233s many mile Mondeo

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I have recently acquired a Mondeo, 1.6TDCi Eco TitX, got to say even though many ppl will find it boring I love it, It's so comfortable and easy to drive on the motorway, I will be doing on a normal week 300mile on a friday, 300mile on a sunday, just like I have for 4 year already in a peugeot 207, so quite the difference in comfort I can say that for sure

Read a lot about the reported MPG, however I am getting 64.4 on the motorway at the minute after 2 journeys and a good 850mile per tank it says so far. Seems pretty decent to me considering other people were saying they got less than 50 MPG in the same engine.

Maybe I am just too cautious of a driver

have to say i'm extremely jealous,


averaged 41mpg over 8500 miles in mine so far

 

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That's way worse than your mk4 was?

the mk4 was err "mapped for economy"

hoping it will start to loosen off a bit and the mpg will rise over the next few k miles

that is measured using an app and since I got it, it has been climbing slowly the last couple of tanks so hopefully get up to mid 40's average soon

 

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And the bad luck continues




Lovely stone chip so it will be another visit from the nice man st national windscreens
In the drivers view and bigger than 10mm so new screen time

And about half hour after that happened it was seriously pooped on by an exploding seagull


Should have stayed in bed

 

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Random question, did they fix the 'rain all flys in through the window' issue the mk4 had on the new ones?

Not quite sure but first rainy day I'll give it a try

 

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Add in the front end that looks like someone has taken a shotgun to it and I'm only feeling the love right now

Can see it in the painters before the years out

 

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Always keep a few quid tucked away just in case ideally shouldnt be dipping into it this year st least but you never know

 

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Thanks for the offer but I've got a lovely silverline sitting just no time or inclination

 

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just ticked over 20k miles

2 services so far and a new set of front tyres at 19k

 

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Fords recommendation is every 18k

due to the amount time it spends idling and the stop start use I tend to half the ford interval, eg every 9k for the mk5.

costs are pretty low as I do it myself. and the intermediate is nothing more than an oil and filter.

 

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just a quick update, 31k now,

total maintenance

29-05 Oil service 10117 miles
04-07 Full service 18826 miles
07-07 2 front tyres 19305 miles (2x Uniroyal Rainsports)
11-08 Oil Service 27808 miles
19-08 New Windscreen and ADAS calibration.
26-08 Taxi Test - Pass (woot) 30862 miles

 

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slight typo there, unless you averaged over 18,000 miles a day between the 11th and the 26th

What was your old one on again?

fixed,

old one left my company on 312k

 

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And here I am wondering how reliable a diesel will be for my 15-18k/year

as long as you drive a diesel properly and look after it they will run forever,


they all have their own little quirks,

ie the pug 2l engines (as found in the Mondeo need a good spanking every now and then to prevent them clogging up,

the 1.6s are very fussy with using the right oil, cheap oil their scrap after 100k

 

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19K isn't bad out of a pair of front tyres is it..? Not outstanding, but not bad.

I doubt the rainsports will last that long. Slightly odd choice for this kind of mileage no? Don't they wear really fast?

their a solid choice,

tried many different brands on the old mk4 and rainsports were far and away the best, can certainly see me getting 20k out of a set which is better than the factory fit primacys,

would love to try pilot sport 4s but you cant get them in a 235/45/18 yet

 

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update and some more money spent


29-05 Oil service 10117 miles
04-07 Full service 18826 miles
07-07 2 front tyres 19305 miles (2x Uniroyal Rainsports)
11-08 Oil Service 27808 miles
19-08 New Windscreen and ADAS calibration.
26-08 Taxi Test - Pass (woot) 30862 miles
27-09 2 front tyres 37335 miles (2x Unroyal Rainsports)



another pair of front tyres,

back into the workshop on Monday for an overdue service (was due at 36k but I run half the interval so not really a major concern) set of front pads and I might just change the rear tyres as their getting low.

bumped into an old friend whilst getting tyres fitted today(tyre fitter is my good friend Gerry from RD Tyres who also bought my old bus

and a few pics well why not

you can just see the backside of my other baby in this pic (the black Omega MV6 thread to follow when the workshop makes a start on her restoration )





more updates next week

 

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29-05 10117 miles Oil service
04-07 18826 miles Full service
07-07 19305 miles 2 front tyres (2x Uniroyal Rainsports)
11-08 27808 milesOil Service
19-08 New Windscreen and ADAS calibration.
26-08 30862 miles Taxi Test - Pass (woot)
27-09 37335 miles 2 front tyres (2x Unroyal Rainsports)
03/10 38339 miles full service and a set of front pads,

added a full service and front pads the other day, £70 for a set of genuine Ford front pads ouch

 

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Im looking at getting one of the mk5s soon, looking for a white 180ps version.

cracking cars,

43k on mine now and honestly cant say a bad word against it, certainly as good as the equivilant german offerings albeit with the wrong badge,

my advice would be make sure you get one with the xpack which I made the mistake of not speccing

means full leather led headlights bodykit and 19s which makes it a much nicer car overall. really wish I had the LED lights on mine ;(

 

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we've got a deep impact blue transit custom, cracking colour in the sun.


want to swap

 

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It did feel big when i test drove it, but just one of those things you get used to.

try living with one,


seems tiny at times. stupid shaped boot is a nightmare to get suitcases into both the superb and e class are much bigger in terms of luggage and the superb slaps it down on leg room too.

 

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realised I've not posted for a while so update time

29-05 10117 miles Oil service
04-07 18826 miles Full service
07-07 19305 miles 2 front tyres (2x Uniroyal Rainsports)
11-08 27808 milesOil Service
19-08 New Windscreen and ADAS calibration.
26-08 30862 miles Taxi Test - Pass (woot)
27-09 37335 miles 2 front tyres (2x Unroyal Rainsports)
03/10 38339 miles full service and a set of front pads,
18-10 40902 miles 2 x rear tyres 2x Uniroyal Rainsports
29/11 49412 oil service,

currently on 52k and the miles are slowing down a bit as i'm spending a bit more time in the office these days

nothing has broken, nothing has went wrong, nothing has been modified

 

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in fairness when i'm working up north I do tend to drive in a spirited(read muppet) fashion

heavy car hard driving tyre not known for extended life its a tough combo