Mondeo ST200

James_N · 23 Mar 2006 at 17:30

Hi

Ive always REALLY liked these, a few years ago when i was looking to get one, they were about £6k and un-insurable at 19

But now im 21 and insurance is suprisingly low (under £1k anyway).

So what should i know about them? Ive noticed on autotrader some have half leather, and some have full leather, why?

Also pricing seems a little weird. some with over 100k miles go for like £3.7k and then one with 69k miles goes for a few hundred quid more.

Whats to look for when buying second hand? Im presuming FSH is a must, and regarding pricing, im assuming a MINT one with 50-60k miles could be had for around £5k

If i was to get one with slightly higher mileage, what repairs should i budget for in future?

Cheers.

James_N · 23 Mar 2006 at 17:57

Tim said:
Thought you had a Civic Type R?

I do, im getting rid.

Thanks fox. I think its worth paying a bit more for a mint one. i really do like them.

Im presuming they are better built than the CTR

James_N · 23 Mar 2006 at 17:59

[TW]Fox said:
but it won't be an improvement on your Civic.

I bet it would. Its horrific on both CTR's ive had. Thats half the reason im getting rid. The cars ****

Mechanically its fantastic, shame about the rest of the car

James_N · 23 Mar 2006 at 18:12

thebrasso said:
When I was at uni a guy used to park a mint ST200 in the supermarket car park. Then I found he'd put clear Lexus style rear lights The rest of the car looked the dogs though.

Yeah there is a few riced up ones around, and its a shame because its one of those cars that looks at its absolute best, left standard