Krappy Ka (Ford Ka 3-dr)

Member Name: Jenegade

Product:	Ford Ka 3-dr
Date:	19/10/09 (50 review reads)
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Advantages: Proper spare tyre and nippy

Disadvantages: Expensive to maintain, falls apart easily

I have had my Ka for a year and a half now. I didn't go out looking for any particular car, but the Ka was the best price for a low mileage (22,000 miles on the clock) in the second-hand dealers that I visited. Everything was ok for the first few months and then things started to go wrong with it, first it was the battery, then the alternator, the tyres, the door handles etc. etc. The worst thing is that although the car is cheap the parts and labour aren't. To get the alternator out the mechanices had to take off the entrie front bumper section plus some other bits in the engine area as it's so squashed in, taking 3 hours rather than 1! The changing of the door handle mechanism wasn't simple either and also had to be taken into the garage!

Apart from it falling apart (only 3 years old btw) I find that the car feels cheap and rattles. I also doubt it would be very safe in an accident..

However on the plus side it is very nippy, can easily get up to speed when coming onto dual carriageway junctions and the like. It also has a proper spare tyre, rather than the silly space saver one's that you often get in smaller cars.

I definitely wouldn't recommend a Ka to anyone and can't wait 'til I can get a new car!

Summary: I woudln't recommend it to anyone!

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