The Mondeo :)

[Bailes1992]

Mondie got a little dusty today so have it a little clean.

It's a 1.8 TDCi Titanium. 98k and I paid £5,900 plus I part ex'd my 406.
It has optional Bluetooth, Sony 6CD changer with AUX input and Voice Activation (Works with the climate, Radio and phone).

It's a great drive, very smooth, gutsy and it looks fantastic







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Somthing I was dying to have until I had it, was great fun for about 30s Looks the part though!

And voice acitivation...

This works for the Climate Control, Radio and the Phone.
For instance if you press it and say "Climate, Tempretur, Twenty" it will set the climate to 20°c.
Very good system, although totally pointless!

A very happy Bailes.

[jonsowman]

Congrats, it's a very nice car and in a great colour. Hope you enjoy it

[plod]

Congrats Sam, looks good

[Gary406]

nice motor that sam . do these not have the injector problems like the earlier tdci engines ?

[Bailes1992]

nice motor that sam . do these not have the injector problems like the earlier tdci engines ?

No that was only the MK3 Mondeo TDCi's.
The TDCi engines in the MK3 are pretty unreliable.

Modern fords use Peugeot 2.0 HDi 136 engine.

This has a 1.8TDCi which is actually derived from the old 1.8D you used to find in escort vans. Over the years they fitted different turbos, pumps etc etc and honed it until these days it's fully common rail, pretty efficiant and pushing 125bhp. Also unbelivably quiet, keep thinking I've stalled it

[scotty73]

Thats a cracking colour what is it?

[Bailes1992]

It's called Morello Red. It's like choclate brown with Pink and Red flakes. Lovely in the sunlight

[scotty73]

It's called Morello Red. It's like choclate brown with Pink and Red flakes. Lovely in the sunlight

Very unusual and easy on the eye good luck with it mate nice looking motor.

[lozz]

Lovely looking mondy that Bailes ,

[Alberto]

really nice colour,and interior superb

[TooT]

Very nice and seldom seen in that colour

edit, just noticed the number plate, is this car going to be called Bob?

[DaiRees]

Niiiiiice!

[scotty73]

Just saw one exactly the same colour as BOB in my hometown, needed a bloody good clean mind but very nice indeed.

[Bailes1992]

Sits at just under 2500rpm at 90mph

[rwb]

Very nice.

So that will be one of these: 1.8 / 123hp / 320Nm / 17 / G / 48 / 10.2

Also available as (displacement / power / torque / insurance / tax / mpg / 0--60):

• 1.6 / 113 / 290 / 17 / C / 65 / 11.6
• 2.2 / 197 / 420 / 26 / G / 47 / 7.8
• 2.2 / 172 / 400 / 23 / G / 45 / 8.4
• 2.0 / 140 / 320 / 19 / D / 57 / 9.3
• 2.0 / 138 / 320 / 23 / E / 53 / 9.3 <-- compare insurance to above!
• 2.0 / 115 / ? / 17 / E / 54 / ?
• 2.0 / 160 / 340 / 22 / D / 57 / 8.6
• 2.0 / 163 / ? / 23 / E / 53 / ?

Do any two of Modeos have the same engine?

Presumably all the 2.0 are French HDis and the 1.6 is the useless lump we're familiar with?

Looks like you're well down the insurance groups, which I guess is your priority. The 2.0/140 or maybe 160 would be the pick for me. Although I'd like to see power and torque curves.

(406: 2.0 / 90 / 205 / 23 / F / 51 / 14. Notice how you don't get much more MPG from the newer cars, just more power.)