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05-02-09, 06:43 PM

If you can find a good one then thats a start DD.

Bushes are quite often a replacement every year or so on them. We had an over revving problem with the one we had (common on the 1300 engines, rewired ECU for £100 in the end). We sold it a few weeks back because the clutch slave cylinder had gone. £400 to replace amongst other work... But I reckon shopping about woulda got it down. Always check for rust on Ka's thats what the guy who bought it off us said, look all round below it etc. And also look around the tops of the suspension mounting, prone to cracking (ours did).

Like I say, if you can get a good one, go for it. I'd recommend a Corsa though.

BTW ours was a 97 P reg with EW, CL and PAS, these did not come as standard so look out for that.

05-02-09, 06:43 PM	#30
plowsie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Who knows about Ford Ka's If you can find a good one then thats a start DD. Bushes are quite often a replacement every year or so on them. We had an over revving problem with the one we had (common on the 1300 engines, rewired ECU for £100 in the end). We sold it a few weeks back because the clutch slave cylinder had gone. £400 to replace amongst other work... But I reckon shopping about woulda got it down. Always check for rust on Ka's thats what the guy who bought it off us said, look all round below it etc. And also look around the tops of the suspension mounting, prone to cracking (ours did). Like I say, if you can get a good one, go for it. I'd recommend a Corsa though. BTW ours was a 97 P reg with EW, CL and PAS, these did not come as standard so look out for that.