Car coolant very hot! It smells when i get out the car?

I have recently bought an 03 1.4 ford fiesta petrol. Everything was rosey until i went to the shop yesterday and when i got out all i could smell was coolant! I opened the bonnet and the coolant was bubbling and very warm to touch! Not scolding but hot! I've checked all possible signs of a head gasket and nothing. The car its self isn't over heating its just the coolant. Thermostat in the car hardly budges. Can anyone help me out with what to check and how? I'm limited to what tools i have but the garage are trying to charge a fortune!

My Ford dealer wants me to bring my car in for a 20K mile inspection. Is this necessary?

I bought my 2013 Ford Fiesta brand-new from a Ford dealer in the summer of 2013. Recently I got a letter from them that I should bring my car in to the dealer for a 20,000 mile "inspection". Is this really a necessary inspection, or is it a ruse to get me to bring in the car so they can hunt for "issues" and then pressure me into "fixing" them for some outrageous price? Sorry but I'm suspicious of car dealers… I guess it shows, huh?

Instrument cluster replaced?

The cluster in my 2012 ford fiesta needed to be replaced, before it got replaced it showed the outside temperature, average mpg, average mph and miles to empty, now all that is gone. Is there anything I can to do get it back?

Intercooler installation query in Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCI(2009)?

I want to install intercooler in 1.4 TDCI ford fiesta, but there's no IAT(intake air temperature sensor) it has only MAF sensor which is beetween airfilter and turbo, so what if i put intercooler after tubro, how would engine senses change in intake air temp… What is meaning of puting intercooler after MAF?

Would it be ridiculous for a man in his mid-40s to drive a Ford Fiesta?

I've usually been driving large cars so far(Mercedes 300 SE, Ford Falcon, BMW 525), but I now live in the UK, and I keep seeing those little Ford Fiestas of more recent model years here. Most recently, they even come with Aston Martin style grilles. I have to say I quite like these little things. And it would seem like a pretty harmless indulgence, too, as they are probably cheap as chips to run. My only worry: Will my friends and colleagues laugh at me if I turn up with one of those? I'm a 220-lbs, 6ft guy with beard and glasses. There are plenty of stereotypes on big guys with small cars. Or are there?

Is my Car Getting the Gas Mileage it Should?

I just bought a 2013 Ford Fiesta SE, and I'm having some concerns about the gas mileage. The Fiesta supposedly gets 29 city and 39 highway (when in reality I get around roughly 27). It has a 12.4 gallon fuel capacity.

What is getting me worried is the fact that today I drove to my family's house (40 miles from where I live), and it ate up 1/4 a tank of gas, and it was on full when I started. Is this normal? The car is still under warranty, is this anything fixable?

Thank you for any help, as I'm by no means a car expert.

Jaguar Land Rover Apprentiship cars?

I'm thinking of starting an Apprentiship aT JLR after I finish my GCSEs this year, i was wondering if they offer discount rates on their cars through a company lease? (Such as a Ford Fiesta). I have friends parents who work for JLR and pay £400 a month for their Range Rovers etc…