Neilp Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Just wondering what people think of the st220 mondeo? I have a chance of one at a decent price for a runabout car. Anybody got any experience with them? Anything to look out for? Cheers Quote
Flex Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Just wondering what people think of the st220 mondeo? I have a chance of one at a decent price for a runabout car. Anybody got any experience with them? Anything to look out for? Cheers Not directly but a good friend of mine had one, good car but very thirsty. Don't you want something a little more economical for a second car? Quote
Lexx Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Like all mondeo's around that time, check the rear bushes. The car is very hard on them, I lost count of how many sets our family Mondeo went through. Quote
Neilp Posted May 27, 2012 Author Posted May 27, 2012 Just wondering what people think of the st220 mondeo? I have a chance of one at a decent price for a runabout car. Anybody got any experience with them? Anything to look out for? Cheers Not directly but a good friend of mine had one, good car but very thirsty. Don't you want something a little more economical for a second car? Nah we have a large fleet of thirsty motors on the drive so used to it. This will be a 6th motor so wont see many miles, probably only to the gym and back. Only thinking about buying it as its a good comfy car with a decent interior and still got v6 burble. Quote
Neilp Posted May 27, 2012 Author Posted May 27, 2012 Like all mondeo's around that time, check the rear bushes. The car is very hard on them, I lost count of how many sets our family Mondeo went through. Will keep the eyes open and check them all. I'm guessing the will be knocky when driving ? Quote
Lexx Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Like all mondeo's around that time, check the rear bushes. The car is very hard on them, I lost count of how many sets our family Mondeo went through. Will keep the eyes open and check them all. I'm guessing the will be knocky when driving ? Yeah, it's a noise that can't be mistaken for anything else on those cars. Quote
Neilp Posted May 27, 2012 Author Posted May 27, 2012 Like all mondeo's around that time, check the rear bushes. The car is very hard on them, I lost count of how many sets our family Mondeo went through. Will keep the eyes open and check them all. I'm guessing the will be knocky when driving ? Yeah, it's a noise that can't be mistaken for anything else on those cars. Cool cheers for that, Will keep that in mind when driving it Quote
Flex Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Just wondering what people think of the st220 mondeo? I have a chance of one at a decent price for a runabout car. Anybody got any experience with them? Anything to look out for? Cheers Not directly but a good friend of mine had one, good car but very thirsty. Don't you want something a little more economical for a second car? Nah we have a large fleet of thirsty motors on the drive so used to it. This will be a 6th motor so wont see many miles, probably only to the gym and back. Only thinking about buying it as its a good comfy car with a decent interior and still got v6 burble. 6!!! Wow. How's the gym going? Past 8 months I've been back on the weights, it's going really well. Shame about my diet though! Quote
Neilp Posted May 27, 2012 Author Posted May 27, 2012 Just wondering what people think of the st220 mondeo? I have a chance of one at a decent price for a runabout car. Anybody got any experience with them? Anything to look out for? Cheers Not directly but a good friend of mine had one, good car but very thirsty. Don't you want something a little more economical for a second car? Nah we have a large fleet of thirsty motors on the drive so used to it. This will be a 6th motor so wont see many miles, probably only to the gym and back. Only thinking about buying it as its a good comfy car with a decent interior and still got v6 burble. 6!!! Wow. How's the gym going? Past 8 months I've been back on the weights, it's going really well. Shame about my diet though! terrible lol, too busy at work so only making it up about 3 times a week. Diets terrible at the moment as i've been bulking. Gonna start cutting next week. Solid cardio regime for about 8 weeks should do it though. Got about a stone of fat to lose atm. Yeah the cars arent all mines though but i'm insured on all of them and also have a work vehicle for personal use. Its a great price and its coming from my missus dad. Its one of those cars i've always wanted to own. Beautiful shape, really nice interior. Quote
rich-350 Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 my dad had one and was really impressed said it was comfy to drive and drove really well and was rapid Quote
Flex Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Just wondering what people think of the st220 mondeo? I have a chance of one at a decent price for a runabout car. Anybody got any experience with them? Anything to look out for? Cheers Not directly but a good friend of mine had one, good car but very thirsty. Don't you want something a little more economical for a second car? Nah we have a large fleet of thirsty motors on the drive so used to it. This will be a 6th motor so wont see many miles, probably only to the gym and back. Only thinking about buying it as its a good comfy car with a decent interior and still got v6 burble. 6!!! Wow. How's the gym going? Past 8 months I've been back on the weights, it's going really well. Shame about my diet though! terrible lol, too busy at work so only making it up about 3 times a week. Diets terrible at the moment as i've been bulking. Gonna start cutting next week. Solid cardio regime for about 8 weeks should do it though. Got about a stone of fat to lose atm. Yeah the cars arent all mines though but i'm insured on all of them and also have a work vehicle for personal use. Its a great price and its coming from my missus dad. Its one of those cars i've always wanted to own. Beautiful shape, really nice interior. I've got about 2 stone of fat to shed! Lost 1 1/2 since Dec but a bit stagnant at the moment. Keep up the good work! Quote
LRF4N Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Dont get a taxi Neil! If ur getting a comfortable 2nd car get a BMW- u like ur german marques Quote
Neilp Posted May 27, 2012 Author Posted May 27, 2012 Dont get a taxi Neil! If ur getting a comfortable 2nd car get a BMW- u like ur german marques lol nah we already have an m5 in the family, no other bmw will compare to it except the m6 which I cant afford lol. The mondeo is a very rare car compared to the bmw. Theres not many st220's around at all and it will probably be far more reliable Quote
U83R5Z Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Just wondering what people think of the st220 mondeo? I have a chance of one at a decent price for a runabout car. Anybody got any experience with them? Anything to look out for? Cheers Burns a lot of petrol and very 90's if you ask me... Better bang for buck out there fella.... Quote
Neilp Posted May 27, 2012 Author Posted May 27, 2012 Just wondering what people think of the st220 mondeo? I have a chance of one at a decent price for a runabout car. Anybody got any experience with them? Anything to look out for? Cheers Burns a lot of petrol and very 90's if you ask me... Better bang for buck out there fella.... I'm paying less than market value.... Alot. Doesn't bother me if it's a gas guzzler either regardless of bang for buck. Its a nice car with a decent engine. All I really want to know if there's anything people would advise to look out for. Quote
Bakes100 Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 My old man has had one for around 5 years, never had any problems with it. Goes reasonably well although is only slightly less thirsty than the zed. Nice and comfy, main weaknesses from what I have seen/read is the dual mass flywheel and the rear bushes. On 90K now and still has no plans to get rid, bearing in mind most other cars he has owned are sold within a year. Quote
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