2 Years in the waiting - NEW BUS

[rctempire]

nae bad tex,my guess in message was right
Thought they were bigger than 90bhp though!
Kick the erse oota though as mine got babied fae new before i got it and took ages to loosen up.
Oh and welcome to the crapy black paint club

Ohh yeh i can imagine it will get scratched quite easy.

Same here...really slow tho!
I do like em

Its not that slow ive noticed, just not 1*2 BHP.

Very nice Adamski, very good handling I've heard.
Whatcha gonna do with your free time now you won't be replacing alternators, starter motors, heads, big ends, bushes, respraying etc

Handling is quite good, not jumpy and i like the drive now. Well im going to still be working on the clio if i manage to get a lockup.

Very nice wee car Adam, I looked into one of these but ended up going for the Astra... would have saved a fortune with the ZS.

Looked into a tuning box? No warranty issues as you can take it straight off again in 2 mins, dont tell Jaff though But as Alan says, Eibachs, ST wheels and it'll look mint.

Tuning box, yes however i dont just want a off the shelf, i would want a mapped to the car specific.

Make sure you get some ST skirts Should be able to pick some panther black ones up easily enough. Eibachs give a good ride on them too.

Ill be seeing as although the ST has side spoilers but its not an ST, its a 1.6 TCDI.

 

[R20 CWH]

dress it up as an ST and be prepared to get baited ALOT and lose.

i wouldnt.

 

[rctempire]

Excatly, thats why its staying as it is. Until its been mapped and properly ran in.

 

[R20 CWH]

even remapped i wouldnt bother yer arse making it an ST. 120bhp and some torque will be handy, not world beating.

 

[rctempire]

I know i cant get massives of power out of it, but the purpose of the car is to not have to fix it.

The clio on the other hand, lockup provided will be a car to have fun with and fix.

 

[steven.m]

Tuning box, yes however i dont just want a off the shelf, i would want a mapped to the car specific.

Tuning boxes are fairly car specific, plus the CRD2 has 4 maps and 7 different power settings so thats 28 different options you've got.

 

[R20 CWH]

I know i cant get massives of power out of it, but the purpose of the car is to not have to fix it.

The clio on the other hand, lockup provided will be a car to have fun with and fix.

true, will be a reliable wee chariot!!

get a 172 lump in your old bus.

 

[Dave138]

How come they dont come with half leathers anymore?

 

[Sez]

I like these... Don't like the colour choice much but each to their own... Then again I would live with it for the right price; Can get some cracking discounts now as they're an 'old' shape.

 

[Leeshez]

Nice car .

 

[Ian_182]

Just a map and leave it standard,

 

[Justin]

Nice upgrade there.. What sorta MPG you getting?

 

[rctempire]

Well chaps, MPG time.

After driving to Scumbernauld and back twice, ive noticed MPG is a steady 54.5MPG, not that bad.

When driving around in the area im getting around 50 MPG.

Car has done 500.5 Miles as of now.

 

[Ian_182]

It will get better after about 8k

 

[R20 CWH]

diesels dont loosen until 30k eventually.

remember and kick f**k out of it

 

[dmn1989]

cheers for pm'in me back bawhum.

lovely car tho, enjoy it

 

[rctempire]

It will get better after about 8k

Hope it does.

diesels dont loosen until 30k eventually.

remember and kick f**k out of it

What is the reasoning for booting the life out of it? I always thought take it easy for 1K then ride away.

cheers for pm'in me back bawhum.

lovely car tho, enjoy it

Been busy with work, sorry mate, was a sudden purchase too.

I am enjoying it though.

Shame it aint a clio though

 

[Brett]

Eibach do springs for these you can have fitted at the dealer so keep warranty.

Get it down to RS Tuning, they can get 120bhp out of these and lots of torque.

Realy considered one myself a while back.

 

[Martin_172]

nice upgrade mate i like them.

mpg seems like a bonus to start with and so impressive but then you realise you can afford to drive flat out everywhere so you do it lol or maby thats just me!

my dci averages about 45mpg these days because its flat out everywhere lol

 

[Gally]

hi mate see you choose my input, i know you won't be regretting it.
there great cars love the tdci.
no need for st bits mate. colour code, anthra wheels, ford springs...done
fiesta badge off? zs badge left on.
happy new year to you brer.
gal/

 

[Juego]

Adam my hate has a Zetec S Specific Tuning Box lying doing nothing. If ur interested PM me and i'll find out how much he wants for it.

 

[rctempire]

Some more boring figures for you.

Still not done 1000 miles yet, close though at 950.
MPG is now sitting at 50.2,
Full tank of diesel just cost £39 40.25L. - Tank was very empty, only had 5 mile on the trip counter.

Im quite enjoying the fiesta, however the clio is still being fixed up and should be roadworthy by this week, but it will be taken off again for its new lease of life.

 

[Sean.]

officially the most dull and uncomfortable interiors ive ever sat in!

 

[rctempire]

officially the most dull and uncomfortable interiors ive ever sat in!

Uncomfortable? How so? I find mine really good, soft but not hard to hurt. Although my clio has the best seats in them, the fiesta i find very nice to sit in and the bolsters make it that much more better.

 

[Brett]

ZS interior is ok. About on a par with clio dynamique seats.

However anything less than ZS spec and they're horrible hard flat seats.

I'm looking forward to seeing the clio finished.

 

[R20 CWH]

Some more boring figures for you.

Still not done 1000 miles yet, close though at 950.
MPG is now sitting at 50.2,
Full tank of diesel just cost £39 40.25L. - Tank was very empty, only had 5 mile on the trip counter.

Im quite enjoying the fiesta, however the clio is still being fixed up and should be roadworthy by this week, but it will be taken off again for its new lease of life.

not bad jobay. Im getting 53mpg without much bother and got 60.1 the other day on a decent run.
Works out at 700+ miles or more fae a tank:evil:

 

[Darren S]

Really like the shape of these....


....except.....


.....that silly little bulge that they had on the headlight unit (for the sidelights?). Looks like a zit waiting to burst!

Seats and interior look much better than the likes of a 182.

D.

 

[Ian_182]

I think they've made a good effort with it tbh.

 

[rctempire]

Just ticked into 1070 miles on the clock.
Getting a service and check over on saturday. Along with mudflaps, carpets and a boot rubber mat.

 

[rctempire]

Had the service check over and all was fine. Got nice mats, boot mat and front mud flaps. Sadly the Ford Rear flaps dont fit the ST/Zetec S bumper so im a bit stuck with them.

Oh and i burst a tyre already £88 for a Conti Sport Contact 2.

Great.

Ony a lighter note, car is going great and ive already arranged a mod for it

 

[Beef-Mc]

Does this mea you'll be able to do more than 60MPH know then?

I'm considering the petrol one of these for my next motor.

 

[Gally]

Had the service check over and all was fine. Got nice mats, boot mat and front mud flaps. Sadly the Ford Rear flaps dont fit the ST/Zetec S bumper so im a bit stuck with them.

Oh and i burst a tyre already £88 for a Conti Sport Contact 2.

Great.

Ony a lighter note, car is going great and ive already arranged a mod for it

sweetheart did you get half leather?
it was ment to be and option but a mistake at the factory ment that a lot of zs' are running about with half leather.
i only run with full leather recaros

 

[alex-avfc]

Dont like it sorry, Hate fords with a passion.

You seem to hate every make!

So thats fords, in addition to Renault, and Citroen (or Sh*troen) as you call it

steady on lol..


Back to the OP, may I ask how what your insurance is like on it?

 

[rctempire]

Fully Comp is 600.