only gone and bought a mondeo :D

wez130

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Well, some of you may know i've been looking at mondys for a while, well, my local jennings got one in yesterday on an 03 plate, i happened to visit yesterday and noticed they'd put it up for 6995, so took it for a test drive this morning, bought it straight after.
It's a '03' mondeo 'graphite' special edition with the 6 cd changer and elec seats, it's got the TDCi engine in it though which i wanted, however, i wanted cruise control and the 6 speed box but it had neither, but to be fair, i dn't do much motorway driving anyway. It's in panther black and looks really nice, Main reason i bought it was coz it only has 40k miles on and i get a 2 year warranty with it. I got pics on my mobile but i'll wait till i pick it up for pics.
so bye bye ibiza 1.2, hello mondeo 2.0 TDCi :D
 
Really nice cars, and panther black is the Only one i would have tbh...

Hell of an improvement over your last car too!

Hurry up with those pics! ;) :p
 
CS||nuTs said:
Work for Ford mate and take it from me that is a cracking motor you got.
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as it happens, my mate is quite high up in jennings-ford where i bought it from, so of course, i was looked after :D
cant wait to pick her up though, may be tomorrow or tuesday.
 
Congrats, sounds like a good price. Still chuffed to bits with my Mk3 (got it in December).

Hell of an upgrade from a 1.2 Ibiza :)
 
Indeed, as the years have gone on there is less and less differentiation between the models as people expect more as standard.

The only thing I think you get now in the Ghia X that isn't standard in just about every other car in the range is leather.
 
well, i could have gone private and bought a 52 ghia X with maybe 100k on the clock, but i'd have got no comeback if it went wrong, so i've followed my head and gone for peace of mind, the 2 year warranty is what did it for me, 2 years peace of mind.
 
ok, i picked her up this morning and been driving about all day lol, our lass noticed the tax wasn't in window so i went to garage and kicked off asking where it had gone coz it was there the other day, after sorting it all out and them not knowing where it was i came home and found it stuck to all the bumf i got with the car :D
first impressions, having been being used to my '04 ibiza 1.2, size is an immediate difference, it's like a tank, however, behind the wheel it feels like a different story, it's more than capable of holding it's own on the straights and twisties :D. The torque is also very addictive :D
The ride is much more refined, the suspension handles better but the brakes feel spongier (i guess i'll get used to that). The build quality is much MUCH better than that of the little Seat and it's a very comfy car. The only niggle i have is on the ibiza, when i clicked the indicator slightly it clicked 3 times (handy for lane changes), the mondeo doesn't do this. guess i can't have everything hey :)

I'll get pics asap, i'm having tea soon.
 
wez130 said:
only niggle i have is on the ibiza, when i clicked the indicator slightly it clicked 3 times (handy for lane changes), the mondeo doesn't do this. guess i can't have everything hey :)
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The new Mondeos do this, well mine does anyway.
 
PeterNem said:
Indeed, as the years have gone on there is less and less differentiation between the models as people expect more as standard.

The only thing I think you get now in the Ghia X that isn't standard in just about every other car in the range is leather.
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what about

heated/cooled seats
sony autochanger
electrically folding mirrors with those entry lights
electric seats
automatic wipers
 
jamoor said:
what about

heated/cooled seats
sony autochanger
electrically folding mirrors with those entry lights
electric seats
automatic wipers
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True, but only for facelift models.

On a 2002 plate for example the Ghia X doesn't have folding mirrors/entry lights or cooled seats, or auto wipers.

There is also no Sony ICE, it's all just the same as the rest of the range, although it does have an in dash autochanger (but I think the Ghia maybe does as well). Meaning all the 2002 Ghia X adds is quite litterally heated leather seats.
 
i just got home from work, i'll get some pics when i've had the supaguard put on on thursday :D, it's handy knowing the management ;)

Well, a full day driving and everytime i feel that torque i grin :D, it's not the quickest car in the world, but it's enough for me. My seat ibiza felt like a toy, this feels more grown up, and looks it.
 
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