I'm planning to buy my first car and am quite interested in the FordKa's. I have a budget of £1000-£1400 max. Hopefully this should beenough for at least a 97 model. Please could you let me know ofanything I should look-out for when buying a Ka of this age, and whatsort of condition you would expect for this budget- mileage, bodyworketc?Would you recommend another type of car instead for a first timefemale driver with this budget, I would like something with a bit ofpower (1.2 or 1.3l)?Thanks for your help.

In message , Mike writesMy wife had one of these from new and it was quite a nice car to drive (she still misses it) but there was problems with rust on the sills from about 3 years onwards that my Ford dealer said wasn't covered by the anti-corrosion warranty (no surprise there). We eventually sold it because of that.The engines on the early ones like you are considering were prone to terminal camshaft wear. I wouldn't say that you shouldn't get one but certainly try and get one that's at least a 98 year and that has got a full service history. Get someone with a bit of knowledge to check it over for rust on the sills.

Planning to buy first car/Ford Ka?

Oct 16, 2005 21 Replies

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AstraVanMan 20 years ago

Well you can say for sure that it hasn't been raced, as road rallies have rules that specifically make them not a race.

Mind you, don't know if you could say the same for drag strips....

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DervMan 20 years ago

We'd have to detail the full history, from drag strips, navigational rallies and track days. He's well proven. :)

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