Mondeo 2.5t tempted

peter · 10 Oct 2014 at 09:26

Looking at these at the moment we have a mk2 v6 mondeo now so not too worried about fuel as it will only do 8000 a year.
Looking at one coming up at auction that is an import but RHD should that ring any alarm bells?
A 2007 titanium 2.5t sold for only £3000 yesterday with 86000 miles on it, but I want to do some more investigation first.

Rybo89 · 10 Oct 2014 at 09:57

Can be had for around £4k with that year and milage if you look properly.

Skeeter · 10 Oct 2014 at 10:26

What was the model that came almost exclusively in 2.5T (there was a 2.0T option but it looks like Ford only sold about 5)? Titanium X or Zetec S? Had unique wheels or something?

Howard · 10 Oct 2014 at 10:51

The 2.5T is available in Ghia / Titanium / Titanium X / Titanium X Sport trims.

The 2.0T Ecoboost just replaced the 2.5T engine in 2010 and is available in Titanium / Titanium X / Titanium X Sport trims.

AFAIK the Titanium X Sports are only available with either the 2.5T or the 2.0T, and a couple of higher-powered diesels.

Helios1234 · 10 Oct 2014 at 10:52

Skeeter said:
What was the model that came almost exclusively in 2.5T (there was a 2.0T option but it looks like Ford only sold about 5)? Titanium X or Zetec S? Had unique wheels or something?

The 2.5T in the Mondeo was available across various trims, Ghia, Titanium, Titanium X and Titanium X Sport. There are only around a 100 of the latter. The 2.0T didn't come until 2010.

Edit: Beaten ^

Skeeter · 10 Oct 2014 at 17:59

Yeah I meant the other way round. I.e. there was a specific model where everyone seemed to buy a 2.5T, rather than that engine only being in one model. Sounds like I was thinking of the Titanium X Sport.

Dav4 · 10 Oct 2014 at 18:35

peter said:
Looking at these at the moment we have a mk2 v6 mondeo now so not too worried about fuel as it will only do 8000 a year.
Looking at one coming up at auction that is an import but RHD should that ring any alarm bells?
A 2007 titanium 2.5t sold for only £3000 yesterday with 86000 miles on it, but I want to do some more investigation first.

That would have been a shed for 3k. The prices of the 2.5t have risen over the last year along with the ST220 prices as there are so few around. Most of the 2.5T's I see for sale look rubbish and there always in terrible colours with the worst twin exhausts I have ever seen in a modern car

Get an ST220 for 3k instead

blueboy2001 · 11 Oct 2014 at 21:38

peter said:
Looking at one coming up at auction that is an import but RHD should that ring any alarm bells?

Assuming it's the same the car, have you looked at the BCA condition report? It's a bit shabby. I don't think there's anything in the import/re-registration thing, it shows on Ford ETIS under that reg number so it was originally registered by a Ford dealer otherwise it wouldn't show up on the reg, only the VIN. It's probably just had a private plate on it at some point.