Mondeo advice please folks

harveybobbles

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

2003 Mondeo with 53000 miles on the clock...?

Fix it.

Thats the attitude I took with my 170,000 mile Mondeo! Too good to bin off. when it doesn eventually stop i'll just strip it down and flog this bits. Get £200 for the leather! £150 for the wheels. Etc...

Frags

Can I ask how long you have left on the MOT? if you are looking to buy a new car, some companies are still doing swappage schemes, take Kia for example, they offer £2000 for your old car against a new one

Padz_2

Hi Frags,

Got about a month left on the MOT. Don't need to swap for anything it though as the Mondeo is a second car. Thanks for the tip though.

Kilty_2

Frags wrote: »

Can I ask how long you have left on the MOT? if you are looking to buy a new car, some companies are still doing swappage schemes, take Kia for example, they offer £2000 for your old car against a new one

IME these schemes are poor value and you can negotiate cash prices close to the swappage price.

Frags

On a 53 plate car maybe u could get close but not with an MOT of that lenth with that many advisories, how can swapping an P reg fiesta for example that is worth a few hundred quid for £2000 and a car with a 7 year warranty not be a good deal???

ailuro2

We have an 03 plate Mondeo 1.8, great car, we had an advisory that the brake discs were corroded ( we are low mileage too) but it didn't fail, it's just something they have to report to you.

Our Mondeo went in for it's biannual handbrake change and they replaced a caliper and the brakes, no mention of doing the discs though the MOT was 9 months ago.

The only thing we've needed done since we bought the car at a year old are the brakes - that flipping handbrake cable design has cost us hundreds over the years!

Kilty_2

Frags wrote: »

On a 53 plate car maybe u could get close but not with an MOT of that lenth with that many advisories, how can swapping an P reg fiesta for example that is worth a few hundred quid for £2000 and a car with a 7 year warranty not be a good deal???

Kia Picanto 1.0 '1'

Swappage price £5370 OTR
Cash price I paid £5550 OTR

So that £2000 is actually £180 - good deal?

Frags

Rio 2 £8545 OTR £2000 swappage £6545 does make it a good deal. Picanto 2 is now £8595 OTR or £8095 if u dont have a swap, making it £7095, swappage isnt available any more on the Picanto 1, if you got one for £5550 OTR then granted you had a good deal as non swappage Picanto 1's are now £5995 OTR

colino

"£300 from an acquaintance", your right there, he's no friend offering silly money for one of the most popular (deservedly), low mileage cars around!

Premier_2

They were only advisories.

Inspect (or get someone to inspect for you).
Chances are nothing needs doing. (except that EGR warning light)
Use the car a bit first to remove the corrosion from the brake discs - else it could fail on braking performance.