stupid or clever-WHAT I WANT!!!

[rob-loves-osf]

right heres my position

im now 15 and can get my 2nd osf next summer as were moving my parents are putting 1k away for me so

wanting real advice

 

do i get a newer car eg p reg

1.1 fiat cinqucneto sporting -very nippy and look ok-but ar every unrilable

1.0 vw polo -very very reliable -but very bland inside and out and slow

mk3 fiesta 1.1 but mostly have worn engine and are starting to look bad and are needing as much work as a bad osf

 

OR

 

i keep to what i like and know better!!!

 

mk1 fiesta supersport -very nice

mk1 escort 1.3 or 1.1-like em

mk2 escort 1.1 or 1.3-like em

 

my parents were trying to talk me into mums ford ka 1300 s reg that looks pretty bad for an s reg rust on the tailgate spongy brake rusting drivers sill and 100k on the clock with prev damage where the near side wheel had hit a 4ft deep pot hole in the rain and smashed the shock right up through the wing and has had some welding done on the front chassis leg

but

would a mk2 or mk1 escort 1300

be safe and reliable for everyday use(keeping on top the servicing)

what do you think?

[Guest MK1gaz]

Get the fiat "cheekychapie" sporting anyday

[rob-loves-osf]

but why there hand brakes are naff and are unreliable my mk1 fezza has the same reliablity rating as one but they are nice! and very nippy

what makes you say that???

 

rob

[rob-loves-osf]

ok well if you had the option over a fiat cinqucento 1.1 sporting and a mk1 or mk2 escort 1300 both in the best possible con with the exact same mileage what would you choose?

 

or

 

would you have the cinq sporting for the 1st year or 2 and well as my 2nd car i would have really liked as my most fav cars that i would really want would be a 2.0 sport frontera but do you think i should get a capri or mk1 or mk2 escort when im 18?

 

rob

[xpackken]

boy biffa is back . i think you know wat the answer will be on this forum mate osf all da way

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[Mr Sam]

mk1 fezza!!

 

mk3 at a push........the cams in the HCS blocks are made of chease thats why they sound 'worn' and mine still sounds fresh at 80k

[rob-loves-osf]

hhhhhmmmm another problem there yeah i do like them the only prob is the other day in the ka as the zafira in front about 100 yds away threw out the anchors and a rover driver about 30 doing about 50 as we threw out the anchors came flyin up as i turned round i saw this rover flyin up and skid and swerve and well makes me think i dont really want to be in a small car i would rather have so space behind me or who ever is sat in the back

but rwd fun too and so much class and respect! too

 

rob

 

I LOVE OLD SKOOL FORDS!!!!!! IM HOOKED FOR LIFE!!!!!!

[james p]

i had a ka mate proper little go kart treated it like shit for a year sold it to fund my white mk2

 

if its free and its there take it while you save for real cars

[rob-loves-osf]

but its lookin a shed i can either do that well no i cant i cant see past the roof as the roof slopes down so much i can only see about 12 ich of road very bad n its lookin rough yeh im gettin either a mk1/mk2 escy 1300 or mk1 fiesta 1.1 or 1.3 not keepin that ka no way its pretty nacked anyway tappets are going boot spoiler is off line and beging to make all the laquer peel round it im just gunna pay 1k and whatever i manage to save up pocket money n work wen i leave skool so i can get one and pay my insurance right out also insurance is stupid on them too

 

rob

[Copey]

i had a 1.3 mk3 fiesta finesse for a 1st car mate, was a good little car, loved it to bits!! it got treated like shit too, still came bouncin back for more!

[rob-loves-osf]

ha might do but id rather do what my aunt did jump straight into her mk1 escy 1300

[Copey]

yeah dont get me wrong old school all the way, but its basically what you can get ur hands on for a 1st car, just a suggestion as they are cheap, reliable and easy to drive for a 1st car

[rob-loves-osf]

oh yeah dont get me wrong i love the mk3s and wouldnt mind one but that would be the only other car i would have if i couldnt find a good enough or right priced osf at the time they are good little cars too like them a lot

 

rob

[rob-loves-osf]

copey did you go from a fiesta to a capper? what age?

[bomber1]

my 4 door mk2 is reliable like any car it has had a run of money spent but once the car is sorted it will only need the basic mantinance to keep as a daily driver

[Burns]

i had a cinqucento for my first car, the engine fell out onto the road, that was a shite car

 

my other half had a ka3 before the car she's got now, nice drive, steady, and handles like a go-kart, but it's not exactly a blokes car

 

if you want some crumple room, my fezza's longer than my brother's 106 believe it or not. fezza's aren't as small as modern hatches.

[Stu_B]

My first car was a 1.0 polo! I loved it & they aren't that slow compared to fiestas etc!!

 

 

but I smashed it up....

 

[Miller]

My first car was a 1.0 polo! I loved it & they aren't that slow compared to fiestas etc!!

 

 

but I smashed it up....

 

 

Ah the old Mk2 Polo number plate curse, heres my old 1100 Coupe. Smashed that one up, but great first cars.

 

 

 

To be honest if you look after them theres no reason why a 1.3 Mk2 or Mk1 Escort wont be reliable. They were very reliable cars in their day (and still are) and while age has worn out bits the trade off is that theres less to go wrong and that they are easy to work on when something does. Had I been able to afford the insurance I would have had one as my first car, an 1100 MK1 fiesta would be more affordable insurance wise and still a cool OSF. The only other thing that would put me off would be the mortality of peoples first cars, they only ever seem to last a few months (round here at least) until they get smashed up.

[Wessie]

being on www.oldskoolford.co.uk i think you would know what the majority of people would vote for

[rob-loves-osf]

well as ive driven the ka few times now and find very hard to see put of (being 6ft"5) i can only see the roof and the dash and 12 inch of road

so its either a mk1 fezza or at a push(mk2) but i would preffer a mk1 or mk2 escort but if its not an osf it would only be a mk3 fiesta or mk4 escort 1300

but it is a very strong possibilty tho as the mk1 fiesta 1.1are pretty cheap and are about 1k for the best solid ones and the same for the mk2 escorts but with the mk1s there a little more but if i come accross one thats good then i will take it

 

rob

[rob-loves-osf]

so what a few of you are saying is if im going for osf im going to make sure i get rid of all the rot and get whatever mechaincal needs doing then once its done just do normal routine serivcing ?

 

would you drive a 20 something yr old osf everyday?

 

rob

[escort new boy]

would you drive a 20 something yr old osf everyday?

 

rob

 

yes

[Stu_B]

I used to drive a rusty 35 yr old OSF everyday! I had no problems with reliability apart from snapping an engine mount (my fault!) A hole in the rad (bad luck) Uj's going (its a 35yr old car.......)

[antz]

cinq sporting will cost you more to insure than a mk1 fezza so you mght as well give up on a cinq (it was one of my options but i saw the price!)

 

get a nice fezza m1

[Copey]

copey did you go from a fiesta to a capper? what age?

 

yeah fiesta to capper, just after my 18th b-day, i was lookin for a 1.6 which was £12 a month more than the fiesta on insurance, which i thought was ace, until i saw a dead cheap 2.0, so i got a quote and it was £17 more a month than the fiesta, so i baught her!! £750 for the car, £1400 for the insurance