I really wonder is the Mondeo any less boring to drive than a Vectra? Cuz Top Gear really despise all the Vauxhall/Opel's and the only excuse they have is cuz "its boring." The Vectra B especially looks better than all Mondeo versions during its time, and as far as reliability goes i see far more many Vectra's than Mondeo's being used daily still.
@@lucylocket4740 They also agreed that the Mark III was good to drive, however there’s one early review from Hammond where he talks about the interior being rather dull, and to be honest, I do agree.
@@meganoobbg3387 Clarkson is a ford fan boy. Even in this review he says its average but that it's saved by door bars and an airbag. The the cavalier which was still being sold at this time was a better car
This is an upload of a domestic VCR recording; the original broadcast would have been more stable (see the wobble on the text blocks), more detailed and with a better colour gamut. Analogue TV was really quite good; and far better than the MPEG artifacts on the highly compressed channels nowadays.
@@smorris12 yep CRT TVs and their analog signal was better than what we have today. The tv companies have been chasing the same quality we got back then with crt TVs now with LCD and OLED. I think they worked it out with current oled TVs
I probably drive one before Jeremy. Essex Police, being in Ford country and having Dunton just down the road were given two as test vehicles six months before it was officially launched. They were done up in Police livery, blue lights etc. On one occasion I was chasing a stolen car, that the driver was doing his utmost to get away. Up pavements and across junctions without stopping. He dumped the car and made off on foot through a pedestrian underpass. When I got back to the station, my Inspector only had concerns for the car. "It's not damaged is it? He asked. The Mondeo was due back in Ford's showroom the following morning for the official launch. We never saw them again. I suppose the six months gave them a,good opportunity to see how it ran being driven hard. We were given cars by Ford from time to time. Often the bonnets were sealed so the engine couldn't be seen or examined. Sometimes we were given special oils to top them up when required. We got the thief.
The Mondeo is my favourite car of all time. I've had 3, a mk3, a mk4 and I currently have a mk5 auto with the 2.0 ecoboost which is by far the best car I've ever driven.
@@cb9tuning glad to hear it's still going. Im a Vauxhall guy personally but I love seeing any old 80s/90s car still knocking about, think the 90s was the high point of cars for balance between simplicity/modern features.
RUclips is such a time capsule. Amazing footage.
The Mondeo is the only car that Jeremy, James and Richard all absolutely love.
Not this Mondeo, it did quite poorly in reliability surveys. They really liked the Mondeo st220 that came about 10 years later
@@elisorrells5314 They also really liked the Mark IV Mondeo built from 2007 to 2014 as well, that design was pretty cool to say the least! 👌
I really wonder is the Mondeo any less boring to drive than a Vectra? Cuz Top Gear really despise all the Vauxhall/Opel's and the only excuse they have is cuz "its boring." The Vectra B especially looks better than all Mondeo versions during its time, and as far as reliability goes i see far more many Vectra's than Mondeo's being used daily still.
@@lucylocket4740 They also agreed that the Mark III was good to drive, however there’s one early review from Hammond where he talks about the interior being rather dull, and to be honest, I do agree.
@@meganoobbg3387 Clarkson is a ford fan boy.
Even in this review he says its average but that it's saved by door bars and an airbag.
The the cavalier which was still being sold at this time was a better car
I got a mondeo 1.8 from an auction in 2002. One owner, 800 quid. 75000 miles.
Brilliant car - really reliable. Got 5 great years out of it
I used one for about six months, great car...
I remember my old man getting a Mondeo mk1 as a company car, it was like a Tesla model 2 Plaid compared to his Moris Ital he had before
Model 2??
Ohhh yes, in gold
Bad comparison, tesla is aweful and so are all electric cars.
I've still got my 2001 Mk3 Zetec auto. Best car I've ever owned.
How many cars have you owned since buying the mk3?
don't sell it!
@@Baresi-Unico-Capitano err.. none. Because I kept it.
@@mikes5637 wow. commiserations.
This was filmed when Richard Hammond was still cycling to school
He walked the 30 miles. He would rather that than be seen getting in and out of his dad’s Austin Allegro estate.
He was 24 when this was filmed.
@@billybellend1155 he was a late developer
My Mondeo was the most comfy car ive ever had. It was sluggish & thirsty though. 1.8 petrol 03 plate.
This used to be acceptable video quality for prime-time tv
This is an upload of a domestic VCR recording; the original broadcast would have been more stable (see the wobble on the text blocks), more detailed and with a better colour gamut. Analogue TV was really quite good; and far better than the MPEG artifacts on the highly compressed channels nowadays.
@@smorris12 yep CRT TVs and their analog signal was better than what we have today. The tv companies have been chasing the same quality we got back then with crt TVs now with LCD and OLED. I think they worked it out with current oled TVs
I probably drive one before Jeremy. Essex Police, being in Ford country and having Dunton just down the road were given two as test vehicles six months before it was officially launched. They were done up in Police livery, blue lights etc.
On one occasion I was chasing a stolen car, that the driver was doing his utmost to get away. Up pavements and across junctions without stopping. He dumped the car and made off on foot through a pedestrian underpass. When I got back to the station, my Inspector only had concerns for the car. "It's not damaged is it? He asked. The Mondeo was due back in Ford's showroom the following morning for the official launch. We never saw them again. I suppose the six months gave them a,good opportunity to see how it ran being driven hard.
We were given cars by Ford from time to time. Often the bonnets were sealed so the engine couldn't be seen or examined. Sometimes we were given special oils to top them up when required.
We got the thief.
The Mondeo is my favourite car of all time. I've had 3, a mk3, a mk4 and I currently have a mk5 auto with the 2.0 ecoboost which is by far the best car I've ever driven.
I had a 93 glx best car i ever had
One airbag. The start of something new. 🙂
Una macchina che ti piaceva molto papà
Still drive a V reg 1999 MK2 never fails me
Most of them have ABS 😂😂
Just sold my 1994 MK1 Mondeo 1.8TD
Just don’t see them about anymore
Hope not to the banger racers
@@hamstirrer6882 No chance mate. Gone to live on up in the north of the country, 211k miles on the clock, ran perfectly. Awesome car
@@cb9tuning glad to hear it's still going. Im a Vauxhall guy personally but I love seeing any old 80s/90s car still knocking about, think the 90s was the high point of cars for balance between simplicity/modern features.
That will never catch on
Does anyone know where this was filmed by any chance? 👌
Northamptonshire
The opening scene is filmed at Stowe just outside of Buckingham
Why does the interior smell like vomit