06 Mondeo ST TDCI things to look out for?
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Not 100% sure yet but she has been getting strong trade bids as these cars are in high demand. A friend of mine is a ford dealer and has a list of people waiting on clean ST TDCI's traded in to him.
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yea for a standard one its a few pound more but mine has the remap lowered 19" wheels with 4 new tyres privacy glass airtec intercooler decat pipe and the Asbo brake upgrade 12 months tax and test Full service history everything u would need for an ST plus u know its mint.
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Yes but is it your company one? Poor thing will have had the dung rung out of it since it was new
it seems now a days if you want a reliable car that doesn't give major problems.......buy a petrol
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yeah the more i read about tdci, or cdti or whatver it is, it seems they all have their problems, and internet searches can put you off any of them... i guess a well looked after and regularly serviced one is about as good as you can hope for.... after that...?? pot luck !!!
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I fear that in a few years all these 1.2 turbos and 1.4 TSI things will start to give problem. I just don't believe that a 180 BHP 1.4 turbo and supercharged engine will prove reliable in the long term. Not that it really matters as people think a car with 50k miles on the clock is high mileage.
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back to the topic, if i coulda got a clean ST i woulda bought one, ones i seen were tat though.. but prob didnt have the budget for a good one.. all cars have horror stories, ive had dmf/clutch/starter motor issues on my own focus tdci, but wouldnt put me off another turbo diesel car...!!!
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in the end i bought a VXR astra. bit of a difference from a diesel ST mondeo, but all the ones i looked at were crap and in poor condition as stuartwilson79 has found out too.
RonnieG's looks in great condition, but alot of ££. sadly too much for me to justify. but i'd be fairly confident that wen he advertises it'll sell quickly.
in total i saw 3 st's and none were worth anywere near asking price in my eyes.
RonnieG's looks in great condition, but alot of ££. sadly too much for me to justify. but i'd be fairly confident that wen he advertises it'll sell quickly.
in total i saw 3 st's and none were worth anywere near asking price in my eyes.
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yeah poor show on ones i seen, so I gave up, people were lookinsilly money for cars that needed too much work... drove 1 hr 40 mins to see a "mint" one... as new inside and out... drove up alongside it and didnt even get out of my car... !!!! waste of time... !
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