Ford Ka 3-dr

I have owned a 1.3 3dr KA for a couple of months now... and I hate it. It's cheap 'n nasty... nowhere near as nippy as my last car (Peugeot 106 Escapade). Looks stupid, everything rattles, gearbox is rubbish, makes a silly whiring noise (it's a 'Johnny Cab).' Hate it! On the plus side.. Not much, but can handle my daily motorway journey better than my old Peugeot. Cant wait to get rid of ...

And so, there I was one morning. I stood in front of my 15 year old Peugeot 205 and and made my final decision. Battery was dead, even though it had been on recharge all night, and it looked like it had given up the ghost. My days of a Peugeot owner were well and truely over, and so Commarades, to my next car! My friend had just got himself a brand new black Ka and after riding around in it, I had made my mind up. I wanted a Ka. So I took myself down to my local Ford dealer (big mistake) to have a look at what they had. They only had one used Ka left in stock which I quickly snapped up. Now, forgive me, but in the eagerness of my youth I didn't haggle for ...

A little while ago, I had a bad week. I knew it was going to be a bad week by Sunday morning. Going out to load the car with garden rubbish (enough ivy for a university), we discover a Sainsbury's To You van has hit my Megane. It didn't just bruise it. Nope - it took the entire front moulded bumper off. I was, to say the least, less than impressed (especially with Sainsbury's attitude, which was along the lines of 'not our problem, talk to the van owner's insurance company). ANYWAY, nothing could be done on Sunday. On Monday, my car was towed, and I was lent, as its replacement, an 02 registered Ka, with just under 5,000 miles on the clock. For five days I ...