Our Fleet Test Drive: Ford Fiesta - 14th Report
Date:
06 November 2009
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Author: Tom Webster
Fiesta in woods
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Category: | Supermini | P11D price: | £14,020 | Key rival: | Vauxhall Corsa | |
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When I set myself the job of bringing down the weekly cost of running the Fiesta, it was averaging 33.8mpg after 4700 miles.
A little over 2000 miles later, things are looking up. Some poor early tanks - thanks to the heavy right feet of several of the other BusinessCar drivers - mean the overall figure is still hovering around the 35.0mpg mark, but the last 10 fill-ups have been more wallet-friendly, averaging around 38.0mpg, with two tanks breaking the magic 40 barrier.
The task now is to get the overall figure up closer to that level.
Ford Fiesta 1.6i Titanium 5dr manual | Mileage | 6431 | Claimed combined consumption | 47.9mpg | Our average consumption | 34.8mpg | 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 | Irritating buzzing finally cured | Negative | Poor customer service at dealer |
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