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Lotus FiestaBenzBoy
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Gotta say I've been getting funny "Spidey-sense" style tinglings when clapping eyes on tidy Mk3 Fezza XR2i's for some time. They may be a little too closely related to the unforgivably sh*te Mk5 Escort however... I dunno, I'd have to drive one. Yeah, have a go! I find mk3 Fiestas to be far less disappointing than mk5 Escorts, in fact the hunt's on for a 1.1 or 1.3 3-door right now! In fact I would take a scabby mk3 Fez over my old mk6 Escort, which was a high-spec 1.8, and only five years old at the time! I've driven a Mk6 Fiesta (I think it was Mk6... whatever the last ones were with the fish-mouth grille before they brought out the new shape ones), and I was pleasantly surprised. No idea what engine it had as they have no badges except Zetec (1.25? 1.4? I dunno). But it was a pretty nimble little thing. If a Mk3 is anything like that I think I'd be tempted to own one. |
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Lotus Fiestabriandamaged
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SWMBO's a bit of a Fez nut, over the years she's owned a Mk1 1300 Ghia, Mk3 1100 Azure, Mk3 1300LX, Mk4 1400 Ghia and now has an '03-plated 1400 Zetec.
The HCS engines in the Mk3's are OK as long as you don't mind them sounding like a sewing machine....and the 1100 with cat (after Aug 92) is quite unbelieveably slow, the 1300 is much much better, I was quite disappointed when she only kept the 1300 for 5 months and replaced it with a new Ka when they were launched in 1996, I thought the Fezza was a better car.
Pick of the bunch for me is the 1400 Zetec fitted in the Mk4, the T-plated Ghia she had was a fantastic car and not that much slower than the 1700 Puma she replaced it with. The current Zetec has the 1400 Duratec in it, handles brilliantly but is gutless unless you wring its neck all the time...not very economical either!
There are thousands of Mk3's/4's about though, an early Mk3 with a 1400 Zetec out of a Mk4 would be my choice if I was going down the Lotus-alike route (I think it looks way better on a Mk3 than a Mk1)
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Lotus FiestaDeleted
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No it doesn't work.
Not with the lotus steels. What about a 1600E Mk1 Fiesta with Rostyles, Mk2 Tina rear lights and the round front lights? It would be a mini FWD Mk2 Cortina.
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I like the mk1 version, and mk'3 CAN look great but rarely do !
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slater
Club Retro Rides Member
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Lotus Fiestaslater
@slater
Club Retro Rides Member 78
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mk3s can look just as good imo, its just that no one trys!
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Lotus Fiestabriandamaged
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mk3s can look just as good imo, its just that no one trys! I saw one up on Epynt a couple of years ago, just a base model white 1100 slammed with RS/Laser rims and 175/50's and four massive Hellas on the front, and 70's Rord Rallye Sport stickers...not really Retro, but looked as hard as nails IMO ;D |
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i liked the mk3 version buti prefer the mk1, i agree above above that u need to follow the lines on the car rather than just copy the lotus flash on to it.
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racer86
Posted a lot
'72 BMW 2002 / '72 Alpine A110 Gordini
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I think that looks ace, and i don't say that lightly. I would rarther saw both my legs off and walk through broken glass on the stumps than go near a mk3 Fiesta!
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i havent got a single picture of my mk3 fiesta that i owned for over a year before passing my test - white, xr2i kit, white doglegs, oe mudflaps - standard ridehieght - rally stylzzzzzzzzzzzz i loved it and vowed to get another one at some point  |
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markbognor
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Club RR Member Number: 56
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Lotus Fiestamarkbognor
@markbognor
Club Retro Rides Member 56
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Pesky kids wanted teaching so i couldnt get this finished yesterday, also cant use google images at school so was having difficulty finding a white one.  |
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That looks cool...maybe I'll have another go at a MKIII now...
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 I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people I don't like. |
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Yep i like that one, markbognor!  |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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if its on a mk1 ill let you away with it  |
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 once again rocking with 1117cc and 4 gears! |
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madmog
Club Retro Rides Member
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Lotus Fiestamadmog
@madmog
Club Retro Rides Member 46
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Just a couple of thoughts - if Lotus actually did a Fiesta, today, what might they get up to? I suspect it would be more about function in the form of suspension and whatever engine would work well - think Lotus Lada crossed with something from Ford Motorsport perhaps. And the second thought, styling cues from the Lotus Sunbeam and not necessarily the black and silver stripe look. www.alpimodel.com/ixo/rac038.html |
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qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
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Lotus Fiestaqwerty
@qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member 52
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Hmmm this is all very inspiring.
I know of someone who was giving a Mk3 fiesta away. We were considering it for James for his first car but I really need to get rid of the Renault 1st.
I think it would be great if he got it!
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