Ford Focus ST vs Mondeo 2.5t

[Slippytoe]

Hi everyone, new to the forum so I am sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place. I am 23 years old and currently drive a semi working peugeot 407 2.0 hdi which has served me well for the last 2.5 years. Now I am very fed up with the car as I bought it to use on the motorway in my past job. Before I enter fatherhood, I want a fast(ish) car that's not worn out and still has that new style look. The focus ST looks like a great choice and I really like the speed it can kick out but my girlfriend has a 1.8 version and I have to say that I don't really like driving it. I know the ST will be a very different drive in terms of performance but I think it's the size and the tinnyness of it that puts me off. So, I have found an alternative. I'm kind of into big cars so the mondeo 2.5t looks just right for me as it seems quite fast, modern and big! I'm just wondering what the performance difference are between the two? I'm seriously considering remapping the mondeo if I did get it. Has anyone had encounters with both? What's your opinions? Thanks a lot!

[Slippytoe]

Wow, it's nice to see all the effort people are putting into replying. Things I have to consider are, I am going to have children in this car someday. I know the ST isn't a bad place for a child but the mondeo is undoubtably better. I also like the interior of the Mondeo, I'd get the one with the sat nav and hopefully as many gizmos as possible. The ST doesn't seem to have anything you wouldn't find in a corsa of the same age other than a turbo gauge... Some ST's don't even have leather seats, they just look like coloured covers you put over regular seats.

Iv never had a turbo petrol, if I remapped the Mondeo, what would it feel like accelerating? Being used to diesels now I'd expect a little woosh from the turbo at least from a 2.5... Or am I only going to get that from the ST?

I need teaching!!!

[Slippytoe]

It's not like a massive deal about the sat nav or the leather seats but it's more the fact of, if I'm going to spend up to 6k I might aswell get some gubbins. The focus ST is nicer to look at but inside it just seems the same as my girlfriends 1.8 zetec and that is what I don't like. I know the mondeo isn't a speed machine or a rally car and it certainly isn't for boy racers but I want to go for comfortable, fun, reliable and fast when I want it to be. Surely (looking at stats) once the Mondeo is remapped, it will be comparable in speed to the ST (standard) that's what I want. I want someone to say yes to that.

[Slippytoe]

Just an update on this thread, I can't believe it was July that I posted this! I ended up buying a MK2 Focus ST. Love it. I haven't even been in a car quite like this before, it really is a nice drive and goes like funk. I never did test drive the Mondeo, mainly because they are like rocking horse poo rare. Thanks for the discussion, I'll be round the forum.