Our Fleet Test Drive: Ford Fiesta - 11th Report
Date:
01 September 2009
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Author: Tom Webster
Fiesta courtesy car
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Category: | Supermini | P11D price: | £12,744 | Key rival: | Vauxhall Corsa | |
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The buzzing noise coming from the centre console finally got too much to bear, so the Fiesta is paying its first visit to the dealer. It took a while for it to finally make it into the service bay, as finding a Ford dealership to take my custom proved tricky at first.
Brownes of London in Tulse Hill, south-east London, seemed to recognise the problem when I called, but weren't able to fix it for a while, so referred me to Bristol Street in Bromley, Kent. However, three days after my Fiesta went in to be looked at I'm still driving around in an old-shape courtesy car (pictured).
Ford Fiesta 1.6i Titanium 5dr manual | Mileage | 5002 | Claimed combined consumption | 47.9mpg | Our average consumption | 33.8mpg | P11D price | £12,744 | Model price range | £8514-£12,744 | CO2 (tax) | 132g/km (15%) | BIK 20/40% per month | £32/£64 | Service interval | 12,500mls | Insurance | group 6 | Warranty | 3yrs/60,000mls | Boot space (min/max) | 295/975 litres | Engine size/power | 1596cc/120PS | Top speed/0-62mph | 120mph/9.9secs | Why we’re running it | Can downsizing be done without the downsides? | Positive | Driving enjoyment, luxurious ‘big car’ spec levels | Negative | Not at home at high speeds, centre console buzzing noise |
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