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Hi all
I'm looking at getting a new (used) car, mainly for commuting from Sheffield to Leeds. My problem is, is that I don't really know what the pitfalls are with various vehicles, which is hopefully where you come in
I was thinking about a Mondeo as they get recommended a lot and they seem to be well priced, and as I want something economical I was considering a diesel. However I saw in the 'Got a £3.5k budget'
So I wondered why Mondeo diesels are bad and what other options there are?
Specifically, I had been thinking about an 02 Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCi 115 Ghia, with 70,000 on the clock, but as I know next to nothing about the used car market, I wanted to some advice.
Cheers
Dan
I'm looking at getting a new (used) car, mainly for commuting from Sheffield to Leeds. My problem is, is that I don't really know what the pitfalls are with various vehicles, which is hopefully where you come in

I was thinking about a Mondeo as they get recommended a lot and they seem to be well priced, and as I want something economical I was considering a diesel. However I saw in the 'Got a £3.5k budget'
3k will get a nice mondeo just dont buy a diesel
So I wondered why Mondeo diesels are bad and what other options there are?
Specifically, I had been thinking about an 02 Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCi 115 Ghia, with 70,000 on the clock, but as I know next to nothing about the used car market, I wanted to some advice.
Cheers
Dan