That engine sounds gorgeous, I have a 2005 1.8 Zetec in black, a great car, my first Ford love it, driven many Fords over 3 decades they’re always easy to drive and always fairly comfortable.
The appeal of the V6 on old luxo-barges is smooth driving & if like me you work shifts & leave home at strange hours of the night in winter you want a car that heats up quickly. They are at best mediocre on petrol although on motorways mpg well into the thirties can be achieved with steady driving & can also be ULEZ exempt. Finally in my experience the V6’s often have lower mileage than the diesels & haven’t been used as workhorses all their lives & are usually accompanied by better service histories by former keepers who cared for them. This is an unmeasurable bonus masked by people’s fixation on the extra fuel costs. As for the Mondeo Ghia X I owned a Mk 2 saloon, it was only £360 to buy, drove well & was very comfortable. The heated leather seats & windscreen were a major plus in the winter months. It only had a 2.0L 4 cylinder engine producing 130bhp on the automatic gearbox so it was it was sluggish but I don’t care for performance. I would happily have another Ghia X with the 2.5L V6 auto next time. At the moment I’m on Rover 75’s & most of the issues you discussed are similar in that community. I’d also like a Jaguar X-Type estate with a 2.5 or 3.0 V6 automatic & I want it precisely because it’s a redressed (albeit heavily modified) Mondeo underneath!
Pleased to meet a fellow Mondeo fan. I’ve had quite a few myself. The only negative for me is the fuel mileage, as I’m now travelling 190 miles a day. I’ve thought about he jag myself too as, like you say, it’s a Mondeo underneath. Just haven’t …yet! Possibly would get the estate version if I did.
I've got a 55 mk3 ghia x in Black.. Bit rare..came standard with the 3.0 st engine..bought back in 09. From a new clutch at 57k now 61k and esp abs module ..No Rust??? Weird or what.. ST 220 book..7.5.. Ghia x 3.0 book 7.9 Top end 155mph v 149mph..Stainless staithrough & 57i k&n cold ducted. Has never left me at the side of the road..Lost clutch just past my front door A minus-6 morning on a cobbled hill 😂 I would never sell Black Betty..
Problems consisting of blocked cats all three of them ouch. Costly repair! Also rear springs destroyed Vacuum leak that was a bugger had to do the old school smoke test and blow a fag through one of the vacuum pipes until i found the culprit, it was a tiny L shaped pipe underneath the throttle body you can barely see the thing. When i finally managed to get the pipe off it was actually completely melted no wonder it was running rough! Also the passengers door stopped working the drivers window motor broke, glove box lock no longer worked, bonnet struts needed replacing, rear middle seat belt jammed so i did the best thing and cut it out 🤣🤣 after i did that i found out that if you smack the back of the seat it normally un jams typical!! So all in all its been pretty much a pain in the ass since we have owned it but now after a few too many ffs 🤦♂️ Its all sorted and on my way into work this bmw pulled up along side at the traffic lights obviously i knew his game so into manual it went with this being the first proper take off since work had been done eager to see what this 2.5v6 would actually do, it left the bmw in the dust 😊😊😊 it definitely made me smile. As for the celica that would still munch up the mondeo 😁 just saying 😉
Glad it’s ok now. Luckily, I’ve only had to do jobs that any car would require, except for the total engine failure on the 2.2 diesel of course. I’d happily buy another.
That engine sounds gorgeous, I have a 2005 1.8 Zetec in black, a great car, my first Ford love it, driven many Fords over 3 decades they’re always easy to drive and always fairly comfortable.
I love them too. Very comfortable and with plenty of room
The appeal of the V6 on old luxo-barges is smooth driving & if like me you work shifts & leave home at strange hours of the night in winter you want a car that heats up quickly. They are at best mediocre on petrol although on motorways mpg well into the thirties can be achieved with steady driving & can also be ULEZ exempt. Finally in my experience the V6’s often have lower mileage than the diesels & haven’t been used as workhorses all their lives & are usually accompanied by better service histories by former keepers who cared for them. This is an unmeasurable bonus masked by people’s fixation on the extra fuel costs. As for the Mondeo Ghia X I owned a Mk 2 saloon, it was only £360 to buy, drove well & was very comfortable. The heated leather seats & windscreen were a major plus in the winter months. It only had a 2.0L 4 cylinder engine producing 130bhp on the automatic gearbox so it was it was sluggish but I don’t care for performance. I would happily have another Ghia X with the 2.5L V6 auto next time. At the moment I’m on Rover 75’s & most of the issues you discussed are similar in that community. I’d also like a Jaguar X-Type estate with a 2.5 or 3.0 V6 automatic & I want it precisely because it’s a redressed (albeit heavily modified) Mondeo underneath!
Pleased to meet a fellow Mondeo fan. I’ve had quite a few myself. The only negative for me is the fuel mileage, as I’m now travelling 190 miles a day. I’ve thought about he jag myself too as, like you say, it’s a Mondeo underneath. Just haven’t …yet! Possibly would get the estate version if I did.
I've got a 55 mk3 ghia x in Black..
Bit rare..came standard with the 3.0 st engine..bought back in 09. From a new clutch at 57k now 61k and esp abs module ..No Rust??? Weird or what..
ST 220 book..7.5..
Ghia x 3.0 book 7.9
Top end 155mph v 149mph..Stainless staithrough & 57i k&n cold ducted. Has never left me at the side of the road..Lost clutch just past my front door A minus-6 morning on a cobbled hill 😂
I would never sell Black Betty..
Thanks for sharing. That sounds like a great car. I’ve always liked the mk 3 Mondeo. Hard to find one like yours 👍
Problems consisting of blocked cats all three of them ouch. Costly repair!
Also rear springs destroyed
Vacuum leak that was a bugger had to do the old school smoke test and blow a fag through one of the vacuum pipes until i found the culprit, it was a tiny L shaped pipe underneath the throttle body you can barely see the thing.
When i finally managed to get the pipe off it was actually completely melted no wonder it was running rough!
Also the passengers door stopped working the drivers window motor broke, glove box lock no longer worked, bonnet struts needed replacing, rear middle seat belt jammed so i did the best thing and cut it out 🤣🤣 after i did that i found out that if you smack the back of the seat it normally un jams typical!!
So all in all its been pretty much a pain in the ass since we have owned it but now after a few too many ffs 🤦♂️
Its all sorted and on my way into work this bmw pulled up along side at the traffic lights obviously i knew his game so into manual it went with this being the first proper take off since work had been done eager to see what this 2.5v6 would actually do, it left the bmw in the dust 😊😊😊 it definitely made me smile.
As for the celica that would still munch up the mondeo 😁 just saying 😉
Glad it’s ok now.
Luckily, I’ve only had to do jobs that any car would require, except for the total engine failure on the 2.2 diesel of course.
I’d happily buy another.
Lol that bmw deffo wasn’t even racing you, my polo would smoke your V6