Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ghia

I have owned a 2005 Mondeo hatchback for around 3 and a half years now. During that time it has had 4 tyres, new brake pads and disks, anti roll bar links and 3 suspension springs (although 2 of them was my fault for overloading the car during a house move). I average around 11,000 miles a year covering mostly country roads and many motorway journeys. It feels powerful while going up steep country roads and cruses on the motorway with ease.

Its a very reliable car. I wouldn't hesitate to take it anywhere. It always starts and almost never goes wrong.

There is loads of space in the car including: a decent size glove box, a drivers mini glove box under the steering wheel (perfect for my wallet), door storage, a center glove box (a good size but would be better if it was slightly deeper so you could put a bottle in it) and a massive boot.

Mine is the Ghia model and looks and feels nice, not cheep but likewise not expensive like a nice Audi etc. This model has a good range of toys including: auto wipers, auto lights, satnav, cruse control, electric windows, electric seats, heated door mirrors, heated washer jets and a 6 CD changer with steering wheel controls. I have also added parking sensors.

I have also recently installed a tow bar (not too difficult on a Mondeo). I've only used it for smaller trailers (not a caravan). I've had the trailer fully loaded and weighing a fair bit, it still pulled it without any hesitation.

This car isn't cheep to run. For me its the only down side to the Mondeo. Insurance isn't too bad (I'm 25 and paying around £380) but tax does cost around £260 a year. Its not great on petrol, mine averages around 32-35mpg (more on the motorway).

Mine has done around 104500 miles and still feels good. Gear changes are still smooth and it still drives really well. No horrible knocking/ crunching/ rattles that some cars get. The satnav hasn't worked since I've owned it (I have never looked into this) and the CD change sometimes gets stuck. Everything else works perfectly.

Overall its a great car if your willing to put up with the running costs.

Firstly, I would like to congratulate the waste of sperm that sold me this car. You got your money a legged it, while laughing at me getting in the offside rear door.

The car is absolutely horrific. The brakes are either made of cheese or the brake pedal is not connected to the brakes. I have caused over 40 collisions in this car. At least it is powerful otherwise I would be paying a lot for other people's bodywork! The suspension is stiffer than jimmy saville at a scout convention and it steers like a family of darkies have crossed the border, taken my steering wheel and have taken it into the boot and steer the car from there. Many shop windows have been victim to the cars inability to steer.

There is one bonus however, because the car is relatively solidly built, it does not deform when I decide to mow down pedestrians. Also, the blood cleans off to reveal a nice metallic finish, although limbs to sometimes get stuck in the sunroof but hey, it can't be perfect!

very practical car, very spatious, great value for money, but in my opinion it has poor reliability, it's not easy to fix(the engine space is like in a space shuttle-if you drop a pin, it would stuck somewhere. But it has my recommendations!

I got my 97 Mondeo 2.0 Ghia after the gearbox went on my vectra 1.8ls and i'm quite dissapointed. I've had it for about 3 months now and all I seem to be doing is filling up all the time. I've had it in the garage a few times fixing the exhuast, changing the oil filter and replacing the oil. I think i've just about had enough of it and i'm really to sell it on and get another Vectra. Mondeos use way to much fuel for my liking.

I decided that my first car should be reliable, cheap to fix, cheap to buy and fast. After looking at a number of cars (Astras, Alpha 156s, Vectras etc) I decided that I couldn't possibly get a car that satisfied all 4 of my criteria.

Then I started looking at Mondeo s.

Mondeo's are regarded as boring by some, indeed by myself before I bought one, but having driven one for over a thousand miles I have reformed my opinions.

My car is a 1997 R reg 2.0 litre model in GhiaX trim. That means that I get 136 horsepower, leather seats, a 6-CD changer, all electric windows and sunroof, trip computer and electric seat adjustment. All of this cost me just £900.

The car drives like new; the engine has a nice deep rumble, it gets to 60 in 9 and a bit seconds and there's plenty of torque. It doesn't have the traction control option, so I found myself spinning away all of the power when setting off on a few occasions before I got used to the car.

It's great for long distance trips along winding B roads, and is equally at home in the outside lane of the motorway. At 80mph its quieter than my mum's 2001 Laguna II 1.8 litre.

Traffic jams can be annoying as the car tends to kangaroo slightly if you let it plod along in 1st with no accelerator. You need not sit in a queue though, as overtaking is childs-play.

The suspension seems a little stiff for my liking; you can definitely feel every bump and pothole. There is also an annoying rattle coming from the boot, but I'm sure it's just a loose plastic panel, and I could fix it easily if I ever got round to it. As it is I hardly notice it because I'm almost always listening to one of the CDs in the 6-CD changer under the passenger seat.

I can compare the Mondeo to the other cars that I've driven on a regular basis: a 2.0 litre V6 rover 75 estate, a 1.8 litre Renault Laguna II and a 1.0 litre Citroen AX. The Citroen is really no comparison, but the Mondeo beats the pants off the rover and Renault in terms of handling and acceleration. The rover just edges it out when it comes to ride comfort and going from 70-90mph on the motorway.

All in all I would definitely recommend the Mondeo. It's cheap, fast and reliable (*touches wood*). There's a reason why it was the best selling car in the UK when it was still being made.

I bought this Ford Mondeo 2.0i 16v Ghia auto two months (1'500 miles ago) after reading some used car reviews, so it's still early days. So far I'm pretty impressed, although I did trade-up from a Seat Cordoba so we're not talking about premium cars here!All in all, having driven plenty of hire cars, this car does everything you'd want for a family without any unnecessary bells and whistles. If you're not a brand person and are happy to buy on spec and performance I'd put this up against a 5 series BMW (its much bigger than a 3 series).

Bought this Ford Mondeo new when left a company and had to give back the Beamer. That was a nice car (3 series) but SOOOO small inside!! I'd previously had a Cavalier and when I'd taken the family on holiday it swallowed all the luggage. When I got the Beamer it could only take half the gear and cabin small too, all this in a car with same overall dimensions. That's what you pay for a straight engine and the rear wheel drive that BMW push so hard.

Anyway, I needed a car with more room and did some research. The new shape Mondeo had not been out long and had got good write ups. I spoke to a couple of friends who had driven them and they had nothing but praise for them.

I've now had the car for 5 years, it's been utterly reliable apart from the heated front screen failing, the seat height adjustment packing up and a couple of buttons on the radio not working. All of these were fixed under the extended warranty I purchased with the car.

It was a Dutch/Belgian? import from Trade sales in Slough (read my comments elsewhere). I've got no problems with trade sales as long as you understand what they are; high volume, quick throughput, no frills dealer. Inspect the car yourself and drive it away, no problem.

The Mondeo has never let me down, always starts in the morning and is roomy and comfortable. Everyone that has been in it has been impressed. I went for the Ghia model with the 6CD multichanger etc.

My only real criticism is with the aircon/heating. It seems underpowered, both in terms of cooling and heating the car. I often have to fiddle with it to get it blowing cold, even on warm days it can be blowing out hot air and on cold days it's slow to heat the interior. I've taken it in to Ford dealers twice and they have told me it's working correctly. It's not the end of the world, but when you've paid extra for the "climate control" on the Ghia model!!

Overall though I'm very pleased with the car and have no intention of changing it. I'll be driving from Surrey to York today and have no doubt that I'll get out of the car without feeling too uncomfotable after a 4 hour drive. It took us to the south of France last year completely packed with luggage and four people without a hiccup and will, I'm confident, be doing the same in August of this year.

Bought this 'Y' reg Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ghia with a relatively high mileage (45,000). Group 11 insurance. Cruises effortlessly. Automatic aircon/heating. Auto-dimming rear mirror!

My Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ghia family car is an estate with a full rs body kit and it only has a 2.0 front wheel drive engine but is faster than my old 206 gti and my brothers 2.0 vectra. The car has had its troubles with 2 new back boxes since I have owned it and a new alternator. This is a great practical car which on a run will do 35mpg+

For people who are less worried about the 'kudos' of driving a high end marque, the Ford Mondeo 2.0 16v Ghia X will provide a bargain in terms of motoring comfort. Equipped with such things as electric adjusting drivers seat, footwell lights, heated front windscreen, air conditioning and four speed electronic automatic transmission the Ghia X provides most things that the motorist could want on a car. I myself, have the auto transmission model and find it to be extremely driveable in city traffic, where it spends most of its life. However, once you hit motorway speeds the overdrive facility fitted to the auto box really comes into its own and can return upto 37 MPG at constant motorway speeds. Around the city I generally get a return of around 24 MPG, which given its size and weight, and the fact that the air conditioning is usually on, is a reasonable return. A useful feature is the overdrive lock out switch allowing you to use the first three gears only around the city. Also quite good fun is to use the sport mode, selectable by switch from the dashboard, which totally changes the characteristics of the gearbox, and if driven hard, can be quite good fun, with the predictable effect on fuel consumption. Overall, I would say that this is a very competent car all round with comfort being adequate, even for people 6ft plus like myself. The factory sound system is certainly adequate for most peoples taste and the CD player copes well with all ranges of music. However, if you're hoping to cruise the streets with the sub kickin' out some heavy bass, either buy another car or be prepared to spend money on the ICE. I found an average mileage 1999 registered model for around £5000 with full service history and one owner from new, and have owned it for around 1 year and can say that I am very satisfied with it. If your'e looking for a car that can commute backwards and forwards to work, turn into a child and dog transporter at the weekend, can rush along fairly when required, yet return reasonable running costs then this is the car for you. If you want street cool, prestige marque and all round image, then perhaps you should consider something else.