Hello,

I am needing a bigger car and have decided on a 58+ diesel Mondeo Titanium. Problem is, I am stuck on which engine to go with.

I have a budget of around £8k so the 2.2 diesel is out of the question. So I am looking between the 1.8TDCi or the 2.0TDCi. I have scoured this site over the last few days and found a lot of good info from random 2.0TDCi MPG results to faulty steering racks in Mondeos up to March 2008 and leaking boots and squeaky door pillars.

I do roughly 20-25k miles a year and have a family to taxi about and with a new addition on the way soon, so it is time to sell my Astra VXR and get something more suitable.

From what I have gathered, both engine are good, but do have their little minor issues. The 1.8 having bad lowdown torque which can be sorted with a remap. The 2.0 having DPF that can cause a really sluggish engine when on a cycle and has known to fail even on cars that do a lot of motorway miles.

So please anyone who has had experiance with either of these cars, please tell me what engine you think would be more suited for the job. Which works better with the car.

Also any must need gadgets? My VXR has cruise control, ECC and cornering lights which is a must in the next car also.

Thanks for any input.

Ryan

 

Get yourself a E60 BMW mate , forget the diesel mondeo !

 

Both engines are reliable if looked after from what I've read, very nice car in Titanium. Newer model Passat Highline (with full leather) and Sport models are a nice car for very decent money now. You should get an early 2.0 TDi CR engine for your budget, which are a vast improvement on the 2.0 PD.

If you go for the Mondy, I'd def go for the 2.0...the mondeo needs it - it's a big car!

 

i had a 2.0tdci 140 bhp and thought it was good. If your worried about th dpf get a remap anyway and have the dpf element taken out of the map and then you'll never have to worry about the dpf again. Think a remap should see you with bout 170 bhp then. Thats what Id do

 

The 2.0 is a great engine - Can do big mileages with no real issues and is a LOT more reliable than the Mk3 TDCi. The 1.8 does seem a bit underpowered, and concensus seems to be that the 2.0 is a better bet.

The BMW, or VW equivalent is no more reliable, nor any less costly to fix if it does go wrong.

I've got a 2.0 TDCi TiT X and love it! For your 8K you'll get a good one, especially if you're not going for an Estate (which seem to hold their value better)