement on the mpg side considering it was Car and Driver people who seem to have lead feet.
And I agree with Kal-El about not having a sporty engine option. Ford MC is finally using sense for a change and it seems they've been using sense since the auto downfall when they didn't take government money and stayed afloat.
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01-25-2010, 05:41 AM | #32 |
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trucks and SUV's, my friend is hitting 140,000 miles on his ford explorer and the most major problem he ever had was replacing the battery, otherwise that car is a beast, and he drives it hard too, not like a granny
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01-25-2010, 12:48 PM | #33 |
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just seen a well rusted red FESTIVA with a loud exhaust and 3 people in it few days ago . Those cars are like the ENERGIZER bunny , http://nxtbot.com/blog/wp-content/up...izer-bunny.jpg . Brings back some fond memories .
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01-28-2010, 01:40 PM | #35 | |
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Edmunds.com has a new review of the Fiesta - http://www.edmunds.com/ford/fiesta/2011/review.html
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