Why are 2015 petrol Ford Mondeos so hard to come by?
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Hi all,
So you've probably seen my other thread where I'm trying to get a large family car from 2015+ (or maybe not).
Anyway, why is it that the Ford Mondeo from that era appears to be so hard to find? Is it just a case of a downturn since the Covid situation or is it more the case that people are holding onto them now that SUVs are becoming much more popular and the Mondeo is simply not a popular car?
Or (worryingly, as a potential buyer) is it because they are rotting quicker than the old ones? haha
For example, doing a National search for a 2015+ Mondeo on AutoTrader, I turn up around 1,000 cars. However, narrowing that down to petrol only brings back about 120 cars (vast majority are diesel).
Any thoughts?
So you've probably seen my other thread where I'm trying to get a large family car from 2015+ (or maybe not).
Anyway, why is it that the Ford Mondeo from that era appears to be so hard to find? Is it just a case of a downturn since the Covid situation or is it more the case that people are holding onto them now that SUVs are becoming much more popular and the Mondeo is simply not a popular car?
Or (worryingly, as a potential buyer) is it because they are rotting quicker than the old ones? haha
For example, doing a National search for a 2015+ Mondeo on AutoTrader, I turn up around 1,000 cars. However, narrowing that down to petrol only brings back about 120 cars (vast majority are diesel).
Any thoughts?
I think if you look for petrol versions of any large family car you will find the same. They just weren't that many sold. Diesel in that sector was massively more popular. Probably driven by the company car tax in the main and the perceived extra running cost associated with mpg.
I keep thinking about replacing my ageing Octavia but the model I would really like (scout) wasn't even sold with a petrol engine.
I keep thinking about replacing my ageing Octavia but the model I would really like (scout) wasn't even sold with a petrol engine.
Shoxt3r said:
Hi all,
So you've probably seen my other thread where I'm trying to get a large family car from 2015+ (or maybe not).
Anyway, why is it that the Ford Mondeo from that era appears to be so hard to find? Is it just a case of a downturn since the Covid situation or is it more the case that people are holding onto them now that SUVs are becoming much more popular and the Mondeo is simply not a popular car?
Or (worryingly, as a potential buyer) is it because they are rotting quicker than the old ones? haha
For example, doing a National search for a 2015+ Mondeo on AutoTrader, I turn up around 1,000 cars. However, narrowing that down to petrol only brings back about 120 cars (vast majority are diesel).
Any thoughts?
306So you've probably seen my other thread where I'm trying to get a large family car from 2015+ (or maybe not).
Anyway, why is it that the Ford Mondeo from that era appears to be so hard to find? Is it just a case of a downturn since the Covid situation or is it more the case that people are holding onto them now that SUVs are becoming much more popular and the Mondeo is simply not a popular car?
Or (worryingly, as a potential buyer) is it because they are rotting quicker than the old ones? haha
For example, doing a National search for a 2015+ Mondeo on AutoTrader, I turn up around 1,000 cars. However, narrowing that down to petrol only brings back about 120 cars (vast majority are diesel).
Any thoughts?
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Edited by The Mad Monk on Thursday 9th July 07:08
Iirc, it took me over 2 months to find our petrol Mondeo, and the availability was limited back in 2016! Eventually found a top spec 2015 Mondeo Estate 2.0 Ecoboost Titanium X + extra options too. Car has been faultless with 38k on the clock, and we intend keeping it for a few more years before replacing it. Good luck with your search.
The reality is the Mondeo isn't anywhere near as popular any more, and hasn't sold in big numbers for some time. Mercedes for example had sold twice as many C Class cars in the UK in recent years.
If you are looking for a particular spec it'll be hard work, and sometimes prices reflect this. I was looking for an Auto Titanium a while back and there were many more Mercs available for similar money. I think also the growth of SUV market has dented sales.
If you are looking for a particular spec it'll be hard work, and sometimes prices reflect this. I was looking for an Auto Titanium a while back and there were many more Mercs available for similar money. I think also the growth of SUV market has dented sales.
The last Grand Tour episode covered this issue well.
The Mondeo sales are only a fraction of what they used to be. SUVs are now more popular and the fact they're still quite an expensive car puts them up against the premium German brands. That will never do them any favours. Also as pointed already the vast majority of sales were for fleet so diesel is the obvious choice.
All that said I really like the Mondeo. I've got a 2016 1.5 TDCI Zetec. Before that I had a 2008 2.0 TDCI Titanium X and before that was an ST220. All are/were my second car in estate guise.
Suppose you've just got to keep your eyes peeled.
I think its similar with the Passat. I like them and would pick that as an estate over an SUV. I'm sure they didn't even do the Passat in petrol around that time.
The Mondeo sales are only a fraction of what they used to be. SUVs are now more popular and the fact they're still quite an expensive car puts them up against the premium German brands. That will never do them any favours. Also as pointed already the vast majority of sales were for fleet so diesel is the obvious choice.
All that said I really like the Mondeo. I've got a 2016 1.5 TDCI Zetec. Before that I had a 2008 2.0 TDCI Titanium X and before that was an ST220. All are/were my second car in estate guise.
Suppose you've just got to keep your eyes peeled.
I think its similar with the Passat. I like them and would pick that as an estate over an SUV. I'm sure they didn't even do the Passat in petrol around that time.
xcesx said:
The last Grand Tour episode covered this issue well.
The Mondeo sales are only a fraction of what they used to be. SUVs are now more popular and the fact they're still quite an expensive car puts them up against the premium German brands. That will never do them any favours. Also as pointed already the vast majority of sales were for fleet so diesel is the obvious choice.
All that said I really like the Mondeo. I've got a 2016 1.5 TDCI Zetec. Before that I had a 2008 2.0 TDCI Titanium X and before that was an ST220. All are/were my second car in estate guise.
Suppose you've just got to keep your eyes peeled.
I think its similar with the Passat. I like them and would pick that as an estate over an SUV. I'm sure they didn't even do the Passat in petrol around that time.
Agree. I’d argue they are cheaper than a German car pound for pound as they start at 25k and a 5 series is about 35k but as most were fleet, the superior residuals of the German cars made them affordable on lease. I do really like the Mondeo and it’s going to be a shame to see it go. For anyone under 40 they grew up with it being the mainstream big family hatch.The Mondeo sales are only a fraction of what they used to be. SUVs are now more popular and the fact they're still quite an expensive car puts them up against the premium German brands. That will never do them any favours. Also as pointed already the vast majority of sales were for fleet so diesel is the obvious choice.
All that said I really like the Mondeo. I've got a 2016 1.5 TDCI Zetec. Before that I had a 2008 2.0 TDCI Titanium X and before that was an ST220. All are/were my second car in estate guise.
Suppose you've just got to keep your eyes peeled.
I think its similar with the Passat. I like them and would pick that as an estate over an SUV. I'm sure they didn't even do the Passat in petrol around that time.
drgoatboy said:
I think if you look for petrol versions of any large family car you will find the same. They just weren't that many sold. Diesel in that sector was massively more popular. Probably driven by the company car tax in the main and the perceived extra running cost associated with mpg.
I keep thinking about replacing my ageing Octavia but the model I would really like (scout) wasn't even sold with a petrol engine.
4 Scouts with 1.8TSi 160hp engine on Autotrader. I keep thinking about replacing my ageing Octavia but the model I would really like (scout) wasn't even sold with a petrol engine.
chrisch77 said:
Dieselgate hit the headlines in Autumn 2015, so you are looking for a car from a time before Diesel was demonised and there just weren’t many petrol models sold.
If you look at 2017+ on autotrader, for the rep mobile type cars diesel still dwarfs petrol. For the big fleet sales there is still no incentive to take petrol. Obviously the plug in hybrids have made massive inroads with tax friendly co2 numbers that are rubbish in the real world as everyone has a fuel card and never charges them. That Mitsubishi Outlander Phev was probably the epitome of a badly thought out tax incentive. Going forward I can only see diesel making sense for people on 20% tax. Full EVs on zero BIK will take over. Finding a petrol engined larger car has been a problem for most of this century!
A year ago I was looking for a 2005/2006 BMW 330i and there were very few to choose from, especially as I wanted a manual gearbox!
Probably because people got seduced by the favourable BIK and road tax rates for diesels when they were new.
I found one in the end, you just have to be patient!
A year ago I was looking for a 2005/2006 BMW 330i and there were very few to choose from, especially as I wanted a manual gearbox!
Probably because people got seduced by the favourable BIK and road tax rates for diesels when they were new.
I found one in the end, you just have to be patient!
All I can say is keep looking, but personally I would adjust slightly and go for a slightly later car so that it has Sync 3 - which gives you Android Auto / Apple Carplay. I would also say that adaptive cruise, heated steering wheel and auto-dip on the headlights are options definitely worth having. The 2 litre ecoboost really is a lovely car, and as there aren't that many of them around they seem to hold their value pretty well. I paid £22K for my 66 plate car a little over 3 years ago, and it's still worth over £14K now.
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