Ford Ka Collection

I brought this car only a few weeks ago, everyone laughed at me when I told them it was bright yellow! However, when people saw it they thought it looked fantastic! A really trendy looking car with a pop of colour! Its a shame that it has grey bumpers, but easily solved.

Handeling is fantastic in this car, really does pull round bends! It is also very quick off the mark for its engine size.(1.3)

Before this I had a Ford Fiesta Flight 1.3 which was good but you could tell it was old.

I'm not disappointed with this car at all!

Interior is great, I like the;

- yellow side panels, great touch.

- Stereo works fantastically.

- Seats are comfortable and do bend right forwards for easy access.

- the room inside for some people could be quiet challenging as it is small, but if there's only 2 people max in the car at a time that isn't a issue.

Only thing im getting used to is the acceleration pedal being quiet close to the break - but that might be because my fiesta was old...

Overall I definitely rate this car 5 (star) *****

and would completely recommend it to anyone who wants a nippy little car.

Works great in the country to! (where I live) not just a city car!

I am a new kid to any form of Ford motoring (Honestly, never owned Ford before). Had 2004 model Ford KA since Nov 2010, and mixed feelings about it. Good points = fairly economic,35-40mpg,50 plus on a 60mph run. Car smooth comfy ride, smooth steering, fairly comfy to drive, fairly nippy performance, and engine/gearbox got good name in the motor trade. Paint shiny. Bad points = rust in usual places, paint too thin, certain bang over bumps, internal plastic and stereo not too good. mine done 55000 miles and already had new front suspension components, and the worse brakes since the days of the mk1 VW Golf ! with handling not brill either. My previous car was Suzuki Swift, better in every way ! Basically, KA's are ok, but let down by silly faults. Ford could do better.....such as Swift, Clio, and Polo......

Had my 53 plate ford Ka 1.3 for 7.5 years and a great little car. Cheap and chearful motoring with only 2 minor repairs in 7 years. SERVICING-I do all my own servicing which is very simple on the Ka, Changing brake pads is easy and a new set costs £19.50p also spark plugs cost £13 and is easy to do, hand brake can be adjusted simply by tightening bolt under handbrake cover. ROAD HOLDING-Ka is Front wheel drive and is brilliant in snow or Ice. ECONOMY- Ka does 42mpg round town and 50 to 61mpg on a long run. Overall a great little car but if buying second hand, watch out for rust and be aware that Exhaust catalyst or clutch costs £170 to replace. My car has done 46,500 miles from new and is still on the original battery,exhaust,clutch and alternator. The 1.3 Ka is cheapest to run but best fun models are sportka and Ka convertible which both have the old fiesta 1.6 engine which is very reliable too but only does about 30mpg,round town. Overall a great buy, would recommend you buy a low mileage model in excellent condition 2007 or 2008 model if you can afford it. Happy motoring!

I have given the Ka 5 stars for practicality because it is absolutely practical for its size. It is lovely to drive; good ride, very good steering, not too noisy (try a Toyota Yaris if you want to see what REAL noise is!), relaxing to drive driving position is pretty good.

Reliability can be iffy - this has been a family car since new and it really does demand TLC and regular servicing. The car can easily be broken into. Due to the design of the doors the thief simply bent it from the top and gained access! The engine is an old 8 valver Kent derived unit which has, I believe, now been replaced.

Would I have another? Yes - much more so than the new thing they have replaced it with but I would have gone up spec a little.

Having loved the original Mini I'd put the basic Ka in the same category - great at what it does, requires regular servicing and gives great fun.

Well,i may have on only had this car for a month,but it has cost me a grand to get it normal! i bought it for £200 off a friend,knowing it needing some welding work. with less than fifty thousand on the clock i saw it as a bargain...little did i know how wrong i was.! not only did it need welding (£380)two weeks after i had it,the clutch AND gear box went,as we were driving along the moors!,also it had two bold tires on the front,after a thousand miles! hmm. So, after almost £500 for new gear box,new clutch,i then had to get new tires,they are only like £40 but still! then it needed the breaks doing! im not exactly the type of person to rag it either so felt a bit let down by my new purchase! But, fingers crossed,that will be the last on any problems for a while! On a possitive note,its a beaut on handeling,sticks to the road like nothing i have ever driven,when it wants to,it can reaaally go i have blown countless 'boy racers' with bigger perhaps better cars with great satisfaction! i would deffinatly recommend this lovley little car it just keeps going and going!

I purchased this car for £1500,one owner,full main dealer service history,new exhaust,4xnew tyres and less than 40k on the clock.The rear view mirror fell off,a common fault, but i repaired it in minutes for £3.The car is a delight to drive but not good on fuel.Inside there is plenty of room for 4xadults but the boot struggles with more than a half trolley from the supermarket.The only real downside is replacing the headlight bulbs which is a mammoth task.Crazy design from Ford but for a cheap,easi;y maintained car,i can recommend the Ka.

Got my Ka Collection in August 2008 as a first car. At the age of 21 and a massively keen petrol head alot of friends thought I was joking at first, then begged me not to do it as it was too much 'of a girls car', a fact im still reminded off by friends or when telling people what I drive. Do not let this put you off though as its a suberb little car that will give the silence the doubters if you reach its limits ;)

What made me choose it:

2 friends from 6th form back in the day wrote theres off sighting it being 'a bit tricky' at speed, then an ex girlfriend who had an 07 Style used to throw it around and you could tell it handled well...

Handling:

In the dry the car will revert to safe and gently progressive power on understeer if speed is built up in a corner or the car is thrown into a bent to fast. The back end is usually planted in this situation but can be coaxed out using lift off oversteer and a stab of lock, meaning you can leave a bend on a netural steer!

In the wet the car gets ALOT more entertaining, really allowing you to see what a sorted and suprisingly forgiving chassis Ford have engineered into the Ka. As above, power into a bend and you will this time get understeer reached at the expected lower level. Try to bring the back into play tho and its FANTASTIC! Proper half turns and more oversteer can be had at around 40 mph with alot more if you wish! for the adventerous out there a flick of lock, lift of the throttle and a dab of brakes can have some lairy angles going on!

Performance:

Max speed is approx 100 mph but it feels alot faster, and the engine is keen to rev. Personally i run only BP in mine as it feels keen and happy on only this, Shell 95 and 99 it feels rough on.

Braking:

Mine came with no ABS but this is really not an issue. For spirited driving and increased feel upgrade to EBC Greenstuff pads for around £40, there alot better than the Ford pads, and get a fluid change. The Ford vented discs are fine.

Running:

approx 35 mpg is my norm but I never really drive slowly. Parts are cheap but I source mine from spares yards to get parts from much never e.g. 07, 08 reg, Ka's at a slight premium as alot of the parts are compatible with the older cars.

Overall:

Cheap to run, repair, insure and upgrade, the Ka is a bit of a Q car for the young driver, and definitely more than an introduction to car handling! RECOMMENDED

I obtained my used Ford Ka Sun Collection in August 2008, it had 22000 odd miles on it, and at 6 years old- I cannot fault it!

It's a quirky little car, with the silver grill and black paint it stands out from the crowd and people always give a second glance when they spot the sunroof!

I bought my 10 year old V reg KA from new, I love it, I don't need a big car as kids all grown up, which is just as well considering the boot size, but in fairness, with the back seats down, it has a surprisingly large space. I just needed something to get me to work & around town. This car has proved excellent for that. Very economic to run.

On the downside, every year I have had problems with the suspension arms or steering rack, this years MOT failed on the Wishbone (both sides) OK, so it's 10 years old, but with a mileage of only 41k & driving in built up areas most of the year (no bumps) it hasn't had the driving experience of a rally car to date. Having paid out so much over the years, (my family are screaming for me to get rid of it, replace it with something which feels less like a tin can) I just keep thinking, right, it's been fixed this year, surely nothing major can go wrong in the next 12 months before the next MOT, better the devil you know & all that. How wrong!! the garage have just informed me that at some point soon, seals on both sides would need to be done.For a car that has done so little mileage & been nursed throughout it's long life, it's disappointing on how much of the structure has had to be replaced.

Fantastic little car, but be prepared to spend spend spend on the upkeep of it.

As an add on, I must point out that my KA has Just been colleted from Gells of Raunds after a nasty bout of miss-fireing. Charge, nomimal, service, top class, fixed in a day! As I said before, I recomend them to you.