TS
ford fiesta is ford top selling models in malaysia today...the sales numbers dont lie...so dont listen to what people say about ford (have they even driven one? ) and just go with your heart

it is a damn nice car (design wise) and for the price, the included accessories are not too shabby either. compare this to vios and city, ford fiesta wins hands down in the b segment!

i personally have tried vios, city and fiesta - really no contest at all.

hi, i m confused v ford focus's Sequential Sports Shift
does it means one can use paddle shift to shift gear?? if no, is there a clutch pedal??
sorry for a bit off-topic..

nope, no clutch pedal. and in the focus, there's no paddle shift. just push the stick sideways from the 'D' position, and push it up/down to change gears.

Test drove Ford Fiesta before, a great car!

The only thing I don't like about this car is that I can open the car door from the inside even it's locked. Not sure if this considered a safety issue...

salesman said it's a safety feature. cos in the event of an accident, say the driver unconscious or the button malfunction, u can still open the door from the inside. i think it's convenient too.

This is a purely driver's car. With some simple mods, it can easily tapao other Japs in the same segment or price range..

If only it comes with 1.6 manual

isn't it suppose to be able to do that?
like danny_sp15 said...suppose to be a safety feature
just like a door knob...the outside that should be locked...not the inside
inside should be able to be opened freely
but yes....that would be quiet easy to steal

good car but bad service from sime darby and so little service center around klangvalley. Take it as NO !!!!!

If this is a car that is driven mostly with heavy traffic, jams and so on, don't get this. It's not so smooth at stop n go. It's not enjoyable driving such car in this conditiions.

Other than that, it's pretty good.

thanks

we r both born in 1987, but i m so noob regarding cars..
so envy of u.. must hv droven f.focus b4..

This post has been edited by gon3wooha: May 28 2011, 09:58 AM

Yup, its a safety issue. If you notice, all continental cars have this feature right up to Merc and BMW.

The only time that you can't open the door from the inside is if you "double-lock" it with the alarm/key-fob, i.e:-
- close the doors
- press the door lock button 1 time = the door is locked from outside (but still can open from inside)
- press the door lock button 2nd time = the door is double-locked (cannot open from outside and inside)

The car it's great! but u must see other factor,maintenance, convenience service center, and spare parts? also trouble shoot and their after sale service? any ford owner can help here..
consider all part's bro before make decision then you are good to go

I am a Ford Focus owner, and have no problem maintaining my car.

In fact, we Ford and Focus owners have a club and forum at http://fomec.org/smf/index.php where you can meet plenty of friendly owners for support. While Focus kaki's even have a google and BB group on our phone.

Thanks for telling me this. My salesperson didn't tell me about this when i highlighted it to him.

I've driven one when I was in UK some years ago. Really awesome handling. Fun when you're cruising through winding roads.

TS, try test driving one first before you decide. It's very important that you're comfortable with it. Not everyone have the same sort of 'chemistry' with some cars.

currently fiesta got a common issue tat's crack windscreen.. do check with Service agent before you decide to get a ford fiesta...

i heard about it too.. my fren who's gonna buy the car told me that when it stops fully and tries to go... it will not be so smooth but with some slight jerk, is that true? the gear 1 for this car doesn't seem good. But at higher speeds he said that it's awesome, super smooth...

True. Start n go not smooth. It's robotic actuated clutch doesn't really know what's happening outside. Does the driver need to launch the car fast or slow? Or want to creep slowly? All these are robotic control. Unlike manual with clutch, where driver can control the clutch fully to achieve smoothness.

Even the golf gti with slightly more superior system suffers at such traffic condition.

I have a fiesta..... it's so easy to park the car...

as for the jerky gearbox at low speed, all dsg/twin clutch gear box has this characteristic... it's not a defect....

I personally dun like the interior... feels cheap for a conti car... should have come with leather seats and upholstering

fuel consumption is great.... clocked 6.3L/km from KL to Kuantan..... 5.5L/km from kuantan to kuala terengganu....

you guys sure about the cracked windscreen problem?? never heard about it for the fiesta... I do know the 308 are having this problem....

problems that I read in fiesta forum= cracked spoiler, leaky gearbox, loose driver side storage compartment, loose tow cover..... but I don't have any of this problems at all... I think most cars with problems are from the first shipment/batch.... they have now rectify it I think(I hope)

How, or rather where, did you 'possess' the 'information'? Because I'd never heard this kind of problem. Not even once.