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The New Ford Mondeo Supercar

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May 05, 2014, 08:20:11

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Reply #1: May 05, 2014, 08:32:23
Supercar?  :rofl:

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Reply #2: May 05, 2014, 09:04:40
It's sure perdy...  very Audi'esque
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Reply #3: May 05, 2014, 10:09:09
Oh dear ... supercharger + 1 litre petrol = short life? :confused:
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Reply #4: May 05, 2014, 10:16:40
Looks a bit bland :undecided:
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Reply #5: May 05, 2014, 10:18:44
Quote from: TheReaper on May 05, 2014, 10:16:40
Looks a bit bland :undecided:
It IS a Mondeo. :rofl:
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Reply #6: May 05, 2014, 11:00:27
Supercar-Mondeo Nah sorry don't fit in the same sentence  :lol:
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Reply #7: May 06, 2014, 10:08:26
Oxymoron.
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Reply #8: May 11, 2014, 03:14:02
Quote from: Doggie 1 on May 06, 2014, 10:08:26
Oxymoron.

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Reply #9: May 11, 2014, 04:50:57
Quote from: Dazzler on May 11, 2014, 03:14:02
Quote from: Doggie 1 on May 06, 2014, 10:08:26
Oxymoron.

 :TutTut: I've told you before.. "don't be mean to Rick" :whistler:

'Snot what I meant.  :lol:
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Reply #10: May 11, 2014, 05:30:10
He who nose snot and nose snot he nose snot, is a fool, Shun him.  :D
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Reply #11: May 11, 2014, 07:15:18
Quote from: Phil №❶ on May 11, 2014, 05:30:10
He who nose snot and nose snot he nose snot, is a fool, Shun him.  :D

Just for the record, I do know what an oxymoron is...

And I nose snot.. I can pick it from a mile away! :D
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Reply #12: May 11, 2014, 07:24:01
Quote from: Dazzler
And I nose snot.. I can pick it from a mile away! :D
Long fingers ... must be that Tasmanian selective breeding! :sweating:
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Reply #13: May 11, 2014, 09:34:46
What I WILL say, from experience, is that the engine is a cracker!
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Reply #14: May 11, 2014, 09:38:22
Quote from: Keith on May 11, 2014, 09:34:46
What I WILL say, from experience, is that the engine is a cracker!
Wouldn't be the first Ford head that has cracked. :lol:
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Reply #15: May 11, 2014, 09:56:25
Quote from: Keith on May 11, 2014, 09:34:46
What I WILL say, from experience, is that the engine is a cracker!


BANG  :mrgreen:
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Reply #16: May 11, 2014, 09:57:10
Quote from: Dazzler on May 11, 2014, 09:38:22
Quote from: Keith on May 11, 2014, 09:34:46
What I WILL say, from experience, is that the engine is a cracker!
Wouldn't be the first Ford head that has cracked. :lol:

Orly? Pi$$ poor maintenance methinks by you Aussie home mechanics!

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Reply #17: May 11, 2014, 10:05:36
:mrgreen:
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Reply #18: May 11, 2014, 14:29:15
Quote from: Keith on May 11, 2014, 09:57:10
Quote from: Dazzler on May 11, 2014, 09:38:22
Quote from: Keith on May 11, 2014, 09:34:46
What I WILL say, from experience, is that the engine is a cracker!
Wouldn't be the first Ford head that has cracked. :lol:

Orly? Pi$$ poor maintenance methinks by you Aussie home mechanics!

 :rofl:

I think it was the alloy casting courtesy of Honda, actually...  :whistler:

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Reply #19: May 11, 2014, 14:53:34
Of course! :goodjob2:
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Reply #20: May 11, 2014, 15:05:22
Please forgive me for dragging this back on topic  :rolleyes: but the Mondeo Diesel is one of the cars I test drove before buying the i30. It felt heavy, slow and sluggish. :fum:
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Reply #21: May 11, 2014, 15:06:59
Is that back on topic?  :whistler:


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Reply #22: May 11, 2014, 15:10:32
Matches the title! :foottap: :TutTut:
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Reply #23: May 11, 2014, 15:11:47
But not the engine...  :D

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Reply #24: May 11, 2014, 15:15:07
I did better than most. :whistler:
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Reply #25: May 11, 2014, 15:18:09
 :goodjob: :snigger:

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Reply #26: May 11, 2014, 15:35:32
Back off topic

Diesels are awful in any breed, brand or style.

The engine was the talking point of the Thread wasn't it?
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Reply #27: May 11, 2014, 15:39:45
Quote from: The Gonz on May 05, 2014, 10:09:09
Oh dear ... supercharger + 1 litre petrol = short life? :confused:

I think Ford probably thought it through with this testing regime.
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Reply #28: May 11, 2014, 15:46:52
I watched the first on the list - seems to do the job. :goodjob:
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Reply #29: May 11, 2014, 15:58:59
Shame it wasn't the same engine they tested.... :undecided:

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