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[Shackeng]

Had a drive in the 16 plate TitaniumX Mondeo auto Estate today. Very impressed. Looking forward to picking it up on Thursday.

[Viral_Jim]

Just to get it all out of the way:

- fords are cr@p
- the auto box will break within 500 miles
- it won't be as comfortable as an omega
- such a waste of money


In all seriousness though, great choice!  I like them very much and they definitely made my shortlist when looking for my next car. 

[Lincs Robert]

Nice one, which engine?

[Shackeng]

240 ps petrol.

[RossPhim]

Good choice! 

[Lincs Robert]

240 ps petrol.

Good choice. Suggest you join Talk Ford forum at some point & get upto speed on Powershift auto gearbox oil changes. Seems they must be done regularly - ISTR 35k or 3 years.

Also, Google search for "Ford ETIS", if you then select Vehicle from the top menu it lets you enter a reg #, will give you build date, other vehicle data and a full listing of what it was built with 

[TD]

Good choice...titanium X as well, so fully loaded 

I like mine, best drive Ive had in a while 

Altho on mine the heated front screen has packed up....internet searches suggest its a bad earth above the interior light, as its two heating elements apparently and on different circuits....so unlikely to be a feed to the screen 

The stop/start seems to have decided not to work either....but that maybe the bits of card I have shoved in the seatbelt holder have moved and not fooling it I have my seatbelt on.....plus I rarely sit still and don't have it first gear with my foot on the clutch ( another reason it wont work) .....

[Lincs Robert]

Good choice...titanium X as well, so fully loaded 

I like mine, best drive Ive had in a while 

Altho on mine the heated front screen has packed up....internet searches suggest its a bad earth above the interior light, as its two heating elements apparently and on different circuits....so unlikely to be a feed to the screen 

The stop/start seems to have decided not to work either....but that maybe the bits of card I have shoved in the seatbelt holder have moved and not fooling it I have my seatbelt on.....plus I rarely sit still and don't have it first gear with my foot on the clutch ( another reason it wont work) .....

The stop start won't work for a number of reasons - but the one that gets me is a minimum 75% battery charge. Mine then starts to work after a decent run but stops after a few days of running around locally.

[Sir Tigger KC]

...... the bits of card I have shoved in the seatbelt holder have moved and not fooling it I have my seatbelt on.....

Why on earth would you not wear a seat belt?     

[TD]

...... the bits of card I have shoved in the seatbelt holder have moved and not fooling it I have my seatbelt on.....

Why on earth would you not wear a seat belt?     

Because I'm a cab driver and can get away with not wearing one 

Did you 20 years+ ago 

[citroenguy]

240 ps petrol.

Good choice. Suggest you join Talk Ford forum at some point & get upto speed onPowershift auto gearbox oil changes. Seems they must be done regularly - ISTR 35k or 3 years.

Also, Google search for "Ford ETIS", if you then select Vehicle from the top menu it lets you enter a reg #, will give you build date, other vehicle data and a full listing of what it was built with 

Since it's a dual clutch job it needs it, like the VAG DSG. But the ZF/Ford box is more reliable and smoother

[TheBoy]

Hope it serves you as well as the old TD Shack

[BazaJT]

Been in a fair few Mondeos albeit for a couple of minutes at a time but they do seem nice cars that have improved greatly over the various series.Is it the very latest shape or the previous one?

[Sir Tigger KC]

...... the bits of card I have shoved in the seatbelt holder have moved and not fooling it I have my seatbelt on.....

Why on earth would you not wear a seat belt?     

Because I'm a cab driver and can get away with not wearing one 

Did you 20 years+ ago 

I passed my test in 1988, so the seat belt laws had already been in force for 5 years at that point. 

Not sure why being a cabbie excuses you from wearing one to be honest, but it's your life!    

[Lincs Robert]

Been in a fair few Mondeos albeit for a couple of minutes at a time but they do seem nice cars that have improved greatly over the various series.Is it the very latest shape or the previous one?

16 plate will be latest/current version .....