I have a 1.0 ecoboost of the same year with only 17300 odd miles on it and there is a list of problems that could go on for days. Good to see the 1.5 tdci can live to good mileage. Dad also owns a focus with the same unit and has never presented an issue.
@@forza223bowe5 I agree my man. My first car was a 2010 1.25 and it ran flawlessly as the day it left the factory. Not a very fast car mind you but the Mk7's are very heavy for what they are.
@@bazasulli4975 I can also agree with the 1.25. my current car (also my first) is a mk6 with the 1.25 with 71k miles and it's always been super reliable. I just wish it had a bit more pull!
i bought one of these in 2019 its a 2016 plate three years old when i had it with 40 thousand miles on the clock absolutely brilliant car so reliable and economical best car i have ever had and iv had quite a few in my 50 years of driving these diesel engines are excellent i would recommend to everyone im never going back to a petrol car
@@jamierussellmowatt hi jay the car is averaging around 55 to the gallon thats pretty good for where i live as there are a lot of hills so im up and down the gears quite a lot. on the motorway in 5th gear its doing about 75 to the gallon im well pleased with it
Liking your videos mate, you impart confidence which is invaluable.. I think I'd buy with your test drive anyway.. (to everyone else, I'm not affiliated, he just seems to have his finger on the pulse).
Thnx for the video, and my nxt car will have to be an auto box, and what is available on this car, so I had superb mondeo with this engine, and it ws excellent economy, the my dil still drives it, but a very refined car
Prices are strange at the moment there is a shortage of good clean cars and prices are going up. Best way to check if its value for money is to do a search on Autotrader, bracket the price, year and mileage see what alternatives are available
@@BarrieCrampton Really appreciate you getting back to me on this. Great and Honest video on the car as always. Reg ls15 fzy and the only thing on the mot history is Headlight adjustment needed.From what I’ve seen online it’s something to do because newer cars have LED lights.
Just a question here I'm debating on getting a fiesta tdci would I have to do lots of miles in it cause it's a deisel or would cruising on the motorway at least few times a week be ok for it to prevent the dpf clogging up?. Because a few people I know who have owned deisels through the years have told me they have just driven average miles and have never had issues with the dpf
Cruising on the motorway should be ok, you can also put additive in it which helps, and most cars give you a warning when theyre full and tell you to go on the motorway for 20 miles
@@BarrieCrampton nice one I'm probably better looking for a euro 6 ulez compliant for taking it into the city when I need to. Would you say one with more bhp can save a bit more fuel aswell because it's not struggling as much going uphill. It's just I've got a fiesta style 1.25 2013 and its 60 bhp and someone told me that the zetec petrol 1.25 82bhp might give me more mpg because it isn't struggling as much when going uphill or carrying more weight like passengers as such. I dont k ow the deisel you've shown is the 75 bhp or higher? Sorry for asking alot of questions hehe
Possibly the ugliest dashboard in the history of cars! Had a Ford focus titanium for just under a year, that dashboard was so awful it was one of the main reasons I changed the car
Picking my 1.5tdci zetec saturday. Can't wait and thos video has been a perfect overview thanks mate
Motor Rider UK 125 great little car, fantastic engine, lots of power and economical too
how was your experience with the 1.5 tdci after 4 years?
I have a 1.0 ecoboost of the same year with only 17300 odd miles on it and there is a list of problems that could go on for days. Good to see the 1.5 tdci can live to good mileage. Dad also owns a focus with the same unit and has never presented an issue.
i always wonder if they are trying to make a little engine do too much
The 1.25 engine was the most reliable ford petrol engine
@@forza223bowe5 I agree my man. My first car was a 2010 1.25 and it ran flawlessly as the day it left the factory. Not a very fast car mind you but the Mk7's are very heavy for what they are.
@@bazasulli4975 I can also agree with the 1.25. my current car (also my first) is a mk6 with the 1.25 with 71k miles and it's always been super reliable. I just wish it had a bit more pull!
@@forza223bowe5 Are you referring to the 1.25 Petrol, found in the MK7? I am picking up a 2012 this week, and that is good news!
i bought one of these in 2019 its a 2016 plate three years old when i had it with 40 thousand miles on the clock absolutely brilliant car so reliable and economical best car i have ever had and iv had quite a few in my 50 years of driving these diesel engines are excellent i would recommend to everyone im never going back to a petrol car
What's your average mpg?
@@jamierussellmowatt hi jay the car is averaging around 55 to the gallon thats pretty good for where i live as there are a lot of hills so im up and down the gears quite a lot. on the motorway in 5th gear its doing about 75 to the gallon im well pleased with it
Liking your videos mate, you impart confidence which is invaluable.. I think I'd buy with your test drive anyway.. (to everyone else, I'm not affiliated, he just seems to have his finger on the pulse).
Thanks for that, much appreciated 👍
I'll be test driving the same model rhis Saturday. Hopefully, I'll like it the same way when warching this video. Thank you.
Which one do you prefer, this Fiesta or the Suzuki Swift ?
Bought a Yaris diesel after a switch to petrol. Never again diesel is the best 👍
I totally agree 100%
What’s the car reliability like and common faults, and what’s fuel like, thinking to get this car, thanks.
the car is very reliable, and no common faults that i can think of
Absolutely horrib. I can go on and on
Eco boosts can be problematic if the wet belt degrades and fails, but my fiesta gets used everyday and rarely has no issues
Is the 2013 ford fiesta tdci a ford engine or the Peugeot hdi which was fitted to the early mk3 focus?
I'm looking to buy my first car and have found one of these for £2,500 146,00 miles, any thoughts?
Thnx for the video, and my nxt car will have to be an auto box, and what is available on this car, so I had superb mondeo with this engine, and it ws excellent economy, the my dil still drives it, but a very refined car
Buy it... Mileage is nothing to these fiesta diesels
2015 15 FORD FIESTA 1.5 ZETEC TDCI seen one where I live in Shropshire going for £6599 it’s done 23000 miles. Price seen ok? Thanks for the help
Prices are strange at the moment there is a shortage of good clean cars and prices are going up. Best way to check if its value for money is to do a search on Autotrader, bracket the price, year and mileage see what alternatives are available
@@BarrieCrampton Really appreciate you getting back to me on this. Great and Honest video on the car as always. Reg ls15 fzy and the only thing on the mot history is Headlight adjustment needed.From what I’ve seen online it’s something to do because newer cars have LED lights.
Just a question here I'm debating on getting a fiesta tdci would I have to do lots of miles in it cause it's a deisel or would cruising on the motorway at least few times a week be ok for it to prevent the dpf clogging up?. Because a few people I know who have owned deisels through the years have told me they have just driven average miles and have never had issues with the dpf
Cruising on the motorway should be ok, you can also put additive in it which helps, and most cars give you a warning when theyre full and tell you to go on the motorway for 20 miles
@@BarrieCrampton ah that's quite good would you say the tdci even saves more fuel on short journey's than a petrol does or not really?
@@gregormartin565 i prefer the diesel engine, great fuel economy and pretty unbreakable when it comes to wear and tear
@@BarrieCrampton nice one I'm probably better looking for a euro 6 ulez compliant for taking it into the city when I need to. Would you say one with more bhp can save a bit more fuel aswell because it's not struggling as much going uphill. It's just I've got a fiesta style 1.25 2013 and its 60 bhp and someone told me that the zetec petrol 1.25 82bhp might give me more mpg because it isn't struggling as much when going uphill or carrying more weight like passengers as such. I dont k ow the deisel you've shown is the 75 bhp or higher? Sorry for asking alot of questions hehe
@@BarrieCrampton when you say wear and tear do you mean the engine only or do you mean the car in general I know it sounds like a silly question a bit
Hey would you say a fiesta is better first car then corsa ?
both great first cars, but i would put the Fiesta slightly ahead
i know this is an older video, but do ford do 1.4 diesels with 6 gears?
not sure sorry, i think the 1.6 diesels were 6 speed
This car MOT runs out shortly due April 16th
sold now, will be getting done before the new owner collects it, but thanks for the heads up anyway
is a tdci better than the Eco boost ?
I like the tdci myself, but i am sure there are arguments for the ecoboostvtoo
@@BarrieCrampton yeah , can the TDCI get up hills without the engine screaming ?
Possibly the ugliest dashboard in the history of cars! Had a Ford focus titanium for just under a year, that dashboard was so awful it was one of the main reasons I changed the car
Wow, so long as its functional, i don't really mind what they look like, but it wouldn't do for us all to be the same
I quite like it, it’s different and not boring
My dad once had a Skoda Yeti.
@@tazdi6433 Those things were too ugly to go near never mind get into lol