1993 Ford Telstar TX5 Ghia review from Australia and New Zealand
"An excellent mid-sized luxury car that is expensive to maintain, but is very good for touring"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The switching unit in the ignition wore out because it was mounted inside the distributor and suffered from too much heat. This cost around $500 to fix with a reconditioned and modified distributor (with transistors mounted in a cooler place, but would have cost $1600 for a new distributor from Ford.
The water pump started leaking and this cost $700 to fix because of the insane complexity of the front of the engine - it took an entire day at the mechanic's workshop.
Oil leaks from various parts of the engine, but this is to be expected in an engine that has done 200,000km. It can't be fixed though, because the work would involve major labour and would cost thousands.
General comments?
The car is very smooth, quiet and powerful.
It has a very comfortable interior and lots of features. The oscillating air vents are really good and yet I haven't seen them on any other make of car.
The car looked good when it was built and people still comment on how new it looks - it seems to be styled to make it look modern for a long time.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.5 V6 petrol Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8/10 |
| Reliability marks | 8/10 |
| Comfort marks | 8/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 6/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 143000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 207000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Ford Laser |
| Date of Entry | 1st August, 2002 |