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Zetec 09 5 DR in Vision
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Sydney
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Price of fuel difference isn't that great really, certainly not if you enjoy/need/want the 6 or 8.
Say you use $50 of fuel/week in the new Fiesta. Let's say double that for a 6 or an 8, ie $100 (possibly excessive but meh). So 52x50 = $2600 and 52x100 = $5200 Differential of just $2600 over the time period of a year. Not much really. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ACT
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You might also do more start stop driving to me as well. Most of my 60 k's a day to and from work involves only about 10 sets of lights each way.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Golden Grove, SA
Posts: 1,333
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I think your right about what you grow up with. I'm 16 now, and in my life Mum has had a VN Commodore(dont worry she bought it new so its not as bad), an AUII Falcon which she still has now, and dad has had an XHII Falcon ute, an NFII Fairlane, and now he has a VY Commodore.
And guess what? i now have Dads old Fairlane ![]() I could sorta see myself in a smaller car, but not anytime soon as i would really miss the power of a 6. But if they put a 6 into something like a fiesta, that would be fun :evil3:. |
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04 fiesta zetec
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: melbourne
Posts: 370
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Its been done before!
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'04 WP Fiesta Zetec moondust-silver. Exterior: 16" MP3. zetec bodykit w spoiler. Red brake calipers. Colour-coded trims. Gun-Metal grey 'ZS' side stripes. Tint. Phillips Diamond Vision beams w white LED parkers + n.p. lights. ST repeaters. Euro wipers. Interior: Colour-coded trims. ST leather gear knob w leather gaiter. Brushed Aluminium pedals. Scuff Plates. Performance: Denso Iridium sparks. CAI. 2" cat-back with Hi-tech stainless muffler & dual chrome tips. Lowered. RSB soon! |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Brisbane
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2
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I was driving an AWD TX Territory and I really loved it. My average trip was a minimum 120 km's to the pub and back over terrible roads and a trip to the supermarket was 900 kays there and back. So the Territory was the world's greatest car as far as I was concerned. Put the boot in and click on the cruise! But having moved away from the red centre I've ended up trading out of my Territory and into a runout WQ Fiesta! I love it. For the next few years I'll be doing a 90 kay a day round trip commute through rolling farmland and the Fiesta really trumps the Territory for fuel consumption. Plus it's great to drive on these roads; quick to warm up in the morning, lots of fun to punt about.
But I also have to acknowledge that I don't need 2042 kilos of car + fuel + me just to get me to work and back every day. Back when fuel was high I was spending $240 every second week on fuel + the car payments. Also I get the leather steering wheel as standard in the Fiesta ![]() |
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Mot Adv-NSW
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lake Macquarie, NSW
Posts: 2,153
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I like the Fiesta 09', has a rear fog lamp!
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04 fiesta zetec
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: melbourne
Posts: 370
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so does the WP and WQ models
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'04 WP Fiesta Zetec moondust-silver. Exterior: 16" MP3. zetec bodykit w spoiler. Red brake calipers. Colour-coded trims. Gun-Metal grey 'ZS' side stripes. Tint. Phillips Diamond Vision beams w white LED parkers + n.p. lights. ST repeaters. Euro wipers. Interior: Colour-coded trims. ST leather gear knob w leather gaiter. Brushed Aluminium pedals. Scuff Plates. Performance: Denso Iridium sparks. CAI. 2" cat-back with Hi-tech stainless muffler & dual chrome tips. Lowered. RSB soon! |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 976
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keepleft has some kind of mental trauma about un/safety ?
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04 fiesta zetec
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: melbourne
Posts: 370
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Gotta watch out for that sneaky "behind you" fog.
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'04 WP Fiesta Zetec moondust-silver. Exterior: 16" MP3. zetec bodykit w spoiler. Red brake calipers. Colour-coded trims. Gun-Metal grey 'ZS' side stripes. Tint. Phillips Diamond Vision beams w white LED parkers + n.p. lights. ST repeaters. Euro wipers. Interior: Colour-coded trims. ST leather gear knob w leather gaiter. Brushed Aluminium pedals. Scuff Plates. Performance: Denso Iridium sparks. CAI. 2" cat-back with Hi-tech stainless muffler & dual chrome tips. Lowered. RSB soon! |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 9
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Well, I grew up with a rwd 323, an EA wagon, AUIII wagon and a Pajero. I've owned a strange array of cars myself. My learner car was a 1987 Colt sedan, then a 2002 BA XT, then a 2000 VW Bora V5, and am now considering a new Fiesta myself. Tempting.
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 22
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In terms of this topic, the bottom line is you need to respect people's choices when it comes to cars. For example, it's frustrating that the Toyota Corolla outsells far better rivals (like Focus, Mazda 3, Golf, etc), but at the end of the day you need to accept it as it is. It's all a matter of subjective opinions and you know what they say about opinions....
I was definitely considering a second hand BA XR6 Turbo before I bought my XR4 (probably would've cost less to buy the XR6 T - but fuel would've been an issue), but the reality was it was completely and utterly impractical for where I stand in life atm (part time working, full time uni student, no offspring, etc). There is an issue with stereotypes regarding small cars. I was under the impression these primitive opinions had all but died, especially with the sheer volume of sensational hot hatches on the market, but sadly they still exist. A lot of it comes down to people being very narrow-minded. Me? I give credit where credit is due. I'll never discount how great an XR6 Turbo is, but I'll also argue the XR4 is a great pocket rocket. |
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