The de-cat's are great ain't they?

I test drove loads before buying mine, and it twigged after the faster than normal test drive when the previous owner said it had a de-cat already!

Not all the 2.2 TDci's break down contrary to popular belief. You'll not get people on fora saying "Mines been fine for 100K" but more likely be asking for help when things go wrong. It's just the nature of Fora being somewhere to ask for help. Seeing as there were 1000's made as the engine is exactly the same in the top end Mk3 Mondeos, the odds on one failing are still remote.