RE: Shed Of The Week: Ford Mondeo ST24

[vmackie]

I was lucky enough to test a new Vectra GSI for 24 hours and straight after a Mondeo ST24. I remember the Vectra was a right handful (fantastic engine) and the Mondeo handled like a dream. Mondeo badly needed the extra power that the ST200 gave it. Up until a year or so ago I regularly drove a Mk1 Mondeo and they are still a (comparatively speaking) great handling car. Anyone back in the day who went from the like of a FWD Escort to a Focus or a Mondeo will tell you how much better they were. Anyone who says a Mondeo is not a good drivers car must have only driven cars a lot better than the ones I have over the years!

[Stick Legs]

Used to love getting this gen of Mondeo as Hire cars, really nice to drive.

Also loved my V6 Vectra SRi. Just a hooligan mobile that engouraged you to drive it harder all the time thanks the engine noise.

Quite want one now...

[wst]

Yeah the part of my brain that played TOCA on the PS1 would love a Super Touring era Mondeo or Vectra (or Prelude, or 155 "Silverstone")...

I don't fancy the colour or the shape of the rear lights... but it'd be probably quite fun and it'd make the right sounds soon enough.

[Zad]

For those keyboard warriors there who haven't actually driven a V6 Mondeo (which, going by the comments is quite a few of you), here's some 3.0 sounds for you. the 2.5 isn't a million miles behind in terms of noise. No messing around with "symposers" or piping recordings through the speakers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu7kgDjJXno

[Jimmy Recard]

Djrowley said:

Much better than a vectra in every single way

Every single way? Many ways, I agree

[s m]

Jimmy Recard said:

Djrowley said:

Much better than a vectra in every single way

Every single way? Many ways, I agree

[Jimmy Recard]

Thanks for that, s m. It's always interesting to read the comments and thoughts and context from the period that the cars were new

[s m]

Jimmy Recard said:

Thanks for that, s m. It's always interesting to read the comments and thoughts and context from the period that the cars were new

The Vectra ST200 was a notch up from the GSI - a shame they never did a test of the Ford vs Vauxhall namesakes

[S0 What]

Konan said:

georgezippy said:

I once had a red MK4 cortina, which would have had no problem keeping up with a V6 mondeo.

I miss my BOA.

That car gets about! when i last saw it it belonged to a bloke named Alan, a chippy working in wiltshire ? he also owned a Mk3 cortina converted into a pickup truck, fugly green thing it was ?

[Jimmy Recard]

s m said:

The Vectra ST200 was a notch up from the GSI - a shame they never did a test of the Ford vs Vauxhall namesakes

Yeah, the ST200 was quite something in its day. Rare and expensive, I seem to remember. And white, although white cars were really unfashionable. I suppose that was the touring car link

[s m]

Jimmy Recard said:

s m said:

The Vectra ST200 was a notch up from the GSI - a shame they never did a test of the Ford vs Vauxhall namesakes

Yeah, the ST200 was quite something in its day. Rare and expensive, I seem to remember. And white, although white cars were really unfashionable. I suppose that was the touring car link

Mostly white Jimmy, but not all, also red, black and silver and a blue estate

[s m]

Jimmy Recard said:

Yeah, the ST200 was quite something in its day. Rare and expensive, I seem to remember.

....but commonplace alongside the even rarer ST3000!

[Jimmy Recard]

s m said:

....but commonplace alongside the even rarer ST3000!

I didn't know of that, I've just looked it up. Awesome! I'd already been looking at eBay and Gumtree to see what you can get a decent GSi or ST200 for, now I'm going to be hoping one of the two ST3000s comes up!

Some things you just shouldn't find out

[wst]

My stepdad bought a Cavalier from the garage that came up with the ST3000. It's really in the arse end of nowhere. I've been hankering for a V6 repmobile for the last week now though, eek.

[s m]

wst said:

My stepdad bought a Cavalier from the garage that came up with the ST3000. It's really in the arse end of nowhere. I've been hankering for a V6 repmobile for the last week now though, eek.

Thurlby motors is the dealer

[s m]

Jimmy Recard said:

I didn't know of that, I've just looked it up. Awesome! I'd already been looking at eBay and Gumtree to see what you can get a decent GSi or ST200 for, now I'm going to be hoping one of the two ST3000s comes up!

Some things you just shouldn't find out

[V8 TEJ]

Wow

[Jimmy Recard]

I wonder...if you supplied a Vectra B and a Vectra C GSi 3.2 V6, could they still build one?

Or even the V6 from a Vectra V6 Turbo

[anonymous-user]

Forget that, VXR8 or Insignia VXR powerplant will do.
Or 600hp C20LET and AWD.

[s m]

Jimmy Recard said:

I wonder...if you supplied a Vectra B and a Vectra C GSi 3.2 V6, could they still build one?

No doubt

However, you can buy a Vectra C with one in already for a lot less so it would work out cheaper to do that and supercharge it perhaps.....

Even the standard one did over 155....as Mr Milton will confirm