The Dark Knight Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Good evening and please bear with me whilst I reel all this off lol. I am off to Matlock Ford in the morning to test drive their demo 1.0 EcoBoost 90ps Fiesta (don't know what the spec is). If I decide to purchase, I want a Titanium X, either nautical blue orsilver and in 3 door. Matlock Ford have an on the road price of £13,675which is by far the best price in my area at least and I have been happywith purchases from Matlock in the past. The reason I say it would be a big change is because my current vehicle(with outstanding finance) is a 60 plate Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto.Having been used to such winter abilities, I would purchase winter tyresfor the fez before next winter! The reason I am making such a change is a combination of all round costswith the car, saving for a big holiday in California and Vegas nextyear for my 30th and Uni fees. I am very near to the end of my part time law degree at Derby Uni (stillclearing the bills) and will be starting the Legal Practice Course inSeptember for 2 years. My aim is to become a solicitor so I am thinkingbuy something cheaper to run now and have something big and flashy in afew years time fingers crossed! Anyone got any opinions on the 90ps or 125ps Ecoboost Fez? I know itwon't hit 65mpg that Ford claim but Car magazine only got 37mpg! Stillbeats 28mpg now though lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_sXe Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Good evening and please bear with me whilst I reel all this off lol. I am off to Matlock Ford in the morning to test drive their demo 1.0 EcoBoost 90ps Fiesta (don't know what the spec is). If I decide to purchase, I want a Titanium X, either nautical blue or silver and in 3 door. Matlock Ford have an on the road price of £13,675 which is by far the best price in my area at least and I have been happy with purchases from Matlock in the past. The reason I say it would be a big change is because my current vehicle (with outstanding finance) is a 60 plate Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto. Having been used to such winter abilities, I would purchase winter tyres for the fez before next winter! The reason I am making such a change is a combination of all round costs with the car, saving for a big holiday in California and Vegas next year for my 30th and Uni fees. I am very near to the end of my part time law degree at Derby Uni (still clearing the bills) and will be starting the Legal Practice Course in September for 2 years. My aim is to become a solicitor so I am thinking buy something cheaper to run now and have something big and flashy in a few years time fingers crossed! Anyone got any opinions on the 90ps or 125ps Ecoboost Fez? I know it won't hit 65mpg that Ford claim but Car magazine only got 37mpg! Still beats 28mpg now though lol! Hey there and welcome to the forum and good luck with the degree! I have a 2009 1.4 TDCi and I'm getting nearly 50 MPG regularly and FINALLY got cheapish insurance so I would say a diesel would be more of a better buy for you but that's just my opinion :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Well, had a test drive of the 99ps ecoboost and it was quite nice indeed. Titanium X monthly payments would be less than what I am paying now but not low enough for my liking. Titanium no better really. I have now been looking at a red Zetec-S which is much more affordable and still plenty of extras on plus its the 125ps engine. It would be factory order for late April or early May delivery. Hmm..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preee Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Hi and welcome to the Forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Now I am looking at a Zetec in silver with some optional extras including privacy glass and 16" alloys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Cheung Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Hi and welcome! Nice Freelander by the way, my dad has an SD4 hse auto and its an immense bit of kit. Winter tyres are definitely a good call now that you wont have your terrain response for the snow If the zetec saves you money from a zetec s - see if you can get the bodykit option if you still want the looks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOCA Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 There is some debate on whether the (on paper) "higher power" versions of the same engine is actually better on the road, and the lower powered version being better due to the torquer engine - worth checking this out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Just had my quote from Sainsburys Insurance who I am currently with. £95 refund would be given and £38 per month as opposed to £56 at the mo. Very pleased with that quote. I like the cover I have with Sainsburys. Fully comp, 4 years protected NCB, lost key cover and uninsured driver protection. An order is looking likely. Also priced up a set of Hankook Winter Tyres what get excellent reviews and they would be £397 inc fitting. Will worry about those in October though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegame1512 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 You can always buy your winter tyres in the summer, they are cheaper because demand is lower. The cheapest tyre site i have found so far is wwww.reifen-schreiber.de Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNath Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 . Also priced up a set of Hankook Winter Tyres what get excellent reviews and they would be £397 inc fitting. Will worry about those in October though! That sounds very expensive. 3 years ago I got a set of Continental winter tyres from Kwik Fit for £200. Last year I found http://www.oponeo.co.uk/ (tyres only, get fitting done locally) were the cheapest by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegame1512 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Just had a quick peek and you could get 4 winter tyres with 14" steel rim (black) for 275 gbp delivered at your door. Fitting should cost no more then 20 GBP. I invested in a garage jack and an air compressor and switch my wheels myself. Mainly because I have to do it for three cars...twice a year, is 120 GBP every year, excluding storage costs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegame1512 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 iNath, I would always buy an extra set of rims. Its not good for the tyres to be fitted on rims every 6 months. Also steel rims have no problems with all the salt and if you do lose it, slightly, steel rims are better capable of handling a small bump into the curb. An alloy would immediately crack... Also what I would do is print out the pages from ie reifen schreiber and show it to your dealer and a local kwik fit. Maybe they will match the internet price, you never know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNath Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 iNath, I would always buy an extra set of rims. Its not good for the tyres to be fitted on rims every 6 months. Also steel rims have no problems with all the salt and if you do lose it, slightly, steel rims are better capable of handling a small bump into the curb. An alloy would immediately crack... Also what I would do is print out the pages from ie reifen schreiber and show it to your dealer and a local kwik fit. Maybe they will match the internet price, you never know! I should have mentioned I did (and always have) used a spare set of steel rims. In the case of the Fiesta I managed to pick up a set of 4 for £50 from Gumtree from some lad that was upgrading to alloys ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Thanks for the input guys it is most appreciated. Here are some pics from the showroom: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Fletcher Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 That's a nice but of kits. I do like the face life version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegame1512 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Nice color, i have a red one too :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Fletcher Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I've got a blue one, vision m, red does look better. Mines a style + tho, I'd love the titanium tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegame1512 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Red and white are the best Fiesta colors imo, the light blue and black are also nice though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Just been flicking through the brochure and I noticed that the Titanium and Titanium X have LED DRL's. The Zetec and Zetec-S are stated as having simply DRL's. So do these function like the LED one's but are bulbs instead then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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