Million mile Mondeo Pt2
Discussion
Good read..
I've got a mk4 2.0 tdci Ghia coming my way that a family member is kindly donating to me.
FSH, c.165,000 miles, recent Cambelt and good tyres, on its second clutch.
Downsides are it's been smoked in, and bodywork is tatty.
At this mileage I wasn't sure if I should spend some pennies on it to make it nice, or just run it in to the ground, but sounds like the mk4's are more than capable of huge mileages.
I've got a mk4 2.0 tdci Ghia coming my way that a family member is kindly donating to me.
FSH, c.165,000 miles, recent Cambelt and good tyres, on its second clutch.
Downsides are it's been smoked in, and bodywork is tatty.
At this mileage I wasn't sure if I should spend some pennies on it to make it nice, or just run it in to the ground, but sounds like the mk4's are more than capable of huge mileages.
and another update,
guess what I was in on Friday afternoon
double puncture heading back from Campbelltown
result a recovery home,
thankfully my mechanic stayed late after running to Edinburgh to pick tyres up and had me back on the road same night, utter legend.
and theres a potential replacement for the mondeo in the offing, something Vauxhall god I really am a glutton for punishment, if something else comes in as my daily the mk5 will go onto the rental fleet
guess what I was in on Friday afternoon
double puncture heading back from Campbelltown
result a recovery home, thankfully my mechanic stayed late after running to Edinburgh to pick tyres up and had me back on the road same night, utter legend.
and theres a potential replacement for the mondeo in the offing, something Vauxhall
god I really am a glutton for punishment, if something else comes in as my daily the mk5 will go onto the rental fleet 
TwistingMyMelon said:
I know its not a Mondeo, but any tips on Galaxys? Im looking at 2007-2011. Guessing most of it is Mondeo running gear , know any other drivers that run them.
Good read this, shame the newer model didnt live up to the older one
Work Colleague bought an 08 plate Diesel with 60K miles - just lunched it's engine - poly toothed belt driving the oil pump in the sump apparently didn't like the working conditions Good read this, shame the newer model didnt live up to the older one
Glasgowrob said:
Galaxys are pretty bulletproof although the autoboxes are prone to issues (mainly down to people not servicing them I may add,
otherwise fine mechanically, bugger all space in the boot if you use it as a 7 seater though
Apart from an appetite for driveshafts, turbos and cambelts otherwise fine mechanically, bugger all space in the boot if you use it as a 7 seater though
A colleague had all three let go on his and another had repeated driveshaft issues,
Monkeylegend said:
Apart from an appetite for driveshafts, turbos and cambelts
A colleague had all three let go on his and another had repeated driveshaft issues,
is the current shape galaxy?A colleague had all three let go on his and another had repeated driveshaft issues,
if so it the same as the mk5 mondeo and rubbish
the older shape based on the mk4 mondeo is fine though
Glasgowrob said:
Monkeylegend said:
Apart from an appetite for driveshafts, turbos and cambelts
A colleague had all three let go on his and another had repeated driveshaft issues,
is the current shape galaxy?A colleague had all three let go on his and another had repeated driveshaft issues,
if so it the same as the mk5 mondeo and rubbish
the older shape based on the mk4 mondeo is fine though
The friend who's cambelt went also had the injectors and turbo replaced not long before, so he was mightily peed off as you can imagine, to the point where he gave up and found other employment.
I think he was unlucky though, he bought a bad car. When you see how many AL and other big companies use they can't all be that unreliable.
Glasgowrob said:
bluetooths fine thanks 1/10th of the way to target lol but alas she has a new stable mate arriving on Wednesday which will be sharing the mileage
You ve mentioned Vauxhall, im hoping you were joking as I cannot see one of them putting up with the graft.
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