Goodbye Ibiza :-( Hello MK7 Ford Fiesta Zetec-S :-)

[Andywest2k1]

Hi all,

Some of you will know ive sold the Ibiza and have been waiting for delivery of my new car.
Anyways its finally arrived.

Its an 09 plate Mk7 Ford Fiesta Zetec S in frozen White. 1.6 petrol (122bhp)

It has the followin extras:
-Street pack (consists of; 17" wheels, tinted windows and ESP)
- Side Skirts
- Bluetooth/USB with voice control conectivity
- Alloy pedals.

Ive only drove the car 100miles but first impressions:
- The build quality is brilliant!
- The car looks amazing!
- The power delivery is lovely and smooth
- Gearbox and handling are both superb
- Bluetooth and voice control work brilliantly
- Sound system really good as standard, a might not even bother putting my sub in.

Ive taken some pics of it today, but as i used my phone there not the best.

Exterior:

 

[Andywest2k1]

Interior:

All comments are welcome..

Suggestions for mods would be greatly appreciated aswell.

 

[brad1]

should have stuck to a seat to be honest, a few people may rip it out of you for buing a ford lol

 

[Damoegan]

Looks very nice fron the outside but I'm not keen on the new dash.

Is that drums on the rear?

 

[brad1]

Yeah they come with drums, reason i know is my mate wrote his off and it was missing a back wheel and back end was ruined lol

 

[turboboy]

i really do like the look of these cars and this one looks really nice! id have one! this is the first time ive seen insude one tho and things that dont do it for me tho are i think the dash and dials look crap and the power would be like goin backwards!

from the outside tho it looks mint, a really eye catching car

 

[Damoegan]

Rear drums on a 'sports' hatch on a brand new model in 2009

 

[Andywest2k1]

should have stuck to a seat to be honest, a few people may rip it out of you for buing a ford lol

Theres no way i could have bought the new ibiza, the look of it does nothing for me. The back end is terrible, and the ride height is laughable imo.

No doubt the Cupra will look class, but thats way out of my price range at the moment and i couldnt afford to wait for it be available.

 

[Andywest2k1]

i really do like the look of these cars and this one looks really nice! id have one! this is the first time ive seen insude one tho and things that dont do it for me tho are i think the dash and dials look crap and the power would be like goin backwards!

from the outside tho it looks mint, a really eye catching car

I was scepticle of the interior dash before i saw it, but in the flesh it looks brilliant. The photo's really dont do it justice.

 

[turboboy]

Yeah they come with drums, reason i know is my mate wrote his off and it was missing a back wheel and back end was ruined lol

yeah i noticed they had drums to! sure thats like goin back in time a far as tech wise goes! ill add that to my list of dislikes!

but again i think they are a really nice looking car from the outside!

 

[Andywest2k1]

Rear drums on a 'sports' hatch on a brand new model in 2009

no idea why they only put drums on the rear but the brakes seem fine so far.

 

[turboboy]

Theres no way i could have bought the new ibiza, the look of it does nothing for me.

have to agree with this as well the styling on the new ibiza is nothing short of awful! i also think this about the leons! id much rather the fiesta

 

[Damoegan]

mk5 ibiza cupra should be nice though....

 

[brad1]

how much did you pay if you dont mind me asking, oh and i didnt like the new ibiza when it first came out, but i saw the pics of the new cupra ibiza from seat the other day and i was like

 

[Andywest2k1]

have to agree with this as well the styling on the new ibiza is nothing short of awful! i also think this about the leons! id much rather the fiesta

I love the look of the Leon Fr, cupra, k1, but the base models aren't up to much in my opinion.

If i'd have got the Ibiza, id have got a slower engine than the fiesta and i'd have immediatly had to look into lowering it etc, to make it look respectable. As much as i'd have loved to stay with Seat, the Fiesta seemed a no brainer for me.

No doubt ill return back to the Seat fold at some point in the future, so please go easy on me guys lol

 

[Andywest2k1]

mk5 ibiza cupra should be nice though....

agree with you there mate, out of my price and insurance range at the moment tho!

 

[Damoegan]

New one will be out of my price range too but in a few years when I think of changing the Ibiza I might get one then

 

[Andywest2k1]

how much did you pay if you dont mind me asking, oh and i didnt like the new ibiza when it first came out, but i saw the pics of the new cupra ibiza from seat the other day and i was like

I paid £12,500 all in. (i.e extra's as mentioned above, tax, registration etc.)
I ordered mine before Ford did their price increase and managed to get a good discount as my uncle has links with Ford.

I agree with you that the Ibiza Cupra looks good, but i can't afford it and can't get insured on it. If i'd have gone for the ibiza 1.6, i'd have had to spend loads on it in attempt to get it close to looking as good as the cupra model. IMO the Fiesta looks brilliant as standard.

 

[Andywest2k1]

New one will be out of my price range too but in a few years when I think of changing the Ibiza I might get one then

That may be my key to returning to the Seat fold.

 

[Andywest2k1]

Bare in mind aswell folks that i owned a 1.2 reference before hand lol, so this is a big step up for me!