Hi gang,

As title, just joined as am thinking about upgrading current Fiesta to an this spring.

I got a Zetec Blue 1.25 in June '08 for the 80 mile round trip to work as they do 40-45mpg (ish). Had it two and a half years and its a nice little car but it is tediously slow. I know you don't buy an for great mpg and I know I'm sounding like an old git, but is mid 30's mpg achievable on a run?

Scott's kindly mentioned insurance / tyres etc as larger costs to consider, but is there anything else to be concerned about? Servicing intervals the same as my car?

Thanks in advance.

welcome m8 am not the best with ll at lol only had mine for 2 months Love mine

Hi and welcome You cant go wrong with the . I had a coolant leak in mine (long story and my fault) so I drove like a granny all the way home to keep the engine cool and managed 50mpg. This will not happen again but I regularly get over 35. Tax is £200, service every 12,500 miles. Now is a great time to be buying as everyone seems to be selling and dropping prices. Enjoy the forum mate and feel free to ask any more questions

Hi, go for an you will love it

hi and welocme

long trips you should see 33 35 mpg if ur lucky

Welcome mate, get a Baby ASBO, they're a cracking little motor

three years faultless from new, okay some sticking calipers and usual broken seat catch but that is it, 30mph+ always shows on my 8mile 30mph zone drive.

Hi there and welcome to the site.

As has been said, you should achieve mid 30's mpg without too much trouble particularly if you're going on a long journey at constant speeds.

Guys. Thanks for the warm welcome.

I took the Zetec Blue on the "Options" scheme, which with the 18,000 miles a year I do, worked out at £180 a month. Fuel is about £50 a week and I service it every 9 months as per recommended schedule.

So, its a fair chunk of change for something that won't pull the skin off a rice pudding.

My basic enginerring & physics knowledge would suggest that I'd be using much smaller throttle openings to keep up with the flow of traffic as I do in the 1.25, so it would be working more efficiently, be less stressed and as mentioned by a poster above, return decent mpg?

Then when I'm bored with driving like a nun, I can spank the nuts off it and have some fun.

Looking at prices for weedy 1.25 Fiestas like mine with a good spec, they are not too disimilar to s of a year old or so? Some of the "For Sale" threads here suggest s are not flying out the door?

Quite fancy Panther Black or Silver.

ST will do high 40's on motorway, the key is not to go above 60mph.

I have never been below 34mpg on my and I've had it now for 9 months.

im stuck on around 28MPG

welcome. i usually get around 30 mpg

Hello and Welcome!

i usually get around 32mpg but i get more and more tempted to prod the throttle on slip roads and stuff now lol

Hello

The will put a smile on your face for sure. It just comes with a higher price tag with insurance, tax, fuel, tyres, parts. Everything is more expensive but takes no special requirements over driving your 1.25 fiesta and services are exactly the same.

If you've got the spare cash... go for it. You won't regret it.

Hello welcome to the site

Thanks guys. So, anywhere between 28 and 40 mpg. Fair enough, seems a wide gap due to different driving styles and how much thrashing you do? As long as its not another £30 a week in fuel, that's fine.

I read above that the servicing is the same intervals for my 1.25, which is evry 9 months due to 20,000 per annum. Nothing else that's needed servicing an ST?

Also, will it be worth anything after 2 years and 40,000 miles plus whatever was on there before?

i got mine for £6000 2 years ago and it had 41k on it, it now has 70k and is worth about 3500-4000 but the ST prices have crashed recently so your buying at the right time!

The first two services are normal servcies with the third one a major service. The only other thing to make sure of is that you get the paint inspected at the same time, and the book is stamped to say that this has been done. This is to ensure that the anti-rust warranty (which I think is for twelve years) remains valid.

Thanks for the mileage question answered, and that ST prices have taken a hammering lately (sorry guys!!!)

p.s. Dan the man, 15.4 seconds is damn quick for a 1/4 mile!!

p.p.s. Good point about the bodywork... will look out for this, ta.

Welcome to the site mate!