Sweet little car, very reliable
My first impression of the Ford Fiesta wasn't very good, my girlfirend had 2 fiestas over 2 years and I lost count of how many times I had to come out to tow her home. My cousins had a mk1 Fietsa and then engine burnt out after 46,000 miles. Ford became a swear word in my family with a moto of "Friends don't let friends drive Fords".
However about a decade later I met my wife who had a 2003 Ford Fiesta and I was very surprised how reliable and solid it felt, it ran like a dream! I even drove it to Wales and back with no worries about the engine blowing up! Ford have taken an dodge vehilce and turned it into a sweet little dream. Its no Mercedes but its a lovely little car!