Bought as a station car to ferry me on a 70 mile daily commute. Never once let me down, and sold to a Polish chap at 145,000 miles who drove it all the way back to Warsaw without a problem. Not a car to buy if you want to be noticed, but still a great driver's car, and with superb reliability and build quality thrown in. Proved less hassle to run than any VW or BMW owned by friends. Slow and noisy, but otherwise very hard to fault.
One month and 2,000 miles, mostly good. Big, comfy, decent finish and equipment. Super ride and great handling, though you do feel the bulk. Engine strong mid-range, but not smooth as my previous Accord and power not so linear. The result: very effective on motorways, but requires lots of gearchanges on country roads. The changes are smooth, though. Coupled with over sensitive brakes, smooth driving requires care. Very quiet though. Regarding quality: screen leaked on delivery, already has some rattles, and there are a couple of warning light gremlins.
Mainly impressed with the car after 5,000 miles, last three fill-ups averaging 50.2mpg on a mostly motorway commute. One very disturbing fault of the driver's seat manifested itself: the weak shoulder support on the left hand side of the seat means that I found myself having to use the centre console to support myself when going around roundabouts and bends to the right. Ford mechanic has driven car twice and agrees that it's a characteristic of all Mondeos. Sorry Ford, simply not good enough. Otherwise quick and quiet.
I have driven a Ford since I was 17. Now 27, I am in what some would call the old man's car - a Mondeo. For me though, it is practical for work, with enough space for the golf clubs in the boot for a quick nine holes on a summer's evening. It has been a great investment and is reliable as you would like. Fuel economy is not bad either, and comfortable on motorway driving. And although it may be a Mondeo, I like it!
I was recovering from a cardiac arrest when it was time to change cars, so my wife chose our next car, a two-year-old 1.8 petrol Mondeo. Well, under the circumstances, she'd hardy choose a Lotus or an MG, would she? For some reason, all my girlfriends have always liked driving large cars, so she, despite being quite diminutive, chose the Mondeo. It drove well, had a comfortable ride, never broke down, and travelled effortlessly along the motorways to France (my wife is from Lille). And there was always plenty of space for holidaying in some remote gite in France, with all the luggage in the boot and the wine on the back seat, and the kids in the roof box. I have only two real criticisms of the car (and one of me). It did seem to attract bumps and scrapes whilst parked in our drive and in car parks. Its other problem was that the front doors would continuously leak water, so you had to drive wearing wellington boots, which made it look as if you had really wanted to buy a Land Rover all along. And me? I have leg problems now, so our new car is a sit-up-and-beg Renault Megane Scenic. Diesel.
