Mondeo - what do you reckon?

Sounds overpriced and underpowered compared with the example further down the page:

Yeah that one does look a bit better but it's top of the budget and further away from me. I'll probably go and look at it anyway, but it's trade so I can just ring him up on the day I assume. Only thing is being 2 litre it'll use more fuel and this is _strictly_ an economic purchase. :)

Would be nicer though, insurance is only 50 quid extra compared to the

Thing is, it probably won't use more fuel. The Mondeo is a big, heavy car for a 1.6l engine, meaning it'll need caning to get anywhere near the performance you'd get from a 2lt driven with more care.....

Anyway, surely you'll be running on LPG most of the time? - the difference in this case will be completely negligible.

Do it, YKIMS. Poverty models rarely make sense. Especially as the Zetec has aircon and it's also had a new clutch - something that's stupidly expensive to do on a Mondeo.

Wave a grand in cash under his nose.... Xmas is on it's way and he'll be desperate to shift it.

The trim under the dash falls to bits if you shag in the passenger seat.

Any Zetec E, or S, or SE *must must must* be fitted with flash lube kit else you'll get valve recession and be doing a head job every ~30k or so- so check the Mondeo's you are looking at for such a system!

Tim..

What on earth is a flash lube kit?

-- Stuart

Nah you can convert Smarts to LPG if you really feel the need.

There's one that bombs around York.

On 2 wheels?

I think it stops on two! :)

Thanks for the very useful tip. How do I tell (by looking) if the car has one fitted? How much would fitting cost, if I buy the kit from greenfuel.org.uk for 40 quid? Would I need to get one fitted straight away or could it be left a bit (depending on how many miles covered since conversion obviously)?

That's about as good an idea as a diesel getaway car.

Oh, I don't know.

I reckon a Phaeton V10 TDI would be a pretty damned good getaway car.

Only if you've warmed it up beforehand. Imagine sitting there waiting for the glowplugs...

How long does it take to get back the conversion costs? For bloody ever.

Makes a change from bloody foxtons with their mini coopers round here. And now every other estate agent as well.

Dude, you _seriously_ need to update your opinions.

The Smart is for an estate agent. Makes sense from a financial perspective. It spends all of its time darting about the narrow streets of York and the chappy in it puts up and takes down "For Sale" signs. It's decorated in the estate agent livery, too.

Would you really buy a house from an estate agents that was so un-successful that they couldn't afford to run a car? I mean, really...?

W12 would be better all day long every day. Without shadow of a doubt.