Mondeo - Opinions

Noccy_Mondy

bazz26 wrote: »

I think it was being sold in Kerry.

Oh ya it was kerry alright. Lovely machine all the same!

bazz26

Mad money for a Mondeo though.

Noccy_Mondy

bazz26 wrote: »

Mad money for a Mondeo though.

Oh ya defo, not too far off the start of audi and bmw territory.......

Mc Love

bazz26 wrote: »

There was an imported 2011 silver Titanium X Sport 2.2 TDCi (200bhp) with nearly every option ticked, for sale down in the south of the country last year, dealer was asking €30k for it. :eek:

Think I saw that too! Mental price!

Henry Ford III

Mc Love wrote: »

Mondeo estates are extremely thin on the ground! Only one I've seen is one used by the ambulance service!

Some Undertakers have them too. Not as hearses but for removal and transport of bodies to their premises.

Mc Love

Actually saw two private ones today, one in Lyons and one on the road!

Idbatterim

the engine size within reason now is irrelevant, as the tax is based on emissions. Also some same CC cars ago going to be a lot better on fuel than others...

you could bring in a 2011 F10 for about 20,000 would be highish mileage though, up about the 100k mark...

subway

Idbatterim wrote: »

you could bring in a 2011 F10 for about 20,000 would be highish mileage though, up about the 100k mark...

20k ?

Idbatterim

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201402211967002/sort/default/usedcars/postcode/ls298jn/radius/1500/model/5_series/fuel-type/diesel/maximum-mileage/up_to_90000_miles/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/page/1/make/bmw/maximum-age/up_to_3_years_old/engine-size-cars/2l_to_2-5l?logcode=p

https://www.ros.ie/evrt-enquiry/vrtenquiry.html?execution=e1s3

£12,000 = €14,400 + E5300 VRT = €19,700 plus few hundred for flights, ferry, fuel say 300-400.

Shred

I'm looking at a 2.0L 2011 Titanium X that ticks all the boxes except one - mileage; there's 134,553Kms on it but the pricing is commensurate as a result - it does look fairly clean (I'll be seeing it in the flesh shortly) but would this kind of mileage be a concern?

It also has a keyless entry/start and I've been told these can be problematic on Mondeos, does anyone have experience of this and is it expensive to repair?

Old diesel

Shred wrote: »

I'm looking at a 2.0L 2011 Titanium X that ticks all the boxes except one - mileage; there's 134,553Kms on it but the pricing is commensurate as a result - it does look fairly clean (I'll be seeing it in the flesh shortly) but would this kind of mileage be a concern?

It also has a keyless entry/start and I've been told these can be problematic on Mondeos, does anyone have experience of this and is it expensive to repair?

The fact that its in kilometres makes the mileage sound high

In reality - its just over 84,000 miles - and if the price is right I don't think that's excessive at all.

Especially if the cars well maintained and in very good condition.

Can't help with the keyless entry though - but the mileage wouldn't put me off especially if the car has a service history.

Corolla outside came to our family at 2 and a half years old with 78,000 miles.

It was ex company too - best car we eve had - reliability wise

Obviously modern diesels aren't as good BUT I don't think that going for one with 50,000 miles over one with twice that - alters the reliability risk significantly.

In fact you could argue that a car with 100 k miles may have had work done with the previous - that a 50,000 mile car would need under YOUR ownership (because it hasn't done the miles).

Of course it doesn't always work like that - but a higher mileage car SHOULD be able to be bought cheaper due to having higher miles.

So yes 84,000 miles should be fine if the cars in decent order.

Others may argue differently though

Shred

Lovely, thanks for the feedback.

martinr5232

Shred wrote: »

I'm looking at a 2.0L 2011 Titanium X that ticks all the boxes except one - mileage; there's 134,553Kms on it but the pricing is commensurate as a result - it does look fairly clean (I'll be seeing it in the flesh shortly) but would this kind of mileage be a concern?

It also has a keyless entry/start and I've been told these can be problematic on Mondeos, does anyone have experience of this and is it expensive to repair?

Ive never seen keyless entry give trouble on the mondeo focus gave a bit of trouble but that was a totaly different system altogether.

Shred

Cheers but I missed out on the car as it was sold yesterday evening. The search continues!

Shred

So I got sorted yesterday evening - a 2.0 TDCI 140 BHP Titanium Mondeo, brought by the dealer directly to my garage to be checked out, he provided a Cartell report also and it all checked out. Automatic wipers/lights, electric front/rear windows, cruise control, bluetooth phone, Sony DAB stereo, dual climate control, 17" 5x2 alloys, front and rear parking sensors, black pinstripe upholstery with electronically adjustable front seats, keyless entry/start, powerfold mirrors, heated windscreen, auto dimming rearview mirror, 7 logged services since birth etc etc. 90,000 miles on the clock though! It's due for NCT in January but the dealer will organise it for July and says he will stand over anything that comes out of it too. We did a deal yesterday evening and I have to say I'm absolutely delighted with it! I've attached a couple of pics also. Happy birthday to me :pac:

Mc Love

Well wear Shred!

Shred

Cheers!

MICKEYG

I am looking at one of these. Would you go with the 1.6 or 2.0? Not a boy racer but don't want to be underpowered passing out on 2 lane road.

Noccy_Mondy

MICKEYG wrote: »

I am looking at one of these. Would you go with the 1.6 or 2.0? Not a boy racer but don't want to be underpowered passing out on 2 lane road.

Can't really say, seeing as no one has test driven one. But it's more or less the same size, bulky car as the predecessor so I'd be veering towards the 2 litre. Don't know if the engine power is the same as the current one, which if it is, the 2l would be the best bet.

Shred

The general consensus here and from others I spoke with was that, given the choice, the 2.0 was the only way to go. Having driven one for a number of months I would agree; the fuel econmony is unreal and there's plenty of poke in it too.

martinr5232

2.0 all the way

nice_guy80

2.0.

I'm getting approx 790 miles to a tank (58 litres) with steady 60-70mph driving for 30-45min journeys and some runs in around town

Morpheus

Im finding it hard to get my hands on a 2008 ZETEC TDCI... changed choice to petrol and theres quite a few in my price range. Is the 1.6 petrol mondeo of that era any good? according to a few websites, it should return about 40MPG? my commute is balbriggan - tallaght on m50 each day

bazz26

You won't get 40mpg from that engine. The Mondeo is a big and heavy car, the 1.6 litre engine struggles at times just shifting it about so expect low 30s mpg at best.

martinr5232

Morpheus wrote: »

Im finding it hard to get my hands on a 2008 ZETEC TDCI... changed choice to petrol and theres quite a few in my price range. Is the 1.6 petrol mondeo of that era any good? according to a few websites, it should return about 40MPG? my commute is balbriggan - tallaght on m50 each day

They are not really a very nice car to drive very sluggish and under powered.

You would be better off saving your pennys and get the diesel its a far nicer car and if you can at all go for the 2.0 far nicer car than both the petrol and 1.8 diesel.

Noccy_Mondy

If you don't jusify a diesel than look at the 2.0 petrol. Not as plentiful as the 1.6 but its superior to it.