Motoring Discussion > Fiesta vs 1 series Miscellaneous
Thread Author: IJWS14 Replies: 12
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 08:19 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - IJWS14
Lady from a few doors down came up on Suday afternoon, she has a 1 series (original version) as company car and having just had a baby needs more room and wanted to know how we liked SWMBOs Fiesta as she was considering one instead of the 1 series.

Oddly enough she thought there was much more room in the Fiesta than the 1 series.

One up for Ford?
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 10:25 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - Bromptonaut
TBH I'd have thought it more odd if the Beamer were seen as more spaciuos than a Fiesta.

Compact + RWD is always going to be a challenge!!
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 10:27 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - R.P.
Interestingly when we were costing up leasing deals before I retired, 1 series was cheaper to lease than a Fiesta, probably because of residuals.
Last edited by: Pugugly on Tue 6 Jul 10 at 10:29
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 10:37 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - Skoda
The one series is small, i'm too tall for the passenger seat, feel squashed against the roof :-( or the alternative is to lay the seat back down a fair bit, not ideal.

The new fester is pretty reasonable, we were looking at them a while back, i fit in all the seats and comfortably enough for semi-long distance.
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 11:52 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - Bill Payer
I was next to a new Fiesta at traffic lights the other day and I thought it looked massive. The latest Corsa looks huge too.
All these little cars seem to have really grown.
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 12:18 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - Chris S
>> All these little cars seem to have really grown.
>>
The latest Fiesta is twice as heavy as the original - something to do with safety.
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 12:58 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - commerdriver
chap round the corner has just got a new Ka it looks to me at least as big as Fiestas used to be
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 13:15 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - Bromptonaut
Corsa and Fiesta are now nearer in size to first Astra or fwd Escort. Is there a small GM product below the Corsa?
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 13:26 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - Netsur
Yes - Chevrolet products inc. the Splash
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 16:13 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - Victorbox
>> Is
>> there a small GM product below the Corsa?


Yes - the Agila www.carpages.co.uk/vauxhall/vauxhall-agila-14-05-07.asp
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 16:43 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - rtj70
On TG at the weekend, the surprising weight of the old Sierra Sapphire Cosworth was something like 1200kg. (or was it 1300kg). A new Polo is probably more than that. I know it's crash protection etc.
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 17:37 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - Stuu
Boot is a bit small on both for a pushchair though - better to get a Fusion as a small family car really. I quite fancy one from time to time, one of the few Fords I like.
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New Tue 6 Jul 10 17:47 
 Fiesta vs 1 series - DP
>> On TG at the weekend, the surprising weight of the old Sierra Sapphire Cosworth was >> something like 1200kg. (or was it 1300kg).

Impressive that it still clocked a genuine 144 as well, with probably a little more to come. All from a 20 yr old 2.0 four in a 5 seat family saloon.

Re the OP's question, I wonder if the transmission tunnel in the BMW makes it seem a little more claustrophobic than the Fiesta, which I would imagine has a much flatter floor.
Last edited by: DP on Tue 6 Jul 10 at 17:48
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