After weeks of looking for an ST170, and looking at 4 in the last week alone, this morning was the final straw, I went to look at another apparent 'really good one' that I realised in 60 seconds of arriving was just another really ropey car, advertised for strong money, that needed a fortune spending to put rite, one I went to look at with Glenn last week was allegedly immaculate, after a 90 mile round trip, we soon established that it had had wings fitted that badly, the car was in one post code, the wings were in the neighbouring post codes, they were that badly fitted, I wouldn't mind, I wasn't looking for a dirt cheap car, I was willing to spend reasonably strong money for the rite car, so after the one I looked at this morning, I gave up.

Decided to start looking at what I know best, Mondeo's, I've had 6, know them inside out, back to front, and upside down. So lunch time, I'm looking on the usual places, auto trader, gumtree, and eBay. I go onto my saved searched on gumtree, and a car appeared as posted 'just now', 02 plate V6 Zetec-S, low miles for the year, and retardedly cheap, at first I thought the guy had misspelled the add and missed a 1 off the front it was that cheap. So I phoned the guy, and he said no, the price is correct, so immediately I assumed it's a shed, but thought I'll ask him the usual questions, after getting all the rite answers, I thought it's 20 miles away, I might Aswel go and look, because I can break it for a lot more than that.

So, off I go, half an hour later, I'm outside his house, at first from a distance, I thought hang on, that looks really clean. So out I get, and knock on his door, start looking round it, I was very pleasantly surprised, checked the usual early MK3 hot spots for rust, arches mint, sills mint, no dents, hardly any marks or stone chips, just the usual places every early MK3 go, inside the bottom of the doors, but even they weren't bad, just surface. So moved onto the engine and running gear, everything fine there, no nasty ticking head gaskets, really clean engine and bay, and the quietest 2.5V6 I've ever heard, I've had 4 of them previously, so I know my way around them. So took it for a drive, pulling to the left a bit, but the NSF tyre was clearly low on pressure. Got back from the test drive, in shock at how good it was for the money, infant, in shock at how good it was for a 13 year old Mondeo. So decided at the money, I was having it, I'd have been a massive dick head at the money to not take and break it if it was ropey.

So when I'm doing the deal with the fella, he gives me a load of receipts, in the last 6 months alone, new clutch fitted £400, rear drop links, wheel bearings, recent service, all sorts, I thought I knew it was a good car but Jesus, only has 3 months test, but hasn't been far since the last one, and the only advisory on that was a wheel bearing, which has been done, with the receipt.

So, I bought it, never seen paint, not even a car park ding, straight as a straight thing, and drives perfect, only done 98k miles, and even has genuine Volvo Pegasus 18" wheels off the S60R which the Volvo botters pay very strong money for, infact, I could probably sell the wheels for more than I paid for the car, because how much did I pay for it ?, 400 hundred English pounds

Just been round Glenn's to show him and give him a drive, and he confirmed its a very very good car. Might only be a Mondeo, but I've had 6 previously, and for my sins in a previous life, I seem to stick them.

Couple of pics, I'll take some better one's when I've cleaned it





Even did a history check, all good there Aswel

 

Bargain mate, from all you've said about it I agree that it should have had a 1 in front of the 400, you did well with that.

 

Nice looking car, can't beat a bargain!!

 

Wow, well done.

Can't go wrong with a Mondeo

 

I know were there's one for sale at the minute, failed test, needs a fair bit of work to get through its test, and it's an automatic, fella wants £800 for it

 

Cheers mate

 

As I said, this is number 7, even when I go to buy something else, I end up back in a Mondeo, think it's better the devil you know than the devil you don't with me

 

Picture I took earlier, still needs a good wash and polish

 

Its a nice car Fiddy diddy. Its really tidy its just a shame about the doors. I will have to give it a good polish and wax for you.

 

They look an awful lot like 18" Titans?!

 

Thing is mate all early MK3's go on the bottom of the doors, I've seen very low mile cars with rust on the bottom of the doors, and as far as early MK3's go, this isn't bad at all. And Defo mush aye, we'll have to have an afternoon cleaning the cars round yours on the weekend, if it's a Saturday though, I'll drive to yours, and you'll have to drive my car back to mine, and our lass will take you back, because I drink all day every Saturday, so I'll be bringing a bag of cans to yours, and drinking while we do it 😂

 

Sounds like a plan pal. You can watch just for a change.

 

I'm no Volvo expert, but I'm sure the Pegasus mate, either way, there off some R badged Volvo

 

I'll do it mate, don't mind these days, you had to do it when I was 21 stone, because I got a sweat on picking the polish up

 

Very similar wheel.

Are they genuine? Worth double what you payed for the car if they are! They really suit it though.

 

In all honesty I don't know mate, lad I know told me they are, something to do with the replicas having a different R stamped on the spoke so Volvo didn't rape them for copyright laws, but wether he is right I don't know, possibly not. I know a set of replicas with tyres are £600 new on eBay, I'm not bothered either way tbh, I like them, and they look better than the standard wheels, plus I only gave £400 for the whole car, that's £200 less than replica Pegasus cost new

 

They are pegs, not sure if they are genuine or not tho, either way they're easily worth more than you paid for the car..

 

Looks a great car mate especially for the money! Bargain!

 

Looks like a lot of car for the money, just goes to show there are bargains to be had - so many chancers out there over valuing their shit heaps most of the time

 

http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthr...light=ipd+pegs

Original verses Rep, Post #9

Original has chamfer all around the slot and thin edge next to the tyre.

 

Cheers mate

Mate honestly, some of the ST170's I looked at were not worth half the asking price, had £2k to spend, and in essence, that's not a great a deal of money, but in what ST170's are going for, that's not low mileage minter money, but that should get you a very good, honest car, I looked at 2 £1500 cars, both were a mess

Cheers for the link mate, looking at that, I think mine are replicas, but I'm genuinely not bother, it's not like I've paid for them, and I much prefer them to standard Zetec-S wheels

 

Bit of an update, took it for its MOT today, it failed, on two tyres, and had an advisory for another, and that was it, tester couldn't find anything else wrong with it. so I've ordered a full set of tyres, might as well do the lot, getting them fitted in the morning, getting its retest tomorrow afternoon, then it will have 13 months test, I've just ordered an induction kit, boot lip spoiler, and a new set of ford centre caps, because it didn't have any.