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Old 08-03-2011, 06:26 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Any of you euro/brits see a lot of Mazda 121/Kia Pride's over there?
We had two - the one in my post, above, and the one that also doubled as the Kia Pride / Ford Festiva. The Kia Price / Ford Festiva version has long disolved from our roads.

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Old 08-03-2011, 07:46 PM   #22 (permalink)
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We had two - the one in my post, above, and the one that also doubled as the Kia Pride / Ford Festiva. The Kia Price / Ford Festiva version has long disolved from our roads.

Thats unfortunate, theyre really great cars, and still quite alive here. Theyve especially come into demand since gas became "expensive".

Mine...

With sticky tires up front


and its replacement... the ford aspire, known to you probably as the Kia Avella... I think mine is gonna be a parts car
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I always called those Assfire. I'm glad US Ford moved on to the Focus.
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We never got the Aspire or the Kia equivalent AFAIK.

EDIT - we did get this Mazda based one though



and we currently have this Mazda2 which I think is a latest version Fiesta underneath.



The Mazda2 is nice to look at, very very dull to drive.
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I always called those Assfire. I'm glad US Ford moved on to the Focus.
Theyre great cars, like their predecessor, but theyre underpowered. They added about 200-300 lbs of safety, brakes, and suspension to the festiva, but no extra power.

They make great parts cars for festivas though... the brakes and suspension bolt on and seemingly halve the braking distance.
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Some pictures of the Mk2 Courier, based in the Mk4 Fiesta.

European 5-seater version


Brazilian version

While the European ones always had an enclosed rear body, Brazilian ones were always pickups.

This one with an aftermarket double-cab conversion I spotted in my hometown


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Looks so sad.
This one is called "Fiesta tristonho" in Brazil, since triste in Portuguese means sad.

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