2005 Ford Ka Style 1.3 petrol from UK and Ireland
Summary:
Trusty but rusty!
Faults:
Beyond the usual wear and tear not much - the car was generally reliable and no major problems except one very common issue - rust. The car looked terrible when I was finished with it. I cleaned it and looked after it, and at 5 years old it looked fine when I bought it, but at only 10 years it looked like a 25 year old car!
General Comments:
This Ford Ka was my first car. I enjoyed most of my time with it, but was sick of how bad it looked in its final years.
1.3 Style model was pretty basic - slow and not much equipment. Cheap to run however, good insurance at the time I needed it (being younger), and it did 40 - 45 mpg.
Fun to drive, handled quite sharp, but the power was just not there.
Interior was cramped and noisy.
As a basic cheap first car you cannot expect too much. It did me well for 5 years and was reliable so I suppose that was enough, just a shame about the rust that made me scrap it in 2015 - it was everywhere, around the fuel cap, arches, door sills, underside, and so on.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 18th December, 2022
22nd Nov 2023, 22:39
Yup, had one of these as well, terrible cars, mine rusted to nothing as well, started at the fuel cap.