what are the things likely to go wrong with it? and is it a good car?
(i have just bought one)
2007-01-28 23:09:13 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
Kas have proved to be pretty reliable. The engine is a nearly 40 year old design based on the original Kent crossflow unit, now called the Endura, and is completely conventional. No cambelts of multi-valve setups to go wrong. They can be heavy on plugs and HT leads, but these are relatively cheap and easy to fit. £20 for a really good set of NGK plugs, and £20 for a set of leads, plus half hour's labour to fit both. Keep the oil and filter changed regularly, every 5000 miles at least, and the engine should give 100,000 miles easily.
Gearboxes are good, and clutches last well if treated properly. Electrics don't suffer gremlins and properly maintained and serviced should prove to be a good and reliable car.
Luxurious and fast it ain't, but nippy and convenient, and about as cost-effective as motoring gets. The styling you love or hate, and I like 'em. Hope you're happy together.
2007-01-28 23:24:58 · answer #1 · answered by Phish 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Same thing might go wrong with a Ford as with ANY-OTHER-MAKE-OF-CAR including any and all foreign pieces fo crap. We have driven Fords since 1971 and they truly have all been good. the only car that was a "bad" one was when we broke down and bought a PT Cruiser because my husband thought it was so cute which probably would have qualified for the Lemon Law.
One of the keys of ANY car is good maintenance and not abusing the car. Take car of it and don't hot rod in other words!
Everyone in my family drives Fords and they are all great cars. The only bad car in the family is a used, you guessed it, PT Cruiser.
2007-01-29 14:41:34 · answer #2 · answered by AKA FrogButt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
KA's are perhaps the best supermini money can buy. There's two schools of thought really, they're very basic, and as a rule of thumb, ultra cheap to maintain.
The trade off of having a car that is incredibly basic, is that if anything does go wrong, it is ridiculously cheap to fix, especially if it's the 1.3 Endura engine (old as the hills, and just about as solid!).
Consumables are silly-cheap (tyres brakes, exhausts etc etc) and they're very good as the bodies are galvanised. On the flip side, they're normally owned by women, and as a general rule of thumb, they're not maintained properly as younger ladies seem to skimp the servicing and find a friend who just does an oil change and leaves it there.
If you've got a good service history then I doubt you'll have anything to trouble you.
2007-01-29 09:40:08 · answer #3 · answered by Steven N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi.
My mate has three on his business car sales forecourt.
I borrowed one recently, and was very impressed with the behavior of one. Handling & reliability seem fine, so a lovely little design, cheapish to operate / maintain.
I have not heard of any bad reports about the KA.
So in my opinion, another fine Ford product.
Of course, any car mis-treated will eventually have a prob, but I would say generally fair play with them.
Want another one ?
All the best with it,
Bob
2007-01-29 09:48:01 · answer #4 · answered by Bob the Boat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't call them Ford Ka-ck for nothing!
On a serious note they are well reliable, feels like you are driving a bigger car than you are, but a bit bland looking and noisy
Still a very good car to own that will cost little to run and maintain
2007-01-29 11:27:55 · answer #5 · answered by ggoodall 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes I had one, best car I ever had - was reliable and nothing went wrong with it at all! Has quite a bit of go in it for a tiny car & is low on insurance etc!
2007-01-29 07:20:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes I have one. I've had it since july 2005. no problems at the beginning, but I've just spent a lot on new wishbone at the front
and it is still making noises at the front and sometimes shuddering a little bit when driving. so I guess I'll be spending more on it,
but I didn't buy it new, I bought it second hand, so it could be ongoing problems from previous owner.
2007-01-29 07:19:10 · answer #7 · answered by flips 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but I borrowed a friends once for a few days and it was a funny little fellow to drive. A bit like a sewing machine on wheels?
2007-01-29 07:13:30 · answer #8 · answered by Janbull 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bit late to be asking then really.
A friend of mine had one and she didnt seem to have any bother with it. Modern Fords seem to be quite reliable
It used to stand for
F**ked
Or
Repaired
Daily
2007-01-29 07:13:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i have an 's' reg . 44k so far nothing gone wrong with it . it is quite nippy for the older 1300cc engine . the only thing wrong with it is my kids have pranged it a couple of times , i have fitted a new bonnet , wings and bumper , oh and headlight . but it is cheap and cheerful .
2007-01-29 07:17:50 · answer #10 · answered by woodchip1960 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋