Mondeo Klub for Bois - MK3 Help

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

I've seen some very tidy looking diesels for £350 - £500

hmm.. try a bit more! This one is £1,500. However, I have seen similar on Autotrader / eBay for 2k.

If I manage to part-ex it for 1,300 or something I'd be happy..

[HardRockCamaro]

Hmm.
Why did he fit a new water pump?  Did it actually overheat?


The price of cherokees does vary greatly with time of year they are entering the period where the start climbing...

£1,500 is quite a lot.  Yes some people ask up to 2k for them and it is a lot of vehicle for your money and still loads better value than a Disco so ppl pay it.

Si paid £800 for a 4.0L Limited from a dealer ith full Jeep service history and about 65k on the clock iirc.  Absolutely mint except the door glass rubbers are looking very tired and it needed a t-cut.  The rear leaf springs were sagging too (common problem).  (as an FYI, the diesel ones sit a good 1-1.5 inches higher).

If you got a 4.0L for half the price it would pay for the difference in fuel cost over almost a year i guess?  

I thought the days of finding good ones for £500 ended a year ago but they do turn up from time to time.
I still think he wants top dollar, but if he's replaced so much on it and it's now a really good one, maybe it's worth paying it...

[Cunning Plan]

You have me thinking now.

I've just done an eBay search for completed listings and they do seem to go between £500 and 1k as you said

Not sure about the water pump, he just said it had been changed recently - I didn't think to ask why

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

If you got a 4.0L for half the price it would pay for the difference in fuel cost over almost a year i guess?  

Yeah, this is true

[art b]

ya farmer sounds a bit wierd..

didnt know his car was advertised....


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its gonna have to be cheaper than 1500 i'd imagine to allow for the repairs..ive never heard any good reports from people with the 2.5d..

didnt rob have one ..?

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: art b

didnt know his car was advertised....

It was in the local paper for 3 weeks, but it didn't sell or no one looked at it. He didn't know that the local paper cars also appear on the Motorstoday website for a while after the print ad.

Quoting: art b

its gonna have to be cheaper than 1500 i'd imagine to allow for the repairs

Yeah, after thinking about it a bit more I think I'm going to pull out. It's a shame as the thing is in great condition, but as you say bad opinions about the 2.5TD are there for a reason.

Ah well, that was a fun detour. Back to looking for a Mondeo

[Andy]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Back to looking for a Mondeo

Why don't you come to a compramise, you like this 4x4, but then you like Mondeos, short of a 4x4 rear ending a Mondeo and you being a crazy nutter and buying the pair, why not get a Mk1 4x4 Mondeo! Job done!

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Jeep Cherokee 1999, 2.5 Diesel

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO !!!

Ticking time bomb !!!

Gutless, too.

4.0L are the only way forward with the Cherokee - and they're pretty slow as well !

[art b]

there are some gr8  audi estates out there
 cheap as chips,
 this aint one of em.... but shows that they do the miles and are still reliable..


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-A4-Tdi-Estate-Avant-1998-/120798766633?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c202ae629#ht_1302wt_1114

[F Body]

This is all way too much effort to put into buying a disposable shed

Most people don't go to this much effort when buying their dream car

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: F Body

This is all way too much effort to put into buying a disposable shed  

I hear what you are saying, but is £3,000 disposable to you?

[Rob]

new daily for me......why in this thread I hear you asking yourself.....



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220875255804?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Sorry don't do dirty doozer diesels

Bargain Fleabay result though

[Cunning Plan]

That IS cheap.. Well done buddy

Ghia too, good specification

I would do a HPI check on it - I don't like the fact he doesn't have the whole V5

[Rob]

V5 had arrived as it said at the bottom of the auction.

Picked it up yesterday from Halifax.

Averaged 40 mpg on the M1 all the way.  Who needs doozalls...?

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: Rob

V5 had arrived as it said at the bottom of the auction.

Ahh, missed that bit.

Nice one chap

[Andy]

Nice one Rob, but just one thing...

Quoting: Ford Wiki

Unfortunately, there was a design flaw with the new 1.8 and 2.0 L petrol units with the butterfly valves in the inlet manifold, which could cause severe engine damage when they failed. The plastic components of the butterfly valves wear out too quickly and when loose enough can result in them falling apart and releasing metal and plastic parts into the engine cylinders, potentially causing severe engine damage. The part was revised by Ford in late 2002 and this prevented the problem from occurring in later engines.

Might be worth checking out, but probably alright if nothings fallen in yet!

[Rob]

Quoting: Andy

Might be worth checking out, but probably alright if nothings fallen in yet!

With this being a Jan 03' registered car, hopefully it made the cut.  Won't do any harm to check though.  Cheers!

[Andy]

Quoting: Rob

With this being a Jan 03' registered car, hopefully it made the cut. Won't do any harm to check though. Cheers!

Not a problem, I nearly picked up a 2001 reg Zetec for a bargin price, put all the details up on Talkford (MEG at the time) and was warned of it. Sure enough on checking the car out, the guy couldn't prove the work had been done, and there was a faint noise that I couldn't be certain wasn't that. If that makes sense. I walked away from it just to be safe.

Seriously though, that looks like a steal at that price. Being a Ghia too, its not listed but does it have cruise?

[F Body]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

I hear what you are saying, but is £3,000 disposable to you?

£3k ain't shed money, but it's a heck of lot of greenbacks for a high mileage motor

If Rob got that Estate for £660, I'd have thought that £1,500 would buy you a belter

[Andy]

Quoting: F Body

If Rob got that Estate for £660, I'd have thought that £1,500 would buy you a belter

I think you'll finds Rob buy was very much a good deal. My Mk2 petrol cost me £600 at the start of the year and that had just clocked 100k.

Diesels, particular Mondeo diesels will always sell much better and for a better price. Just look at how many people are shifting them for much more than the petrol equivilant.

[Rob]

Quoting: Andy

its not listed but does it have cruise?

Unfortunately not

[Andy]

Even without cruise that is a stonking find and buy, you should get many happy miles of motoring out of that yet! Cant remember if those things have a cambelt or not but that's the only expense I reckon you could see.

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: F Body

If Rob got that Estate for £660, I'd have thought that £1,500 would buy you a belter

Quoting: Andy

Diesels, particular Mondeo diesels will always sell much better and for a better price. Just look at how many people are shifting them for much more than the petrol equivilant.

Yah, it's because I do a lot of miles and want a diesel, they hold their price well as they are the more desirable version and they were more expensive to purchase from new.

Stop giving Rob praise, it's making me jealous

[F Body]

Ghia X estate with a tow bar, 114k miles and the cam belt just done £650


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201143423717049/sort/priceasc/usedcars/transmission/manual/fuel-type/diesel/body-type/estate/model/mondeo/make/ford/page/1/radius/1500/postcode/lu29ln?logcode=p

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: F Body

Ghia X estate with a tow bar, 114k miles and the cam belt just done £650  

That's not bad actually. If that was local, I would probably go for it. However, I can't risk going all the way up to Leeds to find it is a skip

Thanks though FB. If you see anymore on your travels

[Rob]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

I can't risk going all the way up to Leeds to find it is a skip

Have free railcard, will travel.....