25-01-2015, 10:27 AM
1.4 HDi's aren't as bad as people claim, and forums aren't great for relaibilty figures either. On the Ford Forum there are a lot of (mainly old people that are stuck to their marque) that try to turn people away from 1.4/1.6 HDi's having never owned one but simply because they're made by Peugeot! 'Nah mate, stick with the 1.8, its a Ford engine'... 
Look on here you'd think HDi's were terribly unreliable with electrics compared to XUDs....how often does a HDi actually break something electrical? Not very...apart from MAFs which don't count as they never fully fail the only electrical component failure (as in car not starting) I've had was a crank sensor...across about 10 HDi's.
My step Dad has a 1.4 TDCi Fiesta for work, he does lots of miles and although it gets terrible mpg (his driving probably!) it hasn't broken down so far in 3 years...
That said, I learnt to drive in a 206 1.4 HDi eco....and my god it's still the slowest car I've driven, put me off diesel for years as I assumed they'd all be that bad lol, think a 106 NAD is faster!
Look on here you'd think HDi's were terribly unreliable with electrics compared to XUDs....how often does a HDi actually break something electrical? Not very...apart from MAFs which don't count as they never fully fail the only electrical component failure (as in car not starting) I've had was a crank sensor...across about 10 HDi's.
My step Dad has a 1.4 TDCi Fiesta for work, he does lots of miles and although it gets terrible mpg (his driving probably!) it hasn't broken down so far in 3 years...
That said, I learnt to drive in a 206 1.4 HDi eco....and my god it's still the slowest car I've driven, put me off diesel for years as I assumed they'd all be that bad lol, think a 106 NAD is faster!