As a three-time owner, I've always had a soft spot for the Ford Mondeo.
As a three time owner I've also, however, had a soft spot for the Volvo V70, which is my current car.
My three Mondeos (a 54-Reg Titanium X TDCi 155, a 59-Reg 2.2 TDCi Titanium, and a 59-Reg 2.0 TDCi Titanium) have all been manual, but both my first V70 and my current V70 (a 64-Reg D4 SE Lux with 136k miles on the clock) have been automatic, and I don't see myself going back to a manual gearbox again.
Right now, however, I'm at an automotive crossroads, with three main directions of travel that I can see: -
If I look at the Mondeo, I would probably want a Titanium as a minimum, I'd want performance that's roughly comparable with my V70 D4, and I'd also want an automatic, but I'm wary of the Ford Powershift transmission.
If I go by motoring websites I can find lots of good reasons to choose a V70, a V90 and a Mondeo, but I can also read horror stories about all three vehicles.
My reason for starting a thread here is, therefore, to ask Talkford members for their experiences and opinions of the current Mondeo range.
Is it better than the previous 2007-2015 range? Which are the engines to have and which are the engines to avoid? What about transmissions? What about the various types of headlights? What about infotainment systems? Is the Mondeo more trouble than it's worth or is it a relatively safe bet? Basically anything and everything from the people who are in the know.
My budget will be up to £15k.
Any views would be most welcome.
As a three time owner I've also, however, had a soft spot for the Volvo V70, which is my current car.
My three Mondeos (a 54-Reg Titanium X TDCi 155, a 59-Reg 2.2 TDCi Titanium, and a 59-Reg 2.0 TDCi Titanium) have all been manual, but both my first V70 and my current V70 (a 64-Reg D4 SE Lux with 136k miles on the clock) have been automatic, and I don't see myself going back to a manual gearbox again.
Right now, however, I'm at an automotive crossroads, with three main directions of travel that I can see: -
- Spend a chunk of money, possibly £3k, which would enable my V70 to serve me for several more years.
- Spend a chunk of money and buy a V90 (they're all automatic).
- Spend a chunk of money and buy a Ford Mondeo with automatic transmission.
If I look at the Mondeo, I would probably want a Titanium as a minimum, I'd want performance that's roughly comparable with my V70 D4, and I'd also want an automatic, but I'm wary of the Ford Powershift transmission.
If I go by motoring websites I can find lots of good reasons to choose a V70, a V90 and a Mondeo, but I can also read horror stories about all three vehicles.
My reason for starting a thread here is, therefore, to ask Talkford members for their experiences and opinions of the current Mondeo range.
Is it better than the previous 2007-2015 range? Which are the engines to have and which are the engines to avoid? What about transmissions? What about the various types of headlights? What about infotainment systems? Is the Mondeo more trouble than it's worth or is it a relatively safe bet? Basically anything and everything from the people who are in the know.
My budget will be up to £15k.
Any views would be most welcome.