I'm a MONDEO MAN, now !!!

Roadkill · August 15, 2011, 08:26:21 AM

Quoting: F Body

Just wondered what the price difference is between a Mondeo, Vectra and Passat of similar age/mileage are

Not much when I was looking.

Quoting: philoldsmobile

I'd avoid the Vectra like the plague

They were one of my considerations briefly but after reading reviews I opted to go Ford.

Incursus · August 15, 2011, 09:51:44 AM

Quoting: Roadkill

Quoting: philoldsmobile
I'd avoid the Vectra like the plague

They were one of my considerations briefly but after reading reviews I opted to go Ford.

Quoting: philoldsmobile

why limit yourself, there are some excellent alternatives out there.
How about a volvo S40 (or C70 if you are ok with a petrol) or a Pug 406 HDi (excellent car for the money - ask don shiftini) you could also look into a Saab 9-3 or a honda accord

Quoting: Incursus

Honda Accord, Saab 93 and Volvo S60 are others on the list.

tbh I only had a 30min browse to see what out there. I've driven a Volvo V40 and Honda accord and they are both good cars, especially the Accord 2.2 CDti.. or whatever it's called.

Incursus · August 15, 2011, 12:53:19 PM

It's the insurance I can't believe 2-3 times that of the Mustang!! for a boring old diesel

Fieldy · August 15, 2011, 02:11:57 PM

My Mondeo is just under £600, my Blazer is £300.... Both UK cars!!

philoldsmobile · August 15, 2011, 02:47:41 PM

Alfa is £396 comp with European breakdown cover, Ducati is £190 with no ncb (couldn't transfer it when I took the policy out, as the shunt was still being investigated)

Incursus · August 15, 2011, 03:03:49 PM

Problem is I only have 2 years no claims (previous insurance companies didn't let me accrue it on a classic car) and I'd be doing ~28k mile a year.

Mustang is £360

philoldsmobile · August 16, 2011, 03:04:31 AM

hmmm.... if you can find an owners club, you can usually get your best deals there for insurance - my £25 per year fees for alfa owner easily outweigh the £200 insurance saving.

The other factor is the more mainstream the car, generally the more it costs to insure, example - maserati 3200GT's are quite cheap to insure, because they never got popular with chavballers in the way ferraris did, who then wrap them round the nearest lamp post.

Roadkill · August 16, 2011, 11:44:33 AM

I insured through flux and as I had so many other previous policies they let me have mine for £390-odd IIRC - which I thought was steep !

That was 4 years NC.

Incursus · August 16, 2011, 11:57:48 AM

Quoting: Roadkill

I insured through flux and as I had so many other previous policies they let me have mine for £390-odd IIRC - which I thought was steep !

Good to know as I'm with them at the moment. It's the miles that seem to make the biggest difference.

Roadkill · August 16, 2011, 12:05:04 PM

Quoting: Incursus

It's the miles that seem to make the biggest difference

Really ?

I think I'm down for 25K / year

Incursus · August 16, 2011, 01:46:29 PM

Quoting: Roadkill

Really ?

I think I'm down for 25K / year

Yeah, at least on the online comparison sites the difference between 10k and 28k was over £100 per year.

Cunning Plan · August 17, 2011, 03:43:13 AM

Quoting: Incursus

Yeah, at least on the online comparison sites the difference between 10k and 28k was over £100 per year.

I can confirm that. going from 15 to 20k they wanted £120 more for me.

Incursus · August 18, 2011, 09:50:40 AM

2nd interview next Friday

sorry

ianjpage · August 18, 2011, 10:02:30 AM

Quoting: Incursus

2nd interview next Friday

cool good on ya

Got one meself first week of Sept

sorry as well lol

Incursus · August 18, 2011, 10:37:34 AM

philoldsmobile · August 18, 2011, 04:15:26 PM

Good luck guys!!

Roadkill · February 20, 2012, 11:09:12 AM

ONE YEAR AND 22,000 MILES ON . . . . . .

My Mondeo is still going - only one minor service in that time. Have replaced one headlight bulb and put on two tyres for the MoT - That's it !!!

Last tank's MPG averaged 55mpg (that included the snow)

The ONLY faults that have developed are:

A minor hot-start problem - takes a second or two on the starter (MPG not affected).
Bulb behind the dash for the trip meter has failed (but still easily visable even at night)

Beat that Alfa Boy

EDIT - Current mileage just under 193,000 miles.

Incursus · February 21, 2012, 05:11:15 AM

5500ish miles in a little over 4 months, 1 service and set of wipers.
No issues...other than me busting up an alloy in January and the locking wheel nut key mysteriously vanishing from the ash tray last week

Getting about 55MPG as well

The return trip to work is around 60mpg.

Current mileage 101600 ish

Washed it twice

Roadkill · February 21, 2012, 06:38:45 AM

Quoting: Incursus

Washed it twice

I pay a crew of people (not poles

) to do that for me. :snob:

Incursus · February 21, 2012, 09:54:43 AM

Quoting: Roadkill

Quoting: Incursus
Washed it twice

I pay a crew of people (not poles ) to do that for me. :snob:

Well yeah, never said I'd done it myself

Though the Poles do a good enough job for me.

Andy · February 21, 2012, 10:12:13 AM

I'm back looking at the market for a new economical ride (yeah, probably not the best place to ask on an American car forum!) sadly a new or old Mondeo is not on the list. I'm limiting myself to 1.6 and will probably settle for a Focus Estate.

Good to hear your rides are holding up well! How's Rob getting on?

EDGE · February 21, 2012, 12:39:06 PM

Ive got a 2000 focus estate dude, its awesome! I got the 1.8 as i know the ins and outs of them, the 1.6's are yamaha developed zetecs, you dont actually save much fuel using them as they have to work a lot harder!

the 1.6 is cheaper to tax kf ou get a 2001+, hence i went for a late 2000 1.8. I'd have got the TDCI if i was travelling to work but mpg isnt really an issue as i do less than 5k/year

Roadkill · February 22, 2012, 05:39:26 AM

Quoting: Andy

I'm limiting myself to 1.6 and will probably settle for a Focus Estate

Quoting: EDGE

Ive got a 2000 focus estate dude, its awesome! I got the 1.8 as i know the ins and outs of them, the 1.6's are yamaha developed zetecs, you dont actually save much fuel using them as they have to work a lot harder!

the 1.6 is cheaper to tax kf ou get a 2001+, hence i went for a late 2000 1.8. I'd have got the TDCI if i was travelling to work but mpg isnt really an issue as i do less than 5k/year

Interesting. I'm currently on the look out for a runaround for when Sammy goes back to work and was initially put off the Focus estates because of the 1.8L - which seemed to be standard on those.

She wants something small so I my even go for a Festa but that seems too small to me.

Focus's are better cars but there's more choice of Festa's, it seems.

Fieldy · February 22, 2012, 10:08:44 AM

That's great Dean.... My Bro-In-Law is shocked at how much he likes his Ford as he thought he would hate it...

EDGE · February 22, 2012, 11:42:46 AM

i personally wouldnt fancy a fiesta, they're just a bit too small. THe focus is lovely (i had a mk1 focus when they first came out) so I may be a little biased. They ride very well, they're nippy enough on any motorway. I think the 1.8 has 115hp as standard, not as torquey obviously as the tdci but adequate for a daily runner.

Bits are cheap from eurocar parts, breakers yards are FULL of focuses so you're never left looking for a part. I pulled the front brake system off a focus st170 in a breakers yard and bolted it on to mine, the discs are massive and the calipers are huge. I'd do the upgrade on ANY focus i buy in the future, you simply CANNOT have too much braking power! especially around town when every f**kwit in front of you wants to park in a tiny space theyve seen at the last minute!