As a young, image conscious female of 24 it wasn't out of the ordinary for me to be obsessed with getting my hands on a convertible. I had after all been driving for 6 years and felt it was my right to have a car that not only drove great, but that I looked great driving ;-). After months of research on autrader and such like I had my heart set on a Ford Streetka. Living on the Isle of Wight, it isn't the easiest to go and view cars and then risk not liking them/the car not being as expected. Luckily for me, in October 2009 my local Ford dealership put up for sale a 2004 Streetka Winter Edition. Silver, hard top, soft top,heated leather interior, heated front and rear ...  Read the complete review

"What, a bloke reviewing a StreetKa" I hear you say? Actually I believe you, as I was taking this from the dealers I could hear myself saying "What, a bloke driving a StreetKa?" Fortunately I was looking a nice wee number for my partner, and this late 05 model was reasonably priced at £4250. (Oct 2010) Having her test drive it would have been no good, she could have told me it looked nice, had no roof and was silver, and therefore had to have it. I on the other hand bagged a weekends test drive to see what the real story was. Inside it's not unlike the new Fiesta's, that being quite stylish, and outside too it does appear to be a ...  Read the complete review

This was the first car i ever bought - i loved it - i have the luxuary winter edition, with white leather and a hard roof - this car looks fantastic, very girly and a real headturner. loved this car when i saw it in the showroom and was instantly sold. I still love this car, it is fast, performs well and looks brilliant, however after owning it for a few years there are some problems. Fuel consumption is very poor - f you drive a lot this is not the car for you. The tyres are also low to the ground and the alloys are poor qualty, which leads to air seepng out of them and you have to constantly check your tyre pressure this is very annoying! You also need to watch .  Read the complete review

I drove 2 Ka's before upgrading to the streetka. The Streetka was amazing, very smooth, throaty, fast off the blocks and you can definitely feel the difference in the 1.6 engine. It was leather interior with all the mod cons - air con, heated seats, electric windows, heated windscreen, alarm, alloys, cd player. the car did drink petrol like it was going out of fashion though, i used to fill up once a fortnight in the ka, and doing the same journeys in the streetka i was filling up twice or three times a fortnight. The roof was a bit tricky to take down at first, and scratches on the boot were quite visible from the struggle. I got a bit sensible after a while and ...  Read the complete review

Upgraded to an 05 luxury edition car from a KA 1.3. This car is gorgeous to look at, sporty but girly. Lovely to drive and gets a lot of positive attention. However, after have the car for an hour i noticed a heater fault, a common problem apparently and they fixed it there and then. Main problem is fuel consumption, 15mpg is all im getting for a short 5 mile journey to work and back. Also have the alarm problem that many other people have experienced. If youre thinking of getting one of these cars make sure you go to a trusted dealership and get a warranty for any little things that may go wrong. Not yet had the roof down due to the great british weather! But cant wait .  Read the complete review