Faults:

Would occasionally refused to start until the 3rd try, hasn't happened since oil/filter change.

One off episode where the gears froze, got it checked out and nothing was wrong.

General Comments:

It's no super-car, but I've surprised everyone who's thought it easy fodder at traffic lights.

Very little power for overtaking on the motorway, but around country lanes it'll rally.

Suspension and tyres are superb.

Faults:

A slight rattling noise at the back end of the car.

General Comments:

I find the Zetec a very enjoyable ride, it is really nippy compared to the standard mark 3's.

The handling is pretty good overall and the engine's acceleration is impressive for a car this size, I have burned off many other newer cars in my Zetec. The shape of the car may not be to everyone's taste, but personally I think it's perfect, I'm especially glad the back of the car has been lowered slightly.

Unfortunately the seats are a little on the hard side so you may get a painful back after a long journey.

Faults:

The only problems I have had are worn wind screen wipers. They wear out really quickly.

I have driven Mercedes/Toyota Landcruisers. None of them are as reliable.

General Comments:

I like the engine. However not powerful. Max torque at 4000 revs. sounds good.

Consumes too much for this size of engine.

Interior is way too small. Seats are too short for the legs. Prepare to sit O-legged

Faults:

My car is good and fast, but the problem is that in Ecuador, they haven't got supplies. 2 month ago I had an accident with a truck. My car has been in the factory since that accident.

I love my car, but another problem is that the Ford Fiesta in Ecuador hasn't got an air bag, and this may be dangerous.

Faults:

Nothing but it is quite heavy on petrol so far.

General Comments:

Good little mover. Handles well but the 185 tyres make steering heavy.

Faults:

Clutch was changed after 2000 miles and gear lever was changed due to insanely aggravating rattling.

Front left tyre and wheel had to be changed because of unpleasant meeting with a kerb.

General Comments:

Quite a good car, looks pretty good, could do with there being less room between the wheel and the wheel arch.

I liked the fish face at first but now it just annoys me.

Interior is pleasant, nice colour coded seats, cool dial kit.

Gears are great. 5000k+ on the revs is fun. Too much roll on the car, I tried pushing it slightly through a corner but result was a collision with a kerb. The tail comes out a lot (when I drive) and it's fun but slightly annoying sometimes.

Not many styling/tuning products for it which is a shame because with a bit of tweaking here and there it could be a nice little 'hot' hatch.

Acceleration surprises some competitors at the lights although the traction is quite poor when you push it.

Top speed of 115mph is quite good but the handling really can't cope with doing 100mph+ round bends on motorways, on one occasion the tail slipped out a bit but I managed to bring it back, very very scary.

I get bored of things very easily so I'm buying a Toyota MR2 GT T-Bar in November. Should be fun (rear wheel drive - corners here I come - WOO HOO)

But if you're after a cheap 'luke warm' hatch then you could do a lot worse than this.

Faults:

Nothing went wrong apart from the radio which had a scratch on the LCD display. This was replaced by Ford with the incorrect model (lower spec non RDS). When I asked them to put the old one back they said they had dropped it and it would not work. It took two weeks to get the correct model fitted in.

General Comments:

The car was good for my daily commute of 120 miles. So good I brought another, (not a 1.8 diesel) because it did lack a turbo. Spec was very good for a Fiesta (E/W, A/C, etc.)

Faults:

The tachometer started playing up, which was down to a chip problem. The leather on the steering wheel started rubbing in my hands and had to be replaced.

General Comments:

I have enjoyed my time with this car. It is safe, fast and very comfortable.