After 3 months with my 406 I just went and put a deposit on this...


2008 Mondeo 1.8 TDCi Titanium
97,000miles - Full Ford Service history
Optional Bluetooth
12months Test, No Tax
Converse+

£5,900 + my 406 P/x

 

Looks a nice motor, my manager has a 07 plate looks similar

Is converse+ that screen thing in the dash?

 

nice motor....... but you could have bought a nice Audi A4 , S line TDI for that money

56/07plate

 

Like these alot, been looking at the 2.0 TDCI to replace my Fiesta TDCI. They come very well equipped in Titanium, enjoy.

 

i was going to get one myself for the family but i was told by the local garage not to have one because they have alot of problems (they have worked on a few of them)... like the premiture daul mass flywheel clutch probs , injector probs ,cambelt probs and theses haven't done a 100k yet

thats why i bought an Audi A4, S line TDI great cars

 

Tbh I think near all modern diesels suffer from dmf's injectors etc

 

The injector problems I know of are with the MK3, as are the bushes, I don't think this is true on the MK4?

Also, I doubt the engine has a belt, more likely a chain, I should think.

OP, looks cracking

Martin

 

They are chain driven as are the MK3 mondys, so I'd question that garages knowledge

 

No these engines are belt driven.
Thats first port of call along with changing the back tyres. I got 1 Dunlop Sport max with about 2.5mm on it and another brand new cheapy budget tyre

I looked at audis but the spec was pitifull when you consider what you get for your monies with the Ford. Also the mondeo it without a doubt built just as well as an A4.

 

Looks very nice but seems alot of miles for the year?

Whats it like inside? leather cloth?

 

Cloth and I wanted high mileage.
Low mileage cars are false economy and generally worse condition.
A car thats done 100k on the motorway will be in a far better condition than a car that has done 30k of stop/start driving.

My Uncle bought a 2008 Citreon C5 on 24k and it's fucked

 

1.8 is belt driven, 2.0 chain

 

Nice cars

Love audi a4 s lines myself but exspensive, bmw dealer in Edinburgh a few weeks ago were selling 06 estate s line tdi and the price tag was £10,500

 

I'm shocked you've actually pulled the trigger and bought something.

I assume with that high a mileage at that age, it's been a rep/company car... and if that's the case, your theory of higher mileage cars being a safer bet might come unstuck.

Hope it works out for you in the end and you don't have to take it to your trusted garage guy.


Cheers,
Grant

 

Had one of these in the garage over the past week, 2008 58 2.5 turbo, 100k on the clock and the power steering pumps failed. Dont know if it's just this particular model or all though.

 

There is a filter in he power steering apparentley. They block up and can starve the pump/rack. Going to pick it up now

 

Yeah we were told that was the problem by an apparent 'Ford Technician' who said just remove the filter out the bottle and it'll be fine. The filters there to disperse the fluid sideways to reduce the pressure and not blow the cap off, as we found out the hard way

 

The father in law has onr. He took me out in it and i asked if it was a 2ltr and he said no its a 1.8.

It went bloody well.The 1.8s are a cracking motor.

 

Is it brown?

 

It's maroon
"Morello Red"

 

Liking the colour

 

Any plans for it??

 

Try the 2.5 Turbo, they don't half shift for the size of the car

 

ive had a few mondeo's in the past a mk1 si a mk2 ghia mk3 zetec s and a facelift st220 but fell out of love with the current shape, it just does nothing for me at all
the nicest ones i have seen are the titanium sports i think
looks a tidy car even if a little bit of a strange choice for a 19 yr old

 

I work in the trade and I totally agree. Rather buy a newer car with high mileage than an old car with low mileage. IMO most issues on modern cars seem to be age rather than use/wear related.

Also with the huge price drop at 100k+ miles you have quite a bit of spare cash to spend.

Nothing wrong with rep/company cars, at least they get serviced regularly with no regards to cost. (depending on the company obviously)

 

First of all all engines in this shape mondeo have a belt

Some have a belt and a chain but it's difficult to determine exactly which has belt and chain, or 2 belts. This only applies to the 1.8 tdci however. & i think it's about 150k interval for the belt. It's also worth noting ford do advise the chain is replaced at 150k (i think) aswell. So don't assume cos it's chain it will never need attention. This only applies to the 1.8 remember but all other engines do have a belt!

I said this last week on here but the mk4 is a very underrated car, love the colour aswell! imho this drives better than a a4/3or 5 series of a similar age it really is a great great car!

& as for the milage, i wouldn't worry. the kind of person who has a mondeo as a company car probably doesn't drive it like he stole it and gets it serviced regularly as requires a reliable motor!

 

Ford Built as good as Audi (never in a million yrs lol )


for your monies and what you paid for that mondeo £5,900 + my 406 P/x you could have bought A4 S line 140/170 bhp these have all the gadgets

to be honest for what you paid for the mondeo was seriously over priced and they dont not hold their money ,they drop like a stone

see how much its worth next year , aleast with the Audi Sline hold their money and are lot more reliable car

marco