Million mile Mondeo Pt2

[Jakg]

bungz said:

I have the new 1.6 CDTi in a Astra K as a daily hack in 136 guise.

Its the best thing about the car, really refined thing and it shifts well.

That said that is a much bigger and less aerodynamic thing to attach it to.

Good luck!

Rented this last year



By the far the best van I've driven and certainly the most powerful (more than Transits and a T5). Assumed it had a decent 2.0 diesel in it... was blown away to realise it was a 1.6!

[Glasgowrob]

Jakg said:

Rented this last year



By the far the best van I've driven and certainly the most powerful (more than Transits and a T5). Assumed it had a decent 2.0 diesel in it... was blown away to realise it was a 1.6!

Ours is only the baby biturbo 125bhp but it pulls well from idle and it's nothing that can't be sorted with a knowledgable chap with a laptop

Flash map takes it up to 175bhp and 285 lb/ft of torque

Should be lively enough at that

[Eyersey1234]

Hows the Mondeo running Glasgowrob?

[Glasgowrob]

Eyersey1234 said:

Hows the Mondeo running Glasgowrob?

broke down on Thursday, and got hauled in on the back of the wagon

a new (very expensive stop start ) battery later and she's on the road within an hour.

Passed her taxi test on Friday (slightly stricter version of the standard MOT but done every 6 months.


currently on the rental fleet at the moment getting absolutely babied by a lovely lady who never takes her above 60 . far cry from the days of trying to headbutt the horizon at warp factor 9

[B'stard Child]

Glasgowrob said:

currently on the rental fleet at the moment getting absolutely babied by a lovely lady who never takes her above 60 . far cry from the days of trying to headbutt the horizon at warp factor 9

Has it done a million miles yet?

[Glasgowrob]

B'stard Child said:

Has it done a million miles yet?

156000

lass that is driving it is only part time, so its got a very easy life right now.

[Fast and Spurious]

Glasgowrob said:

156000

lass that is driving it is only part time, so its got a very easy life right now.

I want my money back.

[Glasgowrob]

Fast and Spurious said:

I want my money back.

i'm office based these days for 95% of the time,

would you prefer if i triple shift it and work it round the clock for purposes of this thread

[Monkeylegend]

Glasgowrob said:

i'm office based these days for 95% of the time,

would you prefer if i triple shift it and work it round the clock for purposes of this thread

[talksthetorque]

If you’re office based, You could record the number of times a day you say ‘just at the end of your street now” and see how long it takes to get to a million.
:wibble:

Edited by talksthetorque on Monday 25th February 10:42

[Eyersey1234]

Sorry to hear the Mondeo broke down at least it was an easy fix albeit expensive. Good to hear she passed her taxi test.

[Glasgowrob]

Holy thread revival

Had a million miles of mondeo in the workshop today









There's now 4 of the buggers

[Mr lestat]

Glasgowrob said:

Holy thread revival

Had a million miles of mondeo in the workshop today









There's now 4 of the buggers

What’s the mileages ?

[B'stard Child]

Mr lestat said:

What’s the mileages ?

I’m guessing 250,000 and a bit on all four

[Mr lestat]

I followed the original 1 million mile mondeo thread so probably not

[Glasgowrob]

The Mk5 is back as my personal runabout. Now ticked over 173k this morning

[Glasgowrob]

aaand its gone,



onto fleet duties that is.


the mk5 is now into general fleet use and getting used to life as a traditional minicab

i've went and got myself a new err mondeo .





and as she should look when not getting rattled round the highlands


feels very familiar in a lot of ways and has a sense of solidity about it that the mk4 mondeo had also marginally quicker even at 2 ton 700nm of torque will nip you along nicely

Edited by Glasgowrob on Monday 18th November 19:22

[talksthetorque]

Lovely. You can’t beat a taxi on 20”ers

[Glasgowrob]

talksthetorque said:

Lovely. You can’t beat a taxi on 20”ers

sounds like my dream car a few years ago 20s air ride and a twin turbo V6 sounds brilliant till you realise its a diesel taxi

[Glasgowrob]

joking aside though on the long motorway runs sitting at a sensible 70ish with cruise on it will happily do a brim to brim 55mpg which is actually the equal of any of the 2l mondeos best efforts