Ford Ka - The Blue Oval's 90s Baby. What is it actually like?

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Ford's new baby of 1996 proved a hit, with unusual looks, a strange name and an ancient engine dating back to the 1950s. What is that mix like to drive?
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@624radicalham Год назад

What some today don't realize is that this car was totally futuristic in the 90s. Sitting here in America I would read the praises lavished on it by CAR magazine and I finally got to see one in person on a visit to Europe in 1996. It was beautiful. The fenders, especially the ones that were dark colored, were a gutsy design element. The entire car was a design masterpiece. It's a shame not a single one saw an American road.

@Darwinion Год назад

It was about as futuristic as the Bond Bug. I get what you're saying, it's the exterior design aesthetics which work very well. But that's where it ends. Everything underneath was a rehash of old stuff. Very old stuff! But if it works why break it?

@624radicalham Год назад

@@DarwinionI'm glad you get what I mean because I mentioned the design twice in my comment. Never once did I refer to the underpinnings. The masses that buy little economy cars usually purchase based on design. This and the Ford Puma's design were legions ahead of any Ford product being produced in the US at the time. The Focus had yet to be introduced. I believe it was called Ford's New Edge styling which was quite radical at the time. And often called futuristic by the motoring press.

@Brimstoneandfire Год назад

It wasn’t a bad car. A friend was in a horrific accident with a drunk driver doing 40 through a 30mph village one night. His sternum was broken. His trainers were shredded from the pedals and they needed to cut off his jeans. The drunk driver in a mk3 black golf gti, no lights at about 1am, cut across my friend. He can remember the bang of the battery exploding, the CD flying out of the player over his left shoulder and also the cars spinning around, door to door. He wanted to get back in the seat and I test drove cars for him, one from a Citroen dealership in Newport (south wales). He couldn’t drive due to sternum. So we went out on the industrial estate, I did a three point term and we noticed we were right next to a breakers yard. Somehow that very KA was there, at a height you could see for yourself. She had sine wave ripples on the roof toward the rear of the car, and the Ford badge had dropped off. At the front, she appears to have performed well. The fire department remarked the car handles the impact from the bigger car well, partly as she was sat so well with a low centre of gravity that hugged the road. If he’d have been driving a mk 3 fiesta, I’m certain he would have been killed. So, I’m a Honda and Toyota man - but hats off to Ford, that’s one life you’ve saved to try and offset all those who were wiped out by Ford Pinto rear impacts!!!

@olik136 Год назад

From my German point of view I remember that differently... the Ford Ka was considered on of the ugliest cars around especially with the unpainted bumpers, which faded after the first year... it was a very popular car though and for some reason a lot of older people bought it.

@unclejoe6811 Год назад

Most cars are futuristic at release, digital dashboards, the cord, tucker, Chrysler airflow, dart, valiant, new yorker, tornado, taurus, tesla and many more

@leatherworkstation Год назад

Ian, just want to say, I've really been struggling these last couple of weeks with anxiety and watching your videos has really been helping chill me out and escape from life a bit at night. Thanks to you and the family Hubnut, and keep up the great work.

@teamhandsome1974 Год назад

Take care fella. May of us know what you are going through. So go steady.

@lukebrown2498 Год назад

hope youre doing ok bud

@domself9611 10 месяцев назад

Take it easy mate, I know how you feel, I've been there many times just recently.

@nickc4518 Год назад

Wow you managed to find a Ka that hasn’t rotted to oblivion. I’m impressed. Nice design as well. They seemed much less fusty than the Fiesta when they launched.

@kpanic23 Год назад

Exactly what I thought: The rear wing hasn't rusted through around the tank cover, can't be a real Ka... 😄

@interceptor-ss8kb Год назад

Was once washing a Ka down and blew a tonne of filler out from around the fuel cap absolute rot boxes

@davidw4639 Год назад

I had one about 10 years ago, 02 plate. Went for its first MOT and was advised to scrap it as the chassis was completely rotten and too far gone to save. Dreadful cars

@davidealexandrusuvac3245 Год назад

I really don’t know why, but my ka is from 1997 e still rocks. Not much rust, just tiny little spots but nothing rotten.

@procta2343 Год назад

@@davidw4639 one of the lads on the metro forum, his Mrs had one on a 04 plate, and he said its getting scrapped, due to how badly rotten it was. The car was not even 10 years old.

@volvo480 Год назад

After my mother's Fiat Seicento was rear ended and subsequently written off by a truck, she wanted to buy a blue Seicento, but Fiat didn't sell that colour anymore. She went to Ford and bought a new Ka exactly as in this video! Eventually the Ka was part exhanged for a Mk2 Ka which she is still driving to date. The Mk2 Ka is based on Fiat 500 mechanicals so in a way she's back driving a Fiat.

@MineshShah Год назад

I remember when the Ka was released: it was quite controversial- The rear was described as a baby's bottom with the bumper as a nappy that was falling off!

@TheHorsebox2 Год назад

Hah...my neighbour said the exact same thing.

@MINKIN2 Год назад

About time! I loved my KA. It was one of those cars that would always leave me with a smile everytime I stepped out of it.

@Ad-gn8pl Год назад

My girlfriend, now wife had one. The very basic of base models. No PAS, tape deck, wind up windows, no a/c, none of those fancy nets on the back of the seats either.... It was a fantastic little run around, good on fuel, fun to drive, ok-ish on the motorway once you got over its jitteryness. Cheap to run. Things that went wrong..... Washer pump failed, new horn, copious welding of sills, driver's seat lumbar bar collapsed (it was held in with plastic clips 🤦. Got broken into a few times resulting in CD head units going missing. She loved it, I...... Quite liked it, felt like a go-cart and promised to go fast but rarely got there. For a small car it's large arse made it hard to reverse, having the wheels at each corner didn't help. At the time I had a MK1 focus which in her opinion was 'Masssive' and didn't like driving. My office moved and my commute then turned to the trains. I noticed the fuel in my car running out remarkably quickly seeing as I wasn't driving it. Turns out my wife had got used to the Focus in the winter months with it's quick clear windscreen, lack of draughts, decent heating and no condensation on the inside. So we sold it on. She now drives a Galaxy which she doesn't think is big enough. That rear wiper is as fast as it gets 👍

@darwenrover8910 Год назад

Ooh the nostalgia! I had one of these as my first car. I had a 2000 KA Collection. Had alloys, central locking, electric windows, body coloured bumpers and chrome tail pipe on the exhaust. Like a true old school Ford having noisy tappets. But it was fun to drive. Chuckable and handled like a go-kart.

@pigeonpoo1823 Год назад

When I made a list of what traits and characteristics I wanted my current car to have, 'fun like the Ka' was a very high priority. So I've got a Fiesta. Go figure. Ford makes fun cars

@paultaylor7082 Год назад

I once drove a Ford Ka as a courtesy car (this was in the late 1990s) when one of our company vehicles was in for service or repair. I drove it from Bury to Preston and back (60 miles round trip). The car itself was OK to drive, but upon my return I ended up with a lot of back pain, as the seat was thin and offered little support. As a result, it was a car I'd never have considered buying.

@michaelstamper5604 Год назад

I bought my daughter's Ka when she got married and started planning a family, which led her to swap to a 5 door Astra. I loved it. Never failed to start, took me wherever I wanted to go and back again in comfort, and happily cruised on any road at any speed for however long I chose. Sadly the notorious tin worm devoured the chassis and it had to be taken to the great motorway in the sky.

@GentilsGarage Год назад

My wife has two of these Mk1’s, A prefacelift 98 and a facelift 2007. Both fun to drive and very cheap to run. Easy to work on as well!

@jimmeltonbradley1497 Год назад

I inherited a 2007 Ka from the in-laws a few years ago. However, it's a left-hand drive one which resides in Spain. This means we dont get to drive it that much which in turn means that, although it is 15 years old, it's only done 30,000 Kilometres. The engine does not clatter in mine. And it's very nippy.

@AlexandraStarr1974 Год назад

Honestly, the ford KA is a cracking little motor, I owned one about 7 years ago now, and it saved my skin one evening when I got terrorised by some off roaders, who all thought they would block me into a secluded car park, skid past my car and aiming shotguns at me, I shit thee neigh! The baby KA really came into her own that night, I hoofed her into a field to get past the 4x4s who were blocking my exit, then hooned it down a bumpy little road, and going way too fast over a small humpback bridge. The car simply stuck to the road like superglue, I was amazed I did not crash that night, I may add that I was very scared and had no choice but to get away quickly, I mean, they had shotguns for crying out loud, what the hell? Top motor, won't hear. a bad word said about them, still pwiddy to look at too!

@bombadilian Год назад

My girlfriend briefly had one of these, a Collection no less! I loved driving it, had nice, planted 'on rails' handling and a lovely, slick gear change, and I was really impressed with how comfortable it was. Sadly she couldn't get on with it because it was a manual. They're cute little cars, it's a pity rust has probably claimed most by now. Very common to see them with the dreaded corrosion around the fuel filler area.

@DavidAbse Год назад

I’ve got a 1998 red and black Ka, done just 102,000km, I drive it everywhere, love it, apart from the turning circle which is ridiculously big for such a small car. No rust problems, runs great. But then I live in a better climate in the south of France.

@sarahcarter824 Месяц назад

When my sister passed her test she had three Ka 's and I can still remember the registration numbers of all of them. They were comfortable for town driving but not so much on long journeys. Went on holiday in them a few times and the design inside was futuristic but a tad cramped if you were sitting in the back with any luggage that couldn't fit in the boot.

@JS-1983 Год назад

Worked at car importer in here Finland at ~2003. There was all kind of Ford and New Holland tractors. Have to say those Ka's turned quite quickly on snow with summer tires and help of handbrake (on closed area) 🤣 Not my choice for longer distances at winter, but excellent city car.

@lawrence5117 Год назад

I had a basic 1997 Ka. No aircon, colour coded bumpers, central locking or suchlike. It was a delight to drive and very reliable.

@markthompson50 Год назад

I recall that when these cars first came out, as a sales gimmick a Ford dealer in my area set up a Ka on display in our indoor shopping centre, the interior of which had been skillfully converted into an aquarium complete with fish happily swimming around in the cabin!

@LMBC-xx5yx Год назад

I live in Brazil and have a Ka XR (The south american spec of the sportka) and i absolutely love it. Rust is not a problem for any car here, and i've driven the 1 liter versions as well, fantastic cars. As great as the Twingo

@TheDeeplyCynical Год назад

Had a base model (R35FBD) while at uni, managed to cram 5 students in to get between lectures. Black bumpers, keep fit windows, no power steering,3 preset radio/cassette, blanking pugs galore. I do remember almost being caught out by the lift-off oversteer. Turning into a side road at the last minute caused it to get a bit tail happy (whilst loaded with passengers), years of video-games saved my pride that day. Yes, the lid of the glove box is supposed to come off like that.

@markusmielke9635 Год назад

Oh I had one from 2003 in that color. In German it was call „Atollgrün“. It was a Colourline edition with leather in the same light green and blue and swarowski stones inside and out at some places. Loved it! Fantastic to drive, quick and fun.

@martijnkosters9024 Год назад

Hearing a Kent engine always brightens my day. First car memories, an OHV Fiesta without bonnet insulation. Tratratratratrat.

@poppyneese1811 Год назад

Our Pastor got to go to Scotland a few years back, being of Scottish roots, I grilled him about every detail, they stayed with another Pastor and his wife, they owned a Ka, he said the Scottish Pastors name was Jackie Stewart, didn’t look like the legendary driver, but absolutely drove like him, he said Scotland had tiny roads with a lot of tiny cars that flew up and down the roads and the Scottish Pastor had like 250,000 miles on the lil Ka and it was immaculate. He also said Scott’s are hard to understand, their surprisingly warm and friendly and Scotland was absolutely gorgeous. I dream of going there one day😄

@corvetaumbr2410 Год назад

This car was pretty popular here in Brazil aswell, it was manufactured for a long time with 2 different gens and many facelifts, my mother actually owned that same version in the video (wheel on the left side obviously) with a similar color aswell, and while some people may not like it very much here, my mother loved it. According to her it was sleek, compact, easy and comfortable to drive, and "cute looking".

@oscarosullivan4513 Год назад

At least the weather there protects them from the rot they are famous for.

@MarthaMansbridge Год назад

Loved these - the more basic spec the better - red paint, black bumpers - that’s a proper Ford Ka - this was a very brave move by Ford, along with the Focus and the Puma they seemed to find a new direction - now they’re back to being dull as ditch water

@WmAHughes Год назад

I bloody loved my Ka, I had a much later Duratec engine, it’s one of the few cars I owned that I would own again. An absolute joy to drive!

@olgabukaa8530 Год назад

same here, I loved my Ka, my Dad currently drives it. It has a little bit of rust but we will fix it. If I had an option (and didn't need a larger car), I would definitely buy it again.

@robertp.wainman4094 Год назад

So much nicer dash design than modern Ford's. Did a considerable amount of miles as a passenger in one of these and found the ride smoother than recent Fiesta's.

@michaelcliffe562 Год назад

The Ford Ka is in my opinion the real Austin Mini successor- innovative design with the wheels as far apart as possible for a roomy interior, cheap to buy and repair and absolutly fantastic handling if maintained properly. These things drive like go carts!

@Blackmamba12345 Год назад

Not a good comparison. The mini was designed to be big on inside and small on outside. The KA is both small on in and outside.

@richlee509 Год назад

@@Blackmamba12345 lol awful cars

@michaelcliffe562 Год назад

@@Blackmamba12345 Except it isn't that small on the inside, for a modern car at least.

@Blackmamba12345 Год назад

@@michaelcliffe562 The mini was revolutionary design in the 1950s when it first came out... this however wasn't.

@nikonordman7624 Год назад

Well the Ka certainly rusts like a Mini...

@delcatto60 Год назад

I had one as a courtesy car for a few days many years ago. It was like driving an empty tin can and I decided never again.

@PinePine Год назад

I still remember smacking my head into the ceiling sitting on the back every time a small pothole came through.

@itswais77 Месяц назад

My mum had one of these cars for 3 years, they never broke down before she brought a new car

@cambs0181 Год назад

I had one of these of the exact age. Though mine had the CD player. Was a great little car. It was the original idea of Ford of producing cars for the masses. Very cheap to run and the body work made it very easy to keep clean. I traded it in for a mk1 Audi A3 in the end, but if it wasn't for the lack of boot space I need nowadays, I would have one again.

@MrTumshie Год назад

I loved my wee Ka. It was a bit clapped out by the time I got it but it lasted another 4 years before dying on me. I had forgotten how much fun I had in it. I wish I'd known back then that that was what those rear seatbelt holes were, never occurred to me...

@megapangolin1093 Год назад

Wife, who is a designer, had two early ones. Happily drive at 90mph for hours on motorway, went on holiday for a weeks in France in one. Totally reliable, nippy, and easy to park. Just give it a bit of welly and use the gearbox to make progress and what more could anyone ask for? Cheap plastics worked brilliantly, no squeaks as they flexed nicely, easy to clean. Why do people want plush plastics on dashboard that they never touch? Great review of a tremendous car.

@ColinCarFan Год назад

Some years ago I read that two key criteria for the Ka designers was that it should be cohesive that a facelift would not be possible and so distinctive that any body panel could be easily identified as being from a Ka and not confused with any other car. They certainly met the brief (which I hope is not an urban myth!). Great looking car and a balanced review, as ever, from HubNut.

@aston-martin-internationalist Год назад

My ex girlfriend from the late noughties had one, it was low mileage and was starting to show rust even though it was only about 6 years old. Fun to drive though, I liked it. In other news, I saw a HubNut stickered MK1 silver Multipla on the M4 heading to Wales today.

@mazdaman1286 Год назад

As an MOT tester I have condemned so many of these to the scrap heap. I was once told that these never received any wax corrosion injections to the body cavities. From my experience this was true....

@spjones463 Год назад

My wife had a streetka it was one of the most fun cars we ever owned I used to borrow it all the time because I loved it so much 😊

@danhoppy5517 Год назад

My neighbour owned one of these. Ugly little Noddy car, but it was bulletproof. Nothing mechanically went wrong with it.

@alexwade9921 Год назад

I bought one of these brand new in 2004. It had an OHC Duratec engine though. I just needed a totally reliable car for work purposes. I thought this was the best bet for the least money brand new. My basic model in metallic blue cost me £4995. I serviced it myself from new. Absolutely minimal work. Oil and filters. Spark plugs. No timing belt, but a chain for the OHC. Tyres, front brakes along the way. I put 105,000 miles on it in five years. It never missed a beat. I often used to drive it as fast as it would go. About 105mph! Absolutely brilliant car. A joy!

@AlexisTichko Год назад

I had one and I loved it. Only one issue we had with it, the throttle tended to get stuck but that was easily solved by spraying a bit of chain oil once every two or three months. Main issue was that after only 4 or 5 years suddenly rust just exploded everywhere.

@aycee2724 Год назад

Yes the rust got mine too, and it was around the 4-5 year mark too. But we loved it anyhow

@jamescaley9942 Год назад

8v push rod engines can be a revelation.

@penedrador Год назад

It came from a time where car designs were special. You just knew what car it is by glancing at it, today's cars just look so similar to each other.

@AlexCarloss Год назад

The first KA's and Fiesta's manufactured in Brazil in the late 90's were powered by the Enduro 1.0 litre engine that was replaced by the Zetec 1.0 litre 8V engines, after year 2000. We also had a KA with a Zetec 1.6 8V engine. called KA XR; it was something close to a pocket rocket when driving in the city roads as it had lot of torque at low speeds and considering the KA as a low weight vehicle.

@Biggles Год назад

I've had a few Kas. A great review, you really captured what they are all about despite the miserable weather. I'd still run one now if it weren't for the rampant rot on most of them. They outdrive anything in their class.

@fionawhitie8659 Год назад

Absolutely love the Ka. My first car was a ka3 then my second car was another ka3 then my 3rd car was a 1.6 SportKa. It was brilliant. I miss it now!

@paultaylor9652 Год назад

My good lady had a S plate one, sadly it was a total rot box after about 5 years old, still it was fun to drive.

@LoosleyLouise Год назад

I drove my Sport KA to Scotland and back last week, did it no problem at all, Waxoyl everywhere is a good idea, bad for lower control arms top mounts, drop link bars same as any other front drive car, went from an Audi A3 to a KA as I was fed up pouring money into the Audi money pit clunker, bought the Sport KA with all the usual parts worn out for a song. Clutch, alternator, top mounts, bottom arms, tyres, full service, been driving it for three years with regular oil and filter changes, do mine every 5000 miles, did also put on a stainless cat back exhaust, goes great and fun to drive, waxoyl it every year in the summer, don’t care what I drive, fix it up job 3 years still going I’ll keep on driving it, quite happy

@maxgreece1 Год назад

My mother has the original in bright yellow with grey bumpers and adored it. I drove it a few times and it struck me as nippy, capable and fun. She sold it only because the locks kept breaking. 3 keys for the ka was at least 1 too many, if not 2.

@janetfishwick8887 Год назад

My mother, brother and sister all had one of these at the same time. Excellent little runners and so easy to maintain and park. All of them had a rust problem round the petrol cap. Mother had to refrain from driving hers at the age of 86 and my brother exchanged his for a Fiesta after years of enjoyable motoring. My sister still has hers and it’s going strong at 14 years old. Me, I have a beautiful Mondeo , mark 4 with a boot like a skip and a beast to park. Love it!

@BeamBinge Год назад

I just can't wrap my head around seeing a pushrod engine in a car from this era..

@The-Observer Год назад

I briefly had one of these as a courtesy car. Black bumper model. Very fun to drive. Not fast but fun. Would love to have been able to drive the Sport Ka to see how that was.

@andrewgardner9615 Год назад

A Ford dealership friend of mine said that Ford H/O didn't want to paint the bumpers ,even though customers were asking for it,the dealer painted up an early model and got in trouble from Ford for doing so.revolving glove box was cool before it was dropped-Loved these.Pity they've mostly rotted away nowadays.

@CauliflowerMcPugg Год назад

Didn't like the look of them when they came out, but time has changed my mind. Loved your well executed exiting the rear and entering the front. I give you a score of 9.5 😁

@DomingoDeSantaClara Год назад

I felt the same when I first saw one, time hasn't changed my mind.

@oscarosullivan4513 Год назад

It and the early to mid 2000’s Renault Megane the fat arsed of the car world.

@peteracton1515 Год назад

I launched the Ka in Cardiff PR-wise for a local dealer and had two giant Canadian basketball players to promote it and they sat in comfortably for the pics!

@Jay-B1750 Год назад

Loved this era of Ford, KA, Puma and Focus, they were pretty good fun to drive, had a few courtesy KAs when my focus was in for servicing, they are good fun to drive, the later engines were alot quieter.

@stephenswift9868 Год назад

Cute little car! My partner had one, she loved it. One of the best handling cars that she’s owned. The only reason she got rid of it was a constant need of welding because of rust. Otherwise she would have kept it. We went up and down Scotland, in it no problem!

@ukranaut Год назад

This brings so much nostalgia for a better times.

@candidcars Год назад

Here for a good time, not a long time, these! We had so many over the years - from an early Ka 2 right the way to a fleet of the run-out models with the mini-lite style wheels. Thoroughly enjoyable cars to drive with a design that's really stood the test of time. Deserved to be made of better metal really.

@DTFilmProductions Год назад

In Feb 2022 I bought a 2006 Ford Ka 1 owner with 6,000 miles on the clock hardly used. From about 2003 the Mk1 Ka used a better more modern engine called a duratec that is 8v chain drive SOHC which is more refined than the earlier models.

@liverush24 Год назад

I had two of these back-to-back over fourteen years. Super-reliable, handled great, sipped petrol, cheap to insure/tax. I would still have one now if it wasn't for rust. They rust underneath like hell. I miss them.

@bombakdik Год назад

It sure has aged really amazingly well. When they were all around, I was only 10 years old. I was in high school. Indeed, as you say, it is important to see this design in perspective back then, and, when they came out, they were strange and bizarre looking things. When I look at them now, especially at the rear, it makes me think of the front of an Isetta. Nice to watch this review! Brings back good memories.

@schlookie Год назад

These have always been one of my favourite cars. I always thought it was a great handling car. And very futuristic when it came out in the mid 90s. I think it's aged well too, and still looks modern in 2022. We called it a Ford K.A here in NZ. Probably because we are used to calling the Aussie Falcons AU, EA, EF etc. A comparable characterful little car is the Honda Jazz/fit in my opinion. You should try get your hands on one of those Mr Hubnut!

@JohnHughes2002 Год назад

The Honda Jazz is far too modern and efficient and mainstream for Mr HubNut! Great car, though!

@simonhodgetts6530 Год назад

I like the Ka immensely - your description of the design details was very good. You can also see some design cues from the Anglia - notably the relationship between the front grille and the indicators. You can almost see it as a spiritual successor to the Anglia in some respects.

@alansmith1770 Год назад

Lovely little motor I drove a few years ago. I have a KA+ 1200cc 79BHP. The best car I have owned. It does have a few quirks you can't see the light switch as it hides behind the steering wheel. The boot either opens with remote switch on key or button release next to light switch. But it has several airbags front & rear fogs & returns 46 mpg. Finally a Ford idea won't start unless clutch pedal is down. But I love it 5/12 years old & 42000 miles.

@sandrodunatov485 Год назад

I loved this car soooo much. Actually I won beer bets managing to park it into the same space a Fiat 126 could barely squeeze (thanks to the oval shape of the Ka, which diagonal was probably shorter than its lenght ;). Had it for some 10 years (300000+ Km) and had it converted to CNG with a Tartarini sequential-phased kit, made easily 28 Km with one Kg of natural gas. Great great car.

@johnhall4917 Год назад

I had a 55 plate for almost a year. As per most Ford manual gearboxes, the gear change was effortless and precise.

@johnsimpson906 Год назад

Worked in a Ford dealership in Liverpool when the Ka came out. The fun mistaking Scousers asking to test drive the Ka then realising they didn't mean one of these.

@blacksquirrel4008 Год назад

A staple of the budget rental fleet. We had one for a few weeks in Dorset. Three people and gear was tight but it still felt sprightly.

@bengraves4724 Год назад

I had a bright yellow one. My favourite car to drive, it was sort of telepathic, look at a bend and it went around it seemingly of its own accord. Obviously returned to the earth from whence it came in a cloud of red dust.

@bobgorman9481 Год назад

I had a 1999 model with the old 1.3 Kent rattle box. All the running gear was superb, the real problem was the bodywork which although very futuristic in appearance, its corrosion capabilities was still back in the 1970s , god it could rust , in fact, during the winter months you could see it deteriorating on a daily basis. This was at a time when most manufacturers were really getting their act together, and starting to produce corrosion free bodywork.

@russellb1212 Год назад

Loved my Ford Ka, brilliant fun, it went everywhere from Inverness to the Isle of Wight, it had body coloured bumpers, never missed a beat. I wish I kept it, ifvany Ford car was Hubnut, it’s this

@xaviert.123 Год назад

I miss seeing these buggers everywhere. It's absolutely emotionally devastating that what was once an iconic British MEME of a car, is now dying away.

@bentullett6068 Год назад

Ford Ka's have there own endurance racing series in the UK and it's actually fantastic to watch (sometimes shown on MSV RU-vid channel). Plus it is saving a lot of these cars from the crusher.

@JustG38 Год назад

Ford KA Luxury (leather seats) my first car, excellent memories, 17, just started driving... you feel on top of the world. Bad points, "why you driving a hair dressers car" was a daily comment.

@nostreamavailable9090 Год назад

Your ability to see the best in even the worst of cars tells me you would be an excellent salesman mate 😂

@Zlin0035 Год назад

love how there is more room in the back seats of this than my Honda CRZ .. thats hilarious!

@andiparker3733 Год назад

Considering how nippy and "rough and ready" it is I'm getting classic mini vibes. It seems a lot of fun and even in this video it feels you're going much faster than you actually are going...

@anthonypararajasingham Год назад

I remember seeing these on the road in 1996 and 1997 In Melbourne. I distinctly remember one KA model in a dark blue colour (Can’t believe that I remembered that detail). Anyway, its rare to see any of them these days.

@SA-zoom1 Год назад

These cars are so much fun to drive, foot flat on the floor everywhere

@stewartjmurray Год назад

A friend of mine drove his all the way from Edinburgh to southern Germany, it cost him all of £400 to buy, it got him there and back no problems at all.

@TheHorsebox2 Год назад

My Dad bought one brand new in '97, in purple. He loved the it, though did regret not spending the extra on power steering. My son has a silver '99 Ka stored away. One owner from new, not a spot of rust. Then again, Irish roads are never salted in winter. Future classic? Judging by the mainly positive comments here, I'd say definitely.

@JollyGraham Год назад

I had a Sports Ka and loved it except for one thing. It was great to drive (very much like my classic Mini which I had previously owned) but it had very weak alloy wheels which buckled if you went over a pothole or a kerb. Later on when I was short of cash I bought a standard Ka which unfortunately suffered from the dreaded rust.

@olgabukaa8530 Год назад

I had a 2006 Ka (first generation) for a few years. when upgraded to larger car, I gave it to my Dad. He loves his little "plastic car", some rust started to show but he is adamant about fixing it, as apart from rust, there is nothing wrong with the car. It's a simple construction, not many things can break down, has AC, power steering and electric windows and is so tiny to you can park it absolutely everywhere. What more do you need from a city car? oh, and the 1.3 engine with 70hp , combined with light weight, make the car super dynamic in the city.

@there_and_back 8 месяцев назад

Hated these - until I drove one! Loads of fun!

@jovanaknezevic4550 Год назад

I have her and i absolute LOVE HER!! GREAT CAR!

@christinecartwright1856 Год назад

Had one in 2003,absolutely loved it

@ChaunceyGardener Год назад

I have the Brazilian 2003 model with an 1.0 Zetec engine. Absolutely brilliant car for short distances. Still pretty next to any late 90s car.

@endlessroadie3131 Год назад

I genuinely disliked these before i bought one myself. I hated how it was just a bubbly fiesta with even more potential for rust but once i drove on (needed a cheap car), i absolutely loved it! It was panther black and the paint was in great condition. It had some rust repairs around the fuel filler cap but it was done quite badly. Full leather interior in beige, electric sunroof, electric windows and mirrors and a/c ofcourse. Absolutely loved it since it drove like a kart! Didn't fit to well inside of it and i could barely see any overhanging traffic lights but still, great little run about for the short time it was in my possession. Sold it to my sister's neighbor for a great profit and it's still going strong to this day!

@04dram04 Год назад

I love the nostalgia this makes me feel

@quwers Год назад

My first car! 68hp and 4 wheel drifts in the snow.

@gregg9672 Год назад

Oh yes I remember seeing this for the first time in one of the magazines and fell in love cause I love small cars then to find out we didn't get it we had the Aspire..

@robertbills4290 Год назад

My Daughter in law had a KA and my son who creates custom cars. Did a beautiful looking job on making it a one off she loved it

@killahbunnie Год назад

Was a toss up between the Sport Ka and a Citroen C2 VTS when I was looking for a sporty small car, went for the C2 as living near some very twisty roads, it just handled so much better as I found the oversteer issue a bit much on some of those bends when I road tested the Ka. Good review as always, and a bargain for someone :)

@ferrumignis Год назад

You chose wisely, Citroen managed to make the C2 survive a humid day without converting itself into a small pile of brown dust.

@brentfairlie Год назад

I adored the styling of the Ka. And they are fun to drive and very reliable. My only gripp was the nasty one piece floor carpet

@Bicyclehub Год назад

The integrated front grille and indicators design that you described seems to be a nostalgic nod towards the 105E Anglia. I was pleased to see the inserted pic of the Anglia just afterwards. One of the reasons they handle so well is that the rear wheels are right at the back and wide apart. No overhanging mass to upset things.

@darwenrover8910 Год назад

Also a nod to the MK1 Fiesta with the indicator lense underneath the main headlight.

@mattw8332 Год назад

The Ka is like the spiritual successor to the classic Mini at a time when the latter was coming to the end of it's production life cycle. Such a shame that these rotted away at a rapid pace but it seemed to be the case with cars priced at the lower end of the market.

@davidboden5486 Год назад

my mum had one at launch in 1996. it was a ka2 with metalic paint, she loved that car - as did my dad, he drove it more than his car . and then they sold it to my brother who drove it for years after. so many happy memories in that thing