Bye Bye Ka It Has Been Fun!

[Gally]

Many will have see me mention this little thing a few times, i've been driving it on and off for 3/4 years now since we first bought and restored it at work. 35k from new, Full glass out Imperial Blue respray with anti-rust/corrosion work carried out. Rainsport 3s, Ford Eibach Springs and wider rear axle

It is the epitome of epic fun at legal speeds and it will be missed! The only gripe would be the Mk5 ZS steering wheel felt nicer to use as a handling car. Oh and that bloody gearknob is freeezing!

Just wanted to fire up some pics after I cleaned it quickly the other night ready for it's new owner.

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[Yosemite Sam]

Awesome cars!

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Very nice Kev. What's replacing it?

 

[Gally]

A company car of some kind. Not my choice sadly, we have a few cars but it'll be between a brand new 208 or a new DS3 essentially.

We'll look at something bigger I hope next year, possibly a Qashqai. We have a lot of contracts with certain companies so not always our choice.

 

[Kyle beresford]

One got traded in at my work,rusty as they come,intermittent misfire but so much fun to drive,in a couple of years a half decent one will be worth good money

 

[Gally]

Possibly. Sadly like the Pumas and the mk5 Zetec Ss I doubt there will be many left in a few years.

 

[Knuckles]

You kept this quiet!

I love sport Kas!

It looks brilliant.

 

[182Trophy]

Possibly. Sadly like the Pumas and the mk5 Zetec Ss I doubt there will be many left in a few years.

There are mk5 ZS's everywhere around here. I sold mine 5 years ago with 130k on the clock and saw it still going last year.

 

[Gally]

There are mk5 ZS's everywhere around here. I sold mine 5 years ago with 130k on the clock and saw it still going last year.

My brother had his 12 years and was on 144k, the bodywork gave up and his mate turned it into a track car. Awesome cars.

 

[182Trophy]

My brother had his 12 years and was on 144k, the bodywork gave up and his mate turned it into a track car. Awesome cars.

I loved mine. Imperial blue (i think that is the name). Could throw it at corners and it was a laugh. Not exactly fast but a lot faster than the quoted figures from ford.
Had an epic spin in mine on a big roundabout in cardiff due to liftoff oversteer. Did a 360 after a tank slapper.lol

 

[Herr Flick]

That is the perfect car for you.. well maybe the convertible one.

 

[Gally]

Reliable?

A word that confuses you I know!

 

[msremmert]

That's a really tidy looking example! At one point in my life I really fancied one of these fizzy little cars but alas I ended up in a Clio instead.
As echoed above, I suspect in a few years when all the unloved examples are dead this might be worth a few quid.

 

[PP200t]

That looks mint gally (not that id expect any less from you). Perfect colour and interior combination too. Awesome cars. I had a 2003 silver sportka back in 04 and loved it. Wasn't that fast but kept up with vtr's and handled so brilliantly. I remember test driving it and there is a tight rolling corner near the belfry, and the salesman said just put your foot down on this corner. My god that thing didn't budge! Just gripped and 'powered' out of the corner. Sadly this was the same car that got me into trouble with west mids traffic police....