Show us your motor

I like the way the car looks like it’s cornering hard in this shot. 

Had to pick up something from my boss’s “cabin”. 

Took a photo of it with the X5 outside, it was washed 2 days earlier but has braved the rain and gritted roads since so not as clean as it might have been. 

That does look good. Nice to see one in a proper colour.

That does look good, colour suits it and so much better than it would have done on the small wheels!

We do need to see the interior and get your first impressions.

Stolen already.

Be really interesting to see what it goes for, especially how crazy the market is at the moment.  More interesting for you than me though! 

They're certainly thorough with the pictures on there even so far as showing the service history. Shame the car used to be looked after by Cuntz!

Took a few photos of the car yesterday as I was in the ideal spot. 
It’s on the market now and I’m asking $13,500 for it, $1,500 more than I paid 18 months ago. That’s how much the market has changed here now. 
People are interested in it too. I also spoke to a local dealer today and if I don’t sell over the weekend, he’s willing to sell it on consignment for me. 

It’s funny, I'm not entirely sure I will look for one across the pond. It’s a great car to drive, but I’m not willing to pay the running costs which would be way higher in Ireland. 
Anyway, we’ll see what happens over the coming days. 

If my maths is right that would make it a 2004 Fiesta, and younger daughter's first car was a 2005 Fiesta 1.6 petrol so it should be a great drive; it did 70mph with no issues !

Sara had a 1.25 litre Fiesta and loved it, the follow on 1.6 litre Peugeot 205 scared her witless at times. The car would bog down pulling out or crossing junctions. Auto both but the little Ford was a gem.

Having driven the Fiesta for 3 weeks now, here’s my impressions:

Pros-
It’s small and a lot of fun on the roads near me, it excels on twisty bits.
It’s economical- way better than the X5 (to be expected)
It’s good over potholes and bumps- the 14” wheels and high wall tyres make for a better ride than the X5 with air suspension on 20” wheels
The stereo- the volume has a level attached to it so I can see how high the stereo is turned up. This might be something I like having grown up with knobs and buttons on the radio.

Cons-
It’s small and struggles with more than 2 people in it.
It’s really noisy. I tend to not drive it flat out because it’s so noisy- needs a 6th gear for the motorway to be honest.
It’s cold- the X5 had that feature where it’s instantly warm on cold days, along with heated seats and AC, it was great in all weather.

However, I got the car for free and have had to do nothing to it other than replace an indicator bulb and a fuse to enable the cigarette lighter to work again.

Still don’t know what car I will get to go alongside it- it depends on wherever I end up working. I’ve considered getting a bike for the first time in my life, mainly if I’m in the city more.
If I’m out of the city, I don’t know. Like the idea of getting an estate/wagon of some sort but not as keen on a BMW now that I’ve owned a few.
But I doubt I’ll be getting a vehicle until next month at the earliest, so plenty of time to think and look, and test drive!

About 3 weeks ago, part of the family fleet after cleaning:


The Polo is now wearing its PO10 plate so at least I can remember it ! The original is instantly forgettable, could never remember if it started AF or AP

Car had its NCT(MOT) on Saturday. It had been postponed due to Covid and had been overdue since January 2021.
They are usually valid for 2 years but many people have had their test only to need another a few months later.
Anyway it passed.
I looked at the paperwork when I got back to the car and saw that the new cert was valid until 2025. That’s the first time I’ve heard of them skipping a test, but I’m delighted.
The examiner told me the car was spotless.