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I'm thinking of an estate...

60 plate, One owner, full Mazda SH, full leather, 170+ bhp, last owner...Heddlu De Cymru!
 
vealige said:
Mondeo's are good but it depends what stage of life you buy them in as above they do drive great etc however the weak point in the package is the TDCI engines. Sub 100K they tend to be ok turbo's don't last for some reason long after 100k ish the Delphi injectors fail and leak a lot, the water pump on them dies and the Dual Mass Flywheel also dies. All of the above are expensive to fix bar the W Pump and at the stage in the mondeo's life it almost makes it not worth repairing as its worth about £10.

For your average fleet buyer they are great for the first 3 years after that they are troublesome. It is also the same with any vehicle that uses the TDCI engine Jaguar X types, Transits etc.....

Ford aren't the only manufacturer to have issues with diesel engines mind. I wouldn't touch a BMW diesel especially 320D's or 330D's, the early VAG 140bhp 2.0ltr TDI, the Fiat diesels used in vauxhalls. Do a lot of research in diesels especially if you intend on keeping them for a long time reliability has been lost over the years trying to make them more refined and accountants making decisions over engineers.
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You could try Vauxhalls, they seem to be crap from the word go.
 
Probably used as a Cardiff sick bag.
 
Dieselman said:
Probably used as a Cardiff sick bag.
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Actually the reason for the low mileage is because it had to be repaired for some damage to the passenger's door due to some "chase case incident"...
 
tasn1 said:
Actually the reason for the low mileage is because it had to be repaired for some damage to the passenger's door due to some "chase case incident"...
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Did the Salesman tell you that?

That would have to be some damage to keep a car off the road for a year or two.
 
Dieselman said:
Did the Salesman tell you that?

That would have to be some damage to keep a car off the road for a year or two.
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Oh that's true...the total receipts are around £2890. When I saw it I don't think it had been washed for a year!! They're currently preparing it and I will pick up a my local Mazda dealership after a full service. So a bit of peace of mind!
 
tasn1 said:
Oh that's true...the total receipts are around £2890. When I saw it I don't think it had been washed for a year!! They're currently preparing it and I will pick up a my local Mazda dealership after a full service. So a bit of peace of mind!
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Finally!
 
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