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      04-10-2020, 04:22 PM   #29
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128i.

i've driven the Fiesta ST. fun car....but still too 'modern' for me.

230hp is nothing to sneeze at. If anything cars with lesser power and great handling, steering, and balance are MORE fun.
230 horses is more than enough especially if it's manual. Plus, as someone mentioned already, it's very easy to convert into 130i to ~255hp.

But the biggest pros for me is the hydraulic steering in 128i - no modern cars can beat that!


PS: not sure about Ford but with BMW of this era you need to expect a bit of maintenance though. Specifically the valve cover gasket, the oil filter housing gasket, likely diff is leaking too. And suspension will need to be refreshed, spark plugs, belts (but that applies to both cars).

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