Ford Mondeo ST-200 Estate

A number of things happened to precipitate me buying a Ford Mondeo ST-200 Estate. About 2 years ago I started my own business and the extravagance of owning cars such as a Honda Integra Type-R, BMW M5 and Mitsubishi Evo had to be cut back. My wife also got a 2-seater Honda S2000 as a company car at about that time and shortly afterwards we got a Border Collie. I therefore needed an estate to accommodate the Border Collie with ease and to use for those times when my wife’s 2-seater simply wasn’t big enough. So I paid £6,500 for a year 2000 Ford Mondeo ST-200 Estate with 70,000 miles on the clock from a garage in Swindon. To look at the car’s okay. It ...

Let me start by saying that I'm very lucky, privileged in fact, to have a company car. But before we go any further, I have to clarify this point. I'm lucky not simply because my motoring is pretty much paid for, but because if I'd spent my own money on this car, the Ford Mondeo 3.0 V6 ST220 Estate, I would have been very disappointed. Ok, don't get me wrong, the car does have a lot going for it. The engine is sweet, the ride is competent for an estate, there's high levels of trim and lots of gadgets. For a £22.5K Ford, you'd expect lots of toys and a big engine, so you won't be disappointed - well by those features at least. ...