WS Zetec - first month

shevek · 17-04-2010, 11:20 PM

This is a curvy vision, an appropriate blue oval.

Forgot to flick back the key, must have sat on it & was disappointed how easily it bent. Straightened okay but swapped with wife's. Be more careful.

Got $300 midnight express from tint-a-car + $60 sun strip. All good.

Tail light went so I thought I'd have a go but a big pain to pull back an acre of carpet so I'll wait till 3k. I note from other threads that headlights are also awkward. Sigh.

Very tractable in Sydney's traffic jams, where I thought the clutch would get a workout. Potters happily at low revs.

Got 510k from 40L of E10 in hilly, busy Sydney. 7.8 L/100 is okay. Will see what a tank of V Power does.

dannyhilton · 17-04-2010, 11:51 PM

I'm sorry but I'm just gonna say it, if you are aware your tail light is out please fix it or make an attempt, heck take it back to Ford. If there is one thing I can't stand from all the crappy driver traits out there, it's having one headlight, one tail light or a complete lack of ability to use the indicators. Mate, have a look in the owners manual, there is instructions there. Seriously, it's a major safety issue and can't be too difficult to fix.

shevek · 18-04-2010, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by dannyhilton

I'm sorry but I'm just gonna say it, if you are aware your tail light is out please fix it or make an attempt, heck take it back to Ford. If there is one thing I can't stand from all the crappy driver traits out there, it's having one headlight, one tail light or a complete lack of ability to use the indicators. Mate, have a look in the owners manual, there is instructions there. Seriously, it's a major safety issue and can't be too difficult to fix.

Yes. my slackness. Will have a go today. It's just that makers seem to make these owner actions harder, perhaps to discourage user intervention.

Fi.ES.TA · 18-04-2010, 10:00 AM

The tail lights and headlights are so so easy to remove its beyond me how people with the WS are finding them hard.

dannyhilton · 18-04-2010, 10:36 AM

Sorry for the rant. Hopefully you're Fiesta experience improves. I too have the Midnight Express tint, looks mint IMHO. Haven't seen a Vision with it, but it looks superb with my Frozen White