My good friend plans on buying a Ford Fiesta 1.6L sport Ti-VCT automatic:

http://www.ford.net.my/fiesta/specs_features.asp

It is the current highest spec for Ford Fiesta. Please give your comments whether should he invest in the car or not??

Currently he's able to get it for around RM80k... I'm just afraid without him doing proper research he might regret later.

Anyone with good reviews/feedback/personal experiences with the car?? Especially those car owners??

Your help will be much appreciated!!

P.S - I heard Ford replacement parts are very expensive, is that true? @@

haha i wonder who is the one who voted no. Fiesta is a great car if it isn't it would not get so many awards but the parts are slightly more expensive compared to LOCAL cars. haha service charges is still reasonable to me.

hmm comparing the part prices to Jap cars like Toyota or Honda? Is it almost the same to them? @@

did he test drive the car already? what kind of features does he prioritize when looking for a car? if it's fun and great handling and gorgeous looks, then the Fiesta is the perfect choice.

thanks bro that will definately boost his confidence

great car...good choice
take it...fiesta is a great car

if you like the car, then buy it.. check whether ford is giving free maintenance?

i think free maintenance for 60,000km. but not sure, have to check back.

this model won many awards in europe. they does not simply award a car for nothing.. design wise, its demm nice

yes my friend getting 3 years free maintenance from the car dealer..

he's gonna trade in his noob Proton Saga Aeroback for it soon.. guess it's all green lights then! xD

Test drive the car and compare?

yes he did... he is impressed with the interior and the power of the car... just that a bit small for a family size car that's the only drawback he found.

Go for it, but in long term, spare parts really unknown...Ford are popular for expensive spare parts...and sometimes unavailable, like year 04 Focus....

better than VIOS and CITY of coz, smaller than Forte and Inspira...for that price....but worth it..

Is the service center in a convenient area? (near house or workplace). You don't want a car where you have to drive across town just to service it.

The car itself is good, but there are many other factors you have to consider (spare parts cost is one)

the sa told me free service 6 times, 10k km each service as they apply full synthetic oil on the service..

Satria cps can play with this car?

Its a good car to drive,but the car will AGE very very fast.Its a Ford after all.

Huh? Ford age fast? City better?

Pretty sure its gonna 'age' less than a Proton, and 10+ year old Protons are still on the road.

its just the matter of maintenance.

I juz went to ford service center today. Guess what? The mechanic told me they juz change 3 gearbox of ford fiesta. There is some rust inside the dual clutch gearbox when they open up it. I dunno it is truth or not? This is what he told me today.

This post has been edited by legendaryghost: May 27 2011, 09:49 PM

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.

well... I was shopping for a small car for my fiancee couple of months back and 308 was one of the cars I was considering... checked with 308 owners then and that's how I got the information.... 2 ppl I know had to replace their battery after 6 months....

This post has been edited by DrBarbarian: May 29 2011, 11:21 AM

Really?

err... how does the windscreen crack relate to the battery problem?

308 battery is pretty confirm as 3 of my friends (2 Thp and 1 Vti) had their battery change in less than 1 year ...

however, I think I will try out the Fiesta ... Kajang got 1 showroom

This post has been edited by twincharger07: May 29 2011, 12:02 PM

how come ford fiesta no paddle shift?? and no manual version??

i tot the 1.4L is the manual one??

i don take 1.4 into consideration

Brilliant car. Had it for about a month now and no problems. I guess the only problem with it is you don't feel the speed you're doing. I've been shocked looking down at my speedo on a few occasions .

A very small gripe is that it doesn't have any way to manually change gears like the focus automatic. I would have got the manual, but I wanted the extra features in the 1.6. Also the gear stick label is on the left-hand side of the stick, meaning you can't actually see what gear you've selected easily. You get used to the order of them fairly soon though, so its not a big deal. And of course the indicator stalk is on the wrong side .

The saloon version looks...weird. I wouldn't go for that.

I love the centre console though. And the semi-bucket seats.

Great purchase. They are coming up with a slightly modified version with 6 airbags and a body kit for a little extra cash now.

Since there r owners of fiesta here, how do u actually control or select the gear u wanted? Say when going down genting?

just did some browsing n 1 2 share v u all.

i found that focus sequential sport shift(sss) is uder the category of automatic transmission which i was very surprise. in the sss mode / so-called manual mode, when u rev until a certain limit, the car is programmed to upshift to upper gear. it's dissapointing to know that..

fiesta dual clutch transmission is under the category of semi-auto transmission, it is using clutch instead of torque converter. it ll be like attaching a pair of wing on a tiger if fiesta is equipped v paddle shift in malaysia.
i really dont know why fiesta in malaysia no paddle shift

please correct me if i m wrong..

in the focus, and i think in most cars, even in the manual sss mode, the gear will shift up when u hit certain rpm. this is a protective mechanism to protect the gearbox. usually it will shift up when u hit the redline. and in some cars, u can only shift down a gear when the rev is below a certain limit (e.g. 4000rpm in Pug 308). If rev more than the limit, it wont shift down. anyway, i havent test drive the focus yet, but i've seen the gearstick and stuff, so i know a bit...

redline of rpm meter?? what if in low gear?? it is not possible to hit the red line.

eh, if low gear should be easier to hit redline right?

For Pug 308, the gear wont shift up if it's in Sport Mode.

watch the fiesta 0-60mph in you tube n u ll know..

Stick it in L. It seems a bit misnamed as the car uses all 6 gears in L, it just holds them for longer making it easier to go uphill. There is also a "grade assist" button on the side of the gearstick which is apparently for hilly terrain, but I've not tried it out.

Since there's no manual override, you can't actually manually work your way through the gears which is a shame.

so the L is like sports mode?

---

Added on May 29, 2011, 6:48 pmbut u cant engage sport mode while in the manual mode.

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: May 29 2011, 06:48 PM

Well, it seems like it, but in the manual it says to use it in hilly conditions only (not that I listen ). What I don't understand is if L is meant for hills, whats the grade assist button for?

Damn these automatic boxes are confusng Give me a 5-speed any day!

grade assist is to assist when starting on a hill. it will hold the car for a few seconds when u're starting uphill. good for new drivers, i usually just hold brake with left foot, and build rev with right.

That's Hill Launch Assist (some call it Hill Hold Assist). It kicks in when the gradient is 3% or more.

Gradient Assist is that little button on your gear stick. Not sure how to explain it though other than quoting websites.

Popular Mechanics describes it as "designed to eliminate autobox “hunting” for the right ratio on steep roads."
Emotormag calls it "In addition a gradient assist function can be activated when climbing steep gradients where there may be a tendency for the transmission to continually shift between gears. By activating a button located on the gear lever, it allows for improved drivability in hilly terrain."

But if based on driving feel, upon activating gradient assist, the RPM goes up and you get more accelerating power when driving uphill. Tried this on Karak highway during my trip to Kuantan. Without GA on some really steep climbs, acceleration feels slightly sluggish but when GA is activated, you can feel the acceleration power suddenly kicking in. I have only used GA when climbing up steep roads since I think that's where the name Gradient Assist comes from. Plus, using GA on flat roads will be detrimental to FC due to the high RPM. Never tried it on downhill motion though.

I have erred in my post before. In Pug 308, there are 3 modes, Economic, Sport and tiptronic (manual). Economic and Sport modes are full auto. The different between Economic and Sport is, in Sport mode, the engine will rev higher before it shifts up. In tiptronic mode, you can manually shift up or down. While the gear will automatically shift down when RPM is too low, it will never, automatically, shift up. Hope it clears it up

i activate the gradient assist button in hilly terrain AND also when to gain quick acceleration/power to overtake cars in flat road...

yeah... it would have been great if Sime Darby included the paddle shift..... but then again.... I personally never uses it(on my other car) 99% of the time.... the only time I ever uses manual overwrite is when I was coming down from Genting.....

oh ya... we dun get the digital climate control too.....

I've been using Fiesta for like 2 months

Sometimes you just dont know the speed. This car pretty much is solid at 120km/h crusing over Sprint Hwy , DUKE Hwy and NKVE. Fuel consumption is not bad. It lacks of auto cruise , wish the Malaysian version had it. Apart from that , overall , the car is pretty good !

prasys, what's the fc like? sedan or hatch?

Hatch 1.6 Sports

The downshift thingy is a bit jerky , especially when it comes to stop and go traffic (hint hint LDP). Apart from that iPhone/iPod connectivity + Bluetooth is a plus. Not sure about spare parts , yet. As for the fuel consumption its not bad. Wangsa Maju to Subang (via DUKE/Sprint/Federal or DUKE/NKVE or Duke/Sprint/LDP or pure Federal).

Again it boils to the individual person , there are people who would post that OMG this car sucks and others would praise it. Go , test drive it , like it - get it. If you want to compare and do critical analysis , it would not end at all. Look at your taste , some people just prefer Honda or other Japanese cars and others like my dad for instance prefer Korean cars

Erm.. i m only asking bout your fc.

dear owners, since the L mode actually uses all 6 gears, is it actually safe to shift to L from D in say, 100km/h speed for overtaking purpose? or should I use the Hill Launch Assist?

I checked the website. It seems to me that the 1.6 L Sport edition only has hatchback and no sedan? Am I right?

Yeah 1.6 Sports only has Sedan

U mean hatchback?

went to terengganu last month and fc was 5.5l/km..... KL use I get 6.5l/km.....

anyone have this Ford Fiesta 1.6 information?
i found this mandarin news about Ford Fiesta, what is international standard ISO FIX child seat? can very understand mandarin.



http://www.eunited.com.my/?q=node/5759

spare parts i dun think is a problem since all fiesta was assembled at Thailand.

---

Added on November 14, 2012, 11:19 amu can read the info at the link:

http://www.childcarseats.org.uk/standards/isofix.htm

This post has been edited by valence: Nov 14 2012, 11:19 AM

5.5l/km? Or are u trying to say 5.5l/100km? As mine I'm travelling around klang valley area, after calculation is around 10.6l/100km, which is very far from urs

Could you pls clarify ur usage? Or what petrol, how u drive? Maye it's my driving habit which always accelerate at green, but I think that's what normally ppl do isn't it?

yeah... l/100km.... normal usage... slow drive... no hard acceleration... it's not a sports car.....

but then again, 10.6l/100km is really bad!! my other big cc cars can do better than that!

Have you done your 1st 10k service? Mine was bad but after the service it improves. Still not as good as claimed.

deleted

This post has been edited by SlomoX: Jun 11 2013, 04:22 PM

thats a pretty bold claim for 5.5L/100km

assuming RM70 = 36.8L = 669km a full tank?

sure?

no need hybrid already...

a check at Fuelly indicated Manual version reaching 6L/100km possible, auto is around 7-9L/100km

This post has been edited by dtna7: Jun 11 2013, 05:17 PM

surprising rite? it was an overnite drive..... average speed around 80-90km/h....

respect....I would need an auto pilot car to drive 80-90km/h

what to do.... was following a lead car..... slow driver.... most boring long distance drive I ever did.....

I thought it's fiesta sport?
Yea in kl alone. Perhaps traffic's the culprit. But now about 10l/100km still. I did the calculation myself after each time of refuelling. The gauge is about 8.6l/100km, but I don't really trust it, so done the calculation myself.

Hvnt. Now still 5.5k only. Can I go earlier? XD

Wow..I would have bored to death when I reach then. The car is still quite stable to me when it reaches 150kmph.

Too bad Malaysian fiesta sport doesn't have auto cruise as stated in the manual. Perhaps Malaysia has the highest accident rate in the world?

hi guys.. i dunno where else to post this up.. but does anyone have any news on the 2013 fiesta??
went to testdrive the current fiesta today bt the salesman said no more test drives ady and the taking in pre books for the 2013 which will launch sometime in Sept.. engine 1.5 now it seems..
Whereas the ecoboost engine be out late dec or early jan..

This post has been edited by rawraj: Jul 6 2013, 09:57 PM

So they will be selling the 1.0 Ecoboost alongside the 1.5l?

Then I guess those who were waiting for the 1.0 Ecoboost to replace the current 1.6 model at the same pricing will be disappointed

yeah.. quoting the salesman... expecting the ecoboost to sell around 100k.... big time meh
but the 1.5l is to be priced at about 80k...


This post has been edited by rawraj: Jul 6 2013, 10:17 PM