1- From vast past experience (owned 3 maroon mk3s at once recently :S ) they are slow cars, service and get used to it. Sort the tappets out though, they make a racket.
2- They are workhorses and last forever, or until the body disappears.
3- Although acceleration is rare, with fat tyres you can enjoy the game of 'how fast can I go round this corner without braking at all' game. They have a wheel at each corner and despite the immense body roll can be slung round an awful lot. Think of it as a big, less attractive mini. I cained many more expensive cars due to the drivers' reluctance to chance going into a hedge and ability to only drive fast in a straight line.
4- They're cheap to maintain once sorted and will not distract you from your project (hence why I bought my rapid, an XR2 and a clubby while driving mine ).
If after all that you can't stand it still buy a MK2 or put a 2l zetec out of a mondeo in. Very sneaky.
I was only thinking recently about if there was anyway to modify a MK3 in a retro way- escort bubble arches, spots? But maybe they're just too.....mk3 fiesta-ish?
Oh and 5- you're never going to get a speeding ticket!!
2- They are workhorses and last forever, or until the body disappears.
3- Although acceleration is rare, with fat tyres you can enjoy the game of 'how fast can I go round this corner without braking at all' game. They have a wheel at each corner and despite the immense body roll can be slung round an awful lot. Think of it as a big, less attractive mini. I cained many more expensive cars due to the drivers' reluctance to chance going into a hedge and ability to only drive fast in a straight line.
4- They're cheap to maintain once sorted and will not distract you from your project (hence why I bought my rapid, an XR2 and a clubby while driving mine ).
If after all that you can't stand it still buy a MK2 or put a 2l zetec out of a mondeo in. Very sneaky.
I was only thinking recently about if there was anyway to modify a MK3 in a retro way- escort bubble arches, spots? But maybe they're just too.....mk3 fiesta-ish?
Oh and 5- you're never going to get a speeding ticket!!