Limited Edition 1.2i 16v 3dr

all show, no go.

well. after owning several rivals of the same age, ('11 plate fiesta, '12 plate polo) it is safe to say that this was my favourite looking of the three, and being the most expensive at £12,500 i was in mixed opinions. with the VXR styling kit as standard and black 17" alloys, this looked the part against the white paint work. the seats were comfortable and with the storage pack as standard, plenty of room, being a young single male with no children, i only needed space for me + a friend and maybe a football kit bag in the boot. the tech in the car was plentiful as standard, with cruise control, blue-tooth phone sync, aux input and voice controls as standard, only options i could recommend buying are the parking sensors and satnav (if you don't own one already) although the parking sensors are not really required as visibility is rather good from a small car, only the A pillars create a blind spot.

unfortunately the car is greatly let down by the 3 legged donkey of an engine, the "85bhp" 1.2 is as gutless as a fishmongers window display. struggling to reach 70mph on the motorway with more than one adult in the car, required a more, spirited' approach to driving. even driving on my own on mixed roads (town and motorway) on my commute, a 30 mile round trip, at 60mph on the motorway with cruise control on, i have average 41mpg apposed to the 55mpg claimed. i have owned the car for 2.5 years covering 30,000 miles and although it was gutless i still enjoyed all of it.

in the 30,000 miles and 2.5 years of ownership, repairs and servicing has been very reasonable. requiring a set of tyres, at £90 each (fronts 15,000 miles, rears 25,000 miles), new front pads after 2 years, 25,000 miles (£130 fitted by vauxhall) and one partial and one full service, (£140, £260 respectively both done by vauxhall). bar this it has only required a few headlight/sidelight bulbs(which are a f****r to change), i have been greatly impressed by this and touch wood, may this continue.

the salesman in the dealer i got the car from would regularly ring me (once a month for the first 6 months) asking me how i was getting on and if there was anything he could do, very helpful guy and even chased up the car mats he promised me 8 weeks after getting the car, turned up to my house to drop them off. regular phone calls every year to remind me my service was due. top service, better than VW and Ford on this one.

overall i would say this car is fine if you are using it to commute to somewhere in the same town (short drive) or to do the weekly shop ect, not ideal for motorway, long commute, family days out, spirited driving. i would recommend a 2/3 year old car as they are selling for around £7500-£8500 which i feel is well worth the money, £12,500 new on the other hand i feel was a little too much, but they did do 0% finance unlike ford and VW.

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