RE: Ford Mondeo ST220 | Shed of the Week
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I had my heart set on an ST Mondeo, albeit the tdci as a family bus 4 years ago. Found a good looking local example but it wouldn't unlock properly when we went to test drive.
My wife took a shine to a 2.2 diesel mazda 6 Sport next to it, and we ended up buying that. Which turned out to be a disaster and it threw a a DPF fault the second day of ownership. This diagnosed as a stretched cam chain, which the garage refused to replace under warranty.
Eventually got out money back and oddly bought a petrol version of the Mazda 6 Sport (2.5). Its been a trusty family workhorse since, but I do sometimes wonder if I missed out not looking for another ST.
My wife took a shine to a 2.2 diesel mazda 6 Sport next to it, and we ended up buying that. Which turned out to be a disaster and it threw a a DPF fault the second day of ownership. This diagnosed as a stretched cam chain, which the garage refused to replace under warranty.
Eventually got out money back and oddly bought a petrol version of the Mazda 6 Sport (2.5). Its been a trusty family workhorse since, but I do sometimes wonder if I missed out not looking for another ST.
J4CKO said:
Find that more appealing than I thought I would. It looks really well in black on those wheels, got a quiet purposefulness about it.
These model Mondeos are now out of the shed realm by and large as they have largely died off as the youngest example is 15 years old, still see the odd one but are a comparatively rare sight. I had a 1.8 LX in about 2000, about as dull as they get but it was so competent and nice to drive, stupidly sold it to get a Fiat Coupe Turbo which turned out to be a poor example.
Wont be super fast by modern standards, like I said last week about the BMW 523i, these old school N/A sixes, though pleasant are a relic of a bygone era but this will be a bit pokier than the BMW being more powerful, lighter and not saddled with an auto box.
Yeah, good shed this, though looks too good to be called a shed, on the cusp of being a classic really, if folk go mad for ropey old Cortinas then this deserves its place in the sun.
Yeah, I wouldn’t mind this at all - reasonably fast and pretty decent handling plus really roomy. Ford did some great 4-door saloons although this never quite as quick/exciting as the predecessor it had other great qualities like the v6 noise etcThese model Mondeos are now out of the shed realm by and large as they have largely died off as the youngest example is 15 years old, still see the odd one but are a comparatively rare sight. I had a 1.8 LX in about 2000, about as dull as they get but it was so competent and nice to drive, stupidly sold it to get a Fiat Coupe Turbo which turned out to be a poor example.
Wont be super fast by modern standards, like I said last week about the BMW 523i, these old school N/A sixes, though pleasant are a relic of a bygone era but this will be a bit pokier than the BMW being more powerful, lighter and not saddled with an auto box.
Yeah, good shed this, though looks too good to be called a shed, on the cusp of being a classic really, if folk go mad for ropey old Cortinas then this deserves its place in the sun.
Tiglon said:
Numeric said:
Some of the Fords of this era were just such good cars.
I used to drive a lot of different stuff and I often used to lament that people would rather a poverty 318i that could barely accelerate (low powered BMW never make sense to me) with sad M badges cos they had the M-pack rather than something like this, or if the diesel you could get say the Ghia x estate which was a another great car rather than the seemingly ubiquitous low powered A4 Avant.
But they did and here we are with Ford seemingly giving up in so many areas. Shows I knew little about motivations I guess.
With you on this - if you can't afford 6 cylinders, it's a waste of money getting a BMW.I used to drive a lot of different stuff and I often used to lament that people would rather a poverty 318i that could barely accelerate (low powered BMW never make sense to me) with sad M badges cos they had the M-pack rather than something like this, or if the diesel you could get say the Ghia x estate which was a another great car rather than the seemingly ubiquitous low powered A4 Avant.
But they did and here we are with Ford seemingly giving up in so many areas. Shows I knew little about motivations I guess.
Decent shed this, I'd be tempted.
Anyway, that Mondeo is a great shed; good to drive, correct cylinder count, not chavved up.
Deranged Rover said:
Evil.soup said:
What a fantastic shed, always fancied one of these and at this price, it seems like a rather good purchase. A ton of TLC and standard repairs would see it hold it's value rather well I would have thought. I know it would be better with the modifications mentioned, but it's not really worth spending that kind of money on it.
Would love to buy it, but I already have a car that cripples me at the petrol station as it is!
Are you really suggesting that something that does 28mpg comes under the category of "something that cripples you at the petrol station"?!!Would love to buy it, but I already have a car that cripples me at the petrol station as it is!
MadDog1962 said:
I have a nasty feeling that the underbody corrosion may limit the economic life of this (otherwise quite nice) ST220 to another year.
Fixing the exhaust and suspension bits etc is almost certainly well within the abilities of the average weekend Pistonhead mechanics. However, if it's got rot under the sill covers etc, and places that a picky MoT tester knows where to look it could be the end of the story in 6 months' time.
While I haven't prodded at a Mondeo, if they're like other Ford's it might not be so pessimistic. On other models the sill covers aren't close to anything so don't particularly encourage rot, and the 'underbody corrosion' could well be just minor stuff that won't meaningfully progress beyond cosmetic anytime soon.Fixing the exhaust and suspension bits etc is almost certainly well within the abilities of the average weekend Pistonhead mechanics. However, if it's got rot under the sill covers etc, and places that a picky MoT tester knows where to look it could be the end of the story in 6 months' time.
I've got one old thing that has had comments about corrosion for years, they always talk about a different bit each time even though it's not been touched in the interim and when you look at it it's all minimal surface stuff in unimportant places.
This is obviously a long way from being a good example...I would think it optimistic to imagine there being much upside value wise.
Essentially these are fine motors, many of which sadly fall into disrepair - much like this one.
It may be sub £2k but if taken on as a project it could suddenly become not cheap at all.
The fact the seller advertises it as spares or repair with only 6 months MOT tells you all you need to know.
Essentially these are fine motors, many of which sadly fall into disrepair - much like this one.
It may be sub £2k but if taken on as a project it could suddenly become not cheap at all.
The fact the seller advertises it as spares or repair with only 6 months MOT tells you all you need to know.
As a previous serial Mondeo owner if I was in the market for a shed i'd absolutely buy this.
I've owned a Mk2 Mondeo ST24 and a Mk 3 Ghia X V6 in the same colour scheme as SOTW, one of my favourite cars.
Always fancied an ST220 but never found one when I was in the market for it and bought other cars instead, I did drive an ST220 when they were new, silver with red interior, great cars.
I've owned a Mk2 Mondeo ST24 and a Mk 3 Ghia X V6 in the same colour scheme as SOTW, one of my favourite cars.
Always fancied an ST220 but never found one when I was in the market for it and bought other cars instead, I did drive an ST220 when they were new, silver with red interior, great cars.
Idle curiosity has sent me to AT looking for them. Jeeez, theres a 54 plate super low mileage saloon with a few questionable modifications for £9.5k!!! Or a standard 06 one for £9k with similar miles.
Nice looking performance blue hatch with 75k miles for £4.5k...
Still think they're a decent looking car.
Nice looking performance blue hatch with 75k miles for £4.5k...
Still think they're a decent looking car.
AC43 said:
Tiglon said:
Numeric said:
Some of the Fords of this era were just such good cars.
I used to drive a lot of different stuff and I often used to lament that people would rather a poverty 318i that could barely accelerate (low powered BMW never make sense to me) with sad M badges cos they had the M-pack rather than something like this, or if the diesel you could get say the Ghia x estate which was a another great car rather than the seemingly ubiquitous low powered A4 Avant.
But they did and here we are with Ford seemingly giving up in so many areas. Shows I knew little about motivations I guess.
With you on this - if you can't afford 6 cylinders, it's a waste of money getting a BMW.I used to drive a lot of different stuff and I often used to lament that people would rather a poverty 318i that could barely accelerate (low powered BMW never make sense to me) with sad M badges cos they had the M-pack rather than something like this, or if the diesel you could get say the Ghia x estate which was a another great car rather than the seemingly ubiquitous low powered A4 Avant.
But they did and here we are with Ford seemingly giving up in so many areas. Shows I knew little about motivations I guess.
Decent shed this, I'd be tempted.
Anyway, that Mondeo is a great shed; good to drive, correct cylinder count, not chavved up.
I had one of these in gunmetal blue/grey with the red leather interior - my mates called it the speeding brothel!
Lovely car, enjoyed it very much, was very sad to sell it at a pittance when I got a job with a company car and it became surplus to requirements.
Must pick Shed up on one thing, though - later on, we got a next-generation Mondeo (07) with the 2.5 litre 5-cylinder Focus RS/Volvo engine in it, which is also excellent (and rare*, which is why Shed may have missed it) - so the ST220 wasn't quite the last fast saloon/hatchback from Ford!
Lovely car, enjoyed it very much, was very sad to sell it at a pittance when I got a job with a company car and it became surplus to requirements.
Must pick Shed up on one thing, though - later on, we got a next-generation Mondeo (07) with the 2.5 litre 5-cylinder Focus RS/Volvo engine in it, which is also excellent (and rare*, which is why Shed may have missed it) - so the ST220 wasn't quite the last fast saloon/hatchback from Ford!
- So rare in fact that when we took it to a Ford engine specialist for some TLC a while ago he was amazed 'cos he'd never seen one before, he'd only ever seen the engine in a Focus.. ;-)
Cambs_Stuart said:
Deranged Rover said:
Evil.soup said:
What a fantastic shed, always fancied one of these and at this price, it seems like a rather good purchase. A ton of TLC and standard repairs would see it hold it's value rather well I would have thought. I know it would be better with the modifications mentioned, but it's not really worth spending that kind of money on it.
Would love to buy it, but I already have a car that cripples me at the petrol station as it is!
Are you really suggesting that something that does 28mpg comes under the category of "something that cripples you at the petrol station"?!!Would love to buy it, but I already have a car that cripples me at the petrol station as it is!
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