Thinking of getting one and was wondering is there anything to look out for when buying one?

I've got around £3500 to spend, will that get me a good example?

 

rear subframe bushes, water pumps saggy bumpers

 

Go for a 2004- model so you get the 6 speed etc worth looking around bottom of doors they rust there where water sits great cars tho miss mine

 

Saggy bumpers!

 

Thanks guys

 

The alloys get wrecked by even small potholes.

 

They dont seem to suffer from rust like the mk2s. After a certain reg the road tax is a fortune.

 

the 06 plates its over £400

 

Thats the one. Same engine same emissons but the tax is higher.

 

stupid isn't it. A 55 plate final facelift would be ideal. Most of them have fancy recaro trims in with half leathers.

 

Ford Mondeo ST TDCI in the best colour performance blue. 6 speed manual diesel. 6cd sony music system, cruise control. electric windows. half leather seats. air con, many many extras.

 

People on here dont like the TDCi engines.

 

I've had both petrol and diesel st and the st220 is quicker but ridiculous on fuel at only 18 mpg. St tdci is slower than the 220 but still fairly nippy and much more toque at 295 lbft plus 45 mpg. In my opinion the 220 is not practical with fuel at the price it is.

 

18mpg

I've heard they can get between 25 and 28mpg

 

People say they get 60mpg from the diesel too but normal driving on country roads I see around 38-40mpg

Only time I saw over 60 well actually it went to 79mpg was when I reset the mpg trip on a huge downhill stretch of the motorway without accelerating

 

I got mine with tee a Recaro alcantara seats, sat Nav and xeon's

 

Yeah right on a motorway run with cruise on maybe but 18-19mpg was my average to in the 220

 

yeah agreed.. between 18 and 20 MPG around town..

maybe creep up into the high 20s on a long run driving like miss daisy..

nice cars though..

 

Would like a diesel version but heard horror stories with them going wrong and with me only doing around 14miles a day is it really worth getting one?

Gonna have to rethink on the st220 tho as 18 - 20mpg is a lot worse than I thought.

 

Only people selling them will quote that!

 

the final facelift has chrome everywhere, including the foglights and rear boot handle as well as inside (but not on the window rubbers on the estate versions) as well as swoopy side skirts

they are a good car and saggy bumpers means that they've come off in the past and not been put on properly again

for a performance car the brakes are shit but everything else is very good for the money and the space you have is huge

i recently collected a new bonnet for mine and it fitted into the boot with mm's to spare