newbie and his mundaeno
Discussion
ello, newbie from yorkshire here, and this is a picture of my mundaeno
yes thrilling isnt it
But it does have some upsides, it was cheap, the engine is the 2ltr duratec and is much better than the engines in any of my previous cars, the build quality is pretty damn good, the suspension is silly soft and that is good due to a slighty dodgy back and my fiance living in a house that you have to drive down a bumpy untarmaked road to get to but it has goodyear eagle f1's all the way round so even though i do have comedy suspension is not bad in the corners when i do DRIVE it
plus it copes with the weight of my silly large car hifi quite well (i compete in car audio soundoffs when im not having fun on some of the country roads round here)
all in all its the nicest car ive owned, plus as im only 23 i can keep it and run it into the ground saving money until me and my fiance can afford a fun car (we both like the mx5 as they are a bit more usable day to day than an elise)
yes thrilling isnt it
But it does have some upsides, it was cheap, the engine is the 2ltr duratec and is much better than the engines in any of my previous cars, the build quality is pretty damn good, the suspension is silly soft and that is good due to a slighty dodgy back and my fiance living in a house that you have to drive down a bumpy untarmaked road to get to but it has goodyear eagle f1's all the way round so even though i do have comedy suspension is not bad in the corners when i do DRIVE it
plus it copes with the weight of my silly large car hifi quite well (i compete in car audio soundoffs when im not having fun on some of the country roads round here)
all in all its the nicest car ive owned, plus as im only 23 i can keep it and run it into the ground saving money until me and my fiance can afford a fun car (we both like the mx5 as they are a bit more usable day to day than an elise)
wot he said 
welcome to the nuthouse 
nice motor too, now't wrong with a mondeo, use a mates 2litre ghia when back in the UK, good car, smokes along the motorways and can still hustle in the country
just watch out mentioning MX5's ... thats a whole different can of worms ..
series 1 2 or 3, 1.6, 1.8, 2l ... hairdresser car or old school remake done good etc etc .. (fwiw also nice cars IMHO
welcome to the nuthouse nice motor too, now't wrong with a mondeo, use a mates 2litre ghia when back in the UK, good car, smokes along the motorways and can still hustle in the country
just watch out mentioning MX5's ... thats a whole different can of worms ..
series 1 2 or 3, 1.6, 1.8, 2l ... hairdresser car or old school remake done good etc etc .. (fwiw also nice cars IMHOwell bootspace is one reason i bought the car as i need a fair bit of bootspace for the audio system (infact i need all the boootpsace)
plus as i said its a damn comfy ride and for the plod to work and back i wanted a nice smooth ride
its just a shame that one of its first owners used it as a company rep so there is more stonechip than paint on the bonnet and bumpers - I even have stonechips on the roof (how i dont know) so i need to get my friend to give the paint a blast over to cover the stonechips
but it does pull well considering the weight of the thing and i have had it for a few months now and it has not tired to kill me - its the first one of my cars to not try to kill me
plus as i said its a damn comfy ride and for the plod to work and back i wanted a nice smooth ride
its just a shame that one of its first owners used it as a company rep so there is more stonechip than paint on the bonnet and bumpers - I even have stonechips on the roof (how i dont know) so i need to get my friend to give the paint a blast over to cover the stonechips
but it does pull well considering the weight of the thing and i have had it for a few months now and it has not tired to kill me - its the first one of my cars to not try to kill me
figured i would bumpski this thread just to include a video of the car involved in my other hobby
car audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vSUi3BKcIk
this was before i melted the glue holding the speakers voicecoils together so there is nowt in there at the moment as i have stripped it out while i buy new equiptment
car audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vSUi3BKcIk
this was before i melted the glue holding the speakers voicecoils together so there is nowt in there at the moment as i have stripped it out while i buy new equiptment
the mundaeno is a ghia spec so its not bad but i wish it had the toys of the ghia x
the 307 - it was a nice car - loved the seats and the ride on it but one of the reaons i chopped it in was it was understeer tastic all the time
plus i knew i would be proposing to my lass in a couple of months time so i wanted a bigger car to prepare for married life as i intend to keep it for a good few years as housing will take the bulk of the cash when my lass learns to drive
the 307 - it was a nice car - loved the seats and the ride on it but one of the reaons i chopped it in was it was understeer tastic all the time
plus i knew i would be proposing to my lass in a couple of months time so i wanted a bigger car to prepare for married life as i intend to keep it for a good few years as housing will take the bulk of the cash when my lass learns to drive
a mondeo? yes its mine at the top of the thread
saying that its the best car out of my driving histor so far
1994 M reg 306 1.9 NON turbo diesel (my god this was slow and the alarm went off every time ir rained but it was not bad) and for essentially a shopping car the handed pretty well
1992 Rover 218 SD 1.9 NON turbo diesel (same engine as the 306) very slow but a lot of car for not a lot of cash
1997 Mk3 Golf 1.9TDI (yay a turbo) high milage tastic and it had its faults but couldent fault the engine
2003 307 HDI fantastic engine just wish it handed like my 306 did
and now the mundaeno
saying that its the best car out of my driving histor so far
1994 M reg 306 1.9 NON turbo diesel (my god this was slow and the alarm went off every time ir rained but it was not bad) and for essentially a shopping car the handed pretty well
1992 Rover 218 SD 1.9 NON turbo diesel (same engine as the 306) very slow but a lot of car for not a lot of cash
1997 Mk3 Golf 1.9TDI (yay a turbo) high milage tastic and it had its faults but couldent fault the engine
2003 307 HDI fantastic engine just wish it handed like my 306 did
and now the mundaeno
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