After 3 weeks with my Wiber rented Fiesta, I had to change it last Sunday. Going for a few three weekly rental periods, Wiber were the most competitive on price, and I considered myself very fortunate to be upgraded from an i10 ( or similar) to the STLine Fiesta.
What a cracking little car it was.....cornered on rails, comfortable cruising up and down the autopista at 140kph with very little intrusive noise. Thrashed up and down mountain roads, yet still returned 44.5 mpg over a thousand kilometres.
Friends have a Focus Estate on rental, slightly fewer horses, 125 vs my 140, but they rate it very highly.
Sunday’s rental replacement was a KA. Oh dear. Fine as a city car, less so for my travel needs....I’m too tight to pay extra for a ‘better’ car, so can’t complain. An antiquated, low powered 4cyl lump, awful stereo, no Apple CarPlay, and I suspect not as frugal as the 1.0 3cyl Ford engines. I’ve got it for 3 weeks so will have to grin and bear it. Very basic inside, horrid plastic steering wheel, and I keep thinking I need to change from 3rd to 4th and it’s already in 5th. 6th gear seems to be reverse so reaching for 6th at motorway speeds probably isn’t a good thing !
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