Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0TDCi Ghia X (130ps) 5d (01) (2003/52) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Superbly equipped car that puts other higher priced marques to shame.
Costs
Good.
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On the road
Driving
Pulls to the left as soon as tyres have done a couple of thousand miles - tracking is fine however…
Performance
Very good. TDCi 130 engine is amazing for mid-range acceleration.
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Living with it
Reliability
Very disappointing…
Image
It's a Mondeo and it will always be seen as a fleet car regardless which model you have be it an LX or an ST220.
Comfort
Very comfortable seats.
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Security and Service
Security
No one has tried to take it as far as I know so I guess it's ok!
Service
Ford need to listen to their customers rather than just churning out cars and pandering to the fleet market.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Great when it works, but the TDCi doesn't work very well very often - seems to be the norm and the dealers are powerless to fix it to an acceptable level and Ford just don't care - they keep churning them out regardless.
Other
Minor sqeaks / rattles etc from engine department when cold, ok once warmed up.
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
No