Nice large family car but costly to run.

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Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ghia
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Luke28tv's review of Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ghia

“Nice large family car but costly to run.”

★★★★☆

written by Luke28tv on 25/03/2014

I have owned a 2005 Mondeo hatchback for around 3 and a half years now. During that time it has had 4 tyres, new brake pads and disks, anti roll bar links and 3 suspension springs (although 2 of them was my fault for overloading the car during a house move). I average around 11,000 miles a year covering mostly country roads and many motorway journeys. It feels powerful while going up steep country roads and cruses on the motorway with ease.

Its a very reliable car. I wouldn't hesitate to take it anywhere. It always starts and almost never goes wrong.

There is loads of space in the car including: a decent size glove box, a drivers mini glove box under the steering wheel (perfect for my wallet), door storage, a center glove box (a good size but would be better if it was slightly deeper so you could put a bottle in it) and a massive boot.

Mine is the Ghia model and looks and feels nice, not cheep but likewise not expensive like a nice Audi etc. This model has a good range of toys including: auto wipers, auto lights, satnav, cruse control, electric windows, electric seats, heated door mirrors, heated washer jets and a 6 CD changer with steering wheel controls. I have also added parking sensors.

I have also recently installed a tow bar (not too difficult on a Mondeo). I've only used it for smaller trailers (not a caravan). I've had the trailer fully loaded and weighing a fair bit, it still pulled it without any hesitation.

This car isn't cheep to run. For me its the only down side to the Mondeo. Insurance isn't too bad (I'm 25 and paying around £380) but tax does cost around £260 a year. Its not great on petrol, mine averages around 32-35mpg (more on the motorway).

Mine has done around 104500 miles and still feels good. Gear changes are still smooth and it still drives really well. No horrible knocking/ crunching/ rattles that some cars get. The satnav hasn't worked since I've owned it (I have never looked into this) and the CD change sometimes gets stuck. Everything else works perfectly.

Overall its a great car if your willing to put up with the running costs.

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  • 3 and a half years

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