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I used to have an 02 plate fiesta 1.8 td and if I'm honest, it was up to 10% better on fuel than my ZS td in stop and go trafic (zed is 200 kilos sharp heavier), but no better at all or worse once you get going. Fiesta has a very bad weight distribution and unbelievable understeer so on local roads you have to decelerate and accelerate much more frequently which normally hurts the fuel economy. On motorway, fiesta needs more throttle than the ZS due to poor wind resistance.
The engines are of the same technology and as said, they will go forever but the L-series has much more power and the sound of it is music in comparison to ford's LYNX. Other stuff which are in favour of ZS are to ridiculous and obvious to mention, performance, handling, space, etc. Plus you may get one at silly price.
As for 1.4 tdci fiesta (03 and later), I'd steer clear because their injectors and pumps cost a fortune when fail, I'm not sure if it has a DMF as well, which will fail...
Or you just convert your one to LPG, eh?
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