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Buying a new small car
I'm a 22 year old man who can finally afford to splurge on a new or nearly new small car after getting a few years of NCB under my belt.
It's a toss up between a Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec and a VW Polo 1.4 Match. Both these cars have a decent image and what I need most is a reliable motor (and my heart has been set on one of these two so please don't say Yaris).
It's a toss up between a Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec and a VW Polo 1.4 Match. Both these cars have a decent image and what I need most is a reliable motor (and my heart has been set on one of these two so please don't say Yaris).
Asked on 19 September 2011 by timmyd
Answered by
Honest John
Don't go near a Polo 1.4 Match with it's horrible old engine. Fiesta 1.25, fine. Polo 1.2TSI, fine. Just not the 1.4 16v.
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