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lil_g
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28th Aug 08 at 19:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Anyone owned one? Things to look out for?



Think the girlf's buying one
fir3vip3r
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yeah thats it girlfriend
Corsa_Scotty
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28th Aug 08 at 19:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You'll need to tow it everywhere with the XE
Jordan C
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Look out for rust! tbh!
Gareth
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they are only group 3 insurance i think
AndyCorsaSport
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TBF there cool cars for a girl, nippy, girly looking, not alot goes wrong with them, rust as corsaloon stated, round petrol cap too.
Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by corsaloonjc
Look out for rust! tbh!


yeah mate ford are know for been rot boxes.

[Edited on 28-08-2008 by wooly101uk]
fir3vip3r
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ford are known...


HELLLLOOOOO you own a vauxhall, fpmsl
Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by fir3vip3r
ford are known...


HELLLLOOOOO you own a vauxhall, fpmsl


Ecosse Sport
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Power steering can be a problem and rust, especially the drivers sill.
Corsa_Scotty
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Fucking noisy engines tbh but apparently they are bulletproof

[Edited on 28-08-2008 by Corsa_Scotty]
Minty_Fresh
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pretti kool, my mates got a 260bhp ka sport..
Corsa_Scotty
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tbh all the ford boys would wank over it if it had a cosworth lump in it and its about as safe as driving a car with no doors and windows and its still a Ka at the end of the day imo
Gareth
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260bhp ka

whats the spec?

seen one at donnington with cossie running gear and 4x4 it looked very fast on the straight
Minty_Fresh
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not realy, dont realy like ka's, but it wouldnt be abit of a sleeper, which makes it kool..

what ka is she getting?
Minty_Fresh
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quote:
Originally posted by Gareth John
260bhp ka

whats the spec?

seen one at donnington with cossie running gear and 4x4 it looked very fast on the straight


1.8 zvh
hybrid t3 (think stage 3)
lancia delta injectors
msd chip
12psi

loads more obviously..
lil_g
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Scotty
You'll need to tow it everywhere with the XE


Forget that



It has electric windows and power steering, thats all I know
It's a P-reg one if that makes much difference
Andrew
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My mate has a KA and done 30k motor free problems.

He doesn't look after it, drives if flat and but just keeps on going. Until recently not even been serviced. At 30k it's had new brake pads and some new rubber which is ecpected at 30k or less.
Jay
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Yep I agree with Andrew, my mates birds got one and its just trouble free, hes been using it since his Escort got wrote off and says its boss on petrol and just takes anything he throws at it, and he drives mad!
lil_g
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thanks for everyone's input!
DragonV
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I had a p reg ka with only 42k on it and i had nothing but problems with it, kept cutting out and not turning back on for about half an hour, found out from some people that apparently its quite common in them and cost me nearly £300 to get it fixed!
Jay
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quote:
Originally posted by DragonV
I had a p reg ka with only 42k on it and i had nothing but problems with it, kept cutting out and not turning back on for about half an hour, found out from some people that apparently its quite common in them and cost me nearly £300 to get it fixed!


Luck of the draw in that case id say, I bought a Rover 400 with 60k on it and the gasket popped on the way home, 3 weeks later the gearbox went, my mates got one had it for 3 years now and hasnt had a single problem with it worth mentioning and his is on 110k now. (totally off topic but just an example)
Richardhhha
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coil packs go down on the later ones, cylinder 2 and 3 spark plugs trace, look for a purple spot on the ht leads. Means they are the later leads.. Older ones have problems with rot on the plugs so they snap in the head, drop links and lower arms bushes go (all ford's have this problem lol) gear selector shaft oil seals go, easy fix. Big tip if you change the pollen filter do not put the screw closest the wing just in the scuttle panel as soon as the wind screen gets hot it will crack trust me... Oh and if you slam the ankers on they have a tendency to cut out due to the vackume demand on the inlet manifold. They also had problems with the icv.. Hegos go down on there heating circuit, and interiors are just crap lol. Other than that they are noisy cars, the 1.6 street is crap looking but goes well, and they handle really well... Oh and lastly if its got ford alloys on it i garentie atleast one is buckled as they are a crap design!
harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Scotty
Fucking noisy engines tbh but apparently they are bulletproof


[Edited on 28-08-2008 by Corsa_Scotty]

Quieter than any corsa I have been in and nicer to drive than a corsa, missus has got one and I have driven it a few times.
quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Scotty
tbh all the ford boys would wank over it if it had a cosworth lump in it and its about as safe as driving a car with no doors and windows and its still a Ka at the end of the day imo


Also probably safer than a corsa.



[Edited on 29-08-2008 by harrisp]
Russ
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29th Aug 08 at 06:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
gf's got one. its a nice little car, its got nothign electric and the PAS pump is noisy as fuck at low speeds. the suspension on them is wank, bushes go quickly, springs snap. but they're easy to work on

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