My New Car......

[Fireball]

It is with great sadness and a fair bit of embarrassment, that I present my new car. Tis not a Performance Ford, it can't really be tuned, and its not very exciting. Sadly I rely on my car far too much to have something that runs the risk of dying when it feels like it.

It's a Ford Fiesta.....

1.4l, 5 door (yes i know....), GREEN (Yes I know again...), 53 plate. I am picking it up in about an hour, and it looks something like this (found a random one on google). Sadly, the 5dr Green aspect was not of my tuning but it was the best i could find for the right money. It does have only 19000 on the clock and came from a Ford Dealership with full service etc, so thats not so bad.

The XR2i finally died, and having spend best part of £200-£300 PER MONTH for the last 4 keeping it going, i figured it was a wise decision to cut it loose. Needless to say i have every intention of having a "toy" to do up in the future sometime, so Its been stripped of anything remotely reusable (recaros, PAS System, Ford Racing gauges, wiring looms, vented bonnet etc).

I understand that when i come to meets, im to park down the road away from the proper cars   

[RST-Steve]

Don't be silly Steve, that'll be as welcome in the pub car park as my ST200 lol....... even Mike R brings the astra estate sometimes!! That car is certainly a bit different to the XR2i granted BUT at the same time, its just what you need by the sounds of it to get yourself back on your feet and its a proper low milage example........ bung some nice alloys on it, a good cd player and maybe a couple of other small additions and you'll be well away!!

 

[Churchy]

I bet you'll end up prefering it to the XR2, especially in the winer! Nowt wrong with a newer, more comfy, reliable car mate!!

Green 5 door though roflmfoa!!!

Get some green neons, slam it, black the windows out and get cruising partner lol

[Fireball]

Green 5 door though roflmfoa!!!

Get some green neons, slam it, black the windows out and get cruising partner lol

I know, i know, 5 door green is fudging aweful!!!! Some lexus rear lights, neons and an ST front bumper - badly sprayed. Oh yea i can see it now, it'd be the chav motor of Plumstead. Don't forget the MASSIVE backbox lol. Everyone knows, if i stick a K+N on it, it'll have 20 more bhp easy!


Joking aside, you can't even improve the CD player it has! The slot is smaller than a standard DIN radio which is a bummer as my Sony MP3 CD head unit is the nuts! Gayness. That'll have to sit in the stash of spare bits awaiting the project car one day....

I come back from London to Norwich tonight, so Ill see what she can do. Ive never actually driven a "new" car (non 90's fiesta!) for more then a few miles so it'll be a little weird

[Fireball]

Nowt wrong with a newer, more comfy, reliable car mate!!

hang on - comfy??? Have you SEEN standard seats?!!! EUW! Give me 18 year old Recaros any day!!! And no, Im not ebaying some ST seats. That'd just be wrong and chavy on so many levels 

[cozmeister]

New cars don't have particularly comfy seats, I'll agree there

Step away from the neons.  Instead, put the money towards Lambo doors, or ST stripes

Seriously though, it's a Ford, so it can park up with the rest of us...just don't park it in a cabbage field, eh?

[massivewangers]

Fair play really, can't knock it, I'm sure it will be reliable and get you about, something the older Fords often let us down at!

Besides, if you have a sensible daily drive, it means you can have an even less sensible toy 

[RST-Steve]

Joking aside, you can't even improve the CD player it has! The slot is smaller than a standard DIN radio which is a bummer as my Sony MP3 CD head unit is the nuts! Gayness. That'll have to sit in the stash of spare bits awaiting the project car one day....

You would still be able to change the head unit steve, we have a black Mk6 Fiesta fascia adaptor at work that will convert the cd player space in the Mk6 to single DIN, therefore creating room for your Sony unit 

This is the one you want........







I could get one for you mate 

[Churchy]

Yay, Steve's new job comes in handy lol

[RST-Steve]

Indeedy!!

[Fireball]

Dude's, i hate to drink a gallon of turps and piss on your bonfire but that won't fit 

I have a gay strange head unit slot, you'll have to see tonight!

Quick look on google reveals that id need this apparently!! Normal picture below:

[cozmeister]

Ah ha, you have the 'three piece suite'

[Fireball]

Ah ha, you have the 'three piece suite'

Yup sadly. Just imagine that without the Air con or front heated windscreen buttons :-(

(A project possibly.....?!)

[RST-Steve]

Wow, i see what you mean now Steve!! Thats so obviously done so that the owner can't change their head unit!! Crazyness!!

[cozmeister]

(A project possibly.....?!)

No.

HTH

[Fireball]

(A project possibly.....?!)

No.

HTH

Look - if i can PAS and Heated Windscreen a 2i, I'm sure i could do my Green Bus!!! Wiring diagrams, looms, Ford scematics, parts, some swearing. Easy!

Ok ok, I might be getting desperate in my search to do SOMETHING to my far-too-functional-and -not-very-exciting car. Fiesta Ghia Project is go! Oh jesus..... 

[massivewangers]

There ain't nothing wrong with Ghia's 

Well, except mine, cos it's broke 

[cozmeister]

(A project possibly.....?!)

No.

HTH

Look - if i can PAS and Heated Windscreen a 2i, I'm sure i could do my Green Bus!!! Wiring diagrams, looms, Ford scematics, parts, some swearing. Easy!

Ok ok, I might be getting desperate in my search to do SOMETHING to my far-too-functional-and -not-very-exciting car. Fiesta Ghia Project is go! Oh jesus..... 

But there's no need to add PAS to a Mk 6 Fiesta...  

[Fireball]

(A project possibly.....?!)

No.

HTH

Look - if i can PAS and Heated Windscreen a 2i, I'm sure i could do my Green Bus!!! Wiring diagrams, looms, Ford scematics, parts, some swearing. Easy!

Ok ok, I might be getting desperate in my search to do SOMETHING to my far-too-functional-and -not-very-exciting car. Fiesta Ghia Project is go! Oh jesus..... 

But there's no need to add PAS to a Mk 6 Fiesta...  

No, your right, it has it!!

and your right, nothing wrong with Ghia's - its just mine's not one!!! THey come with all the sexy extras, namely: heat windscreen, AirCon, Electric, heated mirrors, Leather seats (on selected models but WHY its a fiesta!!!!)

[cozmeister]

It's not just a Fiesta...it's a Fiesta Ghia   Heated mirrors and windscreen I'd concede to, but not much else.  Besides, take it from me - leather seats in the winter is particularly antisocial.

[rstaaron]

(A project possibly.....?!)

No.

HTH

Look - if i can PAS and Heated Windscreen a 2i, I'm sure i could do my Green Bus!!! Wiring diagrams, looms, Ford scematics, parts, some swearing. Easy!

Ok ok, I might be getting desperate in my search to do SOMETHING to my far-too-functional-and -not-very-exciting car. Fiesta Ghia Project is go! Oh jesus..... 

But there's no need to add PAS to a Mk 6 Fiesta...  

You could remove the PAS... along with everything else and make it a track car!! lol

[cozmeister]

You could remove the PAS... along with everything else and make it a track car!! lol

Trust you 

[rstaaron]

Sorry...

[Fireball]

(A project possibly.....?!)

No.

HTH

Look - if i can PAS and Heated Windscreen a 2i, I'm sure i could do my Green Bus!!! Wiring diagrams, looms, Ford scematics, parts, some swearing. Easy!

Ok ok, I might be getting desperate in my search to do SOMETHING to my far-too-functional-and -not-very-exciting car. Fiesta Ghia Project is go! Oh jesus..... 

But there's no need to add PAS to a Mk 6 Fiesta...  

You could remove the PAS... along with everything else and make it a track car!! lol

5 door track car, oh yea baby 

[Daz-cos]

their good headunits in the mk6`s the one in the st is awesome. they made em look like 3 seperate units to prevent it looking like a big slab of metal shoved into the dash. id have a mk6 fiesta anyday. steve should remember the courtesy car i got when my mk3 got sprayed wot fun we had in that!!!