got myself a mondeo ST tdci!

Scania · 7 Jun 2013 at 06:48

[TW]Fox;24408277 said:
I can't think of a worse thing to buy an ex police example of than a TDCi Mondeo but ignoring the fact it's an ex police TDCi, it looks like a great car. I wonder if the vibration is DMF related?

Being ex police, it will have been serviced correctly with no regard to cost and more than likely to have spent its life being driven by properly trained drivers. Yes, a old TDCi Mondeo would be a bit of a liability from Bobs backstreet motors or some stereotypical "innit bruv" private seller, but on the face of it, especially given its had the clutch & flywheel done, that ex Police example could well be a good buy (depending on what it cost).

I would suspect injector(s) for the vibration issue given the DMF has been replaced.

Scania · 7 Jun 2013 at 06:51

Double post.

Howard · 7 Jun 2013 at 07:55

Scania said:
Being ex police, it will have been serviced correctly with no regard to cost and more than likely to have spent its life being driven by properly trained drivers. Yes, a old TDCi Mondeo would be a bit of a liability from Bobs backstreet motors or some stereotypical "innit bruv" private seller, but on the face of it, especially given its had the clutch & flywheel done, that ex Police example could well be a good buy (depending on what it cost).

I would suspect injector(s) for the vibration issue given the DMF has been replaced.

It'll still probably have been driven hard from cold etc, no? I doubt they're properly trained in mechanical sympathy

Muffin` · 7 Jun 2013 at 08:01

Scania said:
Being ex police, it will have been serviced correctly with no regard to cost and more than likely to have spent its life being driven by properly trained drivers.

I don't think that's true.

[TW]Fox · 7 Jun 2013 at 08:18

R0Z4G said:
Yeah it did

Thats a pretty good bonus then

Firestar_3x · 7 Jun 2013 at 08:36

Scania said:
Being ex police, it will have been serviced correctly with no regard to cost and more than likely to have spent its life being driven by properly trained drivers. Yes, a old TDCi Mondeo would be a bit of a liability from Bobs backstreet motors or some stereotypical "innit bruv" private seller, but on the face of it, especially given its had the clutch & flywheel done, that ex Police example could well be a good buy (depending on what it cost).

I would suspect injector(s) for the vibration issue given the DMF has been replaced.

Looking at how these cars get treated on various police TV shows, I wouldn't touch one with a barge pole.

mattyprice4004 · 7 Jun 2013 at 08:40

This could turn out to be an epic bargain, or the car you bitch and whine about for the next 20 years.

Place your bets now!

Scania · 7 Jun 2013 at 09:15

Well, it's certainly going to have been serviced properly, if the Police garage unit I used to deliver to is anything to go by, as for the drivers, it's a bit of a lottery although the BTP don't generally use their cars like a regular Panda car is used and abused day in, day out.

I'd wager it's not as bad as you may fear a regular ex Police car may be.

How much was it OP?

Django x2 · 7 Jun 2013 at 09:16

[TW]Fox;24408277 said:
I can't think of a worse thing to buy an ex police example of than a TDCi Mondeo but ignoring the fact it's an ex police TDCi, it looks like a great car. I wonder if the vibration is DMF related?

It sounds more like a worn engine or gearbox mount, which, given the cars history is probably highly likely. Lots of 1st / 2nd driving. IIRC this was fairly common these

koolpc · 7 Jun 2013 at 17:56

Guys, the car does look like an oap car!

peterattheboro · 7 Jun 2013 at 18:03

koolpc said:
Guys, the car does look like an oap car!

It's not a Honda Jazz or Nissan Micra so no, it doesn't.

mike gunnz · 7 Jun 2013 at 18:06

koolpc said:
Is that a car from the 70s?

koolpc said:
Looks like a OAPs car!! lol

koolpc said:
Guys, the car does look like an oap car!

You've made the same point. 3 times. :rolleyes:

[TW]Fox · 7 Jun 2013 at 18:09

koolpc said:
Guys, the car does look like an oap car!

How many old age pensioners drive Mondeos anyway, they generally prefer smaller cars :confused:

koolpc · 7 Jun 2013 at 18:12

See quite a few around my kneck of the woods. It is just a square car to me! I am allowed an opinion even if i am outnumbered. Sorry

mike gunnz · 7 Jun 2013 at 18:17

koolpc said:
See quite a few around my kneck of the woods. It is just a square car to me! I am allowed an opinion even if i am outnumbered. Sorry

Yes you're allowed an opinion but you've said exactly the same thing 3 times. Not exactly contributing much to the thread are you?

I've never seen an OAP behind the wheel of an ST.

koolpc · 7 Jun 2013 at 18:29

It may be an ST but it doesnt look like one!!

AndrewNR · 7 Jun 2013 at 18:43

I have to agree with the constant poster. It's pretty ordinary.

I don't get the appeal of the petrol ST Mondeo either. It's slow and has a big old lump at the front driven by the front wheels? :confused:

Each to their own, good luck with it OP.

Howard · 7 Jun 2013 at 18:45

AndrewNR said:
I don't get the appeal of the petrol ST Mondeo either. It's slow.

6.8s to 60mph and 155mph top speed is slow? Oh right :confused:

4T5 · 7 Jun 2013 at 18:46

Well it doesn't appeal to me or excite me but then I don't s'pose my LPG Focus excites or appeals to anybody else either.

Does look a big old bus in that pic though.

Firestar_3x · 7 Jun 2013 at 18:48

Howard said:
6.8s to 60mph and 155mph top speed is slow? Oh right

Overtake you on my lawn mower mate!

Some people need to get a clue tbh.

Lets think... sub 7 second to 60, great chassi, fun dynamics, can still carry 5 people and a boot full

And on the subjective side, I think in blue it's a good looking car.

Yea, sucks.