Fiesta cheap motoring

[TVR keith]

In May 2004 my son bought a 1995 Fiesta diesel with a genuine 39K on the clock. It was absolutely immaculate inside and out and totally original with all the old MOT's to substantiate the mileage.
He has added 86K (mainly motorway)miles to it so it's now on 125K miles, has really looked after it so it still looks immaculate. Its been serviced and had cam belt changes etc bang on the nail by a small independent garage but apart from a new exhaust and the other things that normally wear out its needed no major surgery.(Not even a battery or clutch)
He paid £1700 for it and I've just sold it for £800.
How good is that?
I don't suppose the replacement will be as cheap to run although its another Fiesta diesel, a 2003 1.4 turbo this time

[patmahe]

I'll start the 'I did better aspect of this thread' Bought a 92 starlet with 140000 miles on it for €950 (I'm in ireland) ran it for 2 years serviced it once (€90) and sold it for €1050.

Theres great satisfaction to be had from running a car for next to nothing. Wish I could say the same of my current motors, ah well

[Jon GT2]

The old Fiesta 1.8D was a great little car.

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unfortunately I had one of them 1.4 TDCi Fiestas. There not economical at all, stuipily slow and and to to it off, mine chewed up a crank, road and shells on number 4. Bought it brand new in 2003, put 63k on the clock when that happened even though it had been serviced every 8k. Other than that it was a good car.