Well i have not been on for a while and for my sins i have been out of a Ford for a while, had a 206 gti 180 and an MG ZS 180, not bad cars, well i lie the 206 was an awful car but went and handled well shame about the build quality.

Anyways i am back in a ford and i am so happy. I have bought myself a 02 Mondeo Zetec Saloon in medium steel blue with 68k, all it needs is 2 front anti roll bar links which i will be replacing this week.

I have had it for 4 days now and i forgot how nice they are to drive. Hope you all like. It needs a good clean so i will be taking more pics when it is done.

 

Nice cars these.Is it a V6 or a diesel.

 

Thanks, it's a v6. i was looking at getting a TDCI but the ones i saw in my price range were not all that nice. As soon as this popped up i was in contact with the dealer.

 

Only the early ones have the trims on the front arches

 

Ah ok i never knew that, i just assumed they was a styling option when new as i have seen some with or without them.

 

Love seeing Mondeo threads popping up.

What are your plans for it?


Cheers,
Grant

 

Cant beat the goood old V6. There a good engine if there looked after.

 

Looks nice that.

 

If I was you I would remove the imrc from the top of your cam cover and relocate it to the battery tray. Tjese get hot off the engine and dont work as good.

imrc is the control module for your inlet valve flaps.

 

I do like a Zetec S. Was sad to see mine go!

 

I take it these have the same old 2.5 v6 and intake system as the mk2? And not a tuned down version of the st220's Newer 3.0 and intake?

 

Yeah its basically the same engine as the ST24. 170bhp

I have a V6 ghia X i bought for Ł500.

 

No plans as of yet i am just enjoying it, maybe sometime soon some new wheels but i really like the standard ones that are on it at the moment.

 

I like the front bumpers on the zetec s better than the st.s.

 

I have out 2 new tyres on the car and one keeps going flat so i think i may have a air leak somewhere, i am thinking new wheels first now

 

I used to have a diesel 53 plate zs, just found a petrol 02 plate with 54k on, could be good for a winter runabout. Expect another zs thread to pop up if I buy it!

 

Looks nice, these are good cars

 

My old one did the same,I was told the wheels were bad for pitting on the rim and most were the same in the local tyre place.

Some bead sealer solved it anyway.

Do like a Zetec-s

 

I may try that then, i will get someone at work to do it sometime this week.

 

Worth a try anyway,only takes a few minutes

 

Very nice, I had a Ghia X one the same colour

 

Just taken some more pictures... going to give it a wash tomorrow and then get some nice ones.

 

Dont see many mondeo saloons either.

 

That was a big part in why i liked it as it was a saloon, i think they have a better look than the hatchbacks.

 

My mate used to have a burgundy zs V6.His was a nice car. It pulled really well too.

 

Great cars these I have an st24 as my project at the moment. Not many people go for mondeos but I think they are brilliant cars and the v6 sounds pretty good too when you open it up

 

Looks very nice

I do love a Mondeo

I have 2 at the moment i got a TDCi ST Estate and a saloon 2.0 TDCi 130bhp although the 2.0 TDCi one has just died just went past 251,000 miles (53 plate) think it needs injectors again only had them done a year an half go not sure weather to break it or sell it as spares or repairs?


Brian

 

Mk3's seem to suffer with a hard life. I had the same problem, all the mk3's round my way in my price bracket were very tired. I wish i could have found a tidy v6.

Get yourself an induction kit and decent exhaust to really open up the v6!

 

They sound mint with a cone filter on them.

 

Great motors! Mines an ST diesel.. They've git so much kit for the money!
But watch it when the snow turns up..........

 

The snow... when it was peeing down hard the other day i came off a roundabout at work a little quickly and it was shaking its ass lol

 

Iv got one of these as my Day to day car apart from the common probs drives real nice mite even give it some love next year and tidy it up

 

Well, that's the fun part...!
They do like to lift-off oversteer in the wet....

I did the rear subframe bushes over the summer, poly-bushed them and the back end is so much tighter now! The original ones were wrecked though...!