£600 Mondingo Estate - Shedding Virginity!!!!

[bungz]

Genuine mats and wheel trims colour me impressed

[SiT]

Its the little things.....lol!!! Trims should smarten up the exterior though and mats will cheer up inside as it has none.

Just loaded boot up with some of my work kit for tomorrow - I didn't realise how big it was in there, reckon its comparable to the X5 at least!!!! Also bit of a result but I didn't realise the load cover is still in situ, looked at a fair few cars and these seem to have a habit of going missing.

Si

[M3333]

I really like that, looks very honest and original, not messed with. Did it come with much history or many previous owners? Heated front screen too? I wish all cars came with these! Good luck with it, a bargain for the price you paid and a great motorway cruncher. I would also prefer the petrol with no nasty injectors or turbos to go wrong?

[finlo]

M3333 said:

I really like that, looks very honest and original, not messed with. Did it come with much history or many previous owners? Heated front screen too? I wish all cars came with these! Good luck with it, a bargain for the price you paid and a great motorway cruncher. I would also prefer the petrol with no nasty injectors or turbos to go wrong?

No injectors?

[SiT]

M3333 said:

I really like that, looks very honest and original, not messed with. Did it come with much history or many previous owners? Heated front screen too? I wish all cars came with these! Good luck with it, a bargain for the price you paid and a great motorway cruncher. I would also prefer the petrol with no nasty injectors or turbos to go wrong?

The last owner has owned it for 15 years!!!!!!!! Loads of paperwork and servicing receipts which is encouraging, prior to that it only had one owner so I am the third. Its very much as Mr Ford intended and the heated front screen is a missed trick by all manufacturers, although season wise I am guessing I won't be seeing much use out of it for the minute.

Its all very simple under the bonnet, old school mechanical which if it breaks it should be an easy fix.

Si

[AKindSoul]

SiT please pm me, I am about to scrap the same car and have a lot of parts you will be interested in, including the OE Ford boot liner

[M1C]

OP - good pictures - and yours is certainly in better condition outside and in that my stepdads was.

Pleased we agreed on some of the points there.

If i was to engage pedant mode.....the wheeltrims you have ordered are for the MK4 Mondeo 'Edge' (i think).

The ones yours would have had originally would have been these:

My stepdads only had 2 remaining when he got it.



Looks a good buy though!

Edited by M1C on Thursday 15th March 13:24

Edited by M1C on Thursday 15th March 13:28

[Sheepshanks]

SiT said:

That was easy!!!! £56.98 and this little lot is on route to me for Fri -

Hmm....that's 10% of what you paid for the car. You've some way to go on the shedding learning curve!

[bungz]

M1C said:

OP - good pictures - and yours is certainly in better condition outside and in that my stepdads was.

Pleased we agreed on some of the points there.

If i was to engage pedant mode.....the wheeltrims you have ordered are for the MK4 Mondeo 'Edge' (i think).

The ones yours would have had originally would have been these:

My stepdads only had 2 remaining when he got it.



Looks a good buy though!

Edited by M1C on Thursday 15th March 13:24

Edited by M1C on Thursday 15th March 13:28

Hes right.

Dunno why I didn't pick up on that as they are on my Mk4.

[SiT]

Indeed however the MK3 ones were double the price of the MK4 ones so they were the cheapest gen Mondeo ones - it’s was purely on price.

Keep you posted but trying not to spend much more.

Si

[Bubbs999]

Fastdruid said:

Exterior looks really clean. Seats look a bit used but not surprising with nearly 150k on it!

You can always add seat covers ( although having done that a few times, I'm not really a fan )

There will be plenty of spare drivers seats at breakers from Mondeos scrapped at lower mileages from accidents or fatal engine faults.

You might even find an upgraded seat (ghia) if that's what floats your boat.

I've considered buying a damaged second car before now just to get the better interior seats and trim and do a 'transplant'

[SiT]

Ok so its been pretty steady motoring so far, filled it up with £35 of unleaded last Thurs and here I sit typing and its still running on that with 180 miles under its belt and just less than a quarter of a tank to go - not sure what shape the tank is so it could vanish all of a sudden or conversely last for ages?!?!

It has a tendency to switch on the ABS light now and again but it often goes out under its own steam so not sure if thats just an age thing.

I gave it a good clean today alongside Mrs Sits A1 and it came out really rather smart, I also fitted the genuine Ford mats which have improved the interior no end and if wasn't for the doggy seat it would look like a car half its age. Also the wheel trims arrived and look cracking, I know they are from a MK4 but as mentioned above they were half the price of the MK3 trims and still genuine Ford.

Also to add to my surprise at just how well specced this car is for an LX I found an electric seat height button on the drivers seat which still functions perfectly - incredible!

Here it is looking quite 'taxi' lol -



New mats -



Special seat button -



And here it is after its bath and sporting its new wheel trims -









So thats it for now, we soldier on quite happily and bouncy and the next thing will be a fresh set of plates from Ford to get rid of the sad looking rusty plates and I think thats pretty much it for a minute. It will soon be called into duty ferrying me and a load of kit back and forth up the motorway. Whilst I shed along thoughts turn to an impending weekend toy.........

Si

[Doofus]

SiT said:

Ok so I was running an E70 X5 which I bought AUC last year

What does AUC mean?

[SiT]

Approved Used Car - it’s the BMW approved cars scheme

Si

[Doofus]

SiT said:

Approved Used Car - it’s the BMW approved cars scheme

Si

'Kay. Ta.

[Jimmy Recard]

CornedBeef said:

Pictures man, we need pictures!

I genuinely get the most excitment from shed threads on here, I must have a screw loose or something...

Me too. I'm very enthusiastic for a good shed, I just love them

[Benjijames28]

I wanted a MK3 Mondeo as my first shed, only ended up with my Toyota avensis because I needed a car and it was there and at a good price.

Hope the Mondeo treats you well.

[SiT]

Benjijames28 said:

I wanted a MK3 Mondeo as my first shed, only ended up with my Toyota avensis because I needed a car and it was there and at a good price.

Hope the Mondeo treats you well.

Thank you, hopefully it will do all that is required of it - I am considering the suggestion earlier in the thread about replacing the seats with some less 'used' examples. Few interior sets on eBay but not sure if hatchback will fit estate as there are far more hatchback interiors than estate??

It all looks the same to be fair.

Si

[Benjijames28]

SiT said:

Thank you, hopefully it will do all that is required of it - I am considering the suggestion earlier in the thread about replacing the seats with some less 'used' examples. Few interior sets on eBay but not sure if hatchback will fit estate as there are far more hatchback interiors than estate??

It all looks the same to be fair.

Si

I would think the seats are the same, or at least the brackets etc will be.

Go for it!

[Bubbs999]

SiT said:

I am considering the suggestion earlier in the thread about replacing the seats with some less 'used' examples. Few interior sets on eBay but not sure if hatchback will fit estate as there are far more hatchback interiors than estate?? Si

I suspect there may be some difference on the back seat, but front seats should be identical from a hatchback or saloon model - I expect your front seats are worn more than the rear bench seat anyway ?

Is the drivers seat really saggy ? or just dirty ?

A 'rug doctor' machine can be hired for £22 a day, and will make seats as clean as new (check out some before and afters on youtube vids).

The car looks great cleaned up and those wheel trims are so nice - good choice

If you consider some new number plates, try the gel type ones with the raised letters - I had some on one of my Rovers and they looked super classy - they make a car look more expensive.