Drove a 2010 model for a few weeks. Decent, if uninspiring. It’s a box on wheels with some nice interior styling.
Performance was OK, just. If you don’t want a thoroughbred racer, it’s a good all rounder without doing anything exceptionally.
Less practical than the V70. But good enough.
My brother had one and it kept diluting its oil doing failed dpf regenerations. Before we got to the bottom of that it killed itself in spectacular style. I was secretly glad to see the back of it.
Mondoes of that era drive very well, Ford know how to make a tight, pointy chassis. I stll mantain that the my 05 zetec mondeo was the best run of the mill company car i had, handled incredibly well, interior was meh though.
Every backstreet garage can repair them.
Get the estate st220 if you can find one.
I have driven two of them now and I quite like them actually. Not looking to spend a lot of cash on something my dog will destroy, so as much as I want to drive a new car, it’s not happening.
I need a small estate that feels quality not cheap and nasty and has heated seats, bluetooth, cruse and is about 48+ MPG and one that I fit in.
These Volvo’s are stealth cars, you just don’t notice them and they are really comfortable for me to drive. The V70 is just not great on fuel, as I will be doing about 20,000+ miles a year.
Having driven lots of Mundano’s, they are nice cars, it’s just the interior is made from cheap crisp packets.