New car choice again.
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James
Lord of the Erg\o/s
On planning new car purchases, I tend to go through a rather protracted analysis quite a few years out before I actually commit the choice. I'd take into consideration brand reliability, innovation, model lifecycles and of course my personal circumstances.
I still get it wrong.
My current car, a BMW F31, was supposed to replace a Subaru Legacy wagon, which was a great workhorse and carted all sorts of stuff. But in the four years of ownership, I think I folded the rear seats down once to haul some fencing material. The rear seats were used by people maybe two dozen times. I still have the Legacy. I should have bought a two-door coupe instead.
So that'll be my next car - due after 2020; the next model 2-series or something equally compact and fun. What's the bet that that will be wrong as well?
I still get it wrong.
My current car, a BMW F31, was supposed to replace a Subaru Legacy wagon, which was a great workhorse and carted all sorts of stuff. But in the four years of ownership, I think I folded the rear seats down once to haul some fencing material. The rear seats were used by people maybe two dozen times. I still have the Legacy. I should have bought a two-door coupe instead.
So that'll be my next car - due after 2020; the next model 2-series or something equally compact and fun. What's the bet that that will be wrong as well?
JensenHealey
pfm Member
Mondeo is a very good car. Looks even better with the body kit. Generally very reliable.
Quite a big thing though - have you looked at the Focus estate? Bigger inside than you think. Friend of mine has the hatchback with the 1.0L ecoboost 3 cylinfer engine. You would not know. Amazing piece of tech - these Ecoboost engines are the size of a A4 piece of paper and some versions are tuned to quite high power!.
Quite a big thing though - have you looked at the Focus estate? Bigger inside than you think. Friend of mine has the hatchback with the 1.0L ecoboost 3 cylinfer engine. You would not know. Amazing piece of tech - these Ecoboost engines are the size of a A4 piece of paper and some versions are tuned to quite high power!.
tqineil
Ubi fides ibi lux et robur
The front of the new Mondeo reminds me of an Aston Martin.
Head of design for Aston Martin and designer of the DB7 and DB9 (and later head of design for jaguar) - Ian Callum. (He also designed the Ford RS200 and the Puma).
VP of design for Ford - Moray Callum
They are brothers.
maxflinn
pfm Member
Aha!
James
Lord of the Erg\o/s
I think FWD have come a long way, particularly with torque vectoring and electronic intervention. Under normal driving circumstances, most people won't be able to tell the difference. I just like the idea of separating steering and driving duties, and the neutrality of 50/50 weight distribution that configuration can bring.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Most people who bought a diesel for the right reasons and drive them as they should be don't suffer DPF problems.
A DPF is cheaper than the OP's solution as suggested by VW. Yes, they were scary expensive at first, but just like catalytic converters were very expensive back in the mid-90s, those days have passed.
This is one risk when buying secondhand diesels. How was it driven? Lots of five mile journeys? Ten thirty mile commutes per week? Did it ever get properly warmed up?
I've plenty of friends who have DPF equipped diesels with over 250k miles on them, no DPF replacements.
hifinutt
hifinutt
reading the motoring press weekly , I seem to see rather a lot about dpf issues
certainly would guide me nearer a petrol with the current anti diesel political climate
the maxda does sound good , I suppose the new insignia is out of the question .....
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/Mazda/6
https://www.whatcar.com/vauxhall/insignia-grand-sport/hatchback/review/
certainly would guide me nearer a petrol with the current anti diesel political climate
the maxda does sound good , I suppose the new insignia is out of the question .....
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/Mazda/6
https://www.whatcar.com/vauxhall/insignia-grand-sport/hatchback/review/
Yank
Bulbous Also Tapered
The interior won't.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
A close friend occasionally drives his dad's newish Mondeo. He describes it as like driving a Transit.
Are Transits great to drive?
Are Transits great to drive?
Barrymagrec
pfm Member
A close friend occasionally drives his dad's newish Mondeo. He describes it as like driving a Transit.
Are Transits great to drive?
Yes, I have owned two, a Mk 1 1600 V4 (a bit underpowered but it got us to India and back) and a Mk2 which had been up-engined to 2 litres and went like sh*t off a shovel (didn`t really work in the desert though so we never made Timbuktu).
Excellent fun.
The thing is though, the 50/50 distribution is nonsense once you think about accelerating or breaking - the behaviour of the car when it's going in a straight line at a constant speed is pretty irrelevant. However, all theoretical for me, as I just driving boring simple cheap cars.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
50/50 isn't nonsense. I don't think it matters too much whether it's 48/52 or whatever, but 60/40 on a spirited drive will be nasty. Anyway, like people say, most of the time you can't tell.
