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Ford Sierra/Sapphire |
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03.08.06 (676 review reads) |
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Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review
Please bear with me, this is my only my second ever car review (from a girl’s perspective, naturally). Don’t worry guys; I have tried to put some facts and figures in that may sway your opinions.
NAME OF CAR: Ford Sierra 1.6
BACKGROUND: As my insurers do not provide a car if mine is unavailable – unless they are repairing it and I commute 12 miles to work each day (with public transport very problematic to my place of work), my father lends me his car in emergencies but this can’t last long as he needs his car, too. This is a review about his car – my spare, if you like. After all, what are dads for!
COLOUR: In my dad’s case, it is a fire engine red, but I imagine they come in most colours!
FUEL TYPE: Unleaded and my dad usually fills it before I use it but if I need to I put around £25 in which would last me about 7-10 days. As my father just potters in his car, he likes me to take it for a “good run” now and again to try to avoid having emission problems.
TAX DETAILS: Tax class PLG (Private Light Goods) and according to the DVLA website was £90.25 for 6 months or £175 for 12 months. This is a higher bracket than my previous cars, but dad pays for this one!
WHEEL PLAN: 2 axle rigid body
ENGINE CAPACITY: 1596 CC
TYPE OF CAR: 4 Door saloon
MILES PER GALLON: My dad’s Sierra manages about 40-50mpg which I thought was very good for a G reg, so depending on mileage I usually put about £25 worth of unleaded in which is about 98.9p per litre at the moment at my local Morrisons.
PRICE: Dad’s was second hand but I don’t know how much as it was a few years ago. He had a previous Ford Sierra – same colour and registration (1989) which when he replaced with this one, he stripped for spare parts, including the exhaust!
GOOD POINTS
1. Large boot
2. Has a rev counter (unlike my 1989 Micra)
3. Economical on fuel (see above)
4. Electric windows - although I have never wanted this on my own car (but now have with the Cordoba) as I think it will be expensive to replace/repair if anything goes wrong, I have found it useful to quickly open the front windows including the passenger one in this current hot weather.
5. Glove compartment – although it is not lockable (unlike the 1989 Micra).
6. 2 good-sized compartments in the doors – which are wide enough so can take my de-icer can, as I like to keep one in the driver door for easy access, when there is ice on the windscreen.
7. The passenger sun visor has a mirror on it
8. Heated rear window and rear wiper (which I had on my Micra and miss on Cordoba).
9. Internal switch for petrol cap – but be careful as may open when move seatbelt or open boot
10. Internal switch for boot – but be careful as may open when move seatbelt or open petrol cap
11. Steering wheel lifts up or down – unlike Cordoba
12. Comfortable chairs – very comfy ride.
BAD POINTS
1. No Power steering – harder to drive after using Cordoba now
2. Glove compartment is not lockable
3. Petrol cap opens if seatbelt pulls on lever by accident
4. Dad’s car has been broken into so he now has 3 keys (1 for ignition, 1 for driver door and 1 for everything else!) – which he has tried to colour code to aid me.
5. Higher tax because of engine capacity – if my dad’s car had been made after 2001 it could have had a higher rating still as it goes on emissions.
AFTERWARDS
Go for a comfortable ride in my spare Sierra!
MADE BY/MORE INFORMATION FROM
Made by Ford, their website is at http://www.ford.com/en/default.htm
Ford Sierra Owners club http://www.fordsierraclub.co.uk/ - Please note my father is not a member I found this whilst trying to find an official website for Ford cars.
Summary: great car to have as a spare! wonderful drive but no power steering on this model due to year?
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