Supercars spotted, some rarities (vol 6)

[SydneyBridge]

"For around £4,500 more than the Mondeo Titanium, the Vignale gets a lot of extra leather. It’s everywhere – on the dashboard, covering the armrests and most places you touch. Even the seats have 110% more leather than the regular Mondeo leather seats. It’s premium Windsor leather, too, from the same factory as that found in the Bentley Continental GT."

[smithyithy]

I actually really like that. i've liked the Mondeo for a while now - I had a good look around a Titanium X a year ago and was quite impressed by the level of equipment, I quite like Fords in general at the moment, I had a '63 Focus for a few months that was a great daily.

But yeah I like the idea of that Mondeo - high spec and well kitted out but still subtle, maybe ideal if you want something nice to drive day to day but keep under the radar, bit less flash than the German options.

[Blown2CV]

That mondeo is going to be about £40k, being as a 'boggo' range-topper is about £35k. Still love it?

[Fun Bus]

Prices start at £29,045.

ETA: £39,955 for an estate with the most expensive engine option and every extra possible.

Edited by Fun Bus on Monday 24th August 19:56

[Blown2CV]

Fun Bus said:

Prices start at £29,045.

ETA: £39,955 for an estate with the most expensive engine option and every extra possible.

Edited by Fun Bus on Monday 24th August 19:56

so assuming you can add 'vignale' to any mondeo, you could spec one up to (nearly) an extremely inadvisable £45k?!

[Fun Bus]

No because Vignale is a stand alone model with different engines available.

[havoc]

SydneyBridge said:

Even the seats have 110% more leather than the regular Mondeo leather seats.

Which means a regular Mondeo's seat-set is >50% PVC and not actually leather at all...

...and does it actually NEED to be leather on the back-face of the seat?


(BTW, £4.5k for a lot more leather is a LOT* of profit for Ford, even if it is "Windsor" leather, which is a Fordism for premium-grade leather, albeit it's just natural-grain leather and not even nappa-spec.)




* Unless they've stitched it 10 different ways that's probably 5x or more the actual (cut and sewn) material cost of the extra seat-leather plus dashboard and door trims.

[Juber]

Some interesting cars from my Whatsapp Boys group...

[9six4]

Nice 328GTB in the Tokyo traffic...

[AstonZagato]

I'm in Tokyo again in a couple of weeks. What amazes me is that you never see a dirty or scruffy car.

[Pesty]

If I'm remember correctly their version of the mot gets really strict after 5 years, something daft like all seat belts must be replaced etc etc The idea is it gets so expensive to have an old car you buy new stimulating the new car economy. Or something like that.

[droopsnoot]

SydneyBridge said:

"It’s premium Windsor leather, too, from the same factory as that found in the Bentley Continental GT."

Is that like my cheapo tyres, that are made in the same factory as some much better ones are?

[9six4]

AstonZagato said:

I'm in Tokyo again in a couple of weeks. What amazes me is that you never see a dirty or scruffy car.

Or even a dirty truck.

But quite a few modded supercars with challenging aesthetics....

[9six4]

Pesty said:

If I'm remember correctly their version of the mot gets really strict after 5 years, something daft like all seat belts must be replaced etc etc The idea is it gets so expensive to have an old car you buy new stimulating the new car economy. Or something like that.

Along the right lines, although not quite as severe...

But it does make financial sense to trade for new once a car is several years old - it can cost upwards of GBP 1,000 to get it through the shaken (test) even when there are only minor and tear items to replace

[JohnoVR6]

My car, being put firmly in its place at Brands Hatch last Friday;

[smithyithy]

JohnoVR6 said:

My car, being put firmly in its place at Brands Hatch last Friday;

I like all 3

[dench]

Edited by dench on Wednesday 26th August 05:09

[toobusy]

9six4 said:

Or even a dirty truck.....

Its the way that the chrome is polished that gets me - even the tippers! Bit of a hazard on a bright day..

[MattHall91]

dench said:

Edited by dench on Wednesday 26th August 05:09

That is epic.

The shape and proportions are spot on for me.

[Davey S2]

MattHall91 said:

That is epic.

The shape and proportions are spot on for me.

+1 Really good looking car and seems to be a lot more useable on the road than it's big brothers. Not cheap though.