RE: SOTW: Ford Mondeo ST24
Discussion
confused_buyer said:
ST200's, or at least one which works, will not be in SOTW territory for some time.
One went through BCA Enfield this week - CAP'd at about 850....sold for around 2 grand. Loads of bids from trade and private.
Madness. I've yet to find a half clean one with less than moon miles. Why anyone would pay £2k for one is beyond me. A guy I know had one from new as a company car, he purchased it at the end of the lease for £3500 (2003 by memory) and still has it! 200k miles now.One went through BCA Enfield this week - CAP'd at about 850....sold for around 2 grand. Loads of bids from trade and private.
Didn't the ST models have twin exhausts? Pretty certain they had body coloured tailgate handle as well.
That looks like a Ghia with an ST sticker.
Never driven the ST but had a V6 mk1 which was great fun, went far better than the figures suggest and handled very well indeed. Front lower wishbones were the weak points, which were the same across the range from 70hp diesel to 200hp ST. Not expensive but one side is a pain to do.
That looks like a Ghia with an ST sticker.
Never driven the ST but had a V6 mk1 which was great fun, went far better than the figures suggest and handled very well indeed. Front lower wishbones were the weak points, which were the same across the range from 70hp diesel to 200hp ST. Not expensive but one side is a pain to do.
The_Burg said:
Didn't the ST models have twin exhausts? Pretty certain they had body coloured tailgate handle as well.
That looks like a Ghia with an ST sticker.
Never driven the ST but had a V6 mk1 which was great fun, went far better than the figures suggest and handled very well indeed. Front lower wishbones were the weak points, which were the same across the range from 70hp diesel to 200hp ST. Not expensive but one side is a pain to do.
Only the ST200 has twin exits. The lower arms wre upgraded on later versions, mine have been on since 55K and still seem OK That looks like a Ghia with an ST sticker.
Never driven the ST but had a V6 mk1 which was great fun, went far better than the figures suggest and handled very well indeed. Front lower wishbones were the weak points, which were the same across the range from 70hp diesel to 200hp ST. Not expensive but one side is a pain to do.
BTW, the ST200 versions were always different & were the same as the Cougar-horizontal bushes. I'll get my anorak........
Dave_ST220 said:
The_Burg said:
Didn't the ST models have twin exhausts? Pretty certain they had body coloured tailgate handle as well.
That looks like a Ghia with an ST sticker.
Never driven the ST but had a V6 mk1 which was great fun, went far better than the figures suggest and handled very well indeed. Front lower wishbones were the weak points, which were the same across the range from 70hp diesel to 200hp ST. Not expensive but one side is a pain to do.
Only the ST200 has twin exits. The lower arms wre upgraded on later versions, mine have been on since 55K and still seem OK That looks like a Ghia with an ST sticker.
Never driven the ST but had a V6 mk1 which was great fun, went far better than the figures suggest and handled very well indeed. Front lower wishbones were the weak points, which were the same across the range from 70hp diesel to 200hp ST. Not expensive but one side is a pain to do.
BTW, the ST200 versions were always different & were the same as the Cougar-horizontal bushes. I'll get my anorak........
Dave_ST220 said:
Madness. I've yet to find a half clean one with less than moon miles. Why anyone would pay £2k for one is beyond me. A guy I know had one from new as a company car, he purchased it at the end of the lease for £3500 (2003 by memory) and still has it! 200k miles now.
Because it was clean with 70k and full history and, as you say, they're rare beasts, although I agree 2k at auction is at the Upminster end of the District line.
hmmm interior looks standard but no RSAP bodykit and chrome instead of bodycolour touches. How strange. Is it really a 99 car as the older ST did had chrome but no kit?
Anyhow if it IS older than a 1999 then it won't rust as much as the final versions of that era. Blame Ford cost-cutting (FOE was bleeding in the late 1990s and Sir Nick Scheele/David Thursfield went in and decontented things to death) for the extra rattles/rusting on 1999-00 cars.
An okay shed though. Never liked the estate styling as the surfacing around the fuel filler cap made it look like it was stuck on. Go look at old Mondeo Estates (1993-00) and you'll spot it too. Or maybe not.....that sounds a bit sad! Ahem....
Anyhow if it IS older than a 1999 then it won't rust as much as the final versions of that era. Blame Ford cost-cutting (FOE was bleeding in the late 1990s and Sir Nick Scheele/David Thursfield went in and decontented things to death) for the extra rattles/rusting on 1999-00 cars.
An okay shed though. Never liked the estate styling as the surfacing around the fuel filler cap made it look like it was stuck on. Go look at old Mondeo Estates (1993-00) and you'll spot it too. Or maybe not.....that sounds a bit sad! Ahem....
Rumblestripe said:
Decent shed. I've always like estates with more go than standard. I had a V6 Rover 75 Estate that was huge fun at surprising BMWs in a straight line. Does the Mondeo Estate handle as well as the saloon? I cannot recall ever driving an Estate Mondeo.
I think that most estates (in general) won't handle as well as the saloon....
Martin 480 Turbo said:
Worst Shed ever. Spells "sleaper" like "euthanized".
Ever driven a Mondeo? with "power"? Yikes !
And this is a coming from a bloke who I'm guessing likes Volvo 480 Turbo! Torquesteer city!Ever driven a Mondeo? with "power"? Yikes !
I had a ST24 for a couple of years, It was a brilliant car, Mine was one of the better ones left and by god did it drive and sound nice, It's the one car i wish i never sold, but even though it done 25-30mpg, it was starting to get expensive to run so i chopped it in for a Passat TDI...
Even looking ta this picture makes me feel depressed...
Oh and as for the interior, this is what the standard seats look like.
I'm sure the SOTW one is as standard, the early ones seemed quite basic until they started fitting the RSAP kit and transforming them.
Edited by dockertrigger on Friday 18th February 15:22
An ex boss had the hatch version, I drove it a couple of times and after a 2.0 Laguna it felt nippy, but 'heavier' to drive than the Mondeo 2.0S that was also kicking about the company.
He had a big boat, and used to had to basically submerge the back of the car to get the boat off, it was forever needing rear bearings and brakes.
When he left no-one wanted to buy the car even at a rock bottom prices.
A colleague had the Contour with I think the same engine, he had all sorts of bother with the early traction control, it seemed to be a weird electro mechanical thing.
He had a big boat, and used to had to basically submerge the back of the car to get the boat off, it was forever needing rear bearings and brakes.
When he left no-one wanted to buy the car even at a rock bottom prices.
A colleague had the Contour with I think the same engine, he had all sorts of bother with the early traction control, it seemed to be a weird electro mechanical thing.
Goodfella 555 said:
Riggers said:
Goodfella 555 said:
If you had to name the top 5 cars for under a grand you'd have to have a Mondeo in there. The interior in this one though? Ouch
Is that not the standard ST24 upholstery then? (not saying it's nice, btw - I do have eyes... 
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