Before I had this car I was going around in a 1.0l corsa so you can imagine the sudden culture shock when I got behind the wheel of this car. The mondeo I have is the 1995 model with 120k on the clock, so I wasn't expecting much from it.
The first thing I noticed was the awesome space in the car; it had an almost luxurious feel to it after being in a corsa. I also noticed the lovely sound that came from under the bonnet of this rather surprising family car.
when I first went looking for a bigger car I never thought that ied be seen dead in this car as its not the thing to be seen in when your only 18 and I didn't think that it would do much for my street cred, but ounce you get past the bulky outer shell of the car you find one of the most comfortable car I have ever been in. the sets are large and hold you well when you go around the corners, the cars response is second to none even though it is a long car, the inter of the car is tastefully decorated and gives the impression of a much more expensive car than itself.
If you need to transport a small army (i.e. the family) I think that this car is ideal. with comfortable size sets that will seat 5 people comfortably (unlike most 5 seated cars) and a good size boot to put all there junk in. the one day I was very brave and took the g.frend and her cosines in to town shopping, when we got back to the car I was amazed how much shopping we had fitted in to the car and still had room for more!
However the front of this car is letdown by the cheep looking plastics that seem to spoil the front of the car. In there is also a constant rattle in the back of the car that is coming from the exhorts bracket that I have replaced numerous times and the speedo cable clicks after 50mph. But you have to understand that a car that has done 120k miles is going to have a 1 or 2 faults, even so these faults spoil some of the comforts of this car.
the outside of the car looks very bulky and the quality of finish on the paint work is very poor with patches inside the door that had been missed.
the power on this car I thought was awesome I got in it and it went like a rocket with very little loss of accl up to 100mph.
mechanically I have never had a fault, it has never failed to start and has always started on the 1st or 2nd time the engine has turned over. apart from the recommended services and changing the brakes and tyres no mechanical part has had to been replaced since ive had the car.
a let down on this car is the amount of fuel that it uses. this car is absolutely awesome on fuel when its on the motorway but if you are just nipping around here and there (like me) then you'll find that you'll have to fill up almost every other day. I think at the moment im getting about 35 - 40 mpg but im hoping that ounce ive changer the filters on the car that this will go up.
I bought the car not thinking about the cost of running it but when I realised that I was going to be an 18 year old trying to get insurance for a 1.8L 16V car I cringed, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. The insurance company quoted me £1300 that may seem a lot but when you considering I was paying £998 for a 1.0L corsa that is pretty good. Just to compare the prices with other cars I got quotes for the same size engine in an astra, a layon and a galaxy and they all came out about £2000, so I stuck to the mondaeo.
When I got the car I paid £1700 but now you can get the same model for about £1000 and less, I think for what you get out of this car that I had a bargain
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a great review! my guys thinking of selling his for no reason other than "ive had it two years!" - so? its a nice car!! oh well, boys will be boys! a great review anyway! :) x
kmc25_1 22.02.2006 16:53
I don't like to brag but if you think yours is big you should see the size of mine. I'm talking Mondeos of course. Good review.
Advantages: Heated front and back screen are a terrific idea, all cars should have them. Disadvantages: Heated front screen not working after such a short period of time is a real disadvantage.
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