535D

[Chrislong]

Originally Posted by Lee

I have probably lost 2-3k on the audi but i have done 20k + in it so im not too fussed.

i should get nearly 10k for it, then stick another 10 ish on the beemer

Yep, 18-20k seems about the going rate for a 3year old 535D with less than 40k miles. But you know me, id then aim to pay 16k.

James Pritchards mum had one, I remember when James borrowed it for the Tiverton national and when he gave it some welly, the world slowed down a little bit and it now gets dark a lot sooner.

[Lee]

ill go the other way then and ill nail it so it speeds up a bit and stays lighter for longer

[Chrislong]

Originally Posted by Lee

ill go the other way then and ill nail it so it speeds up a bit and stays lighter for longer

If you drive Northwards (is that a word? it is now), and floor it, but brake gently. Then driving Southwards, drive gently but brake hard - we'll be alongside Spain in no time.

[Lee]

I'll try that tomorrow, im going to drive towards yours chris (west) then stamp on the brakes, so we can get nearer to the US and have some good clay tracks

[Chrislong]

Good idea!!! Needs to be South Westernly, get us to Miami area.

[Southwell]

Originally Posted by Chrislong

Ive just PX'd the Focus, for a Mondeo Titanium X 2.2Tdci. Low mileage, 3 year old, over £22k new, and bought it for 1/3rd of the price. Its also going to save me a fortune over the Focus!!!!

Thats cheap, was it a main dealer? What MPG do you get? Ive just sold my Mondeo and quite like the new ones. Is it quick?

Sorry for the thread nick

[Lee]

Its ok steal away, i like fords in general, i have never had a problem with them.

Infact i would say i like them more than pie, because not all pie is nice

[Southwell]

Mines been faultless in three years. Pie is gooooooooooood

[Northy]

Is it possible for pie not to be nice?

We had some nice pie at EPO

G

[Lee]

sprout and cabbage pie would be minging


what pie did you have

[showtime]

Originally Posted by Lee

Showtime is that the one with the Gallardo engine

the engine in the new S8 is more like the Gallardo (normally aspirated 5.2 V10) but with direct fuel injection, Audi call it FSI i think?
only 444Bhp lol

the RS6 has the same 5.2 V10 but with 2 Turbochargers slapped on to take it up to the 572 Bhp

[Northy]

Originally Posted by Lee

what pie did you have

Didn't we both have steak pie?

G

[Spoolio]

Audi A6 2.0SE Avant, 1995M, 196k miles, burns no oil, alloys, faux Recaro's, leccy roof, leccy windows, false floor for hiding stuff in, best car I've ever had. Zero depreciation too. You can have it for £500 delivered to the next Worksop meet .

[Chrislong]

Originally Posted by Southwell

Thats cheap, was it a main dealer? What MPG do you get? Ive just sold my Mondeo and quite like the new ones. Is it quick?

Sorry for the thread nick

Hey Ian, who is Nick?
Anyway, it was from the Car people in Wakefield, its 55reg in Silver with 38k miles for £8500 - so not what id expect to be the cheapest around, but even so it was certainly reasonable and (now I have got rid I can say) the Focus had faults I couldn;t diagnose and I was sick of it, couldn't really sell it privately if I want to sleep at night, just had to cut my losses. I managed to get £350 discounted by bartering too.

It did 55mpg on the M62 coming home from Wakefield to Bury (50 mile), would have been more like 60mpg if wasn't constantly changing speeds for lorries and would let cruise control take me home uninterupted at 75mph.

The average dropped to 48mpg sitting on drive with engine running while setting up the voice controls, bluetooth, phonebook etc.

I have done a few miles of A roadness, probably about 50, and the average dropped to 46mpg.

Tonight I have been round at Claires and so done some more motorway miles and average is back to 48mpg

The tank was not far from empty and it took £57 to fill, the range is going to be over 600 miles according to the computer. Whereas in my Focus it cost me £50-ish to fill and it would do 300 miles on average, 350 if on a long motorway journey (i.e.Belgium) per tank. Its also cheaper to Tax, and to insure.

Its freekin quick, its 155bhp and 360nm of torque. Compared to the ST170 which was 172bhp and 196nm of torque. The Mondeo on paper does slower 0-60, but in reality, the in-gear speeds are far far far quicker as all the power is just at driving RPM and not at redline - although somehow it doesn't beg to be thrashed, so my license will be clean again soon.

I can't fault it on anything, it handles great, its comfy (and a lot more luxurious with so many gizmos), easier to park (as i can see the bonnet now!) and it has a tighter steering lock than the Focus. I wish id chosen it to begin with!!!!!

The Mondeo ST Tdci is same power, but has less toys and same suspension, but seems to be a little more expensive for equivalent Titanium X. So by choosing the Tit X I got more for less.

I was originally looking for a Fiesta Zetec S Tdci til I stumbled accross a Mondeo Titanium X at Availablecar.com in Nottingham. The Fiesta's just aren;t depreciating so wasn;t finding any bargains, the same money for the Mondeo is far more justifiable.

Chris

[Southwell]

Nick is me stealing Lee's thread, i thought that when i re-read it but couldn't think of the write word

Cheers for that Chris, it sounds really good, especially the engine. Mines almost 5 years old now so the diesel engine is fairly weak, loud and uneconomical, being the older style engine, but it has served me well. I hate my mrs' Focus so if she doesn't mind a bigger car we could just go for a newer Mondeo, although i wont hold my breathe
I have looked at the Fiestas too and they are very expensive compared to what you can get in the larger family style cars, which kinda puts me off buying a small cars with the way things are.

Anyway that gives me food for thought, cheers.

[Chrislong]

Well id recommend one of these to anyone. Ive been nothing but impressed since I picked it up.

[mobile chicane]

bizarley I can fit a large weekly shop in the back of my s2000.

it also takes all my rc gear apart from my old style pit table although if I got one of those sectional camping tables it would fit.

then I do have my works transit connect with free private miles to lug stuff about in or the wenches mk1 focus to tow my track bike and take the olds out in.


I may concider a new mondeo to replace the focus when it finaly has to go in about 4 yrs time its the wenches car though so it 'll be up to her.


I used to have a 1.8 passat non turbo, that was nice

[Northy]

Big cars are ACE

It's like driving in your arm chair

G

[Southwell]

Thats exactly what i love about them, their so comfortable, driving the focus is like sitting in two planks of wood lined with 1mm of foam

[Lee]

I like sports seats, uncomfortable is ace, some one please back me up


Chris, you will just find yourself travelling everywhere at 90-100 mph without even knowing it