Mondeo or Mazda 6?

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I currently drive a poverty spec Toyota Starlet Sportif and I feel like driving it into a wall sometimes. Its cheap and reliable but my god it is awful.

I'm looking to chop it in and I can make the cash up so I have about 2k to spend so realistically looking 2002 for the Mondeo and 2002-2005 for the Mazda 6

My round trip to work is 8 miles a day so it's most defiantly going to be a petrol.

I was looking solely at the Mondeo at the beginning but then read the Mazda 6 is basically the same car? I prefer the styling of the 6 to the Mondeo and looking on sites you can pick up a slightly newer 6 to a Mondeo.

2.0 or 1.8 I'm not entirely fussed.

What are peoples opinions on comparing the two cars?

Thanks :)
 
Can't comment on the Mazda, but I had a look on Autotrader because I was surprised that you had to get a 10 year old car for 2 grand. Seems like if you're willing to go for one with higher miles - 100k or thereabouts - you can get something much newer, as recent as '05 or '06 models.

I should probably leave someone else to comment on the higher mileage petrols, but mine is a '56 TDCI, just ticked over 130k and no problems whatsoever.

EDIT: Something like this, seems well looked after and a lot for the money.
http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classi.../postcode/dn32nl/page/2/radius/1501?logcode=p
 
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Had both the 6 is more expensive to repair but a nicer car, the Mondeo carries it's mileage better and the 6 2ltr petrol engine is rubbish the diesel is much better, I'd go for both but pick up the one in best condition and history
 
I'd be looking at

Cam belt if and when tensioner water pump
Clutch condition
A/C does it work
Tyres

All could be big bills and exceed the cost of the car
 
Mk3 mondeo's have cam chains on the 2.0 petrols. Some of this Ghia X models have a 3.0 V6 making them totally undesirable and cheap!
 
You'll get good value out of both - just do some basic checks though I also believe the mazda 6 was particularly bad for rust, something to do with a batch not being undersealed so check underneath.

I recently bought a 55 plate 1.8 mondeo for somebody, the price? £1700. It's not a looker, it's not fast but it's mechanically sound and decent on petrol, It's even reasonably well kitted out. That's a car only 2 years older than my own for around £5.5k less - really can't complain at that price
 
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