So since the puma broke my heart by being a biodegradable failing thing that it was, I've been going round in a 1.4 diesel 206. Decent on fuel, cheap road tax and isn't bad looking at all.
I've spent quite a bit replacing pretty much all the suspension and what not, but it still needs some work in order to be okay - namely the comm 2000 stalk unit (common fault), injectors are worn and it's quite noisy and the clutch is just starting to slip in higher gears (4th to 5th) although it's not done it very often at all.
I work for Ford, so I can get £1700 off a Fiesta anyway, plus an extra £750 if I went through Ford Finance with a PCP option. Benefit is that you can swap for new by the 2 year mark, sometimes sooner, and there's a decent chance that there's going to be positive equity over the Guaranteed Future Minimum Value.
So, essentially, depending on the car it'd be possible to get a new brand fiesta for around £100-150 pcm with a pretty small deposit.
I'd be happy with a KA if it wasn't a fiat 500 derived car that's no more of a ford than the name and not much else. They also seem to cost more than Fiestas, probably due to the JV with FIAT.
So, i'm not sure whether to keep the 206 and run it into the ground, or to look at getting a Fiesta. I've never had a new car, or anything newer than say 7 or 8 year old, but the new fiesta doesn't excite me. I get to drive new cars with work when I need to travel, but it's mostly a Focus - most of which I've not really been 'excited' by either.
There's unlikely to be a new fiesta (beyond the mk8.5 we're on now) until 2017 at the earliest, so residuals shouldn't be too bad in 2 years time.
Any thoughts? :?
I've spent quite a bit replacing pretty much all the suspension and what not, but it still needs some work in order to be okay - namely the comm 2000 stalk unit (common fault), injectors are worn and it's quite noisy and the clutch is just starting to slip in higher gears (4th to 5th) although it's not done it very often at all.
I work for Ford, so I can get £1700 off a Fiesta anyway, plus an extra £750 if I went through Ford Finance with a PCP option. Benefit is that you can swap for new by the 2 year mark, sometimes sooner, and there's a decent chance that there's going to be positive equity over the Guaranteed Future Minimum Value.
So, essentially, depending on the car it'd be possible to get a new brand fiesta for around £100-150 pcm with a pretty small deposit.
I'd be happy with a KA if it wasn't a fiat 500 derived car that's no more of a ford than the name and not much else. They also seem to cost more than Fiestas, probably due to the JV with FIAT.
So, i'm not sure whether to keep the 206 and run it into the ground, or to look at getting a Fiesta. I've never had a new car, or anything newer than say 7 or 8 year old, but the new fiesta doesn't excite me. I get to drive new cars with work when I need to travel, but it's mostly a Focus - most of which I've not really been 'excited' by either.
There's unlikely to be a new fiesta (beyond the mk8.5 we're on now) until 2017 at the earliest, so residuals shouldn't be too bad in 2 years time.
Any thoughts? :?