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It'll be a looooooooooooooooong time until the Ka is a classic mate :lol:
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:applaud: Is she taking it to Simply Ford :D

I drove a KA when they first came out, and they actually drive ok.....Still not sure if I like them though :lol:
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You can hear a Ka coming from a mile away, those little Endura-E pushrod engines tick like a bag full of nails, every single one of them!
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Hi,
The KA is a great choice to have as a first car.

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Andrew 2.8i wrote:Hi,
The KA is a great choice to have as a first car.

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:agree: or a Corsa, cheap on insurance....
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andyd wrote::applaud: Is she taking it to Simply Ford :D

I drove a KA when they first came out, and they actually drive ok.....Still not sure if I like them though :lol:
I like driving it for a small car its great fun :D Perhaps next year for Simply Ford. My Son might go in his Focus (my old one) or his mates Fiesta ST.
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Andrew 2.8i wrote:Hi,
The KA is a great choice to have as a first car.

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I agree Andrew, for a girl anyway :D
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3 Litre Power wrote:You can hear a Ka coming from a mile away, those little Endura-E pushrod engines tick like a bag full of nails, every single one of them!
Not this one, it has the better Duratec engine. And its a great little engine with loads of torque for a 1.3 :)
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andyd wrote:
Andrew 2.8i wrote:Hi,
The KA is a great choice to have as a first car.

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:agree: or a Corsa, cheap on insurance....
My son had a Corsa 1.2 which is a bit more of a lads car. IMO the Ka goes and handles better than the Corsa :drive:
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sheff wrote:
andyd wrote::applaud: Is she taking it to Simply Ford :D

I drove a KA when they first came out, and they actually drive ok.....Still not sure if I like them though :lol:
I like driving it for a small car its great fun :D Perhaps next year for Simply Ford. My Son might go in his Focus (my old one) or his mates Fiesta ST.
The Fiesta ST is a future classic imo, as the XR2 is/was.....Providing the lads today don't write them all off :lol:

The Mrs has a 1.6 Petrol Focus Zetec, good cars although a bit boring.....
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sheff wrote:I agree Andrew, for a girl anyway :D
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My first car was a Datsun 120Y, so anything beats that!

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andyd wrote: I like driving it for a small car its great fun :D Perhaps next year for Simply Ford. My Son might go in his Focus (my old one) or his mates Fiesta ST.
The Fiesta ST is a future classic imo, as the XR2 is/was.....Providing the lads today don't write them all off :lol:

The Mrs has a 1.6 Petrol Focus Zetec, good cars although a bit boring.....[/quote]

I agree the ST's will be a future classic.... Most will get written off so the ones that survive will become collectable. The Focus Zetecs are a little boring but good reliable work horses :D
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Andrew 2.8i wrote:
sheff wrote:I agree Andrew, for a girl anyway :D
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My first car was a Datsun 120Y, so anything beats that!

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You don't see many Datsun's around now, I bet one of those would be worth a small fortune now!
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Hi Neil.

Great news your daughter has passed her driving test mate and has joined the Blue Oval Club :applaud:

Ermmm....I presume her KA has a 'Blue' Oval rather than a 'pink/purple' one :lol:

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sheff wrote:
Andrew 2.8i wrote:
sheff wrote:I agree Andrew, for a girl anyway :D
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My first car was a Datsun 120Y, so anything beats that!

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You don't see many Datsun's around now, I bet one of those would be worth a small fortune now!
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C814987
Test drove an automatic 120Y 30 years ago as a cheap runaround.....I didn't buy it :lol:

My girlfriend at the time had the 100a....
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£5.5K!! :shock:
That's what I thought.
This ad was posted in March, and I can't see it selling soon for that price.....
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Great news Neil :applaud: , best hide the Capri keys though, save any little :ford: mix ups :D
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Fordoholic Nick wrote:Hi Neil.

Great news your daughter has passed her driving test mate and has joined the Blue Oval Club :applaud:

Ermmm....I presume her KA has a 'Blue' Oval rather than a 'pink/purple' one :lol:

All the best

Nick
Cheers Nick and yes its a proper blue oval Ford badge :ford:

All the best
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