"Shed" Suggestions

[TW]Fox;18659986 said:
Like I said, they are all tired nails. A 12-15 year old 160k mile car is never going to handle like its box fresh.



I still dont think thats enough. Personally I think the ST TDCi goes completely against the idea of a cheap commuter. It has 18 inch wheels so £100+ a corner tyres. It has numerous expensive failure points.

Remember that fuel economy is not the only thing that determines whether a car is cheap to run.
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A good final point there - consumables will be higher. The main reason I included the ST into the equation was insurance - its £50 more to insure than the ghia X, so thought "why not?". Also, reading reviews on the car - the standard sound system is meant to be pretty respectable on it. Quite a factor in a car I spend over 2 hours in each day.

I will try and read up on what failures people have had with their ST's.
 
You need £5-6k+ for a good Mondeo ST TDCi. They hold a real premium - a premium I just cannot see it being worth paying when half that buys a 2.0 Ghia X.
 
[TW]Fox;18659300 said:
Some points:

a) The Mk2 Mondeo is not a bad handling car. Infact it handles very well and was always praised for being very much the driver orientated choice in its class. Certainly sharper to drive than a Mk4 Golf, but then so is one of those Little Tykes cars. The problem with them is however that they are all absolutely ancient and it has been many years since they were anything other than a cheap banger. So, they are all screwed, and it doesnt matter how good it was when it was new, screwed nails handle like crap.
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Agreed, just before we sold Kate's old Ghia X we replaced the broken springs, wishbones and droplinks. Transformed it, it was really nice to drive after that.
 
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