Any recommendations please

[PeteB99]

I would like a family sized car (either Mondeo or Focus size) which is reasonably quick, nice to drive and reasonably economical.

I've got a Mondeo (I know boring) Titanium X Sport at the minute 2.5 Turbo Petrol which I have 'bluefinned' to 260 hp and it is a good fit. The only problem is the fuel economy.

I noticed there is a 2.2 turbo diesel Mondeo which is 200 hp (and I guess that could be chipped to get a bit more power)
http://www.buyacar.co.uk/ford_mondeo_diesel_hatchb... which seems to be about £21k (about £6k off list price)

Or the New Focus http://www.buyacar.co.uk/ford_focus_diesel_hatchba... but its only 2k cheaper, and slower.

Anything else ? - I'd consider petrol as well as long as it is significantly better than the 30mpg claimed combined cycle for my current Mondeo. The Golf GTIs look nice but they are quite a bit more money -

[PeteB99]

HellDiver said:

The 2.2TDCI Mondeo is probably about as good as you'll get.

What sort of MPG are you actually getting from the 2.5T?

On average 25-30 mpg

[PeteB99]

thanks all - I'll add all those to my shortlist (may need to get a recent second hand BMW or Audi, but I'm fine with that)