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Post by rodge on Feb 15, 2022 11:56:46 GMT
Went to look at a car this morning. Mondeo wagon, 95,000 miles on it, fsh, all the essential extras but not all of them, clean history, 2.0 TDCi engine with 150 horses and lots of torques. 6 speed manual, sports but not leather seats. It drives well and is immaculate having mostly motorway miles on it. The guy is willing to knock something off the price as I’m paying cash… so I’m thinking of buying it. Also, because it’s non metallic black, it’ll be called The Hearse if I do buy.  |
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Post by Big Blue on Feb 15, 2022 12:11:14 GMT
Cloth seats. Buy it immediately.
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Post by Blarno on Feb 15, 2022 12:16:22 GMT
Buy it. Don't even stop to think, just buy it. Mondeos are awesome.
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Post by rodge on Feb 15, 2022 12:29:30 GMT
Very tempted.
It’s practical and will do everything we need over the coming year or two and as it’s only 5 years old, it’s still new enough to fit in at the new job.
I had a mk1 hatchback years ago and it had a lot of space in the back so this thing will be great.
Plus I’ll only need one parking space as I can fit the Fiesta in it 😉
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Post by Roadrunner on Feb 15, 2022 12:50:47 GMT
A very capable mile muncher.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2022 13:02:53 GMT
Looks to be the business.  |
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Post by rodge on Feb 15, 2022 16:24:59 GMT
Thought about it a bit more.
Placed a deposit!
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Post by Blarno on Feb 15, 2022 16:29:32 GMT
Well done that man!
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Post by LandieMark on Feb 15, 2022 17:20:24 GMT
My dad had one of those generation Mondeo estates. It was great.
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Post by ChrisM on Feb 15, 2022 18:30:02 GMT
..... all the essential extras but not all of them .... Has to be Irish..... Should be a great car. |
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Post by rodge on Feb 15, 2022 19:09:07 GMT
..... all the essential extras but not all of them .... Has to be Irish..... Should be a great car. Yeah, I read that afterwards and thought I should have phrased it better. Means it has Bluetooth, cruise, quickclear windscreen, dual zone climate but none of the fancy stuff 😀 It’s a car to do a job and it’ll be good at it. |
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Post by Boxer6 on Feb 15, 2022 21:25:03 GMT
I had thought of namiing mine The Hearse, until I remembered I don't name my cars!! Plus, mine is actually blue anyway.
Looks great, they really are a lot of car for the money.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2022 21:49:01 GMT
The unofficial nickname for Bessy among my 'friends' is "The yellow hearse" mainly to to being a boxy estate car. That and upright rather than the look of later estate cars.
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Post by rodge on Feb 16, 2022 13:10:53 GMT
Doing the fun part now of organising insurance.
With the same company I’m already with on the fiesta, and they want all of the same information again.
The good news is the insurance is not expensive and getting a fully comp protected policy is less than my monthly car allowance, and that includes business coverage.
I’ve also realised that including this car, the last 3 cars I’ve owned will all have been black.
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Post by Big Blue on Feb 16, 2022 13:39:33 GMT
I’ve also realised that including this car, the last 3 cars I’ve owned will all have been black. Well you know what say, once you’ve been black you never go back….. |
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Post by racingteatray on Feb 16, 2022 16:30:46 GMT
You'll have drunkards lurching out waving their hands at you if you go anywhere near a town centre in the evening at the tail end of the week!!
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Post by PG on Feb 16, 2022 20:01:43 GMT
Looks perfect for what you need it for.
"Means it has Bluetooth, cruise, quickclear windscreen, dual zone climate but none of the fancy stuff". So what FG is it missing?
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Post by rodge on Feb 16, 2022 23:51:06 GMT
Looks perfect for what you need it for. "Means it has Bluetooth, cruise, quickclear windscreen, dual zone climate but none of the fancy stuff". So what FG is it missing? The only fg I’ve ever wanted in a car was something I had in a Mustang a few years ago. Air cooled seats. They were great in traffic in the California sunshine. But a diesel Mondeo in Ireland doesn’t have the same needs as a convertible Mustang in San Francisco. |
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Post by johnc on Feb 18, 2022 12:07:45 GMT
My car has those and they are great in the summer in the two weeks it gets hot enough!
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Post by rodge on Feb 18, 2022 12:36:18 GMT
Just got the insurance sorted.
I called the company and they wouldn’t accept my no claims from the States because it’s already been applied to my wife’s car policy.
So they requoted me with zero no claims discount and the policy jumped a whopping €170.
For a fully comp with protected policy, I nearly bit the hand off the guy. They were quoting us in the thousands in the fiesta and while I’m paying more, I’m covered from tomorrow.
Apparently it’s because I’ve had a full clean licence for over 20 years.
Picking the car up tomorrow morning from the dealer- he confirmed it will be ready then.
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Post by chipbutty on Feb 18, 2022 18:26:32 GMT
Nice looking car and they don't look under wheeled on those 17s.
Assume it's a Titanium without the X Pack ?
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Post by rodge on Feb 18, 2022 18:48:51 GMT
Nice looking car and they don't look under wheeled on those 17s. Assume it's a Titanium without the X Pack ? I did look at a Titanium but it was older and higher mileage. This is the basic cheap as chips Zetec. I like how it looks in all black and the ride quality is really good on the 17’s. Better than the 20” wheels with air suspension on my X5. |
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Post by rodge on Feb 19, 2022 17:17:17 GMT
Picked up the car today.
First impressions- it’s very quiet. Bear in mind I’m comparing it to a 19 year old Fiesta but it is on a par with my X5, and it was a petrol version.
It was a really good ride quality on any of the roads I’ve been on, including speed bumps and traffic calming measures.
The clutch is very light, possibly the lightest I’ve had in any car I’ve owned.
1st gear is short and I might see how the car is moving off in 2nd.
I did it in the Smax when I had that with the same gearbox and engine combo.
The stop start tech works well and is unobtrusive.
Had the whole family in it today when we went out and they are loving the extra space.
I’m currently driving with insurance and no tax or NCT (MOT).
I can’t tax the car until I get the paperwork back for it and there’s a backlog for getting the NCT done- they restricted the amount that were allowed during Covid so now there’s a massive waiting list of months.
Wife seems to be happy and comfortable in it. The sound system is the standard one and has a good quality to it.
Handling is good enough for what I’ll ever need. Very little body roll and goes where it’s pointed.
The only thing really missing is the retractable cover for the boot. It was taken out when they were cleaning it and they forgot to put it back in. The guy at the dealership is getting it for me and I’ll pick it up next week.
I haven’t done any motorway driving in it yet so am interested in seeing what it will be like, although the torque makes overtaking easy on most roads.
While I bought it as a stop gap car, I think it’s one I’ll be happy with.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Feb 19, 2022 17:58:52 GMT
Nice one. Looks good, even in “hearse” black! 😀
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