Mondeo 1.8LXi - hard to know what to say.... (Ford Mondeo (1993-96))

Name: jimborulez

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Product:	Ford Mondeo (1993-96)
Date:	12/08/02 (382 review reads)
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Advantages: cheap, good looking car, quite spacious inside

Disadvantages: slow, noisy, cheap (from seller's point of view!!)

I have had a Ford Mondeo 1.8LXi for about 4 years now, and to be honest, it's not a great car. I guess its fairly average performance wise, boasting around 115 horses, although I'm damn sure I have never found all of them... The engine is noisy when you get up around 70 mph and from then on it just feels and sounds like its struggling. You would think that makes it an ideal city car. Not so, as it has a high fuel consumption in and around town and it is too big to fit into your average London parking space... However, there are some good points about the car. The quick-shift gearbox is really good, it is firm and definite and it is a pleasure to use. The driving position isnt bad but as I am a tall lad I do have to have the seat down low. There are some serious problems with this version of the Mondeo though, and I mean serious. Here is just one of them... Sometimes the car has a tendancy to stall, even when moving. Great, you say, whats so bad about that? Well, as the power steering and brakes will only work when the engine is running, you lose the ability to brake and steer when it stalls. And it doesnt take a genius to work out what could happen if you're driving along when all of a sudden you cant steer or brake any more... A very dangerous situation I have found myself in on countless occasions. Fortunately I have lived to tell the tale.
So, I hear you asking, "if its so bad, why dont you sell it?" And the answer to that is... because its not worth anything. It would fetch about £1000 if lucky, which wouldnt buy me anything. It is definitely worth more to me than anyone else.
On the whole, this is a very average car, nothing to write home about. A good family runabout but not a performance car by any means. This model and of this age can be picked up for less than a grand now, which is a reasonable price, but it might be worth investing your money elsewhere.

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