Just remembering our Fiesta's and Fords....
MK1 Ghia. Expensive car for us at the time, 1985 to 87 when it was written off in a crash.
Constant piston problems - loads of oil in the air filter. It always seemed to be in the garage.
MK3. Bargain price. For Mrs Z. I had a company car. Got it about in 1991. Ex Motability car. Exhaust broke. On taking it to an exhaust centre they had problems sourcing the part because it was the first of the MK3s and the design only lasted a short time before being changed. They got the new exhaust in but when they came to fit it, they didn't because the problem was the engine mount. One side looked like it had never been fitted, so the engine rose every-time it was put under load, being and then weakening the exhaust. So had to get that fixed first elsewhere. Borrowed money from Dad to buy it and was paying him back weekly. There was about £1k to go (about £3 or £4k now) and when Miss Z was born he refused to take a penny more.
Ford Escort Diesel "J" reg. New in about 1991. No power steering, no aircon. Radio got so hot you could cook on it. Died on the M25 J5 in lane 3, luckily in the middle of the night no problem free wheeling across to the hard shoulder. (Was in lane 3 because the exit was on the right, not the usual left). Had to wait 3 hours for a tow truck.
MK2 runaround for me when I got a job without a company car. It was a dog. Kept pulling left, (didn't on the test drive). Battery wouldn't charge, changed alternator and battery, still unreliable so got rid.
MK3, 1997ish, much better MK3. Had it for a little while then got a new company car so gave it to Mrs Z. Door locks failed. Used those new thin keys. Replaced the locks myself - really surprised to find how easy they were to pop out - held in place by a piece of tensioned metal.
Focus - MK1. Hire Car 2001. Had it for about two weeks between jobs. Hated it. Could find a decent seating position and B column, between the front and back doors was a huge blind spot.
Focus MK1, 2003, Hire Car, lovely. Don't know what the difference was between this and the first one but like chalk and cheese.
Focus MK1 - Dad got one in about 2004. The dash board failed just out of warranty. Ford charged lots to fix it. Turned out they didn't use lacquer to protect the circuit board for the dash to save a few pennies per car. Was on Watchdog and Dad got a refund. Was ok after that.
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Ford Fiesta - Fiesta is dead 
Ford Fiesta - Fiesta is dead 
