I BOUGHT A CHEAP FORD MONDEO FOR £300!

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  • @jonathanfrankel6787
    @jonathanfrankel6787 Před 13 dny +154

    I prefer this type of review to any supercar.

    • @jboi9309
      @jboi9309 Před 13 dny +7

      I totally agree!! You can identify with these sorts of reviews.. as the cars are within Joe Bloggs budget!! Supercars reviews you're just watching and thinking.. 'Nice motor.. but I'll never he able to afford one of these' 😳

  • @norsegolf76
    @norsegolf76 Před 13 dny +145

    This was my favorite High Peak video in quite a while! A great old car in good nick, a larger than usual dose of dry humor, and all in all, 25 minutes well spent! 👏👏

    • @garethbain7477
      @garethbain7477 Před 13 dny +11

      Same here....these type of videos are the best!! Lovely views of the bin too!

    • @davidperry3531
      @davidperry3531 Před 13 dny +5

      Great video - when most of us thought this was a dog, it is great to see this car live on and it still looks quite modern. There is nothing like a good service record to keep cars like this going and going.

  • @twentyrothmans7308
    @twentyrothmans7308 Před 13 dny +113

    I'm so glad that this car lived.
    The owners did a pretty good job.

  • @subrogation747
    @subrogation747 Před 13 dny +168

    I bought a new 2002 Mondeo Estate Ghia X 2litre diesel. I ran it for 75,000 miles and gave it to my son. He ran it for a further 70,000 miles and traded it in. Other than service parts the only work needed was a new fuel pump and a new radio. A brilliant car and good value for money.

    • @KKTR3
      @KKTR3 Před 12 dny

      You were lucky only one - I’ve had loads of them luckily some under warranty

    • @chrishart8548
      @chrishart8548 Před 12 dny +1

      @@KKTR3 didn't say how long he had it. It would do 200k easy. Age is more of a problem than mileage generally.

    • @KKTR3
      @KKTR3 Před 12 dny

      @@chrishart8548 I’m talking about the top of the range radio in them

    • @Norfolkbiker50
      @Norfolkbiker50 Před 11 dny +1

      The last Mondeo I owned was a 2006 2.0 tdci bought for £750 in 2015. It had less than 100k on it and I thought I'd bagged a real bargain. When I drove it home I noticed a slight rattle so the next day I took it to my mechanic and found out it had a broken spring. I also discovered that the flywheel was on it's way out so straight away £1300 for a new flywheel, clutch and a front spring. About a week later it went into limp mode as I was overtaking and nearly killed me. This was something that happened almost every time I drove the car I actually kept the car for 3 years clocking up 150k but despite dozens of trips to different mechanics I never found out why it kept going into limp mode?

    • @stephencave187
      @stephencave187 Před 11 dny

      ​@@Norfolkbiker50
      Same limp mode problem with my 53 plate diesel mondeo estate. And i've been told of plenty others too. I loved the car. Black with tints. But it wasn't worth spending money on to sort the problem so i scrapped it. Gutted.

  • @paultasker7788
    @paultasker7788 Před 13 dny +21

    Fords of that era drove really nicely. Lovely ride and handling balance. So perhaps dull to look at but not dull to drive.

  • @carcontrolcommitment
    @carcontrolcommitment Před 13 dny +20

    I love it when owners look after their cars to the point that it has a clean MOT at 20 years. It’s a skill that not many people can achieve.

    • @Clodhopping
      @Clodhopping Před 10 dny

      Me too. My old 2001 Citroen Picasso still passes with a clean sheet. Apart from one MOT where they advised the side repeater bulbs weren't quite orange enough.... but they looked fine to me.

  • @TheMarshalling
    @TheMarshalling Před 13 dny +62

    This is positive proof that if a car is decent in the first place, and is then maintained properly, it will last and will pass an (advisory free) MOT 19 years later!! I’ve had 2 models of these and they’re great cars, very underrated. Great video as always Matt, thank you…👍😊

  • @cabottaxi
    @cabottaxi Před 13 dny +76

    Who needs to spend £40-£50,000 on a car when this £2000 car will do exactly the same thing.
    Plenty space in the back for kids and dogs and no worries about it getting dented in Asda.
    Little depreciation and no EcoBoom engine to worry about.

    • @Harryd06
      @Harryd06 Před 13 dny +5

      Exactly it’s like nowadays feel peer pressure just to update there cars. It’s a shame these old beasts need more appreciation

    • @alexanderstefanov6474
      @alexanderstefanov6474 Před 12 dny +3

      More people are getting this now, having a flash car you can't afford is not as prevalent as it was 20 years ago

    • @chrishart8548
      @chrishart8548 Před 12 dny +1

      ​@alexanderstefanov6474 I think more cars than ever are company cars mainly for the Tax benefits.

    • @1000gregory4
      @1000gregory4 Před 12 dny +4

      I totally agree... Buy a cheaper older car and hopefully have it for years.. Then scrap it or sell it on for another one.
      I have.. No depreciation

    • @chrishart8548
      @chrishart8548 Před 12 dny +1

      @@1000gregory4 I did that for years got through so many cars though about 17 Last car I bought was just over 2 years old it will be 13 years old in November. The one before was 6 months old lasted 16 years one before that was 3 years old when I got it had it from 2005 to 2014. A friend had it for another 2 years but blew the engine up somehow. They key really is just hold onto the car until dies.

  • @arthurdardalis
    @arthurdardalis Před 13 dny +79

    I had about ten of these as company cars as Area Manager for Ford Greece.
    It’s a fabulous car, looks great, it’s quick, handles brilliantly, spacious, reliable, I’ve done over 200k miles in Mondeo’s, one of the ten was exactly this car, same colour but a Ghia.
    Matt, gold happens to be an all time classic Ford colour. In the late 70’s, early 80’s Fiesta, Capri, Granada Ghia’s, the launch colour was always gold.

    • @thedandy6765
      @thedandy6765 Před 13 dny +4

      just a shame ford just sucks ive owned 3 fords of which 1 brand new from the lot with only 21km on the dash
      and it was trash it was a 2022 focus and i hated it it drove boring wasnt comfy
      and the other fords were at the garage almost monthly
      so i went back to VW group and i have no issues
      i bought a 2020 vw troc 2.0 tsi with dsg and its awesome its got 240hp (it has a stage one) and its comfy looks good seats are comfy and its just way better
      id drive ford if they were good and reliable

    • @Shaolinof36thChamber
      @Shaolinof36thChamber Před 13 dny +10

      My dad still drive one of these.
      Mondeo 2.0 Ltr with manual transmission.
      Back then he bought it brand new.
      From 2001…
      His mantra:
      “The car is perfectly fine and never let me down!”

    • @rogerwredford
      @rogerwredford Před 12 dny

      Good story… I was expecting you to add “Always believe in your soul…” at the end. You would have won the internet for the day with that

    • @arthurdardalis
      @arthurdardalis Před 12 dny

      @@rogerwredford not quite sure what you mean with comment?

    • @coops1964
      @coops1964 Před 7 dny

      @@arthurdardalisthe Spandau Ballet song, Gold.

  • @Matticitt
    @Matticitt Před 13 dny +8

    That's a nice car for the money. People make fun of Fords but clearly they're well built.

  • @tobyisbister331
    @tobyisbister331 Před 13 dny +41

    Bang on with the Crass, flash supercar statement 100 percent agree

    • @dansmith2930
      @dansmith2930 Před 13 dny +4

      I really like Matt and his videos but can't agree with that when he drive s a white 100k Range Rover!!!!

    • @stevenbennett3922
      @stevenbennett3922 Před 12 dny +1

      And a L405 doesn't then.

    • @tobyisbister331
      @tobyisbister331 Před 12 dny

      Looks like the it’s the Citroen van only for Matt going forwards on this channel then 😂

  • @robinjones6999
    @robinjones6999 Před 13 dny +51

    I had one and drove it to Spain, fully loaded - really liked the car, and it never let me down.

  • @histriamagna1014
    @histriamagna1014 Před 13 dny +16

    A taxi company in my town here in Slovenia had few of those Mondeos with 2l diesel engines. All went over 600.000 km. The definition of a workhorse.

  • @insiderreality491
    @insiderreality491 Před 13 dny +17

    I have a 20 Yr old mk1 ford focus, nothings ever broke. Even the air con works and feels new to drive. The ford's of this generation were fantastic Imo. Cheap to fix and built way better than expected. Great to drive too. They over engineered those mk1 focuses and Mondeos to save the brand are just very well thought out and sturdy.

    • @amigachris
      @amigachris Před 7 dny

      I guess you don't drive in the winter These things rot for fun

  • @asifnoaman8978
    @asifnoaman8978 Před 13 dny +65

    This era of cars was so underappreciated. I love the BTCC history of the saloon models including the likes of the Honda Accord, Vauxhall Vectra and many others

    • @serenityinside1
      @serenityinside1 Před 13 dny +3

      The VECTRA … shudder 😯

    • @asifnoaman8978
      @asifnoaman8978 Před 13 dny +8

      @@serenityinside1 Yep the vectra. Very underrated cars and were solid everyday cars

    • @thedandy6765
      @thedandy6765 Před 13 dny +5

      honda accords are good looking cars too
      too bad theyre stupid expensive inthe netherlands
      for a shitty one its like 7k

    • @josephstjohn3871
      @josephstjohn3871 Před 13 dny +4

      @@serenityinside1the vectra b gsi v6 isa pretty awesome car the later vxr isn’t half bad either

    • @keijak1
      @keijak1 Před 13 dny +1

      ​​​@@serenityinside1Clarkson obviously having a bearing on your view on Vectras....

  • @MrGeggo8
    @MrGeggo8 Před 13 dny +18

    Cant believe how clean that looks for 300 pounds

    • @ivortoad
      @ivortoad Před 13 dny

      Surely you mean how clean the person who he bought it off was?

  • @brenglover72
    @brenglover72 Před 13 dny +7

    The fact it had no corrosion is it's main selling point. Rot and the flashing glow plug light usually mean the end for these.

  • @Tpavra
    @Tpavra Před 13 dny +32

    Had one of these and regretfully sold it, was a 2l TDCi Ghia 53 plate estate (and I was 21 at the time). Would love to get one in that spec again 🤩 such brilliant cars!

    • @andrewlorenz3139
      @andrewlorenz3139 Před 13 dny +1

      Completely agree. Loved my 55 plate two litre TDCI Ghia hatch 6 speed 130 in silver. Sit at motorway speeds all day sipping diesel. Nice spec, torque when needed and comfortable.

  • @leehughes2666
    @leehughes2666 Před 13 dny +10

    Much underrated car. Huge legroom in the back, estate car practicality, and very reliable.

  • @ianday5583
    @ianday5583 Před 13 dny +11

    I've had Mondeos since 2007. Everyone of them was a gem. Never let me down and the Titanium X trim has evrything apart from a heated steering wheel. I now have a 2012 Tit X and apart from annual services, it's not cost a penny extra.

  • @originalchill
    @originalchill Před 13 dny +10

    I absolutely love it when you try to keep these old girls on the road 👏🏻 plenty of life in that car for someone, a totally useable,practical and fairly cheap to run motor! I wonder if we will be saying the same about any of the EV’s in 19 years time 🤔 I doubt it some how! Nice one Matt👏🏻👍🏻

    • @markburton8303
      @markburton8303 Před 9 dny +1

      Of course we will. There'll be be plenty of EVs that have been looked after by their owners just like the odd Mondeo. A good mondeo of that age is an exception, most of them are dead by that age.

    • @ttrjw
      @ttrjw Před 3 dny +1

      @@markburton8303 Quite. There is actually very little to go wrong on an EV - it is just the battery thst ages.

    • @markburton8303
      @markburton8303 Před 2 dny

      @@ttrjw And the batteries don't age anything like what is spewed by the haters.

  • @freddie7962
    @freddie7962 Před 13 dny +141

    £300 !! I’ve just bought 2tyres £410 each.

    • @kerryfry1857
      @kerryfry1857 Před 13 dny +23

      Blimey what's that for? A Lamborghini 🤣

    • @freddie7962
      @freddie7962 Před 13 dny +8

      Pirelli scorpion 21” for 4x4

    • @Conservator.
      @Conservator. Před 13 dny +23

      @@freddie7962shouldn’t you have bought 4 tyres considering it’s a 4x4?

    • @mustajabzuberi4916
      @mustajabzuberi4916 Před 13 dny +7

      @@Conservator.should be the same for each axle

    • @vonsauerkraut
      @vonsauerkraut Před 13 dny +4

      How much 💰😄 WTF what is IT 911 turbo S FWD

  • @Whackypads
    @Whackypads Před 13 dny +11

    U might laugh but many yrs ago I had a 1999 1.6 LX saloon in burgundy with a sunroof I might add for my 1st car my grandfather bought it for me I bloody loved the thing ! 😂 there a alot better than a vectra or a passat in my opinion anyways. Brilliant video really enjoy the cheap car video's 🚗 👍

  • @neilduignan9835
    @neilduignan9835 Před 13 dny +7

    Proof as if needed that if you cherish your chariot then it will reward your efforts. I’d run around in a car like that all day long! Well done, Matt. You deserved a bit of luck! 😉

  • @Fastwunz
    @Fastwunz Před 13 dny +6

    I find stuff like this dangerously interesting

  • @davewatts7444
    @davewatts7444 Před 12 dny +3

    I had it's granddad, in 1974 not only was it gold, estate and base spec, but I was 24 years old. It was the last car I let my dad " advise" me on. It was he said great for camping you will get everything in that. I sold it after 2 years and bought a spitfire and I got all my gear in that.😂

  • @phoenixignitus
    @phoenixignitus Před 13 dny +6

    Oh this one was a trip down memory lane. My father had a very similar one (2.0l Ghia Automatic from 2000 or 2001). He bought it new and sadly enough was too damaged after a crash in 2018. It was a great car. I remember the press at the time stating it actually drove quite well. Anyways, glad to see there is life left in this one!

  • @paulcherrytrains3339
    @paulcherrytrains3339 Před 13 dny +5

    I have owned my 2002 hatch since 2007. Still going strong. Spent a small fortune last year but happy I did. It suits my needs exactly. Will miss this car if I ever have to let it go. Glad to see your example lives on.

  • @tonypacke6954
    @tonypacke6954 Před 13 dny +42

    As an ageing blue oval fan boy this was just a brilliant find. Slightly before the proliferation of separate modules that controlled even basic systems, this is a vehicle that the guy under the railway arches can still repair. Just where have we gone wrong with car manufacturing nowadays?

    • @xlfive
      @xlfive Před 13 dny +10

      Same here I'm 65 and had Ford's all my life,escorts mk4 cortinas,focus,fiestas,Mondeo,Kugas, transits (all eras) includes company vans which had done well over 250k and hand on heart none of them have been problematic the secret has been regular servicing

    • @volt8684
      @volt8684 Před 12 dny +9

      @@xlfivemy father was a garage owner and mechanic,died last year at 95. He was a Ford maniac. His courtesy car was a 1.3 ohv mk3 cortina which was so underpowered but did a genuine 300k before he scrapped it. I remember him buying it as an ex company car at 120k and after he did the suspension and servicing, I drove it and thought how tight it felt but very underpowered. A testament to well maintained Old Ford’s of the day. All had lovely gearboxes

    • @tonypacke6954
      @tonypacke6954 Před 12 dny +1

      @@volt8684 Yes all the Fords had good gearboxes, even back to the Anglia days.

    • @user-jt4fy4od9r
      @user-jt4fy4od9r Před 11 dny +1

      My local mechanic under the arches was known to everyone as "Staf" and he was the spitting image of Leland Palmer (father of Laura from Twin Peaks if you remember that). "Whoever sold you that car wants putting against the wall and shooting" was one thing he told me. He rang me at work once and his chilling words were "Are you sitting down?".

    • @person.X.
      @person.X. Před 11 dny +1

      The econazis are killing the car industry 😥

  • @DannoAviation
    @DannoAviation Před 13 dny +4

    The PT Cruiser revelation and the Papyrus paint colour comment were both brilliant😂

  • @struanrobertson3417
    @struanrobertson3417 Před 13 dny +10

    Good solid car. I do like estates. Can't go wrong at that price. Why would you spend 30k on some electric thing?

  • @sarahcarter824
    @sarahcarter824 Před 13 dny +8

    My late father had a Mondeo as a company car and when my Sister was learning to drive she would practice in it going around a supermarket car park. It was a green one.

  • @PJH67
    @PJH67 Před 13 dny +31

    I saw a gold 2005 Astra Estate this morning and thought exactly the same thing, “Who buys a gold car?”, my answer was it was probably the fashion, like buying a rose gold phone a few years ago.

    • @antonycharnock2993
      @antonycharnock2993 Před 13 dny +5

      I find it's usually your Uncle who likes fishing and irish music speaking from experience because he had one.

    • @glengarryglenross7127
      @glengarryglenross7127 Před 13 dny +7

      does silver really look any better though?

    • @brianwhittington5086
      @brianwhittington5086 Před 13 dny +6

      I've worked in the motor industry many years. Shades of gold have always been a popular colour on executive models, going right back to the earliest metallic paints.

    • @davidperry3531
      @davidperry3531 Před 13 dny +4

      What's wrong with a rose gold phone? - I have one and I love it!

    • @PJH67
      @PJH67 Před 13 dny +1

      @@davidperry3531like this Mondeo there is nothing wrong with the colour just fashion changes, new phones seem to be come in pastel shades and in a year or two they’ll be pushing something else.

  • @user-rf4lj4eu8b
    @user-rf4lj4eu8b Před 13 dny +17

    I have an 05 2ltr Auto hatch. Owned it since it was 9 months old. Only 62k and still sounds like a sewing machine and pulls like a train. Apart from the road tax hit, and it does like a drink, I will be distraught when it rots away, blows up, doesn’t go into Drive one day etc etc. such a damn good versatile workhorse

    • @paulyh4531
      @paulyh4531 Před 13 dny +1

      Agree with you they cane us on the tax ,alas is still cheaper than buying another car to me, so I shall keep it for now. 👍

    • @chrishart8548
      @chrishart8548 Před 12 dny

      ​@paulyh4531 on most MK3 mondeo's the road tax is probably over £300

    • @user-rf4lj4eu8b
      @user-rf4lj4eu8b Před 12 dny

      @@chrishart8548 £415 for my 2.0ltr auto 😫😫

    • @paulyh4531
      @paulyh4531 Před 9 dny

      @@chrishart8548 Yes it is as I have one , do you not read the comments ??

  • @johndoyle4723
    @johndoyle4723 Před 13 dny +10

    Make a good tradesman vehicle, garden services,window cleaner,dog walker etc, and as you say, run it till it dies.

    • @odie7764
      @odie7764 Před 12 dny +1

      Yep loads of tradesman near me swapped to estate coz of the emissions zone was supposed to be vans, the zone never happened, so I'm starting to see more vans again. But yep ideal for a decorator or gardener.

    • @axnn1
      @axnn1 Před 11 dny

      @@odie7764where abouts was the zone meant to be

  • @notroll1279
    @notroll1279 Před 13 dny +6

    I got some of those as rental cars back in the day - liked them for driving well, being frugal but spacious and, well, cars you could park almost anywhere without fearing for them.

  • @TheTaffia
    @TheTaffia Před 13 dny +13

    I had one in silver, drove it as a taxi for 8 years, it broke down once (cam shaft sensor, 5 minute fix). Loved that car, so reliable and huge amount of space in the back, it was like having a van. Plus they came with a 7 year warranty.

    • @carfella7994
      @carfella7994 Před 13 dny +1

      7 year warranty???

    • @TheTaffia
      @TheTaffia Před 13 dny +1

      @@carfella7994 Yep, I had it in under warranty at 6 years old to fix rust on bottom of one door.

    • @JohnnyPaton
      @JohnnyPaton Před 12 dny +1

      I had a black ‘06 2 litre TDCI LX as a taxi back in the 00s. Brilliant car, drove and handled well. Much better than the Skoda Octavia I currently drive.

  • @jollyjoiner68
    @jollyjoiner68 Před 12 dny +2

    Finally someone else that takes their sunglasses off when they talking to someone like in a shop or somewhere, not just me then 😎👍🏻

  • @ivortoad
    @ivortoad Před 13 dny +2

    The greatest thing about an old motor with Radio2 is listening to Terry Wogan.

  • @delboyderek9629
    @delboyderek9629 Před 11 dny +1

    One of the best company cars I had as a service engineer. 57 plate 1.8 diesel engine, never broke down, very comfortable to drive and nice big fuel tank. Very quick off the mark as well. Great video to watch, brings back the memories of driving the Mondeo.

  • @poppyneese1811
    @poppyneese1811 Před 13 dny +10

    Honest vehicles are great, the Belingo and the Mondeo are just good honest cars, this week end I got to drive a friends old convertible Karmann Ghia Convertible, it was slow and loud, you were sitting on the ground 55 mph felt like 120, you felt and heard everything in the road and in the air, no Lamborghini driver has ever had a bigger smile on their face, it was wonderful and took you back to a time when you knew you were in a mechanical conveyance. Had a friend that had a US Modeo and vacationed in Scotland, rented a Mondeo and said it was much better. It was a manual transmission I think he said it was a diesel and had tons of pulling power, much better feed back from the steering wheel and better brakes than the US version. My dream is drive a MGB or a TR6, probably never happen, but there was a time I’d have sold my soul for one!

    • @serenityinside1
      @serenityinside1 Před 13 dny

      That’s for your life story - looking forward to volume 2 .

    • @Afraz_9n3
      @Afraz_9n3 Před 13 dny +2

      The US never got the Mondeo 🤔in the 90s they had what was known as the Contour which was technically a Mondeo underneath but they changed so much for the US market that it can't even be compared. And later in the 2010s they had the Fusion which was again a Mondeo but not called such and with modifications and larger engines for the US market. But they never had the proper Mondeo

    • @poppyneese1811
      @poppyneese1811 Před 13 dny

      @@Afraz_9n3 I am sorry it was the Fusion here he had, looked very similar loved the Aston grille.

    • @poppyneese1811
      @poppyneese1811 Před 13 dny

      I am sorry I thought the Fusion was called the Mondeo here too, but was called Fusion.

    • @Afraz_9n3
      @Afraz_9n3 Před 12 dny

      @@poppyneese1811 yh they look basically the same cos the 2010 onwards Fusion is a rebadged Mondeo. But it's a bit different in the suspension and drivetrain compared to the Mondeo

  • @philipread8733
    @philipread8733 Před 13 dny +11

    Loved my mondeo’s especially that particular version.

  • @efftee
    @efftee Před 13 dny +4

    My dad had a 51 plate Ghia X saloon model with the 2.5 V6 in green. Got written off when a lorry crashed into it while it was parked at his work in about 2012 or so at 90k miles. Was a comfortable car but drank fuel.

  • @user-sx9qy8hc4b
    @user-sx9qy8hc4b Před 10 dny +1

    I've had 4 Mondeo's. Brilliant workhorses. Currently driving a Fiesta. 20 yrs old and 70,000 mls. Can't beat the blue oval.

  • @dirt_diver13
    @dirt_diver13 Před 13 dny +3

    I really enjoyed this one. It doesn't really matter what car it is. There is something captivating about listening to you while you do your job and talk to camera. Thanks for your stories, insights and I hope you'll continue doing this for some time. Don't retire from this too soon :D

  • @jovialgent9963
    @jovialgent9963 Před 13 dny +4

    So boring, so practical, so perfect for me! 😂

  • @andrewharlow84
    @andrewharlow84 Před 12 dny +1

    I hope that whoever does buy it doesn't run it into the ground, I like to see cars like this go on for as long as possible! It's well worth looking after in my opinion. Fun episode again, cheers!

  • @ap6584
    @ap6584 Před 12 dny +1

    This channel is a masterclass in the most important aspects of business- persistence, diligence and positive attitude, they will pay off in the end.

  • @roryhazlie753
    @roryhazlie753 Před 13 dny +10

    No one likes a soggy bottom lol. That model of Ford mondeo is a very good solid built car I have a customer who has a gold Ford mondeo saloon 05 plate with roughly the same mileage and it’s solid as a rock. Now if u compare it to a jaguar x-type of the same year it will be absolutely rotten as a pear,same chassis different badge.

    • @KKTR3
      @KKTR3 Před 12 dny

      My 2005 with 100 k
      Estate rotten to hell under boot - outside prescribed area

  • @AdmaishAfi
    @AdmaishAfi Před 13 dny +11

    Love when you get a result Matt, well done on this one!

  • @arsensarkissian7927
    @arsensarkissian7927 Před 12 dny +1

    I had to stop the video and comment.
    I 100% agree with your sunglasses comment! I find it so incredibly rude, disrespectful and discourteous when people don’t remove their sunglasses when greeting other people. Eye contact is very important as a mark of respect to the person you are communicating with.
    I thought I was the only one that felt this way! Love your videos by the way, great content and always entertaining
    Ok back to video.

  • @Bluejohn
    @Bluejohn Před 13 dny +2

    I know many people turn their noses up at the Mondeo but after fifty years of driving various cars I can honestly say that my Mondeo has been the most reliable I've had. Straight through the MOT for the last 8 years with only the odd tyre required.

    • @owensteele1645
      @owensteele1645 Před 7 dny

      Mondeo was 'Car of the Year' winner for most years. Great cars.

  • @darrenwilson8042
    @darrenwilson8042 Před 13 dny +21

    Been away for a week - saw several RR Cullinan's on the motorway - Jeeeeezuzzzz that can only exist so that someone who has had a taste and aesthetics bypass to shout - "Look at me world - look what I can waste my money on" - Its like the love child of Lady Penelope's roller and a Ssangyong Rexton

  • @davidwatt7663
    @davidwatt7663 Před 13 dny +6

    The good humoured chat is uplifting Cheers 👍

  • @andrewbaxter9395
    @andrewbaxter9395 Před 12 dny +1

    So refreshing to see a car not offloaded into the trade because it has issues. I was convinced it would be rotten underneath.

  • @thevauxhallman7157
    @thevauxhallman7157 Před 10 dny +1

    Great to watch a down to earth video about a down to earth bargain car in great condition for its age. I buy cars of this ilk but usually have to spend a fair wedge on them. Just picking up a comment you made about Chinese tyres. I used to be the same, but for the last 10 years at least I've run my cars on them and they are reasonably priced, handle well, are comfortable, give good mileage. Which I didn't find with some well known European brands.

  • @vivianhughes9347
    @vivianhughes9347 Před 13 dny +3

    Fantastic video - guess what I have on my drive at this very moment? A 55 plate Mk3 Mondeo 1.8 Zetec and a Berlingo Multispace. Two workhorses that go on and on through MoTs with no advisories! 😃👍

  • @tehklevster
    @tehklevster Před 13 dny +7

    I had a gold Volvo S80, I quite liked the colour. I also miss the days when Marantz hifi kit was a champagney sort of colour.

    • @bizmyurt8582
      @bizmyurt8582 Před 11 dny

      Second generation was based on Mondeo.

    • @tehklevster
      @tehklevster Před 11 dny

      @@bizmyurt8582 well to be more accurate, common platform.

  • @brucewatt1032
    @brucewatt1032 Před 12 dny +1

    “I don’t know who would ever buy a gold car”
    My Dad bought a gold Rover SD1 3500 Vanden Plas in the early 1980s.
    My goodness, that was the coolest car ever… at the time.
    Those 3 years were the only 3 years where I was the cool kid in school 🙄😂

  • @hswami74
    @hswami74 Před 11 dny +1

    Well done, Matt, on an excellent return on this one!
    Keep 'em rolling these think-out-loud narration videos on the car-buying process.
    We all appreciate the education in inspection / testing car-buying process and money management.👌🏽🌟

  • @paultasker7788
    @paultasker7788 Před 13 dny +4

    Its amazing how sentimental one can get over a car key. I had one on a mark 1 focus too. Instantly recognised it. That method of opening and closing the bonnet was genius. Secure and dont need to worry about a flimsy cable breaking. Richard Parry Jones had a lot to do with this era of Ford. From these comments you can see they were a good workhorse to many motorists.

    • @MartinJones123
      @MartinJones123 Před 6 dny

      The bonnet latch on my MK2 Focus is the bain of my existence... The design of the latch feels so cheap and flimsy...

    • @paultasker7788
      @paultasker7788 Před 6 dny

      ​​@@MartinJones123Does the mark 2 latch still lock/open from under the front badge like the mark 1?

    • @MartinJones123
      @MartinJones123 Před 5 dny

      @@paultasker7788 Yes it does 👍

  • @user-ft7lj9sh3i
    @user-ft7lj9sh3i Před 13 dny +8

    Hey matt lovely seeing you back with cheap car video I got excited another banger I guess 😂😂😂😂 awesome matt

  • @stevelancaster4459
    @stevelancaster4459 Před dnem

    We bought a cheap Mondeo to do the Crumball Rally, drove through France, over the Alps, to Turin, back over the Alps and finished in Nice. We did everything we could to kill it including frying bacon on the exhaust manifold whilst driving through France (the smell was awesome), trying to burn out the clutch in the hotel car park in Nice (the smell was awful). What an awesome car it was. Never had so much fun since.

  • @davidbewley7282
    @davidbewley7282 Před 11 dny +2

    05 mk3 mondeo,I had a 2ltr diesil for 5 yrs,it was a great tow car (130 bhp) it handled really good,my son ran the car for 2yrs,it was one of the best cars I’ve ever had

  • @LouSassoleS
    @LouSassoleS Před 13 dny +3

    Glad to see you winning.

  • @yeracj2799
    @yeracj2799 Před 13 dny +4

    Ah the contrast. 99% of time, arrives in a RR. Today rocks up in a berlingo.😅

  • @davebolam-edwards2469
    @davebolam-edwards2469 Před 12 dny +1

    I had an ST. They are brilliant cars. I don’t think they are boring. Love a mondeo. And an estate. Wow. Talk about a perfect dad car

  • @saltaireorangebicyclechopp8555

    Long time ago l set up a business, money was tight but l didn't want to look bare arsed in front of clients, I bought a 3 year old 2001 Mondeo from a company fleet. One of the best cars l've ever owned, ok no image, but it was reliable, respectable (then) and ate up the miles in comfort, they were so underrated.

  • @Drenwickification
    @Drenwickification Před 13 dny +7

    What do you have against taking shoes off indoors Matt? 😂
    I married a Japanese lady who hammered the rule into me and it’s much nicer to keep the inside of the home nice and clean. Why do you want to bring all the crap from your shoe into your home? I’m with you on sofa protective covers being silly tho. Why buy a nice comfy sofa then put that on because you’re worried about damaging it? Makes no sense to me.

    • @serenityinside1
      @serenityinside1 Před 13 dny +3

      Agreed on the shoes - bizarre / horrifying to wear them indoors 😳😯

    • @sirmounted8499
      @sirmounted8499 Před 10 dny

      Not only bringing crap inside, but taking the shoes off always feels nice. If I don't have to wear shoes I don't want to

    • @littledogRonnie
      @littledogRonnie Před 10 dny

      Cats. And, to a lesser degree, dogs.

    • @Drenwickification
      @Drenwickification Před 10 dny

      @@littledogRonnie what do you mean? I have a dog, what’s the issue with taking your shoes off indoors when you have a dog?

    • @littledogRonnie
      @littledogRonnie Před 10 dny

      @@Drenwickification I agree with removing shoes. I was referring to why people cover up soft furnishings - to protect it from cat scratches and pulls, and fur everywhere.

  • @plxton
    @plxton Před 13 dny +3

    Great cars, but just goes to show the issue with the used car market at the moment. This should be circa £750-£1000. Not your fault as you're just selling the car at the current rate but a 19 year old car should be basically scrap value at this point unless it's something special; but because of current inflation they're just not.

  • @robertjamesfirth
    @robertjamesfirth Před 20 hodinami

    I’ve got a 2006 V6 Ghia X estate, possibly the lowest mileage one still on the road, J70 EJV at less than 30,000 miles, complete with the hallowed electric sunroof, cream leather and built in DVD system. It’s absolutely mint and has been very well cared for in its life! Fantastic cars!

  • @RSCOZZY
    @RSCOZZY Před 5 dny

    Great video. Ford guy here. Had a mk3 Mondeo Graphite, now got a mk3 ST220. Love these cars. 👏👏

  • @ooheaven1459
    @ooheaven1459 Před 13 dny +12

    Old Fords never die, they just go FASTER!

    • @Harryd06
      @Harryd06 Před 13 dny +2

      Haha exactly lol. In fact I have this sticker on my 2010 1.25 fiesta for the shits and giggles 😂

    • @baronvonjo1929
      @baronvonjo1929 Před 13 dny

      Now they are number one in the US for recalls 3 years running.
      Everyone I know who has had recent Ford have issues.
      Fiesta, Mustang, Escape, F-150 all had issues. Some major some minor.
      You don't buy a Ford for quality or reliability.
      Frankly I don't get how they are still in business with how many markets and segments they left

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 Před 12 dny +1

      @@baronvonjo1929 Not sure what that has got to do with the original comment regarding "OLD Fords"...🤦

  • @drink4711
    @drink4711 Před 13 dny +3

    £2,000 seems like a fair price for a reliable, practical, and spacious car

  • @richardwhite1120
    @richardwhite1120 Před 12 dny +2

    Completely with you on the sunglasses etiquette!!

  • @K9DashCams
    @K9DashCams Před 12 dny +2

    My father had a 03 Mondeo Estate Zetec S in Oyster. He loved the car apart from the low profile tyres which were very expensive & it seem to go through them quickly. He bought it at 6 months old & traded it in after 125K miles & 8 years of owning it. its still going today & does about 2K a year according to MOT history.

  • @JR37000
    @JR37000 Před 9 dny +1

    Most polished car you tuber presenter. Great content keep up the good work

  • @mikeplatts2603
    @mikeplatts2603 Před 12 dny +2

    Nice to see you get a good win now and again Matt, well done.

  • @brendanmccabe8769
    @brendanmccabe8769 Před 13 dny +2

    Excellent video as ever, really helped out with my insomnia!

  • @johnfittis5764
    @johnfittis5764 Před 13 dny +1

    Fantastic, really enjoyed this one, practical car good workhorse 👍

  • @VinDieselS70
    @VinDieselS70 Před 13 dny +1

    82K on the clock is nothing for such. Acar and it's been proved again, it's not age that kills a car, it's lack of maintenance.
    The Duratech engine is a Mazda/ Ford thing and those 1.8 and 2 liter engines were also used by Volvo and are chain driven so no belt to replace.
    This particular Mondeo is just like new and the price is spot on too.
    Thank you for the upload.

  • @paulwheeler3144
    @paulwheeler3144 Před 10 dny

    I drove 3 Mondeos between 2001 and 2009 (2 the shape of Goldie in your video) and covered 360,000 miles and the only mechanical issue I had was one seized rear brake caliper when i was heading to France for my hols. I recently bought another Mondeo on a 15 plate as they eat up the motorway miles effortlessly at low cost. Brilliant workhouse cars that people look down their noses at but are great to drive, economical and cheap to run. Looking forward to seeing your favourite countryside litter bin again soon....sorry i meant to say affordable older car. Great video Matt - keep up the good work.

  • @geetee7154
    @geetee7154 Před 13 dny +2

    One of the best cars ever made, in my opinion, mine was still going strong at 186000 miles, when I traded it in, my brother had one which had done 310000 miles👍

  • @treacadelic
    @treacadelic Před 13 dny +1

    About 99% of the world's drivers could get by with a Mondeo. Such underrated cars.

  • @jimviv6030
    @jimviv6030 Před dnem

    Only drove a Mondeo fairly briefly but liked it a lot. Bloody good piece of engineering.

  • @BoyRacerS3
    @BoyRacerS3 Před 10 dny

    In January, I bought a mondeo for 230 quid, drove it to LAMMA, Harper Adam’s uni and through central london for a week. I sold it for 600 quid to a mate almost instantly, and it paid for all of it, including diesel and insurance. Love a mondeo

  • @imbek47
    @imbek47 Před 12 dny +1

    Amazing Video Matt! A Mondeo was definitely a good choice. Not to mention how much love people have for them (including me).

  • @newbeginnings8566
    @newbeginnings8566 Před 13 dny

    Excellent result... You deserve this win...

  • @simonbinda5433
    @simonbinda5433 Před 13 dny +2

    I love how you discreetly insert the Wonder Grip van into your videos ,😉👍🏽🇬🇧🇨🇦...

  • @Markymarkvinylnut
    @Markymarkvinylnut Před 13 dny

    Enjoyed that, cheera Matt, great car

  • @skodakatie7341
    @skodakatie7341 Před 13 dny +1

    I did think at the start of the video, that this Mondeo would be destined for the scrapyard, I don’t like to see any car scrapped, so I’m glad it’s going to a new home.
    Great video, as always Matt❤.

  • @stephenkelly2067
    @stephenkelly2067 Před 12 dny

    Loving the videos

  • @redmed10
    @redmed10 Před 4 dny

    That cup holder is genius.

  • @jeffallinson8089
    @jeffallinson8089 Před 8 dny

    Fab review of a hugely underrated car. I'd love one especially with a heated front screen. My daughters boyfriend bought a 2014 Mondeo Hatch recently for £800 and its awesome. Make no mistake these are very good cars.

  • @davidhall3131
    @davidhall3131 Před 12 dny

    Well done for keeping this on the road - it will be a useful tool for someone.

  • @deyon100
    @deyon100 Před 12 dny

    Another great video 👍

  • @gregsimister2396
    @gregsimister2396 Před 13 dny +2

    I'm still driving a 03 plate mondeo gia x diesel tdci a she's covered 52 thousand miles I got the car off my uncle 8 years ago with 32 thousand on the clock and what a bargain at a grand I say and yes shes gold

  • @swanseamale47
    @swanseamale47 Před 10 dny +1

    Famous for electric faults, and traction control issues. Plus you have to take half the front off to change a headlight bulb.
    Good heaters and reliable though.

  • @hunchanchoc8418
    @hunchanchoc8418 Před 11 dny

    I had a mk2 estate 2.0 petrol. Paid £1300 for it at 91k miles. Took it to 165k miles with only a couple of small, cheap repairs along the way. Handled well, smooth, quiet, comfy, refined, spacious, all the boot you could need. And faster than anyone would expect. And would do 43 mpg on a run. Overall, the best car I've ever had.

  • @colinjones2505
    @colinjones2505 Před 13 dny

    Lovely cars these. Still look fresh to this day imo. Crackin' purchase you got there.