No not on the missus! But on you guys!

Got three fords at the mo, always had fords escorts mondeos fiestas

But I'm sick of the shit reliabilty and other little issues they cause me daily.

Set on getting a new motor and think its going to be a VW Golf.

Germans seem to be able to build a longer lasting motor.

All 3 of my mondeo's have failed on me various times and my two fiestas and 2 escorts with head gaskets

Don't think I'll leave fords for ever but just cant be doing with them at the mo with the milage I do.

Looking to buy a petrol drinking monster for weekends tho in the coming months so might go for a fast ford again.

Getting a few more project cars this month anyway so will still be active

 

Either buy an old one, or a new one. The ones in the middle will give you more grief than any ford - guaranteed!

 

What makes you say that?

 

Never ever had a problem with a standard run of the mill fiestas, escorts or mondeos.

 

u must be jinxed m8 coz all the newer fords ive had have been the pinnacle of reliability

 

fords are more than reiable if u service them and keep them standard. the only issue with them is they rust.

 

my old escort only went wrong after i started fucking about with it and doubled the power lol

 

Depends what budget is mate id have no hesitations in recommending any vectra c as long as its not a 2.2

 

I work on a buisness estate where all the main dealers are, and it seems to be vws with the reliabilty issues atm 8 or so lads pushing 4+ everyday even seen new golfs come in with the whole front burnt to nothing??

 

Fucked Old Rusty Dustbin says it all

 

any car rusts, well good luck hope u find some reliability from lack of maintenance.

 

Audi's have a galved shell

 

ive got a ex taxi audi a4 sitting on 274k, bought it for 300 with 6 months test done me the hole winter soo far only issue bein a split in a water pipe easy fix! also got a3 on 200k in the last year its needed a wiper motor and a flywheel, dualmass flywheels break up and rattle so converted it to single mass. both tdi's perfect runabouts if you clock major miles, heard alotta people moaning bout golfs dont know why tho cause half the parts are the same as the a3s

 

try a focus m8 had absolute no trouble wiv mine in 25k lot's of abuse and track days.

 

ive only ever had silly problems with some of my fords but they have just been down to old age. Where were the sierras,fiesta's,escorts and mondeo's made?

 

i got rid of my last of the mk1 p reg mondeo rs's 2 ltr si last year,it never missed a beat 100%,the only thing that ever failed was a bulb,the car never failed to start or get me comfortably where i wanted to go,it had never been welded and the engine was as good as new imo. i'd honestly rather smoke a good mk1 mondeo than them shit mk3's with the engine problems like diesel pumps that fail and dual mass shit.
never had a problem with a clutch on a mk1 or 2 mondeo or a diesel pump too.
they are good cars the 90's fords for reliability.

 

oh yeah forgot to add get 600 miles on a tank of fuel with the a3!

 

Got a mk4 golf 1.8 turbo, done 150,000 miles, gets thrashed daily and hasn't missed a beat. Got a few squeaks and rattles but nothing major. (touches some wood!!)

Smudge

 

Missus has a mk4 golf GTI 1.8 she bought it on 80k its now sitting on 132k! and has never missed a beat apart from general maintenance (clutch and cambelt/servicing) car has been 100% spot on! and she does drive the car hard! and its also slightly tuned (chip, decat, and a panel filter) got to say i think VWs come across as great cars