Which estate has the WIDER boot: the Mondeo or the Scorpio?

[Kart16]

Long story short, I'm looking for an estate that has a wide boot. But what I mean by wide is the boot width at the narrowest point: between the wheel wells.



It should be at least 111 cm wide, which excludes most of the station wagons except the Mondeo, the Volvo V70, the Opel Omega (Vauxhall Carlton), and a few others.

This site used to have this measurement for older cars, but now they only have for newish cars:
https://www.ridc.org.uk/features-reviews/out-and-a...

I was considering either the Mondeo or the V70, but I came across an ad of an extremly clean and low mileage Scorpio Cosworth:





Any more experienced Ford fans here who might have owned both the Scorpio and the Mondeo estate and remember their boots? I know it's difficult but I have no idea where I can ask about it. Since this Scorpio is a bit away from me, it's not worth to travel just to measure the width of the boot.

Thanks for your attention!

Edited by Kart16 on Thursday 9th November 20:55

[EmailAddress]

Off / On topic.

What exactly are you transporting?

[Kart16]

EmailAddress said:

Off / On topic.

What exactly are you transporting?

Good question. :-D

It's a racing go-kart. The emphasis on the width is because in order to be able to load it up by myself, I need to have the front wheels mounted on. You can transport a go-kart even inside a hot-hatch, but then you would need to dismantle it completely and would need a second person to help you out.

Edited by Kart16 on Thursday 9th November 22:02

[EmailAddress]

The clues were all there

I'd consider a transportation jigg if it were my hobby. Best of luck finding something suitable.

I think we all know the answer is T5. But no one wants that...

[budgie smuggler]

Please could you do a thread about the Scorpio if you buy it?!

Hated them at the time they came out, yet now i find them vaguely alluring

[Kart16]

EmailAddress said:

The clues were all there

I'd consider a transportation jigg if it were my hobby. Best of luck finding something suitable.

I think we all know the answer is T5. But no one wants that...

SUVs or vans are out of question, as is out of question trailers due to storage constrainsts. I want an estate, preferably one that is cool.

[Kart16]

budgie smuggler said:

Please could you do a thread about the Scorpio if you buy it?!

Hated them at the time they came out, yet now i find them vaguely alluring

Me too! I remember when I was a kid thinking the Scorpio was the ugliest car I have ever seen, but this Cosworth one looks so cool.

[Mammasaid]

Just as an FYI, the Volvo V90 has a boot width of 113cm

https://www.volvocars.com/lb/support/car/v90-cross...

[stevemcs]

I think the Mondeo (mk4) is just over 100cm at its narrowest

[Kart16]

Mammasaid said:

Just as an FYI, the Volvo V90 has a boot width of 113cm

https://www.volvocars.com/lb/support/car/v90-cross...

No, 113cm is the width at the boot opening, not between the wheel wells. I had the V90 measurement somewhere, it was 109cm or 106cm at the narrowest point.

In fact the V90 is much narrower than the V70:
https://www.ridc.org.uk/features-reviews/out-and-a...

[Kart16]

stevemcs said:

I think the Mondeo (mk4) is just over 100cm at its narrowest

114.5cm. The Mondeo is I believe the widest of all estates:

https://www.ridc.org.uk/features-reviews/out-and-a...

[stevemcs]

Kart16 said:

114.5cm. The Mondeo is I believe the widest of all estates:

https://www.ridc.org.uk/features-reviews/out-and-a...

I'll measure mine tomorrow

[Kart16]

stevemcs said:

I'll measure mine tomorrow

Thanks! Is it MK3 or MK4?

[stevemcs]

Oh and mk4

[stevemcs]

This was my mk3

[Kart16]

stevemcs said:

Oh and mk4

Thanks! 112cm and a bit from what I can see.