Thanks for the speedy reply! No handbook so I don't know what the engine management light looks like. I'll strat her up shortly and check to see what lights up! Do you know what the tyre pressures should be? Would like to check them this weekend.

Thank you

The Street Ka had a poor reputation for fuel consumption (amongst other issues) from day one (as did its sister the Sport Ka). Old technology engines will never achieve the mpg figure modern ones do. The average on Honest Johns Real MPG page is only 33.7 mpg but 2 people I know who had them did not get figures as good as that. One actually rejected the car when it was less than a year old and Ford replaced it with a Focus.

But remember its cold at the moment and all cars do less mpg in this weather than they do in more normal temperatures. When the weather warms up your mpg should improve.

Also consider that previously you had a diesel car and on the type of motoring you are doing a petrol (however small) will not match those mpg figures (especially with the old school 1.6 petrol engine and 5 gears).

You cannot compare the 2 cars, totally different.

Edited by thunderbird on 25/01/2013 at 15:07

Son used to have a 1.3 ohc KA - that I think is related to your (1.6?). It suffered poor fuel consumption for ages and turned out to be engine's temperature sensor - so it was always running in cold start mode. Fuel consumption improved dramatically after that was changed.

Pre 2002,the OHV engine was used and was good on consumption.2002 onwards,the South African Rocam was used-more power was needed for the StreetKa,so the 1.6 was put in it and the ohc 1.3 Rocam used in the std. saloon(performance increased).The SportKa was brought out with the 1.6 and many other parts from the StreetKa.The gearing on both StreetKa & SportKa is lower than that of the original and differs on the SportKa if you have A/C.Tyre pressures should be shown on the fuel flap.

Edited by jc2 on 26/01/2013 at 16:54