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Old 31st October 2014, 09:21   #61
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Re: 2014 Ford Fiesta TDCi Titanium - Ownership Review & Report

Great review anachronix. Liked the way you have described this lovely car.

I think I might have seen your car in Chennai. It was 30th August, the day after Ganesh Chathurthi, when I was driving around Adyar & Taramani when I saw a White Fiesta take a right turn from the OMR to proceed towards Thiruvanmiyur/Adyar. Was it you?

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Old 31st October 2014, 10:05   #62
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Beautiful review anachronix. Takes the respect for the Fords higher.
Fords really are addictive. They make beautiful driving machines for the common man. My fiesta (classic) has crossed 60k. The service bill has been consistent at about Rs 4500 mark per 10k kms. The parts price is higher compared to say the Marutis and there is some frustration when leaving the billing counter. But then when back on the driving seat, this brings back the smile to my face.
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Old 31st October 2014, 10:43   #63
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Excellent write up

Reading / Seeing this ownership report, I was pretty much doing the two 'happy' things at same time - Read 5* rated report and Drool over the Images.

You have / owned good set of cars, any Indian car enthusiast will love to have - as if someone is reading my mind what's next. I currently own a Figo and the only car, I think, at my budget level to replace that would be New Fiesta.

Happy Miles Ahead !
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Old 31st October 2014, 12:29   #64
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Thanks for a wonderful review!
I share the same love you have towards Fords, just that i have owned just one, the Ikon. You seem to have changed more cars than i have replaced mobile phones!

The Ikon still holds a special place in my heart, which is why it still continues to adorn my display avatar on Team-BHP. I can relate to the fun you would have had with the car driving up those twisties on the way to and from Kumily.

Keep updating regularly.. not the car, but your ownership experience. Hehe!
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Old 31st October 2014, 14:24   #65
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What more in the Fiesta?

Keyless Entry & Drive
  • However, there is speed controlled auto-lock feature.
Congrats anachronix on your latest upgrade, it is truly a head turner & your review is equally awesome!! Enjoyed every bit of it, especially the opening pic was just incredible...too good Btw, have recently traded by semi German warhorse for this American beauty. Basically, traded of my Rapid for the all new ford fiesta and now I am a proud owner of a Silver Titanium TDCI. Though I could relate to everything you've mentioned but wanted some clarity regarding the speed controlled auto-lock feature. With this do you mean that the car auto locks after a certain speed? As my car does not do that & even my dealership has confirmed the absence of this feature. IMO this is a basic safety feature & is now available in even entry level cars so how could Ford miss this that too in their so called premium sedan offering? Also, if you could clarify whether it auto locks after a certain speed & if this feature was functional in your car since day 1 or did you get it activated from the dealership later on?

Thanking you in advance, cheers!

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There is this feature in Avventura where you can set the speed limit for the auto-lock, it may be in disabled mode by default.
My ikon didn't had remote key lock so i opted for autocop-XS and it had this auto lock feature, It would be shameful if auto-lock feature is not present in the new Fiesta which claimed as the first car from Ford stable that totally embodies the 'One-Ford' ethic.

@anachronix Is it 60/40 split fold-down rear seat backs?
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Old 31st October 2014, 19:46   #67
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Congrats anachronix on your latest upgrade, it is truly a head turner & your review is equally awesome!! Enjoyed every bit of it, especially the opening pic was just incredible...too good Btw, have recently traded by semi German warhorse for this American beauty. Basically, traded of my Rapid for the all new ford fiesta and now I am a proud owner of a Silver Titanium TDCI. Though I could relate to everything you've mentioned but wanted some clarity regarding the speed controlled auto-lock feature. With this do you mean that the car auto locks after a certain speed? As my car does not do that & even my dealership has confirmed the absence of this feature. IMO this is a basic safety feature & is now available in even entry level cars so how could Ford miss this that too in their so called premium sedan offering? Also, if you could clarify whether it auto locks after a certain speed & if this feature was functional in your car since day 1 or did you get it activated from the dealership later on?
Congrats on getting the car. I also have the same question, as I press the lock button to lock all the doors. I don't hear the auto-lock otherwise.
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Thanks for the excellent review!
Its a wonderful little car and hope it does enough numbers to keep Ford motivated to bring more machines like this.
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Basically, traded of my Rapid for the all new ford fiesta and now I am a proud owner of a Silver Titanium TDCI. Though I could relate to everything you've mentioned but wanted some clarity regarding the speed controlled auto-lock feature. With this do you mean that the car auto locks after a certain speed? As my car does not do that & even my dealership has confirmed the absence of this feature.!
Even my Fiesta does not auto lock and am amazed at the absence of this feature. I hope it can be activated via a software update like it is with vcds in vw cars.
If you dont mind, can you tell us the reason for selling Rapid so early? How is the drive and handing compared to Rapid, have a Vento and Fiesta is way ahead in this department, just wish engine had a bit more punch.
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What a fantastic review... written truly from the heart ! Being a 1.6S owner myself, I could very well relate to many of the stuff written here. It was great to know that Ford has kept the Fiesta's dna alive even after the engine downsizing.

This review has tingled me to seriously look at Fiesta again (I was thinking of upgrading to a SUV/softroader/crossover)
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Old 3rd November 2014, 13:30   #71
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You should have stopped by and said a Hi, probably next time!

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I saw your car twice on the same day today , Once at Sholinganallur junction around noon and 2nd time at RMZ millenia park around 22:40.
Our D-BHPian tire expert had recommended the MRF ZLO, the XM2s are good if your primary requirement is comfortable ride!

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Just one question- which tyres and what size would u recommended for swapping the oe Goodyear tyres?
Its listed in the Ford website as an official accessory.

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Thanks anachronix for the information on the center armrest. Is it available as an official Ford accessory, or do you mean an aftermarket one?
I am a regular through that route, it could be me but I dont really remember!

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I think I might have seen your car in Chennai. It was 30th August, the day after Ganesh Chathurthi, when I was driving around Adyar & Taramani when I saw a White Fiesta take a right turn from the OMR to proceed towards Thiruvanmiyur/Adyar. Was it you?
Lol! I am sure we share the same love for the Ikon, its still very special to me and sold it to a friend who really pampers the car well. I get to see & drive the car sometimes.

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I share the same love you have towards Fords, just that i have owned just one, the Ikon. You seem to have changed more cars than i have replaced mobile phones!

The Ikon still holds a special place in my heart, which is why it still continues to adorn my display avatar on Team-BHP. I can relate to the fun you would have had with the car driving up those twisties on the way to and from Kumily.


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Keep updating regularly.. not the car, but your ownership experience. Hehe!
Apologies guys, that was a silly typo error in my original post.

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However, there is NO speed controlled auto-lock feature.
The missing 'No' caused the confusion. But, the auto-lock feature can be activated. There is a program mode, I will test this and share the steps involved.

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Though I could relate to everything you've mentioned but wanted some clarity regarding the speed controlled auto-lock feature.
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it may be in disabled mode by default.
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I also have the same question, as I press the lock button to lock all the doors. I don't hear the auto-lock otherwise.
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Even my Fiesta does not auto lock and am amazed at the absence of this feature.
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Old 3rd November 2014, 15:30   #72
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Re: 2014 Ford Fiesta TDCi Titanium - Ownership Review & Report

@anachronix.

I want to know what all treatments or modifications have you done or are planning to do for your car. Can you throw please throw some light on that?

Thanks.
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Treatments, yes! Mods, no!

Got the under-body coating and paint protection from 3M done, but I think the paint protection was terrible waste of money. May be because of the non-metallic white on the car!

The mods are coming, but in phases. First thing, I want to get rid of the XM2s and get something bigger & better. Almost bought EcoSport 16" wheels but let a friend who was using the EcoSport Trend variant buy it as he was more interested in getting those wheels for his car. I wanted them only as a stop-gap setup until I found my favorite set of 16" wheels and better tires in 195/55 R16 size.

The next mod is to get a tuning box or remap, but thats only after 20,000 Km. So there is more time for that!

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@anachronix.

I want to know what all treatments or modifications have you done or are planning to do for your car. Can you throw please throw some light on that?

Thanks.
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Old 3rd November 2014, 19:44   #74
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Treatments, yes! Mods, no!

Got the under-body coating and paint protection from 3M done, but I think the paint protection was terrible waste of money. May be because of the non-metallic white on the car!
Thanks. I have the 3M underbody coating, and installed the sunfilm on the front windshield - this seems to have screwed up my rain sensor!! Ford says we need to replace the entire windshield.

Also, why is paint protection a waste of money? I mean, what are you not happy about? Is it something that you'd recommend for a metallic color?

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The mods are coming, but in phases. First thing, I want to get rid of the XM2s and get something bigger & better. Almost bought EcoSport 16" wheels but let a friend who was using the EcoSport Trend variant buy it as he was more interested in getting those wheels for his car. I wanted them only as a stop-gap setup until I found my favorite set of 16" wheels and better tires in 195/55 R16 size.

The next mod is to get a tuning box or remap, but thats only after 20,000 Km. So there is more time for that!
Do keep us posted, especially on the upgrade to 16" and the tuning box/remap.
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Old 4th November 2014, 09:38   #75
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Thanks for the wonderful review. My friend owns a fiesta classic for 7 years now and has had no issues till date. The NVH levels were very less in the cabin. I too had a strong desire to go for the new fiesta, but I was serious about seating at least 5 persons and thus left it out of my list and finally settled for City I-DTEC.
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