the million(artistic licence) mile Mondeo Taxi
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some of you may remember previous Mondeo taxi threads, with my many mile Mondeo,
well she now has a new baby sister to keep her company.
its a 2016 Mondeo Titanium, running a 2l tdci 150 engine.
This one will be hopefully clocking up somewhere in the region of 100k a year for the next 5 years
currently completely standard, and if your one of those pesky meddling types that like to report people to licencing authorities for example she'll be staying that way
err that doesn't count as a mod does it
passed her taxi inspection this morning all well and will be out earning her keep tomorrow.
First impressions are how rattle free it is compared to the mk4.5, how high she sits(which I honestly wont be doing anything about) and how annoying the gloss black interior trim is, had it a couple of hours and its a complete ust magnet.
well she now has a new baby sister to keep her company.
its a 2016 Mondeo Titanium, running a 2l tdci 150 engine.
This one will be hopefully clocking up somewhere in the region of 100k a year for the next 5 years
currently completely standard, and if your one of those pesky meddling types that like to report people to licencing authorities for example she'll be staying that way
err that doesn't count as a mod does it
passed her taxi inspection this morning all well and will be out earning her keep tomorrow.
First impressions are how rattle free it is compared to the mk4.5, how high she sits(which I honestly wont be doing anything about
) and how annoying the gloss black interior trim is, had it a couple of hours and its a complete ust magnet.Edited by Glasgowrob on Wednesday 20th April 17:47
Custom stickers ftw
First impressions it's torquey more than a stock mk4.5 and not far off a mapped one (not that I would know)
It's quiet supposedly 3db quieter at motorway speeds than a 3 series
And it's HUGE thank god it's got sensors
edit upside down left handed phototaking ftl
Edited by Glasgowrob on Wednesday 20th April 21:30
Faxo said:
YC - Get her from Leeds?
I can't work out the new Mondeo DRL situation (sad I know) - some have LEDs in the headlights, some in the fogs and some just have halogen bulbs? Also saw one with sweeping front indicators, ala Audi
yep, Ringway ford in Leeds.I can't work out the new Mondeo DRL situation (sad I know) - some have LEDs in the headlights, some in the fogs and some just have halogen bulbs? Also saw one with sweeping front indicators, ala Audi
the DRLs are down to if the car has the LED lights or not, LED lights, DRLs in the headlights, standard headlights, fitted into the fogs
that was painful,
drilled roof to fit a taxi ariel
and a new boot liner hurrah, our dog has a habit of pooping in Mondeos (only Mondeos mind, quite happy in the wifes car
said mondeo pooper
she may look cute and cuddly,
but then she shows her evil Mondeo hating site
in other news, the old mk4.5 went to her new home today, Now in the good care of my friend Gerry anyone that visits RD tyres in Glasgow can pop by and say hello/have their picture taken with the 9th wonder of the world(a ford that doesnt break down)
next up for the new shed, some taxi plates and work
drilled roof to fit a taxi ariel
and a new boot liner hurrah, our dog has a habit of pooping in Mondeos (only Mondeos mind, quite happy in the wifes car
said mondeo pooper
she may look cute and cuddly,
but then she shows her evil Mondeo hating site
in other news, the old mk4.5 went to her new home today, Now in the good care of my friend Gerry anyone that visits RD tyres in Glasgow can pop by and say hello/have their picture taken with the 9th wonder of the world(a ford that doesnt break down)
next up for the new shed, some taxi plates and work
well managed to put a 1000 miles on her so far,
some first impressions,
its a huge improvement over the mk4.5 quieter, more refined and certainly more torquey 150 vs 140 as standard. i wouldn't say its far off a mapped 140 in terms of overtaking grunt.
its ruddy big. certainly feels bigger than the 4.5 thank god for parking sensors is all i can say.
visibility is good, driving position is spot on, and everything in the cabin feels easy to reach and at hand.
only negative is that its taking a bit of time to switch from mk4.5 to mk5 a lot of the switches are a different layout, would have been nice if they could have kept things like the steering wheel switches in the same positions etc. muscle memory is a pita at times
got a nice little road trip tomorrow pitlochry to London so will be another 1000 miles of mainly motorway munching tomorrow, certainly seems a very capable mile muncher but i'll report back after tomorrows excursion
some first impressions,
its a huge improvement over the mk4.5 quieter, more refined and certainly more torquey 150 vs 140 as standard. i wouldn't say its far off a mapped 140 in terms of overtaking grunt.
its ruddy big. certainly feels bigger than the 4.5 thank god for parking sensors is all i can say.
visibility is good, driving position is spot on, and everything in the cabin feels easy to reach and at hand.
only negative is that its taking a bit of time to switch from mk4.5 to mk5 a lot of the switches are a different layout, would have been nice if they could have kept things like the steering wheel switches in the same positions etc. muscle memory is a pita at times
got a nice little road trip tomorrow pitlochry to London so will be another 1000 miles of mainly motorway munching tomorrow, certainly seems a very capable mile muncher but i'll report back after tomorrows excursion
Try yet again lol
Been in service since Friday currently on 2200 miles lol
Some more thoughts, it's bloody brilliant at munching miles, effortlessly went to London and back yesterday and certainly can't fault the car in anyway, standard halogen lights are really impressive fantastic throw off them and the auto high beam is spot on. Steering wheel has a great feel to it and despite having electric steering compared to the mechanical rack of the mk4 it's nicely weighted
Been in service since Friday currently on 2200 miles lol
Some more thoughts, it's bloody brilliant at munching miles, effortlessly went to London and back yesterday and certainly can't fault the car in anyway, standard halogen lights are really impressive fantastic throw off them and the auto high beam is spot on. Steering wheel has a great feel to it and despite having electric steering compared to the mechanical rack of the mk4 it's nicely weighted
Edited by Glasgowrob on Tuesday 26th April 15:45
Edited by Glasgowrob on Tuesday 26th April 15:47
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