Faults:
Whenever I wash it, the front light get full of water inside. It takes a long time for them to fade away.
The seat support has fallen, but it was quickly fixed in the dealer (5 minutes)
There has been some noise in the windows when I am in a bad quality road.
General Comments:
This news generation is really beautiful and with a superb engine. Although it is a little bit petrol eater, there's always enough power, unlike those 1.0 16V cars that has no power or torch. This Zetec Rocam engine is really a state of art, and the compressor just make it go faster and faster.
The interior does not have old Ford quality. The dashboard is made with a cheap plastic, and you don't feel quite comfortable on it. Original sound speaker is terrible. Seats are quite uncomfortable after long trips. Small leg support and the back support is too straigh.
When it comes about handling, you suddenly don't care about the interior. Just like a VW Golf, you know that the cars won't let you down in curves.
Suspension is sporty and doesn't absorb all the road irregularities.
13th Jul 2003, 08:49
I agree, I have owned a Zetec-S for the past two years now - having upgraded from a standard 1.25SE which I thought was very nippy for its specs.
No trouble with the car apart from high servicing costs from Ford and I'm beginning to hear a slight knock from the suspension which sounds like the anti-roll bar.
Ah well,
Marc Mitchell.