Why doesn't the Mondeo hold its value?
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Mondeo 2.0 TDCiMondeo 2.0 TDCiThis car is my 3rd Mondeo; I think it's the most efficient car in its class in terms of price/performance, but it makes buying and selling a very painful process. I've had 3 different Mondeos but I don't understand why people don't want to buy them
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10 repliesUnfortunately everyone chose the Passat. It's really a feature-packed and comfortable model, definitely the one saying "I'm here" in the D segment 🔥
Translated from TurkishTrust me, whoever knows it and has driven it can't give it up. Even if I had to sell it, if I get the chance I'm thinking of buying a 2.0 again and driving it
Translated from TurkishThe 2.0 Mondeo is really a highway/long-distance car, a real lion - it put up with 400,000 km of our abuse, and even though it annoys us sometimes, it still literally goes head to head with German cars on long trips
Translated from TurkishThe 2.0 petrol 4-speed automatic put up with a lot from me - because it's only a 4-speed, when you floor it the engine roaring gave a completely different kind of pleasure. Its new owner wants to sell it to us, but I'm not buying it because of fuel prices
Translated from TurkishIn our country, quality models from most brands don't catch on anyway, and I think the reason is popular culture. Cars like Renault's Laguna or Ford's Mondeo - even though there's usually not much trouble when buying most of these quality cars, it takes a long process to sell them, and because of that their market value drops. In my opinion, these are cars that should be bought with no intention of selling
Translated from TurkishHow are the 2.0 TDCi engines on the Mondeo, do they cause problems? I'm a bit hesitant about diesel, I'd prefer gasoline, but what do you think?
Translated from TurkishFor Turkey it didn't come with the right engine and gearbox combinations, while its rivals came with both competitive pricing and the right combinations. There's no 1.6 diesel automatic The petrol has engine block issues and high fuel consumption The 2.0s have tax issues, etc. If there had been, say, a Titanium 1.6 diesel automatic, I think its market share would have been higher
Translated from TurkishWe drove a Ford S-Max for 6 years. 2.0 TDCi, 103kW, Euro 4 engine. It was a genuinely enjoyable car, I still miss it from time to time. From the day we got it until we sold it, it would almost never start on the first crank after sitting for more than 10 hours, it always started on the second crank. When it started on the second crank it would always puff white smoke (unburned diesel) for about 30 seconds. We had the injectors reconditioned at a quality shop, nothing changed. We replaced the turbo/EGR, nothing changed. I couldn't find a mechanic in Istanbul who understood it.
Translated from TurkishIt never left us stranded. If we'd just accepted its quirks as they were, it was a super car with no extra costs. I wanted to fix its little issues, always used original Ford parts, but the car never responded positively, it always just did its own thing 😄. If anyone wants detailed info, I'd be happy to share my 6 years of experience.
Translated from TurkishBecause of advertising, models like the Focus, Fiesta, Kuga are marketed properly, but nobody knows about the Mondeo, and even once it had a rival as popular as the Passat, it still didn't sell, but in my eyes it's always been a superior, higher quality car than the Passat.
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