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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2021 13:12:12 GMT
Typo corrected in mileage. I am a hopeless typist, always will be.
The worn button is the parking sensor button. I expect an old biffer owned it, who always jabbed the "bloody things" off in annoyance, I don't need the bloody things beeping at me blah blah....the bumpers look unscathed though, so fair enough.
The advantage of the 2.3 as I see it is that they're mainly high spec, well looked after and privately owned from new examples. Chain cam. TC auto, no dual clutch shizzle. And they seem to be priced keenly. As Humph says for a car I won't use much, who cares if it's a bit old fashioned. I'm sure the car is comfortable, smooth, quiet and wafty. Which is great as I mostly use our large ICE car for long journeys, also meaning I don't really care about mpg around town. No ERG, DPF, DMF, none of that new baloney.
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 3, 2021 13:18:00 GMT
Oh Lord yes - the 2.3 was a dog and only produced for the auto version I think.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2021 13:35:47 GMT
Yes if you want a Mk4 Mondeo petrol auto, it's the 2.3. Until it was replaced with the 2.0 EcoBoost with dual clutch transmission. Those, however, are fetching more than the £3k I'd have in hand now, and I don't like DCT, particularly in an older used car. The 2.3 is a Mazda engine and was tuned up for the Mazda 6 MPS. I can't see how it's so bad as to be considered a "dog". It really doesn't matter at this price point and my intended use anyway.
Look for a big hatch or medium/large estate (petrol), for around £3k, and name me a model which doesn't have a potential drawback which you can pan on an internet forum.
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 3, 2021 13:58:05 GMT
Don't get me wrong - the Mondeo is an excellent choice for the (very) large family car and I suppose if your mileage is low then who cares what engine it has. It's just that on your long trips it won't be as economical or powerful as you might expect. There are certainly worse cars to choose.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2021 14:07:35 GMT
Well yeah, I say long trips, but blimey, they're in short supply these days too...and given that level of rarity, then a a slight thirst isn't a problem, and with 160bhp I'm sure it'd cope with most things I could throw at it. My 9-5 2.2 had, what was it, 120bhp. And that was fine.
No way on God's vanishingly green Earth I'd get a diesel to do 1,700 miles a year.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2021 14:14:13 GMT
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Post by bpg on Aug 3, 2021 15:42:57 GMT
Look for a big hatch or medium/large estate (petrol), for around £3k, and name me a model which doesn't have a potential drawback which you can pan on an internet forum. and a few quid left over to flush the gearbox oil. |
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Post by Humph on Aug 3, 2021 15:48:22 GMT
Ooh now, I quite like that Volvo.
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 3, 2021 16:12:10 GMT
But old V70s can be a bit fragile and the scratches on that one make me feel that 75,000 miles is about 50,000 too few....
I'd still go for the Mondeo.
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Post by bpg on Aug 3, 2021 16:32:28 GMT
Haha, it's a 17 year old car, two grand and a few scratches are putting you off.
OK, the throttle body on the petrol car could need replacing, the auto gearbox will enjoy some fresh oil, the front bushes could probably do with a freshen up, drop links are a tenner each.
The thing is anything 10+ years old is going to need some/most/all of the above.
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Post by Humph on Aug 3, 2021 16:33:34 GMT
Yeah, y'see, the trouble is, that Mondeo isn't an estate, and is therefore, by default, uncool. "He" will claim that he doesn't care, but deep down he would. The Volvo however, is an estate, and despite its advancing years and patina, is still cool.
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Post by WDB on Aug 3, 2021 16:46:55 GMT
Seems to have gone already. Mondeo it is, then.
Ignore. Referred to the Mazda, then appeared too far down. Tried and failed to delete, and deleting now would leave Humph’s comment orphaned.
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Post by Humph on Aug 3, 2021 18:00:26 GMT
Still showing up when I click the link, but, it's in Gourock, which apart from being quite a long way from Reading, is in Scotland and by the sea. Will have seen some salt.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2021 7:28:14 GMT
Still showing up when I click the link, but, it's in Gourock, which apart from being quite a long way from Reading, is in Scotland and by the sea. Will have seen some salt. Was about to say the same. Funnily enough I will be in the vicinity of Gourock for a while quite shortly, but I am not tempted by that car. I have been put off V70/XC70 by my sister's extensive ownership experiences, they're like E Classes in that when they get old and go wrong it's a sobering experience. |
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Post by WDB on Aug 4, 2021 9:46:33 GMT
As Humph says for a car I won't use much, who cares if it's a bit old fashioned. Yes. Old-fashioned is one thing but this is just plain old. My Volvo from the same series and period broke after 13 years. (Admittedly in the engine and gearbox, which were both different from what this one has.) But the other thing to bear in mind is that that generation of V70 isn’t that big inside. Fine in the front, but tight in the back and not ‘cavernous’ in the boot either. Aren’t we back to the well-worn advice to buy on age and condition, rather than make and model? How new a Focus 2.0 estate could you get for £3000? Less than 17 years, I’ll bet. |
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