Practically Classics Forum

Is there a shortage of Fords in Frogland? If I needed a cheap estate I would get this (or something similar)
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... 6124961088
£500 so you don't have to care that much about it. it is almost cheaper to replace the whole car than the cambelt at a dealer

thanks terry, the frogs dont give their cars away as in good old blighty... that mondeo is dirt cheap!! ill have to look into headlights collection etc.. i liked the nissan as it seemed reasonable and there is the micra associations which is always a good thing
meanwhile ive been looking these, i will admit im keen on the ovlov as its an auto although im probably too skint to buy any of them!

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/676193754.htm?ca=18_s
http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/672570365.htm?ca=18_s

I don't think anybody on this forum would criticise you for buying an OVLOV. You can easily spend 4x as much on a Mondeo of that year, I just picked the cheapest reasonable looking one. The TDDI engine is not exactly quick but it will run for ever, the TDCI is quicker and I know that they will do over 150,000 (not the 1.6, it is merde but fortunately not available in the Mondeo).
Is there not Le Autotrader over there with a handy index of every car for sale in the country?

TerryG wrote:I don't think anybody on this forum would criticise you for buying an OVLOV.....

What, even when the Volvo in question has a VW TDI engine? Imagine the dilemma.

The OVLOVs I see every day belong to the inlaws and look like this:

Not all that practical as a family car but put the right trailer on the back and they are damn handy for things like moving house (or in the case of these ones, empyting tanks of "waste")

do you think i could get kiddie seats to fit in the bunk area?? ive always fancied using a truck as a daily driver/school run etc
meanwhile back in the land of reality, did you like the mondeo estate?? it seemed to have a lot of stuff replaced...

Well it does have 180,000 miles on the clock.
I would say at that mileage the tensioner is not unreasonable. I have never had an a/c compressor fail but they have to happen sooner or later.
Turbo hoses are service items so they probably got missed and replaced when one finally blew
The fuel lines on the TDCI / TDDI are also service items.
Battery and alternator aren't unreasonable things to replace at that mileage. the ones on mine was done at 130,000.
Belts are service items.
Nothing there looks dodgy. In the UK I would expect to pay substantially less than that for it but if left hand drive cars are a premium and that one is realistically priced and close to you, Mondeos are comfortable barges to cruise about in.

cheers mate!

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http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-moto ... to-content

What on earth happened to that?!?!?! It is amazing the strange things people do to their cars.